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Michael Cretu, also known as Curly M.C. (born May 18, 1957 in a suburb of Bucharest, Romania), is a Romanian musician best known as the creator of the Enigma project. His original name, Creţu, means “the curly-haired”.

He has worked with many producers, musicians, and artists in his long career. These include Sandra Cretu, Frank Farian, Boney M, Goombay Dance Band, Peter Cornelius, Manfred “Tissy” Thiers and Mike Oldfield in his pre-Enigma days, and Jens Gad, Frank Peterson, David Fairstein, ATB, Jam & Spoon, Peter Ries, Ruth-Ann Boyle and Andru Donalds during the course of the project.

Cretu’s first solo release was the single Wild River, in 1978. His first solo album was released in 1979 and was entitled Ausgewählte Goldstücke as a German release, and Moon, Light & Flowers as an English release. Cretu’s second solo album, titled Legionäre, was released in 1983. This album had German lyrics and was sung by Michael. It was co-produced and supervised by Harald Steinhauer and mastered by Armand Volker. Cretu’s third solo album was entitled Die Chinesische Mauer, and was released in 1985. The literal English translation of the title is “The Chinese Wall”, or as it is better known, “The Great Wall of China”. Like his previous album, this had German lyrics, was sung by Michael, and was co-produced by Armand Volker. This album was also released as a separate album with English lyrics and a different track listing under the name “The Invisible Man”. Several of the tracks on “The Invisible Man” were edited slightly, and, therefore last for a different length than the German versions on Die Chinesische Mauer.

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  • Catherina1991

    Genius ;-)

    14 Oct 2012 Reply
  • nt300002

    good job!!!

    28 Jan 2012 Reply
  • MICHERLLY

    O que mais me fascina nas músicas de Michael Cretu é o transcendentalismo de suas canções, o estilo gótico, e o mistério que as envolve, gostaria de concretizar o sonho de poder estar perto de Michael Cretu e poder agradecer-lhe pela obra.

    25 Jan 2011 Reply
  • Yan-Leshenko

    To load to itself an album Yan Leshchenko (SUNSHINE) http://depositfiles.com/files/u9jw6nxed инструментальная, романтическая музыка. стиль: New Age, Ambient, Chillout, Downtempo, Easy Listening, Instrumental, Lounge

    28 Dec 2010 Reply
  • JoannaTempest

    Amazing music, essential 80s

    6 Nov 2010 Reply
  • adinicolaescu

    Te asteptam maestre cu un concert acasa!

    12 Oct 2010 Reply
  • Acruvan

    commercial music but it's nice

    14 Jun 2010 Reply
  • dprssvmnds

    The Deutsch Martin L.Gore!!!!

    2 May 2010 Reply
  • babyblue77

    ♥Michael♥ Cretu♥♪♫♪♫ pure musical genius♪♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫

    24 Apr 2010 Reply
  • wiemusicart

    hello

    17 Feb 2010 Reply
  • DollTe

    fantastic genial me encanta este tema very good

    10 Jan 2010 Reply
  • billschnier

    You are pure musical genius!

    19 Dec 2009 Reply
  • SOUNDS-MIXES

    Hello Michael, How are you today?

    23 Nov 2009 Reply
  • maynak00

    Enigma grubunu kurmuş.Süper şarkıları var, Sandra , Andru Donalds, Achillea'yı da unutmayalım

    25 Jul 2009 Reply
  • followingsun

    cretu lost his A.R.T. studio: http://216.70.103.199/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3876

    18 Jun 2009 Reply
  • adymartianul

    cred ca nu a existat nimeni mai mare ca el

    10 Apr 2009 Reply
  • simplelife1

    dramatic yet peaceful!

    30 Mar 2009 Reply
  • verdun0

    Romania se mandreste cu un asa om, chiar daca omul poate nu e mandru de tara lui. Asteptam un concert si aici, acasa.

    15 Mar 2009 Reply
  • Glejs

    Samurai! When I was a kid I stood in front of the mirror, singing to this song.. Yes it was Michael Cretu, Michael Jackson and me. :)

    8 Oct 2008 Reply
  • SymphonyOfLove

    Micheal Cretu sen misin? Evet benim abi...Cretu? Buyur abi.. Haftasonu görüşelim...

    9 Aug 2008 Reply
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