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Phoenix (23)

Romanian rock band formed in 1962 by guitarists Nicolae Covaci and Béla Kamocsa. Originally named [b]Sfinții[/b] (The Saints) the group became popular by covering Western music hits. In 1965, the Communist authorities demanded that the group change its name because of the religious associations. Around the same time the group began to integrate Romanian folklore elements into their music. In 1977, the group fled Romania and settled in West Germany, where they adopted the name [b]Transsylvania Phoenix[/b] to distinguish them from a group with the same name. The group returned to Romania in 1990 after Communist rule ended. Copyright label: [l=Phoenix (23)].

Members: Costin Petrescu, Erlend Krauser, Iosif Kappl, Nicolae Covaci, Mircea Baniciu, Valeriu Sepi, Günther Reininger, Ovidiu Lipan, Florin Bordeianu, Eugen Gondi, Bela Kamocsa, Liviu Butoi, Cristi Gram, Mani Neumann, Tavi Colen, Alin Oprea, Lucian Cioargă, Tom Buggie, Florin Dumitru, Claudiu Rotaru, Dorel Vintilă Zaharia, Volker Vaessen, Dzidek Marcinkiewicz, Bogdan Bradu, Zoltan Kovács, Ioan Ștefanovici, Vladimir Săteanu, Ionuț Contraș, Ionuț Micu, Sergiu Boldor, Dan Albu, Costin Adam, Flavius Hosu, Marc Alexandru Tint, Andrei Cerbu, and Lavinia Săteanu