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Indiggo
LA LA LA single cover by INDIGGO
Background information
Also known asIndiggo Twins[1]
Born (1983-06-07) June 7, 1983 (age 41)
Transylvania, Brasov
OriginRomania
Years active2000–present
LabelsImagem[2][3]
MembersGabriela and Mihaela Modorcea

Indiggo, consisting of the twin sisters Gabriela and Mihaela Modorcea (born June 7, 1983, in Romania),[4] are Romanian-born American reality television personalities and singer/songwriters who have been signed with Imagem since August 2011.[5][1][6][unreliable source?][7]

Early life

The twin sisters are from Transylvania, Brasov, Romania.[8] Mihaela is five minutes older than Gabriela.[9] They began studying piano and dance at the age of six.[8]

Career

Music

Discogs reported that they cut the CD album "Indiggo" (MediaPRO Music, 2000), and also the CD Maxi "Hip Hop Jam"‎ (BROS Music, 2006) and the CD single "Be My Boyfriend‎" (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Ariola, 2006).[10]

In August 2011, international music publisher and label Imagem signed a worldwide, multi-year publishing/grand rights deal with the twins.[2][3][11]

Complete Music Update and Broadway World reported that a sample from the twins 'LA LA LA' can be heard on rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West’s ‘Watch The Throne’ 2011 studio album (what The New York Times described as a "moving sample" from Indiggo appeared on “Murder to Excellence,” a song on the album)[1][12][13] and that in 2011 the twins were working on an album with American music manager David Sonenberg.[2][3]

Eurovision qualifications

In 2006, Indiggo competed to represent Romania at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. Their song, "Be My Boyfriend", finished 7th out of 12 songs in the National Final.[14] They tried again the following year with "Lovestruck", but were disqualified before the contest due to not showing up for rehearsals and not providing the instrumental version of their song. The duo also missed the music video filming for the promotion of their song, saying that they had some concerts in the United States.[15][16][17][18]

America's Got Talent

In 2008, Indiggo qualified for the top 40 semi-finals on Season 3 of America's Got Talent, a reality show competition. The show began with an audition in New York City, which the twins passed, being promoted to the next stage of Las Vegas callbacks.[19] The audience booed, and judge Piers Morgan called Mihaela and Gabriela Modorcea "the worst dancers and the worst singers in the entire competition", but they were promoted in the competition to the semi-final Vegas round.[1][20][21][22][23][24][25] The New York Times described them as “America’s Got Talent” punching bags".[1]

Movies and television

Gabriela Modorcea acted in the movie "National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj" (2006), and in "Lyubov v bolshom gorode."[26]

She also had a small role on the episode "Hothouse" of the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which first aired on NBC on January 13, 2009.[27]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Jon Caramancia (August 9, 2011). "Two Titans Share the Seat of Power". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Imagem signs Indiggo Twins". Complete Music Update. August 11, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Imagem Music Signs The Indiggo Twins". Broadwayworld.com. August 26, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "Mihaela Modorcea". IMDb.com. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  5. ^ "INDIGGO – The American National Anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner"". YouTube. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  6. ^ Nume. "Toata lumea le stia ca gemenele Indigo! Uite ce fac astazi Gabriela si Mihaela in America!". Stiridinromania.eu. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  7. ^ "Imagem Music Signs The Indiggo Twins – BWWMusicWorld". Broadwayworld.com. August 26, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  8. ^ a b "On the Cover: Indiggo Twins" (PDF). Talent In Motion Magazine. Winter 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2014. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  9. ^ Redactia (February 24, 2014). "Asii adolescentilor – Numarul 442 – Anul 2000". Formula-as.ro. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  10. ^ "Indiggo Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  11. ^ "Gemenele Indiggo, sexy pe Broadway" (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. February 21, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  12. ^ "18. Jay-Z & Kanye West "Murder to Excellence" (2011) — The 20 Best White Girl Vocal Samples in Rap History". Complex Music. January 24, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  13. ^ "Indiggo Twins din nou la The Bitter End din New York". Napocanews.ro. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  14. ^ Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
  15. ^ Selecţia Naţională Eurovision 2007
  16. ^ "SELECTIA NATIONALA (ROMANIA)".
  17. ^ "Eurovision Center – Romania: The finalists".
  18. ^ "Eurovision Center History Romania 2007".
  19. ^ Isabelle Carreau (June 18, 2008). "America's Got Talent: Episode 301 (season premiere)". Aoltv.com/HuffPost. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  20. ^ "Top 40, Part 1". America's Got Talent. Season 3. Episode 14. September 9, 2008.
  21. ^ Victor Balta (June 18, 2008). "Kaitlyn adorable, but should she be on 'Talent'?". TODAY.com. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  22. ^ "America's Got Talent 3". realitytvworld.com.
  23. ^ Ed Martin (June 27, 2008). "America's Got Talent is an Early Summer Sensation". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  24. ^ Victor Balta (June 18, 2008). "A rowdy beginning to 'America's Got Talent". TODAY.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  25. ^ "Indiggo, în semifinala de la America's got talent". Mediafax.ro. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  26. ^ "Gabriela Modorcea – Filmography – Movies & TV". New York Times. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  27. ^ Susan Green, Randee Dawn (2013). Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Unofficial Companion: Special Victims Unit Unofficial Companion. BenBella Books. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
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