GEORGE NATSIS

Born: March 6th, 1958, Bucharest (Romania)

Nationality: Romanian

In due course, the short impression below will be replaced with a more extensive career overview

BIOGRAPHY

George Natsis is a Romanian pianist of Greek descent, who is the pianist of the Radio Romania Big Band and assistant-conductor to Ionel Tudor. He wrote arrangements for musical saw virtuoso Benedict Popescu as well as for religious music. In light music, he composed children’s songs. In 2010, he was the president of the jury in the Romanian Eurovision Song Contest heats.

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

George Natsis conducted the orchestra for Dida Dragan, who represented Romania in the 1993 preselection held in Ljubljana for seven Eastern European countries that wanted to enter the Eurovision Song Contest final in Millstreet, the programme being entitled Kvalifikacija za Millstreet. Dragan sang ‘Nu pleca’, which finished last and thus did not qualify. Each of the 7 competing acts presented a second song; for Dida Dragan's dramatic rendition of 'Blestem' (The Curse), Natsis sat down at the piano instead of conducting the orchestra.

EUROVISION INVOLVEMENT YEAR BY YEAR

1993 Millstreet

Country – Romania

Song title – “Nu pleca”

Rendition – Dida Drăgan

Lyrics – Dida Drăgan

Composition – Adrian Ordean

Studio arrangement – unknown (probably Adrian Ordean)

Live orchestration – unknown (probably George Natsis)

Conductor semi-final – George Natsis

Score semi-final – 7th place (38 votes) & DNQ