Delia Matache (born 7 February 1982), commonly referred to as simply Delia, is a Romanian singer and television personality. She was part of the pop group N&D (1999–2003). As a solo artist, she has established herself as one of the most successful Romanian artists, releasing multiple hit singles on native record charts.
Life and career Matache was born in Bucharest, Romania and graduated from the Dinu Lipatti music high school after having taken piano and flute studies for five years. She has a brother Eduard and a sister Oana; her mother's name is Gina. Matache's music career started in 1999, in 11th grade, after being approached by Nick (Nicolae Marin) to be part of the duo N&D. Until their disbandment in 2002, they released three albums and several singles, including the Romanian Top 100 number-one hit "Nu e vina mea" ("It Is Not My Fault"; 2001). In 2003, Matache started her solo career, adopting a more sexualized image and receiving more press coverage from tabloids. That same year, she premiered "Parfum de fericire" ("Perfume of Happiness"), which was successful in Romania, reaching number four, as well as her debut solo studio album of the same name.
Upon having attempted to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the songs "Baby" and "Gândești prea High" ("You Think Too High") written by Costi Ioniță, Matache released her second album Listen Up! in June 2006, which contained the moderately successful single "Listen Up" featuring Matteo. In 2008, the singer participated in the dance competition Dansez pentru tine, the Romanian version of Dancing With the Stars, with partner Ionuț Pavel. In 2009, Matache also took part in the Golden Stag Festival, performing "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor.
"Ipotecat" ("Mortgaged") and "Pe aripi de vânt" ("On Wind's Wings"), both released in 2014, became Matache's first solo number-one singles in Romania, with both topping the Airplay 100 chart. The singer followed this with another number-one, "Cum ne noi" ("How We Us"), in 2015 as a featured artist alongside Carla's Dreams, and with a string of top ten releases from 2015 to 2017, including "Da, mamă" ("Yes, Mother"; 2015), "Gura ta" ("Your Mouth"; 2016) and "Rămâi cu bine" ("All the Best"; 2017), the latter from her third solo album 7 (2020). Matache's 2020 single "Ne vedem noi" ("We'll See Each Other") with Smiley also became a number-one hit.
Delia has been a juror on X Factor România for multiple seasons starting from 2012. Since 2016, she has been a judge on the comedy show iUmor.Delia - Jurat la „iUmor”, 13 March 2016 In 2016 and 2019, Matache held the high-production concerts Deliria and Acadelia at Sala Palatului; there, she also performed more recent material whose style is oriented towards pop rock and trap. Matache is a supporter of people suffering from psoriasis,A.P.A.A. – Comunicate de presă and of the LGBT community. Her 2018 single "Acadele" alludes to the 2018 Romanian constitutional referendum regarding the constitutional definition of a family.
Delia was chosen to dub Vexy in the film Smurfs 2 and Miss Hannigan in Annie.
Discography Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums Title Album details Parfum de Fericire Released: 18 July 2003 Label: Cat Music Formats: CD Released: 29 May 2007 Label: Cat Music 7 Released: 11 February 2020 Label: Global Formats: CD, digital download Flex Released: 7 November 2023 Label: Global Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download
Collaborative albums + List of collaborative albums Title Album details Ionel, Ionelule Released: 2011 Label: Taifasuri Media Formats: CD
Compilations + List of compilations Title Album details Pe aripi de vânt Released: 5 March 2015 Label: Cat Music Deliria Released: 2 April 2016 Label: Cat Music Formats: CD, digital download Acadelia Released: 2019 Label: Global Formats: CD, digital download
Live albums + List of live albums Title Album details Live Released: 4 March 2017 Label: Cat Music Formats: CD, digital download
Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album For peak positions in Romania: For "Ce vor de la mine": For "Parfum de fericire": For "Sufletul meu": For "Ziua ta": For "Listen Up": For "Let It Rain": For "Dale": Note: User may download the podcast named "Romanian Top 100 27 noi 2011 partea5" by clicking on 'Download' on the side menu. For "Omadeo": If the user accesses the link, the respective podcast will start downloading automatically. For "Wuella Wuella": If the user accesses the link, the respective podcast will start downloading automatically. For "Aproape de tine": Note: Click on the song to see its position in the anterior week. For "U (Fighting with My Ghosts)": If the user accesses the link, the respective podcast will start downloading automatically. For "Doar pentru tine": Note: User may scroll down the 'Podcasturi' menu to play or download the respective podcast. For "Anii ce vin": Note: Click on the song to see its position in the anterior week. For "Ipotecat": Note: User may scroll down the 'Podcasturi' menu to play or download the respective podcast. For "A lu' Mamaia": Note: Click on the song to see its position in the anterior week. For "Pe aripi de vânt": Note: User may scroll down the 'Podcasturi' menu to play or download the respective podcast. For "Inimi desenate": Note: Click on the song to see its position in the anterior week. For "Cum ne noi": Note: User may scroll down the 'Podcasturi' menu to play or download the respective podcast. For "Da, mamă": Note: The chart of Romanian and international songs are rendered together by the number of radio plays before resulting an overall chart. For "Gura ta": For "Ce are ea": For "Cine m-a făcut om mare": For "Rămâi cu bine" and "Weekend": For "Fata lu' tata": For "Du-te-mă": For "Despablito": For "Trăiește frumos": For "Rămâi": For "Să-mi cânți": For "Aruncă-mă": For "Cum era": For "Ne vedem noi": For "În Rai":
For "Racheta": For "Cum am știut": For "Otzl Gltz": For "Lololo":"Ce vor de la mine" 2003 98 — "Parfum de fericire" 4 —"Sufletul meu" 2004 15 — Listen Up!"Ziua ta" 2006 31 —"Listen Up" 36 —"Let It Rain" 2009 100 — "Dale" 2011 12 —Pe aripi de vânt"Omadeo" 2012 43 —"Wuella Wuella" 93 —"Africana" — —"Doi în unu" 2013 — —"U (Fighting with My Ghosts)" 43 —"Doar pentru tine" 62 —"Ipotecat" 2014 1 —"Pe aripi de vânt" 1 10"A lu' Mamaia" 46 —"Inimi desenate" 2015 12 —"Da, mamă" 10 — Deliria"Gura ta" 2016 2 —"Ce are ea" 23 — 3 —"Rămâi cu bine" 2017 5 — 7"Fata lu' tata" 49 —"Du-te-mă" 2018 29 —"Despablito" 14 —"Trăiește frumos" 21 —"Rămâi" 2019 3 —"Să-mi cânți" 26 —"Aruncă-mă" 2020 19 —"Cum era" 18 — Flex"Ne vedem noi" 1 —rowspan="3" "În Rai" 2021 48 —"Racheta" 23 —"Cum am știut" 2022 2 — Flex"Otzl Gltz" 5 —"Lololo" 2023 1 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album ROM"Dulce" 2010 — "Gone" 2012 — Nebun"Aproape de tine" 31 rowspan="5" "Love Me" 2013 — "În culori" — "Anii ce vin" 64 "La fel" — "Inima nu vrea" 2014 — 40+"Cum ne noi" 2015 1 Ngoc & Deliria"Atât de trist" 2016 — Deliria"Inadaptat" 2017 — "Weekend" 3 "Inima" — Antiexemplu "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles Title Year Album"Secretul Mariei" 2006 Listen Up!"Sunshine" 2010rowspan="2" "Ia-mă de mână" 2012"Cineva la ușa mea" 2013 Pe aripi de vânt 2016 Deliria"Fulg""Ceai, mami" "Verde împărat" 2017 7"Acadele" 2018"Vreau la țară" 2019"Dragoste cu dinți""De azi pââââână de Crăciun"rowspan="2" "Între noi" 2021
Guest appearances + List of guest appearances Title Year Album"Ce n-aș da" 2006 Yamasha"Mona" 2016Gypsy Rock: Change or Die"Cine-a pus cârciuma-n drum"
Awards and nominations Year Category Recipient ResultMedia Music Awards2015DeliaBest Female"Pe aripi de vânt"Best SongBest FeaturingBest VideoMedia Forest AwardBest PopBest YouTube2016"Gura ta"Best Featuring2017DeliaBest FemaleMTV Romania Music Awards2004"Ce vor de la mine"Best Female2005"Parfum de fericire"Best Female2006DeliaBest FemaleRomanian Music Awards2012"Dale"Best Female2014"Ipotecat"Best FemaleBest SongRadio România Actualități Awards2015DeliaBest FemaleBest Artist"Pe aripi de vânt"Best SongBest Pop Song2016"Inimi desenate"Best SongBig LikeDeliaBest ArtistBest Female2017"Gura ta"Best SongBest Duo/GroupBest Pop Song"Ce are ea"Best Video"Cine m-a făcut om mare"Best MessageDeliaBest FemaleBest ArtistDeliriaBest Album2018WeekendBest Song
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External links
Delia at Discogs