Mark Stam Explained

Mark Stam
Birth Name:Marius Stamatin
Birth Date:21 August 1997
Birth Place:Chişinău, Moldova
Genre:Pop
Years Active:2017–present
Label:Spoiala Brothers, Global Records

Mark Stam (born 21 August 1997 in Chişinău, Moldova) is a Moldovan singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence after his 2013 participation in Moldova are talent, when he teamed up with Spoiala Brothers, and would later sign a record deal with Global Records. In 2018, Stam achieved significant success in Romania with "Impar", peaking at number one on the country's national Airplay 100 ranking.

Career

Stam was born Marius Stamatin on 21 August 1997 in Chişinău, Moldova.[1] He showed special interest in music at an early age, and went on to teach himself to play guitar and piano by watching YouTube tutorials.[2] In 2013, Stam took part in Moldova are talent in 2013. As part of the label Spoiala Brothers, the singer achieved notable success in his native Moldova with his early releases, but was introduced to the Romanian public by Alina Eremia, whom he collaborated with on "Doar noi" (2018).[2] The single achieved significant radio and television airplay there.[3] He soon after signed a record deal with Global Records.[3] In 2018, Stam was nominated in the Best Male Artist category at the Elle Style Awards România, and also appeared on the Elle Man magazine cover for their November issue.[4] He also posed for Cosmopolitan the same month.[5] On 25 November 2018, his single "Impar" reached number one on Romania's national Airplay 100 chart.[6]

Personal life and musical style

Stam has residences in both Moldova and Romania. His releases approach a pop style, with heavy influences of rhythm and blues (R&B), soul and folk music.[3] Stam cites Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars as musical influencers.[7]

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"A murit iubirea"2017rowspan="12"
"Days Are Coming"
"Doar noi"
"Doar noi"
(with Alina Eremia)
2018
"Impar"
"Vina mea"
"Nesimțit"2019
"Ultima oară"
"Ca să fii fericit"
(with Ami)
"Waiting"
"Dependența mea"
"Privirea ta"2020

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Beneficiar Result
2018Elle Style Awards RomâniaBest Male ArtistMark Stam[8]
2019The Artist AwardsBest New ArtistMark Stam[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mark Stam a parasit Republica Moldova. Mark Stam left Moldova. Kanal D. YouTube. Romanian. 18 February 2019. 25 January 2019.
  2. News: Mark Stam a învățat singur să cânte la două instrumente urmărind tutoriale pe Youtube. 7 June 2018. 18 February 2019. Libertatea. Romanian. Mark Stam taught himself to play two instruments by watching YouTube tutorials.
  3. News: Mark Stam este pe val anul acesta. După ce a lansat o piesă cu Alina Eremia, acesta este din nou în topuri. Mark Stam is on fire this year. He enters the charts again with his Alina Eremia collaboration. Romanian. 10 September 2018. 18 February 2019. Irimia, Alexandru. Pro TV. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910214512/http://www.protv.ro/muzica/mark-stam-este-pe-val-anul-acesta-dupa-ce-a-lansat-o-piesa-cu-alina-eremia-acesta-este-din-nou-in-topuri.html. 2018-09-10. live.
  4. Elle Man Noiembrie 2018. Elle Man November 2018. Romanian. Elle România. 25 October 2018. 18 February 2019.
  5. News: Mark Stam is the cosmo guy this month. Global Records. Facebook. 1 November 2018. 18 February 2019.
  6. News: Top Airplay 100 – Avem ritm, avem dans, avem un nou lider!. Top Airplay 100 – We have rhythm, we have dancing, we have a new leader!. Romanian. Arvunescu, Victor. 26 November 2018. 26 November 2018. Un site de muzică. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181126121418/https://www.unsitedemuzica.ro/topuri/Top-Airplay-100-Avem-ritm-avem-dans-avem-un-nou-lider-p6570. 26 November 2018.
  7. News: Mark Stam. Șapte Seri. 15 October 2018. Romanian. 18 February 2019.
  8. News: ELLE Style Awards 2018: Mark Stam, nominalizat la categoria Best Male Artist. ELLE Style Awards 2018: Mark Stam, nominated in Best Male Artist category. Romanian. Elle Style Awards România. 9 November 2019. 18 February 2019.
  9. News: Moldovenii "au luat cu asalt" The Artist Awards din România. Ce premii au câștigat Carla's Dreams, The Motans, Irina Rimes și Mark Stam?. The Moldavians took over The Artist Awards from Romania. What awards have Carla's Dreams, The Motans, Irina Rimes and Mark Stam won?. Romanian. ZUGO. 14 October 2019. 14 October 2019.