The manele singer Babasha was invited on stage, on Wednesday evening, during the first Coldplay concert at the National Arena in Bucharest, when the audience started booing him. Babasha started getting booed by Coldplay fans as soon as he took the stage and started singing a song which is currently trending on YouTube.
Before inviting him on stage, the lead singer of the band Coldplay, Chris Martin, said that he chose him after hearing him perform these days on the street.
“I want to say something. When I landed yesterday, well, two days ago, I was wandering the streets and I heard this man singing, so beautifully, in the street. Then I looked at the music charts in Romania and I was impressed, because there are so many wonderful artists. Maybe you don’t understand what kind of people you have in Romania, it’s incredible,” said Chris Martin.
The British band posted a video on their Instagram account on Wednesday of one of Lipscani’s street performers singing “Caruso” by Lucio Dalla.
The moment in the middle of the concert quickly went viral, and sparked a lot of comments from disgruntled spectators, who paid from EUR 200 to 400 to see Coldplay performing in Romania.
After the first moments of bewilderment, the crowd started whistling and booing more like a football match. The music stopped, the lights went out, and the concert resumed only after a few minutes.
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Babasha, real name Vlad Babașa, is originally from Bacău and is currently very popular on several audio streaming platforms.
“I could have lived without the manea. We have something more that represents us as Romanians and Romania. I’m sorry he got booed. He was not the one who was booed, but the tactics,” said a spectator for Digi24.
“I can’t say that the moment was appreciated by the world, but we tried to get over it. I don’t think it represents all of us, it wasn’t the right time”, said another one.
“Who wants to listen to a certain genre, go to that concert. I understand Coldplay’s attitude of integration, but it’s not to my taste. The public cannot be judged for acting honestly. They didn’t come for anything else, but for Coldplay,” some other person commented.
“Gorgeous, apart from the manele, it was extraordinary,” was another opinion.
Babasha performed his song, “Pai naa” during the Coldplay concert. The lyrics that resonated on the National Arena sounded something like this: “Ooo, ooo, I like your eyes too much/ Ooo, ooo, what am I going to do with them/ Ooo, ooo, I think I’m pawning it/ Let me go get you ticket, I’m taking you somewhere secret…”
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