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4 years later

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The story of a huge success..

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Followed by millions of people, not only 
from Romania, but also from other countries..

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The child phenomenon

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In record time, she managed to become kind 
of an internet princess

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Hello friends!

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She is one of the most popular artists from 
the Republic of Moldova

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At 13 years old, you had a full room at Sala 
Palatului.

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She is present in every music top and she 
became the idol of teenagers in Romania

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Iuliana Beregoi!

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Mixton Music presents..

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Who am I?

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The story of a dream

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If the first alarm didn't work, the second 
one will for sure!

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Ana!

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When do the exams start, do you know?

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Are the dates settled yet?

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How was school? Tell me about it.

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I didn't go.

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Last time, then.

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Iuliana!

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What troubles did you cause?

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Come on, Ana..

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One bag, please.

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I'll take four.

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It will be 12 lei.

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Thanks a lot!

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Iuliana! Good morning!

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Iuliana! Let's go to Dana's morning show, 
shall we?

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Let's go to the show!

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Come on!

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Do you like it when I do this?

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No, don't do this!

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Come on! You'll remember this for the rest 
of your life.

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Iuliana, open your eyes!

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Iuliana was born on the 13th of July, at 
10:50, I remember.

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She came and brought happiness to our family.

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The first thing I saw were her beautiful 
black eyes.

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I found out that Natasa gave birth to a girl, 
she weighed 3,7 kg and was 54 cm tall.

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Even the doctors said they haven't seen a 
baby with such long legs.

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So I was walking around the town, bragging

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Look, I have a girl! And my girl has the 
longest legs!

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This is is the place where we brought Iuliana 
home from the hospital.

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We prepared her bed.

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This is where we made our first memories 
with Iuliana, the most beautiful..

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The dad is nervous!

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We were always trying to play music for her 
at home.

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We noticed that she liked to sing.

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She was singing..in her own words.

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Come on, sing something!

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My whole childhood is related to music.

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Everything I remember has some connection 
to music.

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Music lessons, piano lessons, contests concerts..

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Dancing around the house, singing..

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Singing when we were visiting others!

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I don't know, we noticed that she really 
liked music.

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In kindergarden, there was this musical studio, 
Music Drops.

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My first music lesson..

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I didn't sing at all.

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I went to Mrs. Iulia, she was my first music 
teacher.

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And she started to sing.

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I started crying and I ran away, saying that 
I'm scared of her and I didn't want to go 
back.

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I don't know what song it was, it was something 
about a cat..

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She said right away that she's a bit shy..

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Not a bit, you were very shy!

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But she said that we'll make it work and 
we'll make her sound beautiful.

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The first music festival I went to took place 
in Brasov.

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I thought I was there as a contestant, but 
it turns out I was only a special guest cause 
I was too young.

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I was only there to sing a song.

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I wished so badly to go to contests with 
my parents but we couldn't..

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Because we didn't have the money..

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Financially, it was very hard. Only Andrei 
was working, I was staying home with the 
baby.

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The salary was very low.

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40$ a month, for a kid, a wife, food, gas, 
warmth, water..

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It happened many times that we had to take 
out loans.

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We didn't afford to go shopping, so we were 
happy everytime our parents came

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And they were buying for us whatever Iuliana 
needed.

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We never really had money, like people assume.

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'Oh my God, you grew up having money and 
your parents invested in you'

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It's not true. If I ever wanted to have a 
cake, my mom had to give up bread for it.

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We were sometimes going to my parents' house, 
without telling them that we had nothing 
to eat.

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Andrei and I knew that if we were going to 
someone's place, we were going to eat.

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That's the custom here in Moldova.

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People didn't know how difficult things were 
for us.

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We tried to hide it.

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Even if my parents were making huge efforts 
to help me, they did help and I thank them 
very much..

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But I know there were times when they would 
get into fights.

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Yes, we did fight..I think people understand 
what it's like when you're short of money.

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Basically, all the money were going to me.

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Even the money we didn't have.

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My dad eventually got sick of borrowing from 
different people

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We ended up having a lot of debt.

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They started to fight more often when I needed 
more outfits for concerts..

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We didn't have the money to shop for beautiful 
and good clothing

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Honestly, I was feeling bad in these moments.

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But even if sometimes it was unpleasant for 
me

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This feeling that I kept going forward and 
trying but the success I was waiting for 
was not showing up.

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But I never said that I want to give up.

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There was a lady in the local market, her 
kids were not in the country.

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She was selling clothes.

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We would go to her even if we didn't have 
money, she understood us perfectly.

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We took the clothes and a month or two later, 
when Andrei got payed, we brought her the 
money.

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Some people were reproaching me

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They were asking why we're throwing so much 
money since nothing would come out if it.

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That only rich people could be singers.

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That's not true.

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Everyone was discouraging us, we had no support.

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Everyone was saying that artists have no 
personal life, they have no family, that 
they are...

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But my mom was always there to support me, 
to keep me going.

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And for that I thank her.

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My grandfather, Ion, also played an important 
role in my childhood.

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He was always there for our family.

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He was the one taking me to Romania the most 
times, borrowing us money..

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Grandpa Ion never said no.

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It was always like 'Iuliana, I'll get you 
there, I'll bring you back, we'll make it 
happen.'

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It wasn't easy for him either, but he helped 
us in every way he could.

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I remember Iuliana from the auditions for 
the Music for Kids Festival.

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I saw a kid with a strong will.

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I failed the auditions, I remember my mom 
got very mad

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We left quickly and said that we're done, 
we're never coming back to this festival.

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One year later, we were back at the auditions.

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Later, at 10 years old, I saw her at the 
second autidion

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She passed, I gave her a 10.

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I got bad grades again, only Catalin gave 
me a 10. He gave me the biggest grade out 
of all the jury.

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And she was kind of stuck in our minds.

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My mother was looking for other competitions 
to go to, and one time, I was on Facebook

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I was watching Next Star at that time.

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And I saw an announcement and decided that 
we're going to Iasi for the Next Star auditions.

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It was an amazing experience, though I didn't 
win.

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And no, I never got any big trophies at any 
music festival.

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There were times I didn't get any prize at 
all. I would only get a diploma.

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After Next Star, I gathered a small but powerful 
army of fans

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They were supportive and kept telling me 
to start making vlogs on my youtube channel.

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Hello friends! Did you miss me? I missed 
you!

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It was a big success!

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It was mostly hate.

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An army of haters had gathered when I started 
vlogging.

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But it was so much fun.

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I loved filming myself, seeing people commenting 
and being there for me..

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And that gave me confidence and made me feel 
really good whenever I was filming.

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I think that's what helped me the most to 
be less shy.

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I met Iuliana for the first time at our festival, 
Music for Kids.

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But our work with her didn't actually start 
there, I remember it starting with a vlog.

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A vlog someone sent me on Whatsapp, in order 
to bring Iuliana into my attention.

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Look at this weird girl, she's posting bad 
videos on youtube..

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She had me hooked from the first minute, 
I didn't see anything strange or wrong.

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I was watching a 10 year old girl's vlog 
and I couldn't get my eyes off the screen.

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Iuliana had and still has great charisma.

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She was stuck in my mind.

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Something drew me to her, in such a way that 
from February until September I kept thinking

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What could we do to start a project with 
her?

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When I was 12, my godparents used to come 
by our place and that's when I first saw 
....

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She came to us with a big wish, she really 
wanted a better phone.

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And my mom said yes, we need to save some 
money in order to get a new phone, if that's 
what you want.

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But my dad had one condition, like he always 
did.

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Andrei had an idea.

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He promised Iuliana that if she finishes 
the school year with 9 and 10 only, he'd 
get her a new phone.

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But we were 100% sure that she wouldn't manage 
to do it, she was around grade 8 in Romanian 
language.

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It was fine, cause I enjoyed studying and 
I still do.

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Thanks to my dad, I was on top of my class, 
cause I started studying hard for that phone 
I wanted.

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When Natasa called me and told me that Iuliana 
doesn't have a grade lower than 9

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I understood that we weren't going to the 
beach that year.

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And that money, 7000 lei, went directly to 
the store. However, the phone costed 24.000 
lei

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So the rest of the money had to be payed 
through monthly installments during 2 years.

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I just found out that they had to take out 
a loan to buy me that 1000€.

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Which means around 8 salaries here in the 
Republic of Moldova.

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She was very happy about it.

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That's when she started filming herself and 
editing videos.

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Hello everyone, today's a great day and I'm 
the happiest because we got to 10k subscribers!

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1 million views!

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This video is to celebrate 50k subscribers!

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Oh my God! 100k subscribers!

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I think it all went well because I was so 
excited about the new phone and enjoyed filming 
with it

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I was crazy about it!

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I didn't expect her to be a big hit

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In one night I think we got to 1000 followers.

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One night!

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The moment my life changed was the moment 
I met Catalin and Alina from Mixton Music

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Together we make a really great team!

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Wow! My first song, 'Work it up!'.

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We worked together with a very good friend, 
Thea Miculescu

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It seemed as if planets aligned, the song 
was a perfect match.

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I sent the demo to Iuliana, both she and 
her family liked it a lot

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They came to Bucharest to record the song

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After the very first lines

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'Naturally as nobody else there, Originally, 
simply I don't care'

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I looked at him, do you think I don't realise 
this is my song?

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God, I was so happy with it!

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I loved it right away, from the first second 
I heard it!

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I listened to it and found myself singing 
it. I think that's what I liked the most.

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The fact that the lyrics were about me.

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I felt that they were about me, like the 
song was truly meant for me.

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I remeber the first time I listened to Work 
it up, I fell in love with it.

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I was sure it was going to be something big, 
a hit!

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We filmed the video here, in Chisinau.

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I didn't have this kind of outfits, but I 
had to find something to wear for the video.

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I didn't know where to get them, I only had 
some outfits from when I was younger, from 
festivals..

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They didn't fit me anymore.

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So I borrowed some old clothes from my mom's 
friend, she didn't wear them anymore

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I don't know if Alina and Catalin knew it, 
but when we were all looking at them and 
choosing outfits

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It was my first time seeing them as well.

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The only outfit that was actually mine in 
the video was the one in the playback when 
I was dancing

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I was wearing leather. It used to be a dress 
but I cut it into a blouse, because I needed 
something to wear

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After we finished filming, when we were returning 
the clothes to our friend

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I remember she let me keep some, as a gift, 
and I was so happy!

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I think, with the first song we launched, 
the first 10 minutes are what pushed us to 
go further.

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Because in the first 10 minutes, there was 
this chaosBecause in the first 10 minutes, 
there was this chaos

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The song did well from the very beginning, 
we got to number 1 in trending right away, 
can you believe that?

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And that's when we started this journey and 
this beautiful story.

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I feel like I'm dreaming.

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The story of a dream that we lived, and we're 
still living together.

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When we signed to contract with the Mixton 
Music team, with Catalin and Alina

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We were not just shocked, but stunned. We 
realised that a burden was lifted off our 
backs.

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We were looking for the artist with whom 
we could do more, push the limits.

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And that artist arrived.

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We realised that she was slowly becoming 
the idol of a generation.

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It was just...wow!

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There was nothing on the music market for 
kids and teenagers

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There was no one, at that moment, creating 
quality content, appropriate for their age

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No one to be an icon, an idol, and that's 
what we did.

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We brought them someone who could be a role 
model.

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Everything went smoothly.

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Iuliana understood exactly what she had to 
do

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We had chemistry. Chemistry with Iuliana, 
with her parents.

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And we got along really well from the start.

226
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That's why we also became very good friends.

227
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They were my best friends, I could talk to 
them about anything.

228
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And what I appreciated the most is that they 
gave me good advice and never lied to me.

229
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They always told me the truth, to my face.

230
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We had already visualized her journey

231
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We knew exactly the steps we had to make 
and we imagined her as a superstar right 
away.

232
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We didn't really set up a strategy yet, management 
or marketing-wise

233
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We were just doing what felt right.

234
00:20:40,100 --> 00:20:46,200
We were really excited about it and we put 
our hearts into our work

235
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My first concert, at Cinema Pro..

236
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500 tickets

237
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Everyone bought a ticket just to see me.

238
00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:04,900
Something, a force, pushed us forward to 
hold a concert with one song.

239
00:21:05,300 --> 00:21:08,800
We only had one song released, one 12 and 
a half year old child.

240
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So we decided to put the tickets out for 
sale and see what happens..

241
00:21:12,500 --> 00:21:14,700
And what happened was that we sold out in 
2 days.

242
00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:16,900
We didn't expect such chaos to follow

243
00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:21,500
We initially planned that I'd go and walk 
around the public.

244
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It was almost impossible. I managed to do 
it but I had to be surrounded by boudyguards.

245
00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:31,000
Is this even possible?

246
00:21:31,100 --> 00:21:33,000
I've never seen it before.

247
00:21:33,100 --> 00:21:37,800
Not only that I wasn't expecting this to 
happen to me, I didn't think it ever happened 
at all!

248
00:21:38,500 --> 00:21:40,600
I couldn't believe it!

249
00:21:40,700 --> 00:21:46,500
I think it was a boost for her seeing that 
when the lights turned off, all the kids 
were shouting her name.

250
00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:51,000
Iuliana! That's when I started crying.

251
00:21:51,100 --> 00:21:55,900
I couldn't believe it, that was my daughter's 
name.

252
00:21:56,000 --> 00:22:01,000
I couldn't believe how much the kids loved 
her. The concert hall was full.

253
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When I started to sing 'Work it up' I saw 
that the kids were screaming, they knew all 
the lyrics

254
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I felt free and loved.

255
00:22:12,700 --> 00:22:18,600
I felt like people enjoyed my song, my voice 
and the feelings I wanted to share.

256
00:22:18,700 --> 00:22:26,000
I felt like I was part of this family, where 
we were exchanging good vibes with eachother.

257
00:22:26,100 --> 00:22:27,400
It was just...wow!

258
00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:58,400
I wrote the first episode of LARA during 
one of Loredana Groza's concerts, a good 
friend of ours.

259
00:22:58,500 --> 00:23:01,800
I literally grabbed my phone and started 
to write, during the concert.

260
00:23:01,900 --> 00:23:11,000
I was listening to her voice, charging myself 
with the energy she was radiating, and I 
wrote the first episode of LARA.

261
00:23:11,100 --> 00:23:15,600
If someone told me that we were going to 
create a series in 2017, I would've laughed.

262
00:23:15,700 --> 00:23:21,300
At that time, and even now, there is no other 
series like this.

263
00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:24,500
Our series, LARA, is a fairytale.

264
00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:36,000
Kids and teenagers needed a show like this, 
relatable and inspiring.

265
00:23:36,100 --> 00:23:42,900
I was so happy, I had always wanted to be 
in a series and now, my dream was coming 
true.

266
00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:47,500
I gathered everyone in Iasi, we had no idea 
what would happen.

267
00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:52,200
I sent them the scenario, their lines, but 
no one knew what would come out of it.

268
00:23:52,300 --> 00:23:56,000
I loved it, I loved acting, being Lara.

269
00:23:56,100 --> 00:24:02,300
I liked when, after every scene, Catalin 
was  telling me I did a good job.

270
00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:04,600
I felt like an actress!

271
00:24:04,700 --> 00:24:08,500
Come here! How are you feeling, filming this 
movie?

272
00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:10,500
I feel..

273
00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:12,900
Make a wish, quickly!

274
00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:18,200
All I wish for is to find out who I am.

275
00:24:18,300 --> 00:24:20,500
What's my story, or at least my name.

276
00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,800
Ok, but until then, we have to call you somehow, 
right?

277
00:24:23,900 --> 00:24:25,400
Definitely not Princess.

278
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Lara!

279
00:24:29,500 --> 00:24:30,800
We'll call you Lara!

280
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What do you think?

281
00:24:32,900 --> 00:24:36,200
Lara..it works for now.

282
00:24:36,300 --> 00:24:37,800
Then Lara it is.

283
00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:43,200
Iuliana was from the start a very good actress.

284
00:24:43,300 --> 00:24:46,100
She fit the role perfectly.

285
00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:50,100
It was something new, we'd never done anything 
like it.

286
00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,100
I think it was God's hand.

287
00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,700
I wondered many times, how did we get to 
do all of this stuff?

288
00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:58,200
And we had a huge surprise.

289
00:24:58,300 --> 00:25:05,200
Because once we uploaded it on youtube, it 
was such a hit!

290
00:25:05,300 --> 00:25:09,900
I must say that we're very proud of what 
we've accomplished

291
00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:15,100
Even more so, because we've done it all with 
just a handful of people.

292
00:25:15,300 --> 00:25:21,100
We created Lara with, basically, passion 
and pocket money.

293
00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:23,800
We didn't have a budget for it.

294
00:25:23,900 --> 00:25:30,200
It was a good, beneficial experience. We've 
learned a lot.

295
00:25:30,300 --> 00:25:36,900
But once our cinematic movie, 'Lara - Aribelle 
and the hand of destiny' was out and on Netflix..

296
00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,500
That's when we felt like all the effort was 
worth it.

297
00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:44,200
Thank you, to everyone who has watched our 
movie!

298
00:25:44,300 --> 00:25:46,100
We filmed all of it in Iasi!

299
00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:49,000
Thank you for your support! We love you a 
lot!

300
00:25:49,100 --> 00:25:52,500
Stay with us, with Iuliana, Mixton Music 
and with Lara!

301
00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:53,100
We love you!

302
00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:58,200
Lara has 3 seasons, season 4 is on the way.

303
00:25:58,300 --> 00:26:09,100
And we have the same energy and strong will, 
because everyday's a blessing when you're 
doing what you love.

304
00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:38,300
Sala Palatului concert hall.. it's a big 
difference, from 500 to 4500 seats.

305
00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,900
I didn't even think about it before going 
on stage.

306
00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:45,100
You should've seen me up there, on that beautiful 
swing.

307
00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:46,400
I was in shock!

308
00:26:46,500 --> 00:26:50,500
The energy I felt back then, before people 
saw me

309
00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:57,400
When the courtains dropped and I could hear 
4500 people screaming!

310
00:26:57,500 --> 00:27:00,000
It was amazing!

311
00:27:00,700 --> 00:27:02,800
Oh my God! It was so great!

312
00:27:02,900 --> 00:27:07,700
I think it was the best concert I've ever 
had, because it was my first big gig.

313
00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,300
The first concert, at Sala Palatului, was 
just crazy, I'd say!

314
00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:17,500
It happened when Iuliana was 14, we already 
had some songs released that all the fans 
knew.

315
00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:22,400
We could now get to the next level, do cooler 
stuff.

316
00:27:22,500 --> 00:27:28,200
I didn't know if we were going to sell 4500 
tickets, but we sold them all! The seats 
were all sold out.

317
00:27:28,300 --> 00:27:36,500
Every possible emotion, all the nerves, I 
felt it all there. In one second they were 
all over me.

318
00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:43,100
I liked that ever since my first concert, 
we added some stunts to the show.

319
00:27:43,900 --> 00:27:52,900
I was flying around the room, like a bee, 
trying to shake hands and gather gifts from 
fans, whenever I could reach them.

320
00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:59,800
I remember there being dads with their children 
on their shoulders, trying to reach me.

321
00:27:59,900 --> 00:28:02,800
God, it was so cool!

322
00:28:02,900 --> 00:28:12,400
We also have parents coming to our shows, 
who sing and feel inspired by our songs, 
our vibes.

323
00:28:12,500 --> 00:28:14,300
By the Mixton Music family.

324
00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:18,400
A concert where we all gave 100%.

325
00:28:18,500 --> 00:28:27,400
I realised how much responsibility we took 
on ourselves, only 2 people, once I saw the 
concert hall full of people

326
00:28:27,500 --> 00:28:32,300
And I thought, we need to make this an unforgetable 
concert. And it was!

327
00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:39,700
Mixton Music means 2 people : Me and my wife, 
Alina.

328
00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:47,100
Two people full of dreams, who have worked 
insanely hard for the past 4 years.

329
00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:52,800
Alina and I believed in Iuliana before anyone 
else did. That was the key.

330
00:28:52,900 --> 00:28:56,700
What I don't think Iuliana knows and she'll 
find out just now is..

331
00:28:56,800 --> 00:29:01,700
Iuliana, I am your biggest fan.

332
00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:07,100
Because you inspired me in everything I've 
done, in every song and every episode

333
00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:15,400
You had the power to make me create for you 
and for a million other children and teenagers.

334
00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:38,000
When I first heard 'Beyond the Skyscrapers', 
I didn't know it was your story, Catalin.

335
00:29:38,100 --> 00:29:43,900
'Beyond the Skyscrapers' is a song that truly 
represents me.

336
00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:47,300
That's actually my own story.

337
00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:52,000
Catalin didn't know that I resonated with 
the song.

338
00:29:52,100 --> 00:29:58,900
Iuliana felt the song, she really felt the 
lyrics, which were inspred by my childhood.

339
00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:04,200
A childhood with hardships, beautiful but 
difficult.

340
00:30:04,300 --> 00:30:07,800
I was like, Oh my God, how could you know 
my story?

341
00:30:07,900 --> 00:30:14,200
I had my wings cut off by my father as well, 
we've had family fights..

342
00:30:14,300 --> 00:30:23,900
And everytime I sing 'Beyond the Skyscrapers' 
during concerts, I am flooded in memories 
and emotions.

343
00:30:24,300 --> 00:30:34,000
Emotions and thoughts that I share with you 
and I free myself of.

344
00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:41,900
This was another source of chemistry between 
us, between the composer, the producer, and 
the artist.

345
00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:45,800
I think it made a difference, the fact that 
we had similar childhoods.

346
00:30:45,900 --> 00:30:48,600
I can't explain it, there was this chemistry..

347
00:30:56,300 --> 00:30:59,800
In the second grade, I was at the top of 
my class.

348
00:30:59,900 --> 00:31:08,000
This one time, I remember I had a test, and 
I couldn't see what was written on the board 
clearly.

349
00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:11,600
I got scared, so I wrote what was able to 
see.

350
00:31:11,700 --> 00:31:16,800
I eventually got a bad grade, because I misread 
what was written there.

351
00:31:16,900 --> 00:31:20,500
I was too ashamed to tell my mom, so the 
same thing happened again, a few more times.

352
00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:23,700
Eventually, my teacher realised I couldn't 
see clearly.

353
00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:30,700
So my parents took me to a doctor and that's 
when I found out I have myopia.

354
00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:36,600
I was so ashamed to wear glasses! It took 
me a while to choose a pair.

355
00:31:36,700 --> 00:31:43,300
My mom was also joking around, laughing about 
the glasses I was wearing.

356
00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:46,600
I think that was the only time she didn't 
really support me.

357
00:31:46,900 --> 00:31:47,900
I'm not upset about it.

358
00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:52,300
Oh, I think that was a big mistake on my 
part.

359
00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:59,300
But I didn't like the way they were changing 
her face shape, the way her eyes looked.

360
00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:03,500
I can't, they just don't suit me! My face 
is small and the glasses pop on the sides!

361
00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:05,400
I look like a frog!

362
00:32:05,500 --> 00:32:09,400
I thought she'd be better off without glasses, 
looking beautiful.

363
00:32:11,100 --> 00:32:15,100
I was mistaken, I know. I understand it's 
wrong..

364
00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:18,700
After a few years, I had -5.25 diopters.

365
00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:22,500
I cried, I was blaming myself.

366
00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:30,200
We could've stopped it from advancing if 
she had wore the glasses when we discovered 
it.

367
00:32:30,300 --> 00:32:33,200
This time, I decided to go for contact lenses.

368
00:32:33,300 --> 00:32:38,100
By this time, we could affort the lenses.

369
00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:45,500
I remember the first time I used the contacts, 
I was in a hotel room before a concert.

370
00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:55,800
Then I got on the stage and realised I could 
actually see the public, I could see their 
faces!

371
00:32:55,900 --> 00:32:59,100
I could see them singing, smiling and laughing..

372
00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:05,500
And that's when I realised I hadn't seen 
the faces of my fans before..

373
00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:09,100
I could feel their energy, their emotions, 
but I'd never seen it before.

374
00:33:24,500 --> 00:33:30,400
The next song was 'Z Generation', another 
meaningful song that was a smash hit.

375
00:33:30,500 --> 00:33:34,400
The crowd of fans surrounding us, surrounding 
Iuliana..

376
00:33:34,500 --> 00:33:37,700
Everything happened naturally, as we kept 
going.

377
00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:46,400
We didn't expect the fans to take this concept 
and make it their own, to live out as the 
'Z Generation'.

378
00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:55,300
And we realised we had created something 
new, at least at the time being, and new 
for our public.

379
00:34:09,500 --> 00:34:13,600
We began to release more songs, we were on 
a roll.

380
00:34:13,700 --> 00:34:20,500
But we were thinking each one through, keeping 
them meaningful, both for Iuliana and for 
her fans.

381
00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:29,100
We released 18 songs with videos and 3 seasons 
of LARA, all over the span of 4 years.

382
00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:34,800
We made huge efforts, put in plenty of work, 
made sacrifices..

383
00:34:34,900 --> 00:34:39,300
Mixton Music, together with Iuliana Beregoi, 
made history.

384
00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:42,300
Z Generation is the best!

385
00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:46,100
After the first concert at Sala Palatului, 
we organized a tour around the country.

386
00:34:46,700 --> 00:34:49,800
And that gave us the courage to book Sala 
Palatului again.

387
00:34:49,900 --> 00:34:57,300
So in just one year, we had the concert hall 
twice and organized a tour in 12 cities, 
with a 14 year old child.

388
00:34:57,400 --> 00:35:01,400
A child who suddenly woke up in this new 
world.

389
00:35:01,500 --> 00:35:04,800
A child who went from music contests to large 
audiences and concerts.

390
00:35:04,900 --> 00:35:08,600
And who had to keep up with us, with the 
hard work.

391
00:35:08,700 --> 00:35:13,000
I admit, I regret not filming more vlogs 
during that tour.

392
00:35:13,100 --> 00:35:16,900
Because so, so much happened during it!

393
00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:19,400
A lot of memories that only I have, up here.

394
00:35:56,500 --> 00:36:02,400
It was a bit weird at first, being in Romania 
every week, but I liked it a lot.

395
00:36:02,500 --> 00:36:04,500
I was having concerts every week.

396
00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:09,400
We spent a lot of time on the road, day and 
night.

397
00:36:09,500 --> 00:36:14,400
We would finish a show somewhere, then drive 
all night to the next location.

398
00:36:14,700 --> 00:36:16,300
This lasted for a few months.

399
00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:22,000
We made friends with everyone, we were having 
fun on that bus, on our way to the concerts.

400
00:36:22,100 --> 00:36:28,500
Usually, after a concert, I just wish I could 
do it all over again, and again.

401
00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:33,400
So that was perfect for me. I kept having 
more concerts, time after time.

402
00:36:52,700 --> 00:36:56,200
We were in a different city everyday. Always 
on the road.

403
00:36:56,300 --> 00:36:59,500
Eating when we got the chance, briefly sleeping

404
00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:02,500
All of that while Iuliana was just a child.

405
00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:07,800
A child who faced every challenge heroically, 
because she was determined.

406
00:37:07,900 --> 00:37:12,700
There had been times when she wasn't feeling 
well on the stage, in front of the fans..

407
00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:17,000
I remember one time, I went to a concert 
while having a stomach flu.

408
00:37:17,100 --> 00:37:18,300
It was so bad.

409
00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:23,400
I was wearing a very tight outfit, that wouldn't 
really let my body breathe freely.

410
00:37:23,500 --> 00:37:28,300
And between songs, I quickly ran backstage 
to Alina

411
00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:33,200
I took the costume off and switched to a 
top and pants, then went back on stage.

412
00:37:33,300 --> 00:37:42,700
After that, I started crying, because I was 
feeling sick while I was on stage.

413
00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:51,200
My choreographer got emotional, she thought 
those were happy tears and I was just expressing 
my feelings.

414
00:37:51,300 --> 00:37:53,900
Whilst I was actually crying because of my 
stomach sickness.

415
00:37:54,000 --> 00:38:02,500
We called an ambulance and went to the hospital, 
I got an IV there because I wasn't getting 
better.

416
00:38:11,700 --> 00:38:13,800
Iuliana never complained.

417
00:38:13,900 --> 00:38:19,200
She never said 'I can't do this anymore, 
I don't want to, I don't know how to'.

418
00:38:19,300 --> 00:38:23,800
Of course we were always there for her, supporting 
and offering guidance.

419
00:38:23,900 --> 00:38:27,600
While it was an amazing experience, it was 
also exhausting.

420
00:38:27,700 --> 00:38:31,600
Especially for a 14 year old child, I doubt 
it was easy.

421
00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:36,700
But I'm glad we were able to go through with 
it and make history.

422
00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:43,900
To be honest, I'm glad I had this bad experiences 
as well, they made everything more interesting.

423
00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:48,900
They made great memories that I'm now able 
to share with you.

424
00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:52,300
If I hadn't been trough all of this, we wouldn't 
be making this documentary now.

425
00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:07,000
This is the place where the story of a dream 
almost ended.

426
00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:09,700
13th of October.

427
00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:11,800
2020

428
00:39:12,100 --> 00:39:18,300
The day I could've disappeared.

429
00:39:19,800 --> 00:39:22,800
Warning! The following images can affect 
you emotionally.

430
00:39:23,300 --> 00:39:33,300
During the pandemic, I was out with my friends 
and it was raining heavily.

431
00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:35,600
And you know how much I love rain.

432
00:39:35,900 --> 00:39:44,200
It was around 9:30 when I called my dad. 
We were a group of a few girls and one boy.

433
00:39:44,300 --> 00:39:53,700
I told him that the boy was going to get 
each of us home, after going for a short 
ride.

434
00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:57,400
Plenty of water was pouring downhill.

435
00:39:57,800 --> 00:40:03,500
Because of that, the car started to skid 
and at this point, there was no way to stop 
it.

436
00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:09,600
I think that it was meant to happen. I believe 
it was a stupid accident.

437
00:40:09,700 --> 00:40:14,400
We didn't do anything wrong, it was purely 
because of the water.

438
00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:19,600
The car skidded and we crashed into a tree.

439
00:40:19,800 --> 00:40:21,800
Then we bumped into two other.

440
00:40:21,900 --> 00:40:24,800
I was sitting in the back, right in this 
spot.

441
00:40:24,900 --> 00:40:29,700
I honestly don't remember the whole accident.

442
00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:34,600
We were at a crossroads, I remember looking 
to my left and as we were going uphill someone 
started to scream

443
00:40:34,700 --> 00:40:38,000
I looked straight ahead and just saw the 
car going towards the tree.

444
00:40:38,100 --> 00:40:42,900
Since then, I've had flashbacks and felt 
this pain.

445
00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:48,200
The whole thing flashed before my eyes and 
then everything is over. This is the end.

446
00:40:51,600 --> 00:41:00,000
I didn't have time to react. I was just sitting 
there, like a doll, letting the car move 
me around.

447
00:41:00,400 --> 00:41:04,200
I didn't try to grab anything to hold on 
to, probably because I was in shock.

448
00:41:04,300 --> 00:41:08,800
Smoke was coming out of the engine, everybody 
was scared

449
00:41:08,900 --> 00:41:13,700
There was this strong rubber smell, it made 
me sick...

450
00:41:22,300 --> 00:41:25,100
The first hit was right here, where I have 
the scar.

451
00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:31,000
Due to the collision, my forhead slit open, 
right above the skull.

452
00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:46,000
That happened when I hit my head on the headrest 
right here.

453
00:41:46,100 --> 00:41:49,400
Because the force the pushed me was strong, 
my forhead cut open.

454
00:41:49,500 --> 00:41:58,800
Which makes the scar more prominent, since 
it wasn't just a cut, the tissues there were 
destroyed on impact.

455
00:41:58,900 --> 00:42:00,400
So that's why the scar is so visible.

456
00:42:00,500 --> 00:42:09,700
After that, I bumped my head into the window, 
breaking it, then cut myself with the glass 
that was left

457
00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:11,000
So I had another scar here.

458
00:42:11,100 --> 00:42:15,900
My friend was very scared, she opened the 
door quickly

459
00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:17,800
She tried to check up on me.

460
00:42:18,900 --> 00:42:20,400
And I started to sing.

461
00:42:23,500 --> 00:42:26,600
I went 'Oh yeah'

462
00:42:26,700 --> 00:42:28,700
I didn't even realise it.

463
00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:38,400
I dreamt I was on a stage, one that I saw 
Ariana Grande sing on, in a video from a 
concert

464
00:42:38,500 --> 00:42:44,700
I dreamt I was on that specific stage, with 
a large public, and I was singing one of 
her songs called 'No tears left to cry'.

465
00:42:44,800 --> 00:42:49,600
Another friend came on the other side and 
opened the door by force

466
00:42:49,700 --> 00:42:59,000
She took me out of the car and only when 
I stepped outside, in the rain, I realised 
that something was wrong.

467
00:42:59,100 --> 00:43:06,500
They looked at me with their flashlights 
on and they saw my head cut open, everyone 
was terrified.

468
00:43:06,600 --> 00:43:10,100
When I got out of the car, my face was already 
covered in blood.

469
00:43:11,800 --> 00:43:14,900
We were at someone else's house at that moment.

470
00:43:15,100 --> 00:43:21,000
We were eating when my phone rang. I answered 
and..

471
00:43:21,100 --> 00:43:22,900
Iuliana was sobbing..

472
00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:26,600
I asked my mom to come pick me up, that I 
had been in an accident.

473
00:43:26,700 --> 00:43:29,100
'Mom I don't want to die, I want to live..'

474
00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:38,000
I got up so quickly, I don't think I even 
put on my shoes. I just jumped into the car, 
to go there as fast as possible.

475
00:43:38,100 --> 00:43:40,100
In order to be able to save her, if needed.

476
00:43:40,200 --> 00:43:41,600
Okay I'll say it..

477
00:43:41,700 --> 00:43:44,700
There was this man there, who looked at our 
car and said

478
00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:49,700
'It would've been better if you had died, 
you all should've died.'

479
00:43:49,800 --> 00:43:55,400
Before we got there, the ambulance and the 
police had showed up.

480
00:43:55,700 --> 00:44:02,700
But she was hiding in a corner, telling me 
on the phone 'please mom pick me up, I don't 
want to go with the ambulance'.

481
00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:11,500
When we got there, we found her next to a 
tree with a hood over her head. A friend 
gave her a very large hoodie.

482
00:44:11,600 --> 00:44:15,200
I also wanted to deeply thank my friend, 
who was there for me.

483
00:44:15,300 --> 00:44:26,000
She thought of me, being a public figure 
and not wanting this accident publicized, 
because I wasn't mentally ready for that.

484
00:44:26,100 --> 00:44:33,800
When she got into the car and I saw her head, 
I just started crying so hard..

485
00:44:33,900 --> 00:44:37,300
My dad was yelling, I don't remember what 
he was saying..

486
00:44:37,400 --> 00:44:45,800
He started punching the wheel, he was screaming, 
you could see it on his face.

487
00:44:45,900 --> 00:44:52,800
When I got into the care he was very angry, 
he said..

488
00:44:52,900 --> 00:45:01,600
'Do you understand that this is your public 
persona? Everything we've created might end 
here.'

489
00:45:01,700 --> 00:45:06,200
What whill you do with that scar on your 
forhead?

490
00:45:06,300 --> 00:45:14,000
We could see her skull, that's how deep the 
wound was.

491
00:45:14,100 --> 00:45:24,100
Due to having blood all over my face, he 
thought that the cut went through my eyebrow 
and it wouldn't look okay anymore

492
00:45:24,200 --> 00:45:38,900
We learned from the doctor we went to that, 
had the cut been 1cm lower, I could've lost 
all the muscles in the area.

493
00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:41,600
So..pretty bad.

494
00:45:41,700 --> 00:45:53,000
We got to the hospital, talked to the doctors. 
They said the wound was deep and it needed 
stiches.

495
00:45:53,100 --> 00:45:58,700
Iuliana was crying, 'Mom, will I be okay? 
I won't die, right?'

496
00:45:58,800 --> 00:46:00,200
Because they used anaesthesia.

497
00:46:00,300 --> 00:46:03,400
Natasa went into the operating room with 
Iuliana.

498
00:46:03,700 --> 00:46:09,900
She stayed there for about 15 seconds, then 
she got out saying 'Andrei, I can't do this, 
I'm going to faint.'

499
00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:14,200
So I entered the room instead, and I stood 
by her side, holding her hand till the end.

500
00:46:14,300 --> 00:46:20,900
She was very tense. I told her to man up, 
that she'll be beautiful and everything will 
be fine.

501
00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:29,900
While the doctor was sewing me, he told me 
that it would've been really bad if I had 
broken my skull.

502
00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:36,300
I asked the doctor insistently not to put 
me to sleep, because I was afraid I wouldn't 
wake up anymore.

503
00:46:36,400 --> 00:46:38,000
He looked at me and answered

504
00:46:38,100 --> 00:46:44,600
'Trust me, it's not to our benefit to put 
you to sleep either, because I can't tell 
what will happen to you in the next moments.'

505
00:46:44,700 --> 00:46:49,100
The next day, I woke up sad because of the 
scar I had.

506
00:46:49,200 --> 00:46:54,800
The doctor came to give me a shot. I had 
shots in the morning, afternoon and evening.

507
00:46:54,900 --> 00:47:01,200
When I passed my fingers through my hair, 
I saw a lot of blood coming out of my left 
side.

508
00:47:01,300 --> 00:47:07,400
I quickly asked for a nurse to come see me, 
she told me it was very serious.

509
00:47:07,500 --> 00:47:16,200
I saw that I had another deep cut there, 
right to the bone.

510
00:47:16,300 --> 00:47:20,800
I went back into the operation room where 
they stitched the wound.

511
00:47:20,900 --> 00:47:26,400
This one hurt more, cause I was aware of 
everything that was happening.

512
00:47:26,500 --> 00:47:27,800
It hurt much more.

513
00:47:27,900 --> 00:47:33,800
She was in the hospital for 10 days, they 
had to change her bandage everyday.

514
00:47:33,900 --> 00:47:44,300
When Natasa called us and said Iuliana was 
in an accident, we felt as if everything 
was falling apart.

515
00:47:44,400 --> 00:47:46,200
It was pure hell.

516
00:47:46,300 --> 00:47:49,500
We weren't ready for that, we had just talked 
to her a few hours before.

517
00:47:49,600 --> 00:47:56,700
I don't want to imagine what she must've 
felt. It was awful for me and Alina as well..

518
00:47:56,800 --> 00:48:02,000
Alina told me everything would be alright, 
she calmed me down. 'Don't think about it 
anymore, it will be fine'

519
00:48:02,100 --> 00:48:06,100
'Don't worry about the scar, the important 
thing is that she is alive.'

520
00:48:06,200 --> 00:48:14,000
We realised how fragile everything is. We 
had a video call with her, she was on the 
hospital bed.

521
00:48:15,000 --> 00:48:20,900
We all cried. Because we were processing 
the fact that she could've been gone.

522
00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:26,400
This whole beautiful story could've ended 
right there, in a second.

523
00:48:26,500 --> 00:48:30,100
We were thrilled to be alive.

524
00:48:30,400 --> 00:48:36,500
Everyone who saw the car was wondering how 
we were still alive.

525
00:48:36,600 --> 00:48:44,600
Since there are times when cars look better 
after an accident and the people inside don't 
survive.

526
00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:49,400
It was a close call.

527
00:48:49,500 --> 00:48:52,500
I believe God kissed my head that time.

528
00:48:55,100 --> 00:48:57,400
Now I have a mark that proves it.

529
00:48:57,500 --> 00:49:00,100
She was really strong, yes.

530
00:49:00,200 --> 00:49:07,200
She was the one encouraging me, I seemed 
to be more affected by the whole thing.

531
00:49:07,300 --> 00:49:15,500
She was the strong one, telling me to be 
glad she was alive and that we'll get over 
it.

532
00:49:15,600 --> 00:49:17,200
She saw it as turning point in her life.

533
00:49:17,300 --> 00:49:25,300
I decided not to publicize anything, I was 
still affected by the accident.

534
00:49:25,400 --> 00:49:31,000
I've always been completely honest with you, 
my fans, the Z Generation.

535
00:49:31,800 --> 00:49:35,900
But this time I decided to wait and I think 
I made the right choice.

536
00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:43,400
I didn't want the blame to fall on me, or 
on the other people in the car.

537
00:49:43,500 --> 00:49:48,900
And frankly..I was at first embarassed by 
the scar.

538
00:49:49,000 --> 00:49:54,100
It was a difficult period, it really was. 
She had to hide it from everyone.

539
00:49:54,200 --> 00:50:01,900
She was trying to go live, take pics while 
covering her forhead. Good thing it was cold 
outside at the time.

540
00:50:02,300 --> 00:50:08,800
I also talked Catalin and Alina about this 
and they gave me a piece of advice.

541
00:50:08,900 --> 00:50:15,900
We were like a second family. We worked a 
lot to build Iuliana's confidence.

542
00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:19,100
Every artist has moments of doubt.

543
00:50:19,200 --> 00:50:23,500
Regarding their looks, the way they sound, 
their image..

544
00:50:23,600 --> 00:50:25,600
Especially when they're teenage.

545
00:50:25,700 --> 00:50:29,400
We've been by Iuliana's side through every 
step.

546
00:50:29,500 --> 00:50:38,400
From 12 years old to 17 today, it's about 
the most difficult period for a teenager.

547
00:50:38,500 --> 00:50:43,600
And we've been with her for it. We've talked 
a lot.

548
00:50:43,700 --> 00:50:54,100
We've worked closely with Andrei and Natalia. 
Iuliana doesn't know, she'll find out now 
how much Alina and Natalia have talked.

549
00:50:54,200 --> 00:50:57,100
We've been an amazing team, I'd say.

550
00:50:57,200 --> 00:51:08,100
And together with her parents, we managed 
to help her through every difficult moment, 
in her personal life and more.

551
00:51:08,200 --> 00:51:12,000
We decided that I wasn't going to hide it 
forever.

552
00:51:12,100 --> 00:51:18,200
That I'd eventually talk about the accident 
when I get over it.

553
00:51:18,300 --> 00:51:21,000
And that moment arrived.

554
00:51:22,300 --> 00:51:29,200
But know that I'm mad at you, for not catching 
the clue I gave you about the accident in 
the 'Missing you' album.

555
00:51:29,300 --> 00:51:30,600
Let me show you.

556
00:51:30,700 --> 00:51:35,300
We used the actual sound from the accident, 
with the screams included.

557
00:51:42,500 --> 00:51:44,000
No one caught that.

558
00:51:44,100 --> 00:51:51,600
Because I wanted to be close to you and this 
accident was a part of my life

559
00:51:51,700 --> 00:51:56,500
I thought I must add this sound in my first 
album

560
00:51:56,600 --> 00:52:05,400
Especially since 'Myself and I' is a very 
special song which has some lyrics reminding 
me of the accident

561
00:52:07,700 --> 00:52:08,300
Awesome!

562
00:52:10,500 --> 00:52:14,600
It began to heal, she was wearing a band-aid

563
00:52:14,700 --> 00:52:21,000
We went to a clinic and they encouranged 
us, they said everything would be fine and 
that the scar won't be visible.

564
00:52:21,100 --> 00:52:26,100
But Iuliana has to wear a band-aid for a 
whole year.

565
00:52:26,200 --> 00:52:30,700
No, I wasn't there for lips or breasts enhancements.

566
00:52:30,800 --> 00:52:33,300
I went to check if everything was alright 
regarding my scar.

567
00:52:33,400 --> 00:52:36,800
I'm not embarassed by my scar, not anymore.

568
00:52:36,900 --> 00:52:40,100
I've accepted it as a part of me.

569
00:52:40,200 --> 00:52:45,000
It is a mark of the strength to get over 
any obstacle.

570
00:52:45,100 --> 00:52:50,800
I would like you to promise me that you'll 
find this strenght too

571
00:52:50,900 --> 00:52:53,000
And that you'll get over anything that's 
in your way.

572
00:52:53,100 --> 00:52:58,800
Because I'm sure that life has plenty of 
surprises prepared for us.

573
00:52:58,900 --> 00:53:02,200
Some of which will be unpleasant.

574
00:53:02,300 --> 00:53:07,200
I believe that true beauty doesn't come from 
the face, but from the inside.

575
00:53:07,300 --> 00:53:11,800
It comes from sensibility and attitude.

576
00:53:58,500 --> 00:54:04,500
This loud and powerful voice inside of me, 
he is the one I got it from!

577
00:54:21,200 --> 00:54:21,800
She definitely got something from me, from 
my character.

578
00:54:21,900 --> 00:54:31,600
Because once I'm set on something, I keep 
going until I get there.

579
00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:35,600
Time solves everything.

580
00:54:46,100 --> 00:54:48,400
The fact that your thoughts reach this many 
people, thousands, millions of people..

581
00:54:48,500 --> 00:54:58,500
It's extraordinary. It's the best thing a 
creator could feel.

582
00:54:58,600 --> 00:55:05,800
Because that's what we are, us, Iuliana. 
Creators for our public, our fans who love 
and support us.

583
00:55:10,600 --> 00:55:15,300
Ok, but you focused on it too much. Do it 
nicely, feel it!

584
00:55:15,400 --> 00:55:18,200
You expressed something earlier, when you 
sang acapella.

585
00:55:18,300 --> 00:55:23,100
It's like you're reading a poem, mechanically. 
That's why you're not expressing anything.

586
00:55:23,200 --> 00:55:25,700
You need to have flow, some swag.

587
00:55:25,800 --> 00:55:27,100
Exactly!

588
00:55:27,200 --> 00:55:33,000
Not 'glo up', it's glow up.

589
00:55:33,100 --> 00:55:34,600
I know, I know it.

590
00:55:37,900 --> 00:55:39,000
'I know'!

591
00:55:40,100 --> 00:55:44,100
I want to thank all the fans, to thank you.

592
00:55:44,200 --> 00:55:49,200
Because I felt your presence, your energy 
from the beginning.

593
00:55:49,300 --> 00:55:54,100
And know that you've pushed us forward during 
these years.

594
00:55:54,200 --> 00:55:58,100
With each song, each music video, each episode..

595
00:55:58,200 --> 00:56:07,100
We took your wish of getting more, we fed 
on it and we kept offering more and more.

596
00:56:07,200 --> 00:56:11,000
You've supported and appreciated us.

597
00:56:11,100 --> 00:56:13,400
And for that, we thank you.

598
00:56:18,000 --> 00:56:23,400
Today's the first day after we recorded the 
first 2 songs from the new album!

599
00:56:23,500 --> 00:56:25,700
And now we're listening to them in the car, 
to check the final product

600
00:56:26,300 --> 00:56:30,400
God, we're really excited cause it's going 
to be awesome!!

601
00:56:30,500 --> 00:56:31,100
Awesome!

602
00:56:32,700 --> 00:56:37,400
Yesterday, Catalin said we'll record one 
song in 3 days.

603
00:56:37,500 --> 00:56:41,500
It's been one evening, and we recorded 2 
already! 2 and a half actually.

604
00:56:43,100 --> 00:56:47,000
So..the best album is on its way! We don't 
know the name yet but..

605
00:56:47,100 --> 00:56:48,200
The key to success?

606
00:56:48,300 --> 00:56:50,800
I could say it's a lot of work.

607
00:56:51,200 --> 00:56:52,100
But that's not all.

608
00:56:52,200 --> 00:56:53,600
You have to be strong.

609
00:56:53,700 --> 00:56:56,000
Because otherwise, you can't make it.

610
00:56:56,100 --> 00:56:57,800
I don't think there are any shortcuts.

611
00:56:57,900 --> 00:57:02,700
If it ever seems like someone just blows 
up overnight, and they are suddenly successful

612
00:57:02,800 --> 00:57:06,200
There have probably been years of unseen 
work.

613
00:57:06,300 --> 00:57:11,600
Lots of hopes and resources invested in that 
project.

614
00:57:11,700 --> 00:57:13,400
The same goes for us.

615
00:57:13,500 --> 00:57:16,800
Her everyday hard work paid off.

616
00:57:16,900 --> 00:57:25,100
This is what she liked and she's always done 
with from the heart, not because we pushed 
her to sing, dance, or film.

617
00:57:25,200 --> 00:57:27,600
Iuliana did it by herself, because she enjoyed 
it.

618
00:57:27,700 --> 00:57:30,700
Because that's what matters the most, to 
do what you love.

619
00:57:30,800 --> 00:57:35,700
And to have people who support us close, 
because they are important as well.

620
00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:39,500
First of all, you have to encourage your 
child. That's the main thing.

621
00:57:39,600 --> 00:57:42,000
Support them in everything they do.

622
00:57:42,100 --> 00:57:45,700
I don't regret anything that happened so 
far.

623
00:57:45,800 --> 00:57:51,700
We've been through thick and thin, but that's 
how we got where we are now.

624
00:57:51,800 --> 00:57:56,500
If we didn't have those dificulties, I don't 
think we would've been here today with Iuliana, 
honestly.

625
00:58:10,400 --> 00:58:12,700
This is where I was born, my world.

626
00:58:12,800 --> 00:58:15,300
Good for her! Who would've guessed she'd 
become a celebrity.

627
00:58:15,400 --> 00:58:20,600
I saw you and felt warmth in my heart. I 
thought there she is, our girl from Orhei!

628
00:58:20,700 --> 00:58:22,200
Thank you so much!

629
00:58:22,300 --> 00:58:23,900
People love Iuliana!

630
00:58:28,300 --> 00:58:33,600
Life here, in our city, is a bit tough. That's 
why people come out here, sell clothes..

631
00:58:33,700 --> 00:58:35,100
I used to sell my clothes!

632
00:58:35,400 --> 00:58:36,000
Yes, yes!

633
00:58:36,100 --> 00:58:38,400
This is a second-hand market.

634
00:58:38,500 --> 00:58:40,700
I used to come here with Iuliana and buy 
her clothes.

635
00:58:40,800 --> 00:58:45,100
Mom, is this where we bought the clothes 
in the 'Beyond Skyscrapers' video from?

636
00:58:45,200 --> 00:58:48,600
Yes, this is it, yes. The pink one you're 
while playing the piano!

637
00:58:48,700 --> 00:58:50,800
I had my very first concert here.

638
00:58:50,900 --> 00:58:57,200
I invited the neighbours around the block 
and we were alternating being the spectators.

639
00:58:57,300 --> 00:58:58,700
Either I was singing or they were.

640
00:58:59,500 --> 00:59:01,700
This was my first stage.

641
00:59:16,700 --> 00:59:23,900
The hardships I met with when I was younger 
made me want to fight more and come out as 
a winner.

642
00:59:25,700 --> 00:59:30,400
If I were to remember the time I've known 
Iuliana for

643
00:59:30,500 --> 00:59:36,400
From 2016 when I met her until now, when 
she's almost 18..I'd start crying!

644
00:59:36,500 --> 00:59:43,300
I get emotional because during these years, 
we've been through a lot, we shared many 
experiences.

645
00:59:43,400 --> 00:59:53,900
We cried, we laughed, we were exhausted at 
times, but we've created so much emotion 
that it makes me cry whenever I think about 
it!

646
00:59:54,000 --> 00:59:58,900
I feel like she has grown beautifully, she's 
had a well defined development.

647
00:59:59,000 --> 01:00:04,500
She got through every challenge she has faced, 
every difficulty.

648
01:00:04,600 --> 01:00:07,100
I don't know whether it was easy or hard.

649
01:00:07,200 --> 01:00:13,700
We tried to make it seem like a game, at 
least some of the time, not to put the burden 
on her shoulders.

650
01:00:13,800 --> 01:00:19,300
For all of the success and everything that's 
been happening these years, everything we've 
faced so far.

651
01:00:19,400 --> 01:00:24,200
We've always tried to be happy, to have a 
good vibe, to live life to the fullest.

652
01:00:24,300 --> 01:00:29,600
We never focused on fatigue or anything like 
that, only on the joy of doing what we love

653
01:00:29,700 --> 01:00:38,300
We are passionate about it, we are excited 
and living in the moment and we are 100% 
involved.

654
01:00:38,400 --> 01:00:40,700
Giving our all in the present and during 
these years.

655
01:00:56,100 --> 01:00:58,800
We never had a plan B.

656
01:00:59,000 --> 01:01:03,300
We've been focused, we kept going with determination 
and passion

657
01:01:03,400 --> 01:01:11,300
Without thinking about how much we were investing 
or that we'd ever get that back.

658
01:01:11,400 --> 01:01:20,500
We did it purely out of love for creation 
and the strong will to leave something behind 
for this beautiful generation

659
01:01:20,600 --> 01:01:22,700
Like a legacy.

660
01:01:22,800 --> 01:01:31,800
Through work and through wishing to achieve 
your goals, to have a certain dress, to sing, 
to be on the stage..

661
01:01:31,900 --> 01:01:39,300
To have a phone or anything else, you need 
to fight for it, to work really hard to get 
what you want.

662
01:01:39,400 --> 01:01:45,800
People often ask me if I ever lost friends, 
because of the success I've gained.

663
01:01:46,600 --> 01:01:51,500
Yes, thanks to my success I got rid of the 
fake friends I had.

664
01:01:51,600 --> 01:01:58,000
The ones who used to stay with me for their 
own benefit, or because they needed something.

665
01:01:58,100 --> 01:02:07,800
Thanks to my success I understood what kinds 
of people I had around me, and which ones 
I should keep close.

666
01:02:07,900 --> 01:02:13,800
I realized that parents are the most important. 
They're our only real friends.

667
01:02:13,900 --> 01:02:20,000
And of course, also you, my fans, you are 
my best friends.

668
01:02:20,100 --> 01:02:21,600
No, actually, you are my family.

669
01:02:25,100 --> 01:02:25,800
I love you!

670
01:02:25,900 --> 01:02:35,600
Another thing that energizes and livens us 
up is the atmosphere during our concerts. 
It's something out of this world, unique!

671
01:02:35,700 --> 01:02:47,100
Only those who go to Iuliana's concerts and 
feel the vibe, the emotions, can actually 
feel what we feel in those moments.

672
01:02:47,200 --> 01:03:02,300
Every time we would go to a concert and hear 
500, 1000 or 4000 people, children and teenagers, 
singing every lyric of each song

673
01:03:02,400 --> 01:03:07,200
Songs that we created, that Iuliana sang..each 
time was unbelievable!

674
01:03:07,300 --> 01:03:14,400
Each time it happened, we charged ourselves 
with the energy and felt that all the effort 
was worth it.

675
01:03:15,000 --> 01:03:18,200
And we felt that we shouldn't stop there. 
So we didn't.

676
01:03:18,300 --> 01:03:23,400
I think you have to be pretty lucky, to meet 
people like these.

677
01:03:23,500 --> 01:03:26,900
For those who haven't had the luck, you have 
to be strong.

678
01:03:27,100 --> 01:03:30,200
We can still get far on our own.

679
01:03:30,900 --> 01:03:35,300
When the time is right, the right people 
will show up as well. We don't need to rush 
things.

680
01:03:35,400 --> 01:03:37,400
There's always room for improvement.