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Anton Ragoza
Антон Рагоза
Anton Ragoza and SunStroke Project at Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Anton Ragoza and SunStroke Project at Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Background information
Also known asEpic Violin Guy
Born (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 38)
Tiraspol, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • Violin
  • Composer
  • songwriter
Years active2000–present
LabelsRagoza Music
Websitehttps://carnivalbrain.com/biography-anton-ragoza/

Anton Ragoza (Russian: Анто́н Вале́рьевич Рагоза; Romanian: Anton Ragoza; born 6 January 1986), commonly known as the Epic Violin Guy, is a Moldovan musician and composer and a former member of the SunStroke Project. Since 2019, founder and participant of the Carnival Brain project.

Biography

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Ragoza graduated in 2005 from Transnistrian State Arts Institute of Tiraspol. After graduation he was drafted into the Transnistrian army, where he met Sergey Stepanov. Later they formed Sunstroke band, now known as SunStroke Project.[1] He wrote his first song at the age of 14, and later wrote a lot of music for the group "SpeX", which performs trance-instrumental music.[2][3]

Since 2021 lives in Tallinn.[4][5][6]

SunStroke Project

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As a member of SunStroke Project, Anton participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, where SunStroke Project finished 22nd, with their song "Run Away". In August 2015, he opened his own music label "Ragoza Music".[7], becoming a producer.[8][9]

In 2017, SunStroke Project returned to Eurovision with the song "Hey, Mamma!", and this time finished 3rd. On returning to Moldova, SunStroke Project were awarded the Order of Honour by then-President of Moldova Igor Dodon.[10][11][12]

In February 2019, he left the group and began pursuing his own musical projects.[13][14][15]

Carnival Brain

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In March 2019, he presented his new joint project Carnival Brain with Dumitru Golban.[16][17] In the same year they released a remix of Mohombi's song "Hello".

At the end of 2023, they released the Estonian-language track “Tere Eesti” and official video in september 2024.

In the Moldovan film "The Power of Probability" (Puterea Probabilitatii) the track "Party Don’t Stop" was played. In 2024, they wrote music for the film's teaser "Juvenile Inspektor: The Shadow Over Jõhvi".[18]

In the cinema

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In 2021, he starred in the Moldovan TV series "Sprinter".[19][20]

Personal life

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  • Mother - Natalia[21]
  • First marriage with Elena Bardo (divorced since 2017)[22][23][24]
  • Daughter - Emily[25][26]
  • Daughter - Adele (September 2018) from his Anastasia Dnestryanskaya[27][28]
  • Second marriage with Victoria Ragoza (maiden name Kurochkina) since April 2022[29].

Honors

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References

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  1. ^ Светлана КОТЕЛЬНИКОВА (2010-12-10). "МЕЧТЫ ИМЕЮТ ОСОБЕННОСТЬ СБЫВАТЬСЯ". pridnestrovie-daily.net. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  2. ^ "Ребята из SunStroke Project - кто они?". moldovenii.md. Archived from the original on 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  3. ^ Лана Флор. "Антон Рагоза: Хочу, чтобы люди "плясали под мою дудку"". allfun.md. Archived from the original on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  4. ^ "Советы от участника "Евровидения"". ERR (in Russian). 2023-11-10. Archived from the original on 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  5. ^ "Легенда Евровидения Антон Рагоза теперь работает с эстонскими артистами!". ERR (in Russian). 2021-04-28. Archived from the original on 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  6. ^ "Бронзовый призер "Евровидения" Антон Рагоза представляет..." ERR (in Russian). 2023-03-24. Archived from the original on 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  7. ^ "Молдавский музыкант, известный благодаря "Евровидению", переехал в Эстонию". Delfi RUS (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  8. ^ "Евровидение 2017 Молдова: SunStroke Project – Hey mamma". fakty.ictv.ua. Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  9. ^ "Евровидение 2017 — Молдова. Досье участников Sunstroke Project". stb.ua. Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  10. ^ "За достойное выступление на "Евровидении" ребята из Sunstroke Project удостоились наград". golos.md. Archived from the original on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  11. ^ Игорь Додон наградил членов группы SunStroke Project Орденами Почета (in Russian). moldova-today.com. 2017-05-17. Archived from the original on 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  12. ^ Музыканты группы SunStroke Project получили Ордена Почета (in Russian). presedinte.md. Archived from the original on 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  13. ^ "Неопределенное будущее SunStroke Project: Заявление скрипача Антона Рагозы". noi.md. Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  14. ^ "Популярная группа SunStroke Project распалась". point.md. Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  15. ^ НИКИТА ЗВЕРЕВ. "Распалась популярная молдавская группа SunStroke Project". kp.md. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  16. ^ "Безумный карнавал и "Евровидение"". ERR (in Russian). 2024-05-10. Archived from the original on 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  17. ^ "Покинувший Sunstroke Project Антон Рагоза пролил свет на причины своего решения". Archived from the original on 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  18. ^ "Интернациональный язык кино". Еженедельник «Панорама». 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  19. ^ "Sprinter: В главных ролях снимаются Диана Декусяра и Александр Шишкин". point.md. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  20. ^ "Официальная страница сериала Спринтер на FB". facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  21. ^ "Как родные участников группы Санстрок переживают успех на Евровидении". tsv.md. Archived from the original on 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  22. ^ "P.S. Итоги года 2012". allfun.md. Archived from the original on 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  23. ^ "Vioristul de la "SunStroke Project", mire cu cercei! GALERIE FOTO" (in Romanian). apropomagazin.md. Archived from the original on 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  24. ^ "У нас будет девочка! - лидер группы SunStroke Project рассказал о беременности любимой". Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  25. ^ "Anton Ragoza, membrul trupei SunStroke Project, în al nouălea cer de fericire. Vezi motivul!" (in Moldovan). mamaplus.md. Archived from the original on 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  26. ^ "Участник группы SunStroke Project объявил, что скоро станет папой". Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  27. ^ "Скрипач из известной молдавской группы SunStroke Project снова станет папой!". volgograd.kp.ru. Archived from the original on 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  28. ^ "Участник группы SunStroke Project объявил, что скоро станет папой". aquarelle.md. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  29. ^ "Женился на Виктори". Facebook. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  30. ^ "За достойное выступление на "Евровидении" ребята из Sunstroke Project удостоились наград". golos.md. Archived from the original on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
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