Mandinga

Mandinga is a Romanian Latin pop band from Bucharest. Former lead singer Elena Gheorghe left the band in 2005 and was the Romanian representative in the 2009 contest in Moscow.

After winning the Romanian national final, the group represented their home country in the 2012 Contest in Baku and placed 12th with the song Zaleilah. It remains their only charting single in their homeland.

Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Participants
Semi Final 1
Rambo Amadeus • Greta & Jónsi • Eleftheria Eleftheriou • Anmary • Rona Nishliu • Mandinga • Sinplus • Iris • Pernilla Karlsson • Izabo • Valentina Monetta • Ivi Adamou • Soluna Samay • Buranovskiye Babushki • Compact Disco • Trackshittaz • Pasha Parfeny • Jedward
Semi Final 2
Željko Joksimović • Kaliopi • Joan Franka • Kurt Calleja • Litesound • Filipa Sousa • Gaitana • Sofi Marinova • Eva Boto • Nina Badrić • Loreen • Anri Jokhadze • Can Bonomo • Ott Lepland • Max Jason Mai • Tooji • Maya Sar • Donny Montell
Final
Sabina Babayeva • Anggun • Roman Lob • Nina Zilli • Pastora Soler • Engelbert Humperdinck
Songs
Semi Final 1
Euro Neuro • Never Forget • Aphrodisiac • Beautiful Song • Suus • Zaleilah • Unbreakable • Would You? • När jag blundar • Time • The Social Network Song • La La Love • Should've Known Better • Party for Everybody • Sound of Our Hearts • Woki mit deim Popo • Lăutar • Waterline
Semi Final 2
Nije ljubav stvar • Crno i belo • You and Me • This Is The Night • We Are the Heroes • Vida minha • Be My Guest • Love Unlimited • Verjamem • Nebo • Euphoria • I'm a Joker • Love Me Back • Kuula • Don't Close Your Eyes • Stay • Korake ti znam • Love Is Blind
Final
When The Music Dies •Echo (You and I) • Standing Still • L'amore è femmina • Quédate conmigo • Love Will Set You Free