Luminița Anghel (Romanian pronunciation: [lumiˈnit͡sa ˈaŋɡel] (born 7 October 1968 in Bucharest) is a Romanian dance/pop recording artist, songwriter, TV personality and politician. Anghel is best known worldwide for representing Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, with the song Let Me Try and the percussion band Sistem. They reached the third place in the final. It's the best result Romania ever gained. While Anghel became one of the best known voices from Romania, she received an offer from Walt Disney Pictures, and provides the voice of Mother Gothel in 2010 for the Romanian version of the film, Tangled. She won numerous awards, containing awards from countries like Bulgaria or Malta.
Early life and early career
Luminița Anghel was born on 7 October 1968, in Bucharest to Romanian parents. She is a graduate of the Popular Art School, where she attended the vocal-light music section and the Faculty of Sociology and Psychology within the university 'Spiru Haret'. She loved performing during childhood, having performed from the age of 8. Since then, her artistic career has gone from strength to strength. These days, Anghel is a very popular and appreciated artist, and has been awarded with numerous prizes, both in domestic and international song contests. As a teenager, she began working with Ensemble "Doina". Along with this assembly she had a series of tournaments in her native country and abroad.