Dan Bittman | |
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| Born | Dan Bittman 29 March 1962 Bucharest, Romania |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Member of | Holograf |
Dan Bittman (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdan ˈbitman]; born 29 March 1962) is a Romanian singer, songwriter and television presenter. He is the lead vocalist of the Romanian rock band Holograf and represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "Dincolo de nori", finishing 21st with 14 points.
Bittman began his musical career in the early 1980s, performing with bands such as Blitz and Incognito.
Between 1984 and 1985, he was the lead singer of the Romanian rock band IRIS. In 1985, he joined Holograf, becoming the band's lead vocalist.
With Holograf, he recorded numerous albums, including Holograf 2 (1987), Banii vorbesc (1992), Stai în poala mea (1995), Supersonic (1998), Pur și simplu (2003), Taina (2006), Primăvara începe cu tine (2009) and Love Affair (2012).
In 1994, Bittman represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with "Dincolo de nori".
From 2004 to 2012, he hosted the television show Dănutz SRL on TVR 1.
In 2008, Bittman provided a voice in the Romanian dubbed version of Disney's The Emperor's New Groove.
Bittman was in a long-term relationship with Liliana Ștefan, with whom he has three sons: Alexandru, Patrick and Mark.
Although the couple were together for many years, they never married and reportedly separated in the early 2020s.
In 2015, Bittman underwent surgery following vocal cord health problems, temporarily interrupting his musical activity.
Bittman is of Jewish descent.