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went platinum by the first week in May of 1991 and earned double-platinum status by the fall of 1993.Ĭretu told Alan di Perna of Keyboard, "I conceived of the whole album as a single song.
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The LP eventually sold more than 12 million units worldwide, and won gold and/or platinum awards in 25 countries. was released on December 3, 1990, in Europe through Virgin Germany and on February 12, 1991, in the U.S. (the roman numeral representation of 1990), on an AudioFrame system at his home studio in Spain. Inspired by such groups as the Art of Noise and Pink Floyd, Cretu assembled Enigma's debut album, MCMXC a.D. Cretu released his first solo album on Virgin, Legionare (which means legionnaires), in 1983, but his solo efforts before taking the name Enigma failed to earn U.S. Since 1985 Cretu has produced seven albums for Sandra, including her first international hit single, "Maria Magdalena," which went to Number One in more than 30 countries. Cretu has also won gold record awards for producing albums by his wife, Euro-dance chanteuse Sandra, and multi-instrumentalist-composer Michael Oldfield. The artists with whom he has been associated include Hubert Kah, Peter Cornelius, Moti Special, and Sylvie Vartan. In 1980 Cretu won his first gold record for his production work. Deserting his goal of classical music, he claimed, "I started writing hits the day I sold my piano." From 1975 to 1978 he attended the Academy of Music in Frankfurt, Germany, where he earned a degree in music. 2-a college for young and gifted musical talents-with piano as his main subject, and he also studied for five months in 1968 in Paris, France. I think people have responded to that."īorn on May 18, 1957, in Bucharest, Romania, Cretu pursued an early goal of becoming a concert pianist by studying classical music. This is music that is different from any other available at the moment. There is a sense of mystery in the music that I wanted to leave untouched by the perceptions and preconceived ideas that come with the past history of a producer or a songwriter." He continued, "Contrary to the usual record company philosophy, people are open-minded and starved for something unique. "With Enigma," Cretu explained to Larry Flick in Billboard, I have created a complete piece of music that I wanted to let stand alone. press information billed Enigma as the creation of a German producer who preferred to remain anonymous.
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Michael Cretu, the man who is Enigma, declared his creative philosophy in a Virgin Records press release: "Old rules and habits have to be rejected and dismissed so that something new can be created." Even though Europeans were hip to Cretu's identity, early U.S. in 25 countries Echo Award for most successful German production abroad, 1995, for The CROSS Of Changes. in U.S., 1991 platinum record for single "Sadeness Part I," 1991 double-platinum album for MCMXC a.D., 1993 platinum album for The CROSS Of Changes, 1994 gold record for single "Return to Innocence," Virgin/Charisma, 1994 gold and/or platinum awards for MCMXC a.D.