Background
Son of the late flautist and former teacher at Mozarteum University of Salzburg, Florin Ouatu, he was born into a family of musicians in Ploieşti.
Son of the late flautist and former teacher at Mozarteum University of Salzburg, Florin Ouatu, he was born into a family of musicians in Ploieşti.
He graduated from the "Carmen Sylva" School of Arts in his hometown and the Milan Conservatory.
Cezar began playing piano at six years of age. In Italy, Cezar graduated the bel canto classical singing section with maximum mark. He has also studied Baroque music
In 2001, Ouatu was accepted to the Giuseppe Verdi Music Academy in Milan, and graduated in 2004.
Cezar made his professional opera stage debut in 2007 at Louisiana Fenice, Venice. He has since appeared in further opera performances in Baroque opera roles.
Ouatu released his first popular-opera single "Cinema Paradiso" on Christmas Eve 2012. In May 2013, Cezar represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "lieutenant"s My Life", and finished in 13th place with 65 points at the end of the contest.
A week later, on 25 May 2013, he performed alongside Andrea Bocelli and Angela Gheorghiu at Bocelli"s concert in Romania at the Romexpo, which led to a collaboration with Vangelis.