List of Transsylvania Phoenix band members

Transsylvania Phoenix
Genres	Rock and roll, hard rock
Years active	1962–present
Members	Nicu Covaci Adam Costin Marc Alexandru Tint Volker Vaessen Cristi Gram Dzidek Marcinkiewicz Flavius Hosu
Past members	Former members

The following is a list of musicians who have been members of Romanian rock and roll band Transsylvania Phoenix since their formation in Timișoara in 1962. The current lineup consists of founder Nicu Covaci and five other members.

Current lineup

Nicu Covaci

Active: 1962-present

Instruments: guitars, vocals

Release contributions: all releases

Adam Costin

Active: 2014-present

Instruments: vocals

Release contributions: Vino, Țepeș

Andrei Cerbu

Active: 2014-present

Instruments: lead guitar

Release contributions:

Dzidek Marcinkiewicz

Active: 1983, 1985-1999, 2008–present

Instruments: keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals

Release contributions: Vino, Țepeș

Volker Vaessen

Active: 1992–1993, 1999–2000, 2002–2005, 2008-present

Instruments: bass guitar

Release contributions: SymPhoenix, Vino, Țepeș

Flavius Hosu

Active: 2014-present

Instruments: drums

Release contributions: Vino, Țepeș

Marc Alexandru Tint

Active: 2014-present

Instruments: guitar

Release contributions: Vino, Tepes

Cristi Gram

Active: 2004-2014, 2015-present

Instruments: lead guitar, background vocals

Release contributions: Baba Novak

Current touring musicians

Sergiu Corbu Boldor - violin (2014–present)

Former members

• Florin "Moni" Bordeianu – lead vocals, drums (1962–1970, 1977-1979)
• Ioan "Pilu" Ștefanovici – drums (1962–1967, 1969-1970)
• Kamocsa Bela – bass guitar, drums (1962–1971; died 2010)
• Claudiu Rotaru – lead guitar (1962–1968)
• Florin Dumitru - drums (1968)
• Dorel Vintilă Zaharia - drums (1967-1968, 1969-1970)
• Valeriu Sepi - percussion (1971-1974)
• Günther Reininger – keyboards, backing vocals (1968–1970, 1974-1976; died 2015)
• Mircea Baniciu - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1971-1977, 1990-1992, 1997-1998, 2001–2003, 2004-2007)
• Josef Kappl - bass guitar, backing vocals, violin, blockflute (1971-1979, 1986-1992, 1998-1999, 2004–2008)
• Costin Petrescu - drums (1971-1975)
• Ovidiu Lipan "Țăndărică" - drums (1975-1979, 1984-1998, 2001–2012)
• Mani Neumann - violin, blockflute, backing vocals (1979-1981, 1989-2008)
• Tom Buggie - bass guitar (1980-1981)
• Lucian Cioargă - drums (1999-2000)
• Tavi Colen - lead vocals (1999-2000)
• Alin Oprea - lead guitar, backing vocals (1999-2000)

Former touring musicians

Mitu Cîmpan - piano (1962-1964) Doru Creșneac – lead guitar (1963-1965) Adi Pavlovici - lead guitar, backing vocals (1962-1963) Zoltan Kovacs - bass guitar (1970-1971) Liviu Butoi - oboe, flute (1970-1973) Erlend Krauser - rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals (1976-1978) Cornel Liuba - drums (1970-1971, 1976-1977) Ștefan Bartha - bass guitar (1973)[1] Eugen Gondi - drums (1975) Ulli Heidelberg - lead guitar, violin, backing vocals (1978-1980) Sabin Dumbrăveanu - cello (1980-1981) Bubi Dobrozemsky - cello, backing vocals 1978-1981 Cristoph Bank - bass guitar (1978) Mainolf Bauschulte - drums (1979-1980) Dietrich "Dixie" Krauser - bass guitar, vocals (1987-1989, 1990)

Dragoș Bădoi - lead vocals (1992-1994) Malcolm J. Lewis - lead vocals (2000) Eugen Tegu - bass guitar (2001-2002) Bogdan Bradu - lead vocals (2003-2004, 2007-2013) Ionuț Contraș - percussion, backing vocals (2005-2010) Cristina Kisseleff - violin (2014) Ionuț Micu - drums (2012-2014) Roxana Zanga - drums (2015)[2]

References

1. http://www.ziarultimisoara.ro/2014-01-24-20-25-48/455-nicolae-covaci-despre-phoenix-eu-sunt-vandut-bine-ca-si-subiect-de-scandal-daca-s-ar-vinde-si-phoenix-asa-de-bine-nu-ar-fi-rau
2. http://www.formatia-phoenix.ro/turneu-vremuri-remember-the-60s/