Ovidiu Lipan

Romanian drummer, born 31st January 1953 in Iași.
Ovidiu Lipan started his musical career at 9 years, with his own group - Cristal, followed by a collaboration with The Dragons. At 14, he was considered an outstanding instrumentalist and in 1969 he participated at the Pop-Rock Music Festival, where he won the first prize with Roșu Și Negru.
In 1970 he settled in Bucharest, where he had the opportunity to work with brand names such as Richard Oschanitzky, Peter Werthaimer, Marius Șeicu, Radu Goldiș. In 1974 Ovidiu Lipan joined Phoenix.
He left Romania in 1977, along with his band mates, establishing himself in Germany. He continued his musical work, collaborating with international artists like Eruption, Eloy, Herman Rarebell, Ginger Baker, touring worldwide.
In 1999 he re-settled to Romania.