Mihai Trăistariu was born on December 16, 1979 in Piatra Neamţ, is a Romanian singer and musician. He represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 held in Athens, Greece, with the song "Tornerò".

Mihai has a university degree in mathematics but decided to pursue a singing career. He is reportedly one of the few male singers in the world that has a five-octave range, earning him the title "the male Mariah Carey".

He has released sixteen singles and seven albums in his native country and is thought to have sold more than 1.5 million records.

In 2005 the single "Cât de frumoasă eşti" ("How Beautiful You Are") was number one in Romania for five weeks which prompted his nominations for "Best Male" and "Hit Of The Year" awards in March 2006.

Despite being one of the most successful singers in Romania, it wasn't until his sixth attempt in 2006 that he was selected to represent his country at the Eurovision Song Contest.

The song "Jokero" by successful Romanian band Akcent was the popular choice by the televoting public, but Mihai's up-tempo dance number "Tornerò", performed in English and Italian was favoured by the juries and edged into victory.

The song directly qualified for the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 on May 20, finishing 4th with 172 points, behind Finland, Russia and Bosnia & Herzegovina.