Editing Cluj-Napoca (section)

===Music and nightlife===
Cluj-Napoca is the residence of some well-known Romanian musicians. Examples of homegrown bands include the Romanian alternative rock band [[Kumm (band)|Kumm]], the rock band [[Compact (band)|Compact]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=Compact revine la Cluj-Napoca |url=https://adevarul.ro/locale/cluj-napoca/compact-revine-cluj-napoca-1_50aead977c42d5a6639f0227/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729223905/https://adevarul.ro/locale/cluj-napoca/compact-revine-cluj-napoca-1_50aead977c42d5a6639f0227/index.html |archive-date=29 July 2019 |access-date=2019-07-30 |work=Adevărul}}</ref> the [[rhythm and blues]] band [[Nightlosers]],<ref>{{Cite news |year=2010 |title=Nightlosers colindă de Bobotează în SUA și Canada |url=http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/cluj-napoca/Nightlosers_colinda_de_Boboteaza_in_SUA_si_Canada_0_183582103.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707022113/http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/cluj-napoca/Nightlosers_colinda_de_Boboteaza_in_SUA_si_Canada_0_183582103.html |archive-date=7 July 2012 |access-date=2010-06-08 |work=Adevărul}}</ref> the [[Alternative rock|alternative]] band [[Luna Amară]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography of "Luna Amară" on the website of their record label |url=http://www.roton.ro/artist/18/luna-amara/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112125255/http://www.roton.ro/artist/18/luna-amara/index.html |archive-date=12 November 2007 |access-date=2008-05-12 |publisher=Roton |language=ro}}</ref> [[Grimus (band)|Grimus]]—the winners of the 2007 National Finals of [[Global Battle of the Bands]],<ref>{{Cite web |year=2007 |title=Finala GBOB – Grimus merge la Londra |url=http://www.jurnalul.ro/articole/105049/finala-gbob-grimus-merge-la-londra |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011040121/http://www.jurnalul.ro/articole/105049/finala-gbob-grimus-merge-la-londra |archive-date=11 October 2007 |access-date=2007-10-10 |website=Jurnalul Național}}</ref> the modern pop band [[Sistem]]—which finished third in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2005]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Romania: Eurovision Song Contest 2005 |url=http://www.esctoday.com/annual/2005/page/33 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516050926/http://www.esctoday.com/annual/2005/page/33 |archive-date=16 May 2008 |access-date=2008-05-12 |publisher=ESC Today}}</ref> as well as a large assortment of electronic music producers. [[The Cheeky Girls]] also grew up in the city, where they studied at the High School of Choreography and Dramatic Art.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 December 2003 |title=The Cheeky Girls: A cheeky night out |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-cheeky-girls-a-cheeky-night-out-575381.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424013700/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-cheeky-girls-a-cheeky-night-out-575381.html |archive-date=24 April 2008 |access-date=2008-05-12 |work=The Independent |location=London}}</ref> While many [[discothèque|discos]] play commercial [[house music]], the city has an increasing [[minimal techno]] scene, and, to an extent [[jazz]]/[[blues]] and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]/[[punk music|punk]]. The city's nightlife, particularly its [[nightclub|club]] scene, grew significantly in the 1990s, and continues to increase. Most entertainment venues are dispersed throughout the city centre, spreading from the oldest one of all, ''Diesel Club'',<ref name="România liberă-2007">{{Cite web |date=17 November 2007 |title=Top 10 Cluburi din Transilvania și Banat |url=http://www.romanialibera.ro/a111598/top-10-cluburi-din-transilvani-a-si-banat.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118024409/http://www.romanialibera.ro/a111598/top-10-cluburi-din-transilvani-a-si-banat.html |archive-date=18 November 2007 |access-date=2008-03-12 |publisher=România liberă |language=ro}}</ref> on [[Unirii Square, Cluj-Napoca|Unirii Square]]. The list of large and fancy clubs continues with ''Obsession The Club'' and ''Midi'', the latter being a venue for the new minimal techno music genre. These three clubs are classified as the top three clubs in the Transylvania-Banat region in a chart published by the national daily ''[[România Liberă]]''.<ref name="România liberă-2007"/> Numerous restaurants, pizzerias and coffee shops provide regional as well as international cuisine; many of these offer cultural activities like music and fashion shows or art exhibitions.<ref name="Cluj-Napoca City Hall-2006"/>

The city also includes [[Strada Piezișă]] (''slanted street''), a central nightlife strip located in the Hașdeu student area, where a large number of bars and terraces are situated. Cluj-Napoca is not limited to these international music genres, as there are also a number of [[discothèque|discos]] where local "[[Lăutari]]" play [[manele]], a local strain of [[Music of Turkey|Turkish]]-influenced music.