Michael Cretu (Romanian: Mihai Crețu, pronounced [miˈhaj ˈkret͡su]; born 18 May 1957) is a Romanian-German musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He gained worldwide fame as the founder and musician behind the musical project Enigma, which he formed in 1990.
Cretu began a music career in 1976 as a solo artist and released numerous studio albums as well as writing and producing albums for his then-wife, German pop singer Sandra. He also worked with artists through the 1980s, including Peter Cornelius, Hubert Kah, Mike Oldfield, and Anggun, who is an Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality.
He was sometimes identified as “Curly” or “Curly M.C.”, in reference to his curly hair and creț meaning “curly” in Romanian.
INFP — 459 – 469 – 479 – 145 – 458 – 478
INFJ — 459 – 145 – 125 – 146 – 469 – 458
INTJ — 458 – 358 – 145 – 135 – 468
INTP — 459 – 359 – 145 – 135
The Introspective Researcher
INTJ Tritype® 541 or 451
The Introspective
„I think this music reflects a lot of my inner wishes, inner thoughts and yes about my inner life.“ — Michael Cretu
See 5min onwards in the below interview – The Cross Of Changes – EPK
4+5: The Introspective
Double withdrawn.
Paring that is the most introspective and focused on its inner life.
Enhances the natural wings of FOUR and FIVE.
- This is the deep divers of their own personal abyss.
- People with this pairing are deep thinkers and feelers.
- Want to be known for their artistic complexity and ingenuity.
- Often amass vast amount of knowledge and are often wise beyond their years.
- The 4 fix helps the core 5 break out of the cerebral mindset and allow intuitive and emotional depth to seep into the self.
The Researcher
„I tried to invent stories that revolve around religion, sex, numerology and life. And all this together is Enigma of the last 26 years, so you can say it’s a height episode of musical investigation.“ — Michael Cretu
Tritype® 145, 154, 415, 451, 514, 541-The Researcher
Katherine Chernick Fauvre
If you are a 145, you are diligent, intuitive, and knowledgeable. [..] Motivated to be informed, you are research-oriented.
IN(T) TYPE 5 (HEAD)
Enneagram Type 5: Investigative Thinker
Observer, Investigator, Thinker, Sage or Voyeur
„I started writing hits the day I sold my piano.” — Michael Cretu
4+5: The Introspective
Double withdrawn.
Paring that is the most introspective and focused on its inner life.
Enhances the natural wings of FOUR and FIVE.
- Seek depth in everything and often cannot tolerate daily conversations because of this.
- They have a hard time communicating their feelings if they are caught up in them.
- Can be emotionally moved and not overtly showing it at all.
- Often feel like a drop in the ocean, like they could be easily swallowed by the outside world.
Carly don’t be sad
Life is crazy
Life is mad
Don’t be afraidCarly don’t be sad
That’s your destiny
The only chance
Take it, take it in your handsLife is mad
Age of Loneliness Lyrics
Don’t be afraid
IN(T) TYPE 4 (HEArt)
Enneagram Type 4: Romantic Individualist
Individualist, Artist, Over-Analyzer, Mystic or Melodramatic Elitist
„If you want, then start to laugh,
If you must, then start to cry,
Be yourself don’t hide
Just believe in destiny.
Don’t care what people say
Just follow your own way
Don’t give up and use the chance
To return to innocence.“ — Michael Cretu
4+5: The Introspective
Double withdrawn.
Paring that is the most introspective and focused on its inner life.
Enhances the natural wings of FOUR and FIVE.
- Genuinely feel different and separate from the crowd.
- Seek beauty and authenticity in the pursuit of knowledge.
- Often have odd or unusual interests.
- Often amass vast amount of knowledge and are often wise beyond their years.
Type 4 Virtues
Fours’ greatest strengths are their deep intuition, creativity and ability to transform painful life experiences into opportunities for profound growth and healing. This enables them to identify what is missing, and like a knight on a quest, they search until they find it or create it. Astute about human nature, Fours believe that everyone is an individual and that all emotions have value. Profound and insightful, they have an uncanny knack for transforming the dull and the ordinary into the exciting and extraordinary. Fours are able to see and appreciate what is truly unique, special and rare.
Katherine Chernick Fauvre
IN(T) TYPE 1 (Gut)
Enneagram Type 1: Moralist
Perfectionist, Reformer, Crusader or Critic
„Old rules and habits have to be rejected and dismissed so that something new can be created.“ — Michael Cretu
Type 1 – Overview
Ones want to be accurate, thorough, fair and objective.
Katherine Chernick Fauvre
More importantly, Ones want to be respectable, to do what is right and what they feel is appropriate.
Ones see themselves as rational, orderly and principled.
Ones would like others to see them as reliable, responsible and ethical. Ones idealized image is that they are hardworking and do what is right.
How does Michael Cretu work and how is his approach different?
The above video partly answers the question. Enigma is an INTJ (composer/voice/musician) & ESFJ (voice/acting/musician) band when he was with Sandra. His INTJ (Fe) connection blind spot is expressed in his decisions – Michael Cretu kept a low profile, gave few interviews, and avoided concert tours.
The Times Interview
As jobs go, it is not a bad one. You work in your recording studio in your spectacular home atop a hill in Ibiza creating music. You don’t promote your work by touring; you barely give interviews; the public doesn’t know your face. And yet your music sells, it sells relentlessly, not just in Europe and America, but you have smash hits in Thailand and Malaysia. Within a decade you have racked up almost 30 million sales. Occasionally you leave home in your jet, perhaps to make a video, but mostly you are happy to stay in the sin with your pop-star wife and twin sons.
The Times, 26.10.2001
He refers to himself as an alchemist of sound in his lab and as shown above he is clearly research-oriented.
Tritype® 145, 154, 415, 451, 514, 541-The Researcher
Katherine Chernick Fauvre
If you are a 145, you are diligent, intuitive, and knowledgeable. [..] Motivated to be informed, you are research-oriented.
For him his introversion and extroversion tend to depend on the situation, therefore, he may not fit the 458 Scholar definition of “Somewhat introverted” – The scholar is perhaps the most socially introverted of all types.
His work is highly original and as presented above he is interested in some of the major abstract subjects such as Religion, Myths, Numerology, etc…
Tritype® 145, 154, 415, 451, 514, 541-The Researcher
Katherine Chernick Fauvre
You like to learn and will deeply study whatever captures your interest.
Original 3 INFP INTP INTJ
Neojungian Typology
He cares about nuances as expressed in his art and for instance his song “Why …?” illustrates the frustration of Type 1. (One is a frustration type.)
Attention
Katherine Chernick Fauvre
Ones attention goes outward, to the environment, to creating improvements, correcting imperfections and righting what is wrong. In their search for what is perfect, they can become mired in details and lose sight of their original goal and intention. Often it is more important to complete a task than to wait for perfection.
His YouTube channel does show he is highly intellectual.
Tritype® 145, 154, 415, 451, 514, 541-The Researcher
Katherine Chernick Fauvre
You seek and quote the opinions of experts to avoid being uncertain and seen as ignorant.
INTJ key words
Independent, Deep, Reserved, Intellectual, Intense, Future-focused, Driven, Tenacious, Direct, Private
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