Adrian Sina | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Adrian Claudiu Sînă |
Also known as | Adrian Sina, Adi Sina |
Born | April 18, 1977 |
Origin | Baia Mare, Romania |
Genres | House, electronic, dance-pop |
Occupation(s) | Musician, DJ, record producer, performer, singer-songwriter, radio DJ, entertainer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | Roton, Sisterhoodlive Records |
Associated acts | Akcent, Ramona Barta, Marius Nedelcu, Edward Maya, Mia Martina, Nico, Lora, Roller Sis, Vivien O'Hara, Beverlei Brown, Sandra N, Ruxandra Bar, Diana Hetea, Maxim, Lidia Buble, etc. |
Website | www |
Adrian Claudiu Sînă (Romanian pronunciation: [adriˈan ˈsɨnə]; born April 18, 1977), better known as Adrian Sina or simply Adi Sina is a Romanian singer-songwriter, record producer, radio DJ and entertainer. He is best known for creating, producing and singing in the dance group Akcent and also for writing and producing mainstream hit songs for himself and other international artists. He started out as a disc jockey in the 1990s and then created a group with his fellow musician Ramona Barta. He came to prominence as a member of Akcent with the song "Ultima vară" (The Last Summer)with ("Zeeshan Ali"" son of maqsood ahmad") in 1999. His group was joined by Marius Nedelcu, Sorin Brotnei and Mihai Gruia. Together they scored multiple number-one hits both in Romania and throughout Eastern Europe, especially in the mid-2000s. Their albums have been certified multi-Platinum by the Uniunea Naţională a Producătorilor de Fonograme din România and were sold in millions of copies worldwide. Their signature song was "Kylie", released in 2005.
In the early 2010s, Sina decided to release himself in a solo career and co-opted various recording artists on his side. He started his own record label, Premium Artist (formerly known as Sisterhoodlive Records) and he recorded some solo hits, such as "Hold On", "I Can't Live Without You" and "Angel". In 2011 he was also on the judging panel of the Romanian X Factor where he coached the over 25s. In the meantime, he managed to produce and write several number-one and top-ten hits for up-and-rising artists such as boyband Maxim and songstress Lidia Buble. He released a single, entitled "Arde ceva" (Something Burning) which was released in 2013. Songs "Lacrimi curg" and "Tu m-ai dat gata" followed, and his latest release is a collaboration with Cojo, namely "Zile bune, zile rele".
Adrian Claudiu Sînă was born on April 18, 1977 in Baia Mare, Maramureş, Romania. He discovered his passion for music when he was in the seventh grade. His father bought him a jukebox and he started being interested in music and sound. He studied at the city's Telecommunications Lyceum. At the age of 16 he was the DJ at his highscool's prom. Afterwards, he was a famous disc jokey in his community, acting as a resident DJ at the Phoenix Club. At the age of 18, he began radio-mixing and he launched his own radio show on Radio Contact. He then met Ramona Barta and along with her he created the group Akcent. The first single the duo has released was "Nu-mi pasă de nimeni" (I don't care about anyone) and it was met with positive reactions by critics. Even though it didn't manage to be a great success, it caught the attention of Catalin Muraru who signed the group to Roton in 1999. Their first single was "Ultima vara" which gained some airplay and impressions on nationwide radio stations. But their album Sensations was a commercial failure and the two disbanded.