Adrian Sina

Early life and career beginnings

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.

Career with Akcent

In 2001, Marius Nedelcu, Sorin Brotnei and Mihai Gruia joined Sina and together they recreated the band Akcent. They released the single "Ţi-am promis" (I Promised You) which became an overnight success in Romania, becoming a number-one single on the Romanian Top 100 and propelled the group into widespread fame and acclaim. Following the success of the single, they also released an album. Sina collaborated with Marius Moga and together they produced În culori (In Colors) which became the biggest-selling album of 2002 in Romania, where it was also certified Gold in less than three weeks, a national record. As of 2013, the album is now a certified Multi-Platinum by the Uniunea Naţională a Producătorilor de Fonograme din România. In the following years, the band released numerous albums, such as 100 BPM (2003), Poveste de viaţă (2004) and S.O.S. (2005) which spawned major hit singles such as "Prima iubire ", "Buchet de trandafiri" and "M-am indragostit lulea", which have all become top-ten singles in their homeland. In 2005, they released "Dragoste de inchiriat" which became their all-time greatest hit. Because of the popular demand, an English version was also released, entitled "Kylie" which became a top-five single in countries like Germany and Netherlands. A compilation album The First Chapter was than released to the international market. Two more albums were put out since then and are titled King of Disco and Fără lacrimi.

Solo ventures

In the past, he wrote all the songs for his band but never ventured on a solo career. In 2010, Adi Sina released his first solo single, called "Hold On". It was a top-thirty success in Romania, but it was also a major hit in other Balkan countries. A year later, he recorded a new song with the vocals of British singer Beverlei Brown. "I Can't Live Without You" became an instant hit in Romania, where it debuted at number-forty on the Romanian Top 100, setting a record for highest debut that week. The record was previously held by Lady Gaga with the song "Alejandro", but it was then broken by Rihanna with "California King Bed", three months after Sina's achievement. The song was also a constant hit at nightclubs all over Europe, with its video being shot in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Later that year, a new song was released, "Angel", featuring Sandra N. And had its video shot in New York City. The song broke into the top ten of the Romanian Top 100 and gave Sina his first solo single to do so. It was also the sixteenth most played song in Romania in 2012 and also one of the best-selling digital singles of that year in Greece.

Return to Akcent and production

In early 2014, Sina reactivated the project Akcent, releasing the group's first ever EP, Around the World. The EP consists of six different songs of EDM and Dance music genres, including the international hit "Kamelia", featuring Lidia Buble. That song in particular reached over 30 million hits on YouTube, gathering nearly 20 million views on one main channel. Buble, a talented young singer, is part of Sina's team and works with him, under the sub-label Premium Artist at their studio. Along with Sina, she had the longest-reigning number-one single in the Romanian Top 100 during Q2 and Q3 of 2014 with the song "Noi simtim la fel" (We feel the same). He released a single, entitled "Arde ceva" (Something Burning) which was released in 2013. Songs "Lacrimi curg", international hit "Dilemma" and "Tu m-ai dat gata" followed, and his latest release is a collaboration with Cojo, namely "Zile bune, zile rele".

In 2014, Adrian Sina was named "Best songwriter in Romania".

Personal life

He attended classes at the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography, preparing himself for being an actor, but then he chose music. He also stated that when he was young he wanted to become a ranger.