Adrian Minune (real name Adrian Simionescu, born 24 September 1974) is a
Romanian
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manele
Manele (from Romanian, ''fem.'' ''sg.'' manea; ''pl.'' manele, the plural form being more common) is a genre of pop folk music from Romania.
The manele can be divided into "classical manele" and "modern manele". The "classical manele" are a ...
singer of
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descent. He was born in the Ștefăneștii de Jos commune near Bucharest, more exactly in the commune centre.
Came to fame in the early 2000’s with popular hits such as: “Jumătate tu, Jumătate eu”, “Așa sunt zilele mele”, “Chef de Chef” and “Au inima mea”.
He is also recognised by his small stature, previously using the stage name Adrian Copilul Minune (Adrian the Wonder Kid) but this hasn’t stopped him from being one of the most recognised artists in Romania.
One major hit for the Manele Singer was at the
Neversea Festival in 2019, when the Swedish DJ Salvatore Ganacci
Emir Kobilić (), known professionally as Salvatore Ganacci (), is a Bosnian-Swedish DJ and record producer. His performances at Tomorrowland in 2018 and 2019 became viral.
Early life
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honored him by playing his famous song “Așa sunt zilele mele”.
Personal life
Adrian Minune married his longtime life-partner Elena in 2004, and has two daughters and a son with her. His mother, Florenţa, who raised him alone since he was two years old, also lives with them.
Filmography
He has made appearances in:
* ''
Gadjo dilo
''The Crazy Stranger'' (original title: ''Gadjo dilo'' – Romanes for ''"Crazy Gadjo"'')The Romanian title of the film is ''Străinul nebun'', "The Crazy Foreigner". In a version subtitled in English by Heidi Wood, TVS Titra Film, offered by Ne ...
'' (1997) as L'Enfant Prodige
* ''
The Rage'' (''Furia'') (2002) as himself
See also
*
Manele
Manele (from Romanian, ''fem.'' ''sg.'' manea; ''pl.'' manele, the plural form being more common) is a genre of pop folk music from Romania.
The manele can be divided into "classical manele" and "modern manele". The "classical manele" are a ...
*
Lăutari
The Romanian language, Romanian word lăutar (; plural: ''lăutari'') denotes a class of musicians.
The term was adopted by members of a professional clan of Romani musicians in the late 18th century. The term is derived from ''lăută'', the ...
*
Nicolae Guţă Nicolae may refer to:
* Nicolae (name), an Aromanian and Romanian name
* ''Nicolae'' (novel), a 1997 novel
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*Nicolai (disambiguation)
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Given name
*Ni ...
*
Costi Ioniţă
Costi may refer to:
*a Romanian village, part of Vânători, Galați commune
People
*Cozi Costi, British musician
*Giandomenico Costi (born 1969), Italian football player
* Konstantinos "Costis" Stephanopoulos (1926–2016), president of Greece ...
References
Article about Minune's wedding
External links
*
list of top tracksListen to Radio ManeleRadio ManeleRadio Manele Online*
1974 births
Living people
Romani singers
Romanian Romani people
Romanian manele singers
Lăutari and lăutărească music
21st-century Romanian singers
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