Adrian Claudiu Sînă (; born 18 April 1977), better known as Adrian Sina or simply Adi Sina, is a

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

n singer-songwriter, record producer,

radio DJ A radio personality is a person who has an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality who hosts a radio show is also known as a radio host (North American English), radio presenter (British English) or radio jockey. Radio personali ...

and entertainer. He is best known for creating, producing and singing in the dance group

Akcent Akcent () is a Romanian dance pop group whose members sing in Romanian Language, Romanian, English Language, English and Spanish Language, Spanish. Their name originated as a wordplay on wikt:accent, ''accent''. Originally a duo, it consisted of A ...

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

with the song "Ultima vară" (''The Last Summer'') 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 Eastern Europe is a subregion of the Europe, European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural and socio-economic connotations. Its eastern boundary is marked by the Ural Mountain ...

, especially in the mid- to late 2000s. Their albums have been certified multi-

Platinum Platinum is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a density, dense, malleable, ductility, ductile, highly unreactive, precious metal, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name origina ...

by the Uniunea Naţională a Producătorilor de Fonograme din România and millions of copies were sold worldwide. Their

signature song A signature (; from , "to sign") is a depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent. Signatures are often, but not always, handwritten or styliz ...

was "Kylie", released in 2005. In the early 2010s, Sina decided to embark on 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 recorded some solo hits, such as "Hold On", "I Can't Live Without You" and "Angel". In 2011 he was on the judging panel of the '' Romanian X Factor'' where he coached the over 25s. In the meantime, he produced and wrote several number-one and top-ten hits for up-and-rising artists such as

boyband A boy band is a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Many boy bands dance a ...

Maxim and singer Lidia Buble. He released a single, "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". In 2019 the singer was chosen by

Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Pictures is an American film Film production company, production company and subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios (division), the Walt Disney Studios, a division of Disney Entertainment, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company. The st ...

to provide the Romanian voice of Darwin in the live-action ''

G-Force The g-force or gravitational force equivalent is a Specific force, mass-specific force (force per unit mass), expressed in Unit of measurement, units of standard gravity (symbol ''g'' or ''g''0, not to be confused with "g", the symbol for ...

''.

Solo ventures

In the past, he wrote all the songs for his band but never ventured on a solo career. In 2010, Sina released his first solo single, called "Hold On". It reached the top-thirty success in Romania. A year later, he recorded a new song with the vocals of British singer

Beverlei Brown Beverlei Brown is a British R&B and soul singer. Brown gleaned her singing skills from her mother, who sang in her church's choir in Birmingham, England. When she was old enough, Brown sang with the choir and eventually became the leader. She ...

, its video being shot in

Sharm el-Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh (, , literally "bay of the Sheikh"), alternatively rendered Sharm el-Sheikh, Sharm el Sheikh, or Sharm El-Sheikh, is an Egyptian city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, on the coastal strip alo ...

, Egypt. Later that year, a new song was released, "Angel", featuring Sandra N. Its video was shot in

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

. The song broke into the top ten of the Romanian Top 100 and was Sina's first solo single to do so. It was the sixteenth most played song in Romania in 2012.

Return to Akcent and production

In early 2014, Sina reactivated the project

, releasing the group's first EP, ''Around the World''.

Personal life

He attended classes at the

Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography The I. L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film () is a public university in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 1954. It is named in honour of playwright Ion Luca Caragiale. History First theatre school The first theatre faculty in Buch ...

, preparing to be an actor, but then he chose music. He also stated that when he was young he wanted to become a ranger.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sina, Adrian 1977 births Living people People from Baia Mare Romanian dance musicians 21st-century Romanian male singers 21st-century Romanian singers Romanian electronic musicians Romanian male singer-songwriters