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Akcent
OriginBucharest, Romania
GenresDance, Europop
InstrumentSinging
Years active1999–present
LabelsRoton Romania Ltd./Carosello Records
MembersAdrian Claudiu Sînă

Sorin Ştefan Brotnei

Mihai Gruia
Past membersMarius Nedelcu

Ramona Barta

Corneliu Ulici

Akcent is a Romanian dance-pop act.

Biography

Adrian Claudiu Sînă started the group in 1999. At the time, it consisted of him and his female counterpart, Ramona Barta.

Their debut Romanian album În culori was released in Romania on 10 January 2002, it included the single "Ţi-am promis".

Akcent's English debut album French Kiss with Kylie was released in Europe on 23 August 2006, it included their 2 European hit singles: "Kylie" and "Jokero". Their song "French Kiss" (the English version of "9 mai") is a cover of "Extemporal la dirigenţie" by Stela Enache. Akcent's single "Kylie" charted on several European music charts (http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Akcent&titel=Kylie&cat=s). "Kylie" also became a moderate hit in North America, charting on the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.

In 2007, "King of Disco" and "Red Bikini," from the album King of Disco, were released. The album was also released that year.

In April 2008 Marius Nedelcu left the band. After Marius left Corneliu Ulici, a former member of the Romanian group, Bliss. However, in September 2009, after 18 months, Corneliu Ulici left the band to dedicate his time to his acting career.

In 2008 Edward Maya was signed to produce Akcent's album Fără lacrimi (No Tears). The international music hits: "That's My Name", "Stay With Me" and "Lover's Cry" were all under Edward Maya's brand / signature sound.

In 2009 the band released the album Fără lacrimi. Two songs from the album, "Stay With Me" and "That's My Name," have charted in Romania and many other countries, including: Greece, Armenia, Russia, Poland, Turkey, Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Kenya, Egypt, Lebanon, Ukraine, Pakistan, India, Tunisia, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Albania, Bangladesh, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria, UAE and The Sultanate of Oman.

Discography

Albums