Akcent

Akcent
Origin	Bucharest, Romania
Genres	Dance, Europop
Instruments	Singing
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Roton Romania Ltd./Carosello Records
Members
Adrian Claudiu Sînă Sorin Ştefan Brotnei Mihai Gruia
Past members
Marius 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

În culori (2002)

1. Ţi-am promis
2. Cel mai dulce cadou
3. Prima iubire
4. Dă-mi un tel
5. Departe de tine
6. În culori
7. Spune-mi
8. Într-o noapte târziu
9. Măcar
10. Nici o zi fără tine

100 bpm (2003)

1. Intro
2. Buchet de trandafiri
3. O rază de iubire
4. Azi plâng numai eu
5. Interludiu
6. O ploaie de lacrimi
7. Suflet pereche
8. Interludiu
9. Durere fără sfârşit
10. Mi-eşti dragă
11. 0721 AKCENT
12. Nu refuza dragostea
13. Când vine seara
14. Interludiu
15. O rază de iubire (Unu' club remix)
16. Buchet de trandafiri (Unu' downtempo remix)

Poveste de viaţă (2004)

1. Poveste de viaţă
2. Spune-mi (hey baby!)
3. S-ajung o stea
4. Iar şi iar
5. Te văd, te simt, te doresc
6. Vreau să ştii

S.O.S. (2005)

1. Dragoste de închiriat
2. Ultima vară 2005
3. Dă-mi dragostea
4. Singura cale
5. S.O.S
6. Enigma
7. M-am îndrăgostit lulea (feat. Laura)
8. I'm buying your whisky
9. Dragoste de închiriat (extended version)
10. Azi plâng numai eu (Gigi D'Agostino remix)
11. Buchet de trandafiri (DJ Pandolfi Italian version)
12. Buchet de trandafiri (Gigi D'Agostino dondolandomix)

Primul capitol (2006)

1. Jokero (spanglish version)
2. Dragoste de închiriat
3. 9 mai
4. Ţi-am promis
5. Prima iubire
6. În culori
7. Cel mai dulce cadou
8. Buchet de trandafiri
9. Suflet pereche
10. Poveste de viaţă
11. Spune-mi (hey baby!)
12. French Kiss
13. Kylie
14. Kylie (Crush rock remix)
15. Kylie (Black Sea mix)
16. Kylie (DJ Wins mix)
17. Kylie (Crush thunderdoom remix)

King of Disco (2007)

1. King of Disco
2. Let's Talk About It
3. Religious Girl
4. Baby
5. Feel Me
6. La passion
7. Phonesex
8. Four Seasons in One Day
9. I Swear
10. Red Bikini
11. Last Summer

Fără lacrimi (2009)

1. Stay with Me
2. That's My Name
3. Delight
4. Lacrimi (feat. Alexa)
5. Umbrela ta
6. True Believer
7. Run Away
8. Vreau să fiu cu tine până în zori
9. Lover's Cry
10. Next to Me
11. O noapte şi o zi
12. I Turn Around the World
13. Stay With Me (Edward Maya Club Remix)
14. Stay With Me (Edward Maya Vibe Remix)

International Albums

• French Kiss with Kylie (2006)
• French Kiss with Kylie - Re-Release (2007)
• True Believers (2009)

Singles

• "Ţi-am promis" (2002) — #2 Romania
• "Prima iubire" (2002) — #2 Romanian
• "În culori (2002) — #7 Romania
• "Buchet de trandafiri" (2003) — #3 Romania
• "Suflet pereche" (2003) — #4 Romania
• "Poveste de viaţă" (2004)\* "Spune-mi (Hei Baby!)" (2004)\* "Kylie" (2005) — #4 Netherlands, #22 Belgium, #21 \]fkkmeprpkdpkgpdmksa[rance, #18 Sweden, #8 Finland, #18 Denmark, #4 Russia, #5 Ukraine, #2 Turkey, #91 Germany, #1 Greece
• "Dragoste de închiriat"/"Kylie" (2005) — #2 Romania, #1 Poland, #4 Netherlands
• "Jokero" (2005) — #1 Romania, #27 Netherlands, #7 Sweden, #1 Greece
• "French Kiss" (2006) — #9 Romania, #35 Poland
• "Phonesex" (2007) — #9 Romania, #54 Poland
• "King of Disco" (2007) — #7 Romania, #31 Poland
• "Let's Talk About It" (2007) — #7 Romania, #19 Poland
• "Umbrela ta" (2008)
• "Stay with Me" (2008) — #1 Romania, #9 Bulgaria, #5 Pakistan, #3 Jamaica, #1 Greece
• "Lover's Cry" (2008) — #33 Poland, #1 Serbia, #3 Croatia, #4 Macedonia, #2 Albania, #5 Jordan
• "That's My Name" (2009) — #4 Romania, #12 Bulgaria, #1 Albania, #1 Jordan, #1 Greece, #1 Maldives
• "Happy People" (2009)
• "Love Stoned" (2010) - #41 Romania, #7 Pakistan
• "Spanish Lover" (2010)
• "My Passion" (2010) - #2 Romania, #7 Kenya
• "Feelings on Fire"(2011)
• "I'm Sorry"(2011)

References

External links

• Official site
• Akcent music videoclips
• Adrian Sînă official