Biography
Members
Group consisting of:
- Adrian Claudiu Sana
- Sorin Ştefan Brotnei
- Mihai Gruia
Former members:
- Marius Nedelcu
- Ramona Barta
Adrian Claudiu Sana started the group in 1999. At the time, it consisted of him and his female counterpart, Ramona Barta.
Akcent's single "Kylie" has risen to the top of several European music charts. "Kylie" also became a moderate hit in the
U.S., charting well on the
Hot Dance Singles Sales chart. Their debut Romanian album
In culori was released in Romania in 2002 on January 10, which had the hit single "Ti-am promis".
Their English debut album
French Kiss with Kylie was released in Europe in 2006 on August 23 and include their 2 European smash hits: "Kylie" and "Jokero". Their song French kiss (the English version of 9 mai) is a mere copy of "Extemporal la dirigentie" by Stela Enache (a Romanian singer that was highly acclaimed in the 80s and whose song "Ani de Liceu" with her husband is still a hit among teenagers).
In April 2008 Marius Nedelcu left the band.
In 2009 the band release new album Fara Lacrimi and the songs "Stay With Me" and "That's My Name" are huge at the radio stations in Romania and outside Romania in countries like Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, Croatia, Greece, Lituania, Israel, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Egypt and Albania.
Singles
"Ti-am promis" (2002) — #1 Romania
"Prima iubire" (2002) — #2 Romanian[1]
"In culori (2002) — #7 Romania
"Buchet de trandafiri" (2003) — #1 Romania
"Suflet pereche" (2003) — #4 Romania
"Poveste de viata" (2004)
Kylie (2005) — #1 Netherlands, #3 Belgium, #12 France, #4 Sweden, #1 Finland, #2 Norway, #2 Poland, #4 Russia, #20 Spain, #5 Ukraine, #2 Turkey
"Dragoste de inchiriat"/"Kylie" (2005) — #2 Romania,[2] #1 Poland, #4 Netherlands
"Jokero" (2005) — #1 Romania, #14 Poland, #18 Netherlands, #6 Russia
"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, #1 Serbia, #1 Turkey, #1 Bulgaria
"Lover's Cry" (2008) — #33 Poland, #1 Serbia, #3 Croatia, #2 Albania
"That's My Name" (2009) — #4 Romania, #1 Bulgaria, #1 Albania, #1 Jordan
"On And On (When The Lights Go Down)" (2009) — #1 Russia, #1 Ukraine, #1 Turkey, #1 Azerbaijan, #1 Lithuania, #5 Israel