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Akcent
Based in 2001, Akcent is one of the best bands Romania has ever had. In culori (In Bright Colors) went Gold and Platinum in a very short time from its release in January 2001 and their debut single Ti-am Promis (I Promised you) made history...
After a long perios of gigs, in 2003 the boys make a big comeback with the new album 100 BPM. The title of the album has a special meaning, as 100 BPM is the rhythm of the heart during a kiss. The first single was Buchet de trandafiri (Rose Bouquet) followed by the beautiful ballad, Suflet pereche (Soul Mate), two very different but at the
same time entertaining and interesting videos. 2004 was for Akcent the year that brought them a contract with Media Records Italy-the home of Gigi D'agostino.
Their song Azi plang numai eu (I'm the only one crying today) iwas featured on the successful international compilation released by Gigi D'agostino, Benessere.
Their third album relased in Romania was also a success.
The single Poveste de viata (Life story) reached high places in the charts. Dragoste de inchiriat (Kylie, as known all over Europe), the first single from their 2005 LP has blown away Romanian charts, but the big difference between this single and the previous ones is that it made Akcent internationally famous, because it reached first places in music charts in countries like The Netherlands, France, Sweden, Finalnd, Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria.
Akcent spent most of the 2007 summer in Poland with many gigs all over the country, meeting fans they used to talk on the internet. Besides Poland, Akcent were also touring again in Russia and Northern Europe. MTV Russia even followed the guys for more days in order to shoot an all-Akcent documentary which they broadcasted several
times due to fans demand.
In april 2008, Marius Nedelcu decided to leave the band in order to follow a solo career. But Akcent still remained Akcent. Umbrela Ta (Your Umbrella) had to be released somewhere in may, but due to many problems that apperead in time they never managed to make the song a smash hit and actually release it. It was only featured on their myspace page, and had more than 20,000 plays in just 2 months, a record number for a romanian band.
While touring the last months Adrian, Mihai and Sorin also found the time to write a few more songs for their upcoming album to be released at the end of this year, with a more clubbin sound which will keep the dancefloors crowded everywhere.
Their new single 'Stay With Me' was released in Romania and is still growing and jumping higher and higher through romanian charts. The big surprise is that it will be released in different versions for some countries. Stay tuned to find out more, and until then find and request 'Stay With Me' on the nearest radio station