Horia Brenciu (; born Horea Augustus Brenciu on 27 August 1972 in

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n singer, television host for the Romanian version of ''

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'', entertainer, and philanthropist. He studied at National College

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from Braşov, then he continued to Şcoala Populară de Artă Braşov, at piano and canto class, and in 1998 he finished The Theater Academy in

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. At 18 years old he started his musical career by singing with the piano in his own band, ''"Apropo"''. In 1993, he entered into the world of television as the host for a popular show, at that time called ''Robingo'' at TVR. In the following years he was a prominent TV presenter, and he was the host of some kids' shows, such a
''TIP TOP MINITOP''
an
''KIKI RIKI MIKI''
(1998–2001). In 2002, he created one of the most important brands in

, ''HB Media'', and from 2004 to 2010, he was the planner of ''Stars on Mariott'' and other popular shows for

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. From 2003, he made a stand by creating "Cabaret Nights at Hilton",

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shows which have been enjoyed by international cycus stars and some Romanian celebrities. In 2002, Horia Brenciu did the first step for HB Orchestra, a powerful project very active in the background for many artists in Romania. A project with thousands of concerts and live acts, at present the project with

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, the winner from

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can be watched at

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in the show ''Serviciul Român de Comedie''. In 2007 Brenciu released his first album, ''35'', and in 2008 he received some awards from Radio Romania International in "The best male voice" category. In 1997

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Romania chose the artist to sing the main theme of the animated series

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TV show

*''Robingo'' *''Tip Top Minitop'' *
Kiki Riki Miki
' *''Ora 6 fix'' *''Sarabanda'' *''Național TV Bingo Liberty'' *''Neața'' *''Neața în Epoca de piatră'' *''Gong Show'' *''Înfruntarea'' *''Asul din Mânecă'' *''

'' (coach) (seasons 1–3, 9) *''

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'' (judge) (season 5) *''

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'' (judge) (season 4–8) *''

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'' (judge) (season 1-2)

Songs

* "Funky Party" * "Cine ești tu?" * "La la la" * "Lucruri simple" * "La radio" * "La fel" * "Septembrie, luni" * "It's you" (feat. Kamara) * "Close to me" * "Love is.." (feat. Cristi Cretu) * "Prolog" * "Hello" *"Sunt cine vreau sa fiu" *"O noua zi" *"Do what you like" *"Tu"

References

Horia Brenciu Media Entertainment
Interview

8 September 2010, Raluca Moisă, ''Adevărul''

5 March 2011, Magda Spiridon, Mihnea-Petru Pârvu, ''Evenimentul zilei''

16 March 2012, Anca Simionescu, ''Evenimentul zilei'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Brenciu, Horia Romanian television personalities 1972 births Living people 21st-century Romanian male singers