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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Connect-R
Person · male · Romania · Bucharest · born 1982 · recording since 2006
Romanian musician, producer and occasional actor
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Also known as Ștefan Mihalache · コネクトR
Timeline
5 events▣ Album 3◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Loca
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography176 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1379181488
Biography
Ștefan Relu Mihalache (born 9 June 1982), better known by his stage name Connect-R, is a Romanian rapper, singer, producer, and occasional actor. He is best known for his association with Romanian hip hop group R.A.C.L.A. early in his career and the successful solo career that followed his leaving of the group. He has been noted as having a baritone-range singing voice and an eclectic musical style.
Early life and career
Mihalache was born on 9 June 1982 in Bucharest, and he is of Roma descent. By the age of 8, he became a professional dancer as a member of the dance group Primăvara. By the age of 15, he had become involved with hip hop music and in 1997 recorded "Observ", the first track in his professional career. He has one child.
He was chosen by Disney Channel Romania to sing "Sunt legat în lanț" song from the animated series Phineas and Ferb.
He also sings in Romanian the main theme of the animated movie - Treasure Planet.
Studio albums
Dacă dragostea dispare (2007)
From Nothing to Something (2012)
Drăgostit (2016)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 21 | 87.5th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 20 | 45.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (21 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 54:26
1Intro3:152Nu-ți Pierde Dragostea3:353Dacă Dragostea Dispare4:584Ieri4:285Dangeros3:356Când Te-am Văzut Prima Oară3:317Revendic Suflet Pierdut (Povestea Ta)3:358Roca Bomb3:079E Cum Vrem Noi3:3110Fără3:4011Fata De La Țară3:5612I Love The Gipsy1:4913Baby Don't Cry3:2814The Thrue (Cam Așa Sună În Engleză)3:3915Nu Mai Minți2:5816Outro1:212012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:10
1Vara nu dorm3:022Love Is the Way3:103Burning Love3:444Funky Fresh3:185The Love of Music3:376Still3:407Ring the Alarm3:178Take It Slow (radio edit)3:399I Got Love3:2610Murderer3:172021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 33:11
1Culoare3:462Am Sosul Ăla3:003Drogul Meu Neinterzis3:474Independența4:195Nonșalant3:026Cântăreți De Karaoke3:447Înapoi La Zero4:518Îmi Pare Rău3:189De Vorbă Cu Mine3:24
Single · 17
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | LocaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:231Loca (Eurovision Edit)3:23 | 2006 | ||
| 2008 | SunshineSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 10:261Sunshine (Treitl Hammond Radio Edit)3:41 2Sunshine (Treitl Hammond Mix)6:45 | 5 July 2008 | ||
| 2009 | 4 The Love of MusicSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:3914 The Love Of Music3:39 | 2009 | ||
| 2009 | Burning LoveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:451Burning Love3:45 | 2009 | ||
| 2010 | StillSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:401Still3:40 | 2010 | ||
| 2010 | AmericandrimSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:301Americandrim3:30 | 16 November 2010 | ||
| 2011 | Take It SlowSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:391Take It Slow3:39 | 2 February 2011 | ||
| 2011 | Ring The AlarmSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:171Ring The Alarm3:17 | 2 February 2011 | ||
| 2012 | Love Is The WaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:101Love Is The Way3:10 | 4 October 2012 | ||
| 2013 | Vedeta MeaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:001Vedeta Mea (Radio Edit)3:00 | 29 April 2013 | ||
| 2013 | Bagă BaniSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:481Bagă Bani3:48 | 13 May 2013 | ||
| 2014 | Aroma (SOA Deejays remix)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:071Aroma (SOA Deejays remix)3:07 | Remix | 14 April 2014 | |
| 2022 | SupertareSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:041Supertare3:04 | 31 May 2022 | ||
| 2023 | Lasa‐ma Sa Te… (DJ Dark Remix)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:311Lasa‐ma Sa Te… (DJ Dark Remix)2:31 | 28 March 2023 | ||
| 2026 | HauSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:251Hau2:25 | 22 January 2026 | ||
| 2026 | Cum Vrea EaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:521Cum Vrea Ea2:52 | 19 February 2026 | ||
| 2026 | IzabelaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:271Izabela2:27 | 16 April 2026 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | DrăgostitSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 59:361Drăgostit3:19 2Vara Nu Dorm3:02 3Bagă Mare3:19 4Bani Cu Dobândă3:12 5Dă-Te-N Dragostea Mea3:26 6Noi Ne Potrivim3:08 7Love Is The Way3:10 8Sweet 162:46 9Funky Fresh3:18 104 The Love Of Music3:37 11Still3:40 12Ring The Alarm3:17 13Take It Slow3:39 14Vedeta Mea3:00 15Burning Love3:44 16Tren De Noapte3:41 17Rece Ca Decembrie3:24 18Căldură Mare (Midiots Rework)2:54 | Compilation | 2016 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Connect-R head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 21 | 87.5th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 20 | 45.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| R.A.C.L.A.(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Connect-R_%284%29.JPGaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0495e8a3-85b1-4971-89d9-cf78e6f944c4discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0495e8a3-85b1-4971-89d9-cf78e6f944c4core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5161361genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5161361seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connect-Rbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connect-R
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Razvan Socol · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q5161361 · MusicBrainz: 0495e8a3-85b1-4971-89d9-cf78e6f944c4
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