Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Ștefan Bănică
Person · male · Romania · Bucharest · born 1967 · recording since 1996
Romanian actor and singer
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Also known as Ștefan Bănică Junior · Ștefan Bănică, Jr. · 小斯蒂芬·巴尼卡
Timeline
12 events▣ Album 10◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Te... rock frumos
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography224 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1357305044
Biography
Ștefan Bănică Jr. (Romanian pronunciation: [ʃteˈfan bəˈnikə]; born October 18, 1967) is a Romanian actor, singer, film director, and television presenter.
Biography
Bănică was born in Bucharest to actor Ștefan Bănică Sr. and journalist Sanda Vlad-Liteanu. He graduated from the Ion Luca Caragiale High School. In his early career, he starred in multiple successful romance films (Liceenii, Liceenii Rock'n'Roll). He is well-known in Romania for presenting Dansez pentru tine, the most long-lived dance competition ever aired in the country – broadcast on Pro TV, as well as for his current role as a talent judge on the Romanian X Factor – broadcast on Antena 1. He is the father of the singer Radu Ștefan Bănică, born on February 7, 2002, also in Bucharest. He has another child, Ana Violeta Bănică, born on December 15, 2007.
Later, he concentrated on television acting, playing the character of Ciupanezu in the TV series Băieți buni ("Good Guys"), which aired on Pro TV in 2005. That same year, Bănică also played the role of Billy Flynn in the Romanian stage version of the musical Chicago at the National Theatre in Bucharest.
He released several rock music albums and successfully toured the country. In January 2006, he married television producer and show host Andreea Marin. In January 2013, they announced their divorce on amicable terms. They have a daughter together.
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 | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 16 | 37.8th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (11 release groups · 10 studio albums)
Albums · 10
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 51:06
1Rodica4:032Fii gagica mea4:203Fără rost3:274Muncitorul român3:555Cavalerul Costel3:006El te place3:417...Lui4:108(Nu pot) să înțeleg3:389Mă calci pe nervi3:0610Cântec fără titlu4:1511Crețu' (zis și flețu')5:0812Urâta3:0913Prezentare5:142000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 46:34
A1Poveste3:20A2Armata3:32A3Nuti5:12A4Bubulina Gospodina3:40A5Noi Cei De Acum3:48B6Room Service4:50B7Mi-e Dor De Ochii Tai4:46B8Fata Cu Ochii De Margean3:04B9Prosopul3:20B10Piticu Round&Round3:50B11S-o Crezi Tu3:37B12Durli-Durli-Da3:352000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 24:57
1E Moș Crăciun3:462Doar un Crăciun cu tine!2:523Sărbătoarea sfântă2:454Moș Crăciun cu plete dalbe2:405O, ce veste minunată2:486White Christmas2:007Blue Christmas3:528Peace in the Valley2:309Christmas Comes1:44De Dragoste... În Toate Felurile
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 46:57
1Găsește-Mi Loc În Inima Ta3:262Am Uitat4:353Fata Din Visul Meu3:314Georget3:295Asta A Fost, Atât A Rămas3:376Încă O Zi5:117Ăsta-s Eu!3:548Te Iubesc4:359Marus Cocoon3:5010Fiara5:0111Iani5:482003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks
1Ce e dragostea? (live acoustic)2Mi-e dor de ochii tăi (live acoustic)3Nu trece zi (live acoustic)4Cine ești (chip de lună) (live acoustic)5Ce frumoasă ești azi (live acoustic)6Aceeași (live acoustic)7Am s-o aștept mereu (live acoustic)8Tu și eu (live acoustic)9Mi-e dor de tine (live acoustic)10Te iubesc, femeie! (live acoustic)11Strânge-mă-n brațe (live acoustic)12Poveste de mai / Găsește-mi loc în inima ta (live acoustic)13Dragostea doare (live acoustic)2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 49:30
1Am s-o aștept mereu4:132Nu plânge, baby3:543Cine ești (chip de lună)?4:164Anemona4:045Iubește-o sincer5:016Cât poți fi de uau!3:177Zori de zi4:228Ești tot ce am mai bun3:509Nu mai cred nimic3:4310Veta3:4111Toată lumea se distrează4:1012Ce-am iubit4:592005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 59:51
1Cum am ajuns să te iubesc2:592Prosopul4:393Fii gagica mea4:544Iubește sincer5:135Bubulina gospodina3:246Noi cei de acum4:387Am s-o aștept mereu4:398Încă o zi5:179Mi-e dor de ochii tai5:4910Te iubesc, femeie (bărbate)!5:2911Fata din visul meu3:3112Toată lumea dansează4:4213Viața e frumoasă (bonus)4:372007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks
1Aceeași2S-o facem lată3Fata4Împreună5Dansează baba6Tu și eu7Tanța8Mi-e dor de tine9Mr. Rock'n'roll10Protest11Nopți în turneu12Stop! (Vreau o schimbare!)13Epilog2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 49:37
1Strânge-mă-n brațe5:582Gustul dragostei4:093Cântec pentru Violeta4:434Fă-mi loc în patul tău4:315Nu trece zi4:166Super-love3:317Ce frumoasă ești azi3:508E beznă rău (în capul tău)!3:349Dragostea doare5:0510E dreptul tău3:4211La mulți ani, de ziua ta!2:5612România împreună3:222012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 49:26
1Altceva5:122Ce e dragostea?4:413E-un cîine maxim, bă!3:234Înger pe pămînt4:415Pînă la capăt2:466Nu e prea tîrziu3:257Vino3:278Dacă nu ești tu3:319Alerg printe stele3:3010Super-fată cea cu vino-ncoa (Cîntecul tocilarului)3:3911Sunt în limbă (După ea)!2:5512Ce e dragostea? (Varianta originală - Bonus track)4:3613Noaptea de crăciun (Bonus track)3:40
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | În concertSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks1Ăsta-S Eu! (Live) 2Mi-E Dor De Ochii Tăi (Live) 3This Cat (Live) 4Room Service (Live) 5Înca O Zi (Live) 6Sweet Chariot (Live) 7Rodica (Live) 8Ani De Liceu (Live) 9Te Iubesc Femeie (Live) 10Doar Un Crăciun (Live) 11Can't Help Falling in Love (Live) 12Poveste Rock'N'Roll (Live) 13Găsește-Mi Loc În Inima Ta (Live) 14Pretty Woman (Live) | 2003 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ștefan Bănică head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 16 | 37.8th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stefan_Banica_Jr.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1f0d9c7e-8567-4bf0-8e07-d1e50ebc78b3discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1f0d9c7e-8567-4bf0-8e07-d1e50ebc78b3core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277006seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%98tefan_B%C4%83nic%C4%83_Jr.biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%98tefan_B%C4%83nic%C4%83_Jr.
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Romanian musicians
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Image: Fire_Eyes · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q277006 · MusicBrainz: 1f0d9c7e-8567-4bf0-8e07-d1e50ebc78b3
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