Artists from Romania
101 published artists from Romania, led by Inna, Edward Maya and Alexandra Stan.
At a glance
101 published artists from Romania; 467 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists1 tier 1 · 3 tier 2 · 97 tier 3
- 101
- Release groups
- 1,666
- Studio albums
- 559
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 467
- Timeline events
- 791
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 38.9M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 27.6 years
- Full biographies
- 38
- Biography words
- 76,016
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (20 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 2 |
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1980s | 13 |
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 20 |
| 2010s | 4 |
Genres in Romania
Top 8 genres by artist count. pop music is the most common, with 16 artists.
Covers from Romania
467 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
El Pasado
Inna · 2024
Champagne Problems #DQH1
Inna · 2022
Champagne Problems #DQH2
Inna · 2022
Heartbreaker
Inna · 2020
YO
Inna · 2019
Nirvana
Inna · 2017
INNA / Body and the Sun
Inna · 2015
Party Never Ends
Inna · 2012
I Am the Club Rocker
Inna · 2010
Hot
Inna · 2005
The Essentials
Edward Maya · 2025
Ancestors (Svarga Loka Vol. 2)
Edward Maya · 2020
Leaders
Vladimir Cosma has the most release groups (200); Georges Enescou the longest career (78 years); Sergiu Celibidache the most awards (9).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Vladimir Cosma | 200 |
| Inna | 186 |
| Edward Maya | 176 |
| Gheorghe Zamfir | 136 |
| Georges Enescou | 131 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Georges Enescou | 78 |
| Gică Petrescu | 74 |
| Roman Vlad | 63 |
| Dinu Lipatti | 62 |
| Vladimir Cosma | 59 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Sergiu Celibidache | 9 |
| Vladimir Cosma | 7 |
| Roman Vlad | 7 |
| Inna | 6 |
| Adriana Hölszky | 4 |
Related
Other countries with pop music artists, and the browse view for Romania.
pop music in other countries
- United States 596
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 252
- Japan 207
- France 160
- Canada 129
- Turkey 116
- Sweden 99
- Germany 75
Most famous artists from Romania

Inna
Romania · Person · born 1986
dance music
10.4M listeners · 57 wikis

Edward Maya
Romania · Person · born 1986
electronic music, electro house, techno, progressive house, Eurodance, deep house, tech house
14.8M listeners · 39 wikis

Alexandra Stan
Romania · Person · born 1989
pop music
7.5M listeners · 45 wikis

Phoenix
Romania · Group · 1962–present
hard rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, art rock, heavy metal music, world music
6.2M listeners · 11 wikis

Georges Enescou
Romania · Person · born 1881
opera, symphony, chamber music, piano
54 wikis

Elena Gheorghe
Romania · Person · born 1985
pop music
40 wikis
Sergiu Celibidache
Romania · Person · born 1912
classical music
38 wikis

Gheorghe Zamfir
Romania · Person · born 1941
pop music, Romanian folk music
36 wikis

Dinu Lipatti
Romania · Person · born 1917
classical music
31 wikis

Akcent
Romania · Group · 1999–present
dance-pop, electronic dance music, house music
27 wikis

Morandi
Romania · Group · 2004–present
Europop, Eurodance
25 wikis

Vladimir Cosma
Romania · Person · born 1940
jazz, opera, symphonic music
25 wikis
More from Romania
Showing 1–89 of 89 artists
Mihai Trăistariu
Romania · Person · born 1979
pop music
25 wikis · Tier 3

Maria Tănase
Romania · Person · born 1913
traditional folk music, chanson, operetta, romance
24 wikis · Tier 3

Roman Vlad
Romania · Person · born 1919
opera
22 wikis · Tier 3

Voltaj
Romania · Group · 1982–present
pop rock
22 wikis · Tier 3

Antonia Iacobescu
Romania · Person · born 1989
pop music, soul, rhythm and blues, dance music, electro, house music
21 wikis · Tier 3
Andreea Bălan
Romania · Person · born 1984
pop music
20 wikis · Tier 3

Nicoleta Alexandru
Romania · Person · born 1968
dance music
20 wikis · Tier 3

Haiducii
Romania · Person · born 1971
pop music, electronic dance music, future rave
18 wikis · Tier 3

Fanfare Ciocărlia
Romania · Group · 1996–present
Romani music, Balkan brass
18 wikis · Tier 3
Negură Bunget
Romania · Group · 1994–present
black metal
18 wikis · Tier 3

Grigoraș Dinicu
Romania · Person · born 1889
lăutărească music
15 wikis · Tier 3

Taraf de Haïdouks
Romania · Group · 1990–present
folk music, Gypsy jazz, lăutărească music
15 wikis · Tier 3
Connect-R
Romania · Person · born 1982
pop music
14 wikis · Tier 3

Constantin Brăiloiu
Romania · Person · born 1893
traditional folk music
14 wikis · Tier 3
Marius Constant
Romania · Person · born 1925
classical music, opera, ballet
14 wikis · Tier 3

Rudolf Wagner-Régeny
Romania · Person · born 1903
opera
14 wikis · Tier 3

Andreea Bănică
Romania · Person · born 1978
pop music
14 wikis · Tier 3

Paul Constantinescu
Romania · Person · born 1909
13 wikis · Tier 3
Horațiu Rădulescu
Romania · Person · born 1942
13 wikis · Tier 3
Anatol Vieru
Romania · Person · born 1926
classical music, opera, instrumental music
13 wikis · Tier 3

Tudor Gheorghe
Romania · Person · born 1945
13 wikis · Tier 3

Loredana Groza
Romania · Person · born 1970
pop music
13 wikis · Tier 3
Violeta Dinescu
Romania · Person · born 1953
opera
12 wikis · Tier 3

George Stephănescu
Romania · Person · born 1843
opera
12 wikis · Tier 3

Dimitrie Cuclin
Romania · Person · born 1885
12 wikis · Tier 3

Jonel Perlea
Romania · Person · born 1900
classical music
12 wikis · Tier 3

Anca Parghel
Romania · Person · born 1957
jazz
12 wikis · Tier 3

Liana Alexandra
Romania · Person · born 1947
11 wikis · Tier 3
Ana-Maria Avram
Romania · Person · born 1961
electronic music
11 wikis · Tier 3

Georges Boulanger
Romania · Person · born 1893
11 wikis · Tier 3

DJ Project
Romania · Group · 2000–present
pop music, dance music, dance-pop, electronic dance music, house music, trance, deep house
11 wikis · Tier 3

Delia Matache
Romania · Person · born 1982
11 wikis · Tier 3

Marius Moga
Romania · Person · born 1981
pop music
11 wikis · Tier 3
Ștefan Niculescu
Romania · Person · born 1927
11 wikis · Tier 3

Gică Petrescu
Romania · Person · born 1915
easy listening, light music
11 wikis · Tier 3
Romica Puceanu
Romania · Person · born 1927
11 wikis · Tier 3
Adriana Hölszky
Romania · Person · born 1953
opera
10 wikis · Tier 3

Ion Voicu
Romania · Person · born 1923
classical music
10 wikis · Tier 3

Fly Project
Romania · Group · 2005–present
dance music
10 wikis · Tier 3

Florian Pittiș
Romania · Person · born 1943
10 wikis · Tier 3
Gabi Luncă
Romania · Person · born 1938
Romanian muzica populara
10 wikis · Tier 3
Taxi
Romania · Group · 1999–present
pop music, pop rock
10 wikis · Tier 3
Goodbye to Gravity
Romania · Group · 2011–2015
heavy metal music, metalcore
10 wikis · Tier 3

Pascal Bentoiu
Romania · Person · born 1927
opera
9 wikis · Tier 3
Doina Rotaru
Romania · Person · born 1951
9 wikis · Tier 3

Iancu Dumitrescu
Romania · Person · born 1944
9 wikis · Tier 3
Activ
Romania · Group · 1999–present
pop music
9 wikis · Tier 3

Harry Tavitian
Romania · Person · born 1952
blues, jazz, avant-garde jazz, free jazz, ethno jazz
9 wikis · Tier 3
Blaxy Girls
Romania · Group · 2007–present
pop rock
9 wikis · Tier 3

Nicoleta Cireașă
Romania · Person · born 1998
reggae
9 wikis · Tier 3
Octavian Nemescu
Romania · Person · born 1940
8 wikis · Tier 3
Tom Boxer
Romania · Person · born 1977
house music
8 wikis · Tier 3

B.U.G. Mafia
Romania · Group · 1993–present
hip-hop
8 wikis · Tier 3

Johnny Răducanu
Romania · Person · born 1931
jazz
8 wikis · Tier 3

Ștefan Bănică
Romania · Person · born 1967
8 wikis · Tier 3

Jean Moscopol
Romania · Person · born 1903
romance
7 wikis · Tier 3
Paraziții
Romania · Group · 1994–present
hip-hop
7 wikis · Tier 3

Iris
Romania · Group · 1975–present
rock music, hard rock, rock and roll, classic rock, pop rock, glam rock, progressive rock, heavy metal music, Q3071, thrash metal, symphonic rock
7 wikis · Tier 3
3rei Sud Est
Romania · Group · 1997–present
dance music
6 wikis · Tier 3

Lora
Romania · Person · born 1982
dance-pop
6 wikis · Tier 3

Tiberiu Brediceanu
Romania · Person · born 1877
6 wikis · Tier 3

Dumitru Georgescu Kiriac
Romania · Person · born 1866
6 wikis · Tier 3

Matei Socor
Romania · Person · born 1908
6 wikis · Tier 3
Radio Killer
Romania · Group · 2009–present
electronic dance music
6 wikis · Tier 3
Adrian Enescu
Romania · Person · born 1948
synth-pop, film score
6 wikis · Tier 3
Valentin Gheorghiu
Romania · Person · born 1928
5 wikis · Tier 3

David Deejay
Romania · Person · born 1980
dance music
5 wikis · Tier 3

Șuie Paparude
Romania · Group · 1993–present
breakbeat
5 wikis · Tier 3

Mircea Florian
Romania · Person · born 1949
5 wikis · Tier 3

Adrian Ivanițchi
Romania · Person · born 1947
rock music, beat music, folk music
5 wikis · Tier 3

Corina Monica Ciorbă
Romania · Person · born 1980
pop music
5 wikis · Tier 3

Celelalte Cuvinte
Romania · Group · 1981–present
rock music, hard rock, folk rock, progressive rock, heavy metal music, thrash metal, jazz fusion
5 wikis · Tier 3

Grimus
Romania · Group · 2005–present
alternative rock
5 wikis · Tier 3

Tataee
Romania · Person · born 1976
pop music, hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, pop rap, gangsta rap, G-funk, boom bap, underground hip-hop
4 wikis · Tier 3

Octave Octavian Teodorescu
Romania · Person · born 1963
rock music
4 wikis · Tier 3
Deepcentral
Romania · Group · 2009–present
electro
4 wikis · Tier 3

Kumm
Romania · Group · 1997–present
alternative rock
4 wikis · Tier 3

Cristian Vasile
Romania · Person · born 1908
tango
4 wikis · Tier 3
DJ Sava
Romania · Person · born 1973
club/dance music
4 wikis · Tier 3

Ileana Sărăroiu
Romania · Person · born 1936
popular folk music
4 wikis · Tier 3

Cargo
Romania · Group · 1985–present
rock music
4 wikis · Tier 3
Dani Mocanu
Romania · Person · born 1992
manele
3 wikis · Tier 3

Filaret Barbu
Romania · Person · born 1903
operetta
3 wikis · Tier 3

Teo Milea
Romania · Person · born 1982
3 wikis · Tier 3

Timpuri Noi
Romania · Group · 1983–present
blues rock, pop rock, alternative rock, post-punk, funk rock, funk metal, reggae rock
3 wikis · Tier 3

Ducu Bertzi
Romania · Person · born 1955
traditional folk music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Trooper
Romania · Group · 1995–present
traditional heavy metal
3 wikis · Tier 3

Valeriu Sterian
Romania · Person · born 1952
rock music, folk rock, contemporary folk music
3 wikis · Tier 3
The Kryptonite Sparks
Romania · Group · 2009–present
folk music, art rock, indie rock, post-rock
2 wikis · Tier 3