Radu Sîrbu

Radu Sîrbu (also known as Radu Sârbu, RadU, and Picasso) is a Moldovan singer. He was born on December 14, 1978, in Peresecina, Moldova. He was part of the former boyband O-Zone and currently lives & works in Bucharest, Romania.Infobox musical artist

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Name = Radu Sîrbu
Background = khaki
Origin = flagicon|Moldova Moldova
Genre = Rock, eurodance, pop rock
Years_active = 1999–present
Label = Indie
Associated_acts = O-Zone, Mr&Ms
URL = [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=13677223] en icon

Biography

Radu Sîrbu, now 29, was the oldest member of the former band O-Zone.

Radu spent most of his childhood in his hometown, however, he moved to Orhei and Bălţi for a time. He went back to Peresecina after the 9th grade in order to finish high school. During the 10th and 11th grade, he worked as a DJ at his father's nightclub, and organized musical theatre shows through his studio, "Artshow," which he created for children and teens. In 1996, after graduating, he began his studies at the Chişinău Music Conservatory, as well as teaching vocal classes for children on the side.

In 2001, a man named Dan Bălan was holding casting calls for a band to be called O-Zone. O-Zone used to consist of just Dan and his friend Petru Jelihovski, but even after Petru dropped out, Dan still desired to continue his musical career - hopefully with two others. Arsenie Todiraş (nicknamed "Arsenium") had auditioned successfully, then Radu joined to become the third and final member. As a group, O-Zone became extremely popular in their home country of Moldova, and were able to branch out to their neighbour, Romania. What came after defined the height of their careers: with the release of two chart-topping albums, Number 1 in 2002 and DiscO-Zone in 2004, they found themselves constantly played on the airwaves throughout Europe, and became fans of many listeners.

O-Zone's dance-pop music consisted of beats and catchy lyrics, able to surpass any language barrier. As Radu himself said, their songs have "positive emotion" - it really doesn't matter if you can't speak or understand Romanian, you just "feel the love" in the music. O-Zone later became well known in France, Italy, Germany, Romania and the United Kingdom. Their most popular hits included "Despre tine" and "Dragostea din tei". Later, Gary Brolsma of New Jersey made an internet video dance to the song "Dragostea din tei", entitled "Numa Numa". Gary's internet video helped the group become known in America.

In January 2005, Dan, Arsenie, and Radu announced that O-Zone disbanded, deciding instead to focus on their respective solo careers. With Dan in America making rock music with his band "Balan", and Arsenie launching in Germany under the name Arsenium, Radu is also working on his solo project. In 2005, he worked together with DJ Mahay and released a song called "Dulce". RadU (as this is his new stage name) currently lives in Romania with his wife, and his daughter, Anastasia Dalia, and he's working on getting his official Website up at [http://www.radusirbu.ro RaduSirbu.ro] . He made a video on his song called "Whap-pa" and released his album "Alone", and more recently he's releasing his single "Doi străini" ("Two strangers"), and made a video for it. In 2007 he and Arsenium got together and released the single "July".

MR.& MS. Project

As of March 2008, Radu is currently working on a new project called MR. & MS. He is working with another female, whose name so far has been kept secret. Jun. 2008 he appeared on the Romanian talk show "Teo" on Antena 1 and it has been revealed that the female singer is his wife. They released the single "Love Is Not A Reason To Cry" in late March 2008.

Albums

* "Alone"
*1. "Whappa" (3:26)
*2. "Perfect Body" (3.16)
*3. "Tu nu" (3.30)
*4. "Ya Proshu" (4.23)
*5. "Zâmbeşti cu mine" (featuring Anastasia-Dalia) (3.29)
*6. "Fly" (3.58)
*7. "Sună Seara" (3.22)
*8. "Leave me Alone" (4.30)
*9. "Whappa" (English version) (3.29)
*10. "Whappa" (RMX Radu) (3.35)
*11. "Doi Străini" (3:51)

Singles

* "Mix Dojdi" (1995)
* "Dulce" (featuring DJ Mahay) (2005)
* "Whap-Pa" (2006)
* "Doi Străini" (2006)
* "July" (featuring Arsenium) (2007)
* "Iubirea ca un drog" (2007)
* "Daun Daha" (2007)
* "Love Is Not A Reason To Cry" (March 2008) (MR & MS)
* "In One" (2008) (MR & MS)

External links

*ro icon [http://www.radusirbu.ro/ RadU Official Romanian Homepage]
*pl icon [http://www.radu-s.pl/ RadU Official Polish Site]
*ru icon [http://www.radusirbu.ru/ RadU Official Russian Site]
*de icon [http://www.radusirbu.de/ Official German Website]