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Smiley (singer)
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Andrei Tiberiu Maria (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej tiˈberju maˈri.a]; born 27 July 1983), better known by his stage name Smiley, is a Romanian singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and television presenter, from Pitești. He was part of the pop groups Simplu (2001–2011) and Radio Killer (2009–2015). As a solo artist, Smiley started in 2007 and has become one of Romania's biggest pop artists, archiving 14 number ones and more than 30 Top20 singles.[2]
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Birth name | Andrei Tiberiu Maria |
Born | (1983-07-27) 27 July 1983 (age 41) Pitești, Romania |
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Years active | 2001–present |
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Spouse(s) | [1] |
Website | smiley |
Children | 1 |
In 2013, he won "Best Romanian Act" during the MTV Europe Music Awards held in Amsterdam.[3][4] He had been nominated as a solo act three times for the same award in 2008, 2009 and 2011 and twice in 2006 and 2007 as part of Simplu. He is part of the Romanian Euro-House project Radio Killer where he is known as Killer 1. As of November 2013, he is the new Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Romania.[5]
He is also a television personality, having hosted Românii au talent (2011–present) and being a coach in Vocea României (2011–present).