Alex Velea

Alex Velea
Velea in November 2017
Background information
Birth name	Alexandru Ionuţ Velea
Born	(1984-05-13) 13 May 1984 (age 40) Craiova, Romania
Genres	Pop hip hop dance EDM reggae trap trapanele
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer actor television presenter and personality
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Golden Boy Society HaHaHa Production Roton Cat Music MediaPro Music
Partner	Antonia Iacobescu
Children	2

Alexandru Ionuţ Velea (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru ioˈnuts veˈlea]; born 13 May 1984) is a Romanian singer, songwriter, television personality and actor from Craiova. Velea is a two-time recipient of the Romanian Music Awards "Best Pop Artist" prize and a one-time nominee at the MTV Europe Music Awards for the Best Romanian Act. He is one of the most iconic figures in the Romanian music industry, having released more than forty single hits and collaborating in more than fifty songs as a featured artist alongside various other notable artists such as Smiley, Connect-R, Puya, Grasu XXL and Anda Adam.^[1]

He began his career as the winner of the 2003 edition of the Star Factory competition. Between August and December 2018, Velea worked as the co-host of the Romanian talk-show Acces direct alongside Simona Gherghe.^[2]