Stefan Banica Jr

Stefan Banica Jr was born on October 18, 1967 in Bucharest, Romania and he is a famous Romanian singer and actor.

Biography and Career :

Stefan Banica Jr started his singer career when he was 3 years old, at the same age like Mozart, only his father told him: “Never play for free!”, and the awards he won confirm this fact.

Stefan Banica Jr graduated I.A.T.C. University in 1990.

His first role was Gurita in serial movie “Eroii nu au varsta” , directed by Mihai Constantinescu in 1984. He is also a composer, he writes texts of the songs he sings with his own bands The 50’s and Rock’n’roll Band fulfill in 1994. He had been director and host at famous Roumanian televisions like : TVR 1, TVR 2, PRIMA TV, ANTENA 1, TELE7 ABC, but at PRO TV he had the most projects, the most important “Dansez pentru tine” in 2006.

Trivia :

- He loves talented people;
- He hates foolishness;
- His favourite actor is Charlie Chaplin;
- He would like to play in a movie by Anthony Hopkins;

Quotes :

- "Let others to do"

Stefan Banica Jr had been remarked also on the stage of the theatre, he inherited this talent from his father, Stefan Banica , a great name for the Romanian theatre and music.

Theatre :

1. "Drum spre adevar", 1987
2. "D'ale carnavalului", 1989
3. "Buna seara, d-le Wilde!", 1989
4. "Maidanul cu dragoste", 1990
5. "Merlin", 1991
6. "Desteptarea primaverii", 1991
7. "Visul unei nopti de vara", 1992
8. "Poveste de iarna", 1994
9. "Domnisoara Nastasia", 1996
10. "Descult in parc", 1996
11. "Black & White", 1997
12. "Hamlet", 2000
13. "A douasprezecea noapte", 2003
14. "Chicago", 2005

Discography :

1. " Un actor/un rock'n roll ", 1992
2. " Te rock…frumos" 1998
3. " Cel de acum", 2000
4. " Doar un Craciun cu tine", 2000
5. " De dragoste…in toate felurile", 2001
6. " Stefan Banica Jr in concert", 2003
7. " Zori de zi", 2003
8. " Numele tau", 2005
9. " Duete", 2005

Filmography :

1. "Eroii nu au varsta", 1984
2. "Liceenii", 1987
3. "Extemporal la dirigentie", 1987
4. "O calatorie de neuitat", 1988
5. "Liceenii rock’n roll, 1990
6. "Templul tacerii" 1992
7. "Triunghiu mortii", 1998
8. "Sexi harem Ada-Kaleh", 1999
9. "Proprietari de stele", 1999
10 "Baieti buni", 2005

Awards :

1987 – Premiul ACIN de interpretare;
1995 – Cea mai buna emisiune de divertisment TV
1998 – Cel mai bun cuplu musical satiric TV
1999 – Premiul ‘Mari cupluri ale micului ecran"
1999 – Cel mai bun interpret rock
2000 – Locul 1 sectiunea slagare – Mamaia festival
2001 – Cel mai bun album pop-rock
2002 – Dublu disc de aur si de platina "De dragoste in toate felurile"
2002 – Locul 1 sectiunea slagare – Mamaia festival
2002 – Cel mai bun cantaret
2002 - Artistul anului
2002 – Cel mai iubit interpret
2002 – Cel mai iubit cantaret
2003 – Premiul TV K Lumea
2003 – Cel mai bun cantaret
2003 – Vedeta anului
2003 – Best Male, MTV
2004 – Disc de Aur " Zori de zi "
2004 – Cel mai iubit cantaret
2004 – Ordinul Cavalerului
2005 – Cea mai iubita trupa pop, rock, dance
2005 – Cea mai iubita melodie a anului "Veta"
2005 – Cel mai iubit cuplu – Stefan Banica Jr & Andreea Marin
2006 – Cel mai bun interpret solo, MTV