Stefan Mihalache better known by his stage name

Stage name

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 Connect-R is a Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

n hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 and pop

Pop music

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 musician

Musician

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, producer and occasional actor

Actor

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, best known for his association with Romanian hip hop

Romanian hip hop

Romanian hip hop is the hip hop music style that was developed in Romania around 1992. Most notable Romanian hip hop artists come from Bucharest, Romania's capital and largest city. The genre is currently growing in popularity in Europe...

 group R.A.C.L.A.

R.A.C.L.A.

R.A.C.L.A. was a Romanian hip hop group...

 early in his career and the successful solo career that followed his leaving of the group. He has been noted as having a baritone-range singing voice and his eclectic

Eclecticism in music

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 musical style.

Early life

Mihalache was born in mid-1982 in Bucharest

Bucharest

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 and, by the age of 8, was already working as a professional dancer as a member of the "Primavara" (Spring) dance group. By the age of 15, he had already become involved with hip hop music

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

and in 1997 recorded "Observ" (I Observe) the first track in his professional career.