Adrian Copilul Minune (real name Adrian Simionescu, also known as Adrian the Wonder Boy or Adi de Vito) was born on September 24, 1974. He is a Romanian manele singer. He is of Romani ethnicity.
Adrian Copilul Minune considers the idea "live your life and don't disturb the others" a vital one and he says everybody should take it in consideration.
His first appearance in the media started with the hit: "Of! Viaţa mea..." ("Oh! My Life...") together with Costi Ioniţă, one of his best friends.
Adrian Copilul Minune and Costi Ioniţă came up on the market with manele music albums sold rapidly all over Romania: “ Fără Concurenţă“ and “Autoconcurenţă“. By the time Costi Ioniţă just left from his group band Valahia.
In 2006 Adrian Copilul Minune was named "The Emperor of Manele" while his niche market rival Nicolae Guţă "The King of Manele".
"Even if I started singing pop and house music, my love for manele music will be forever. I remember my first song from my first year of school, 'Magdaleno, fii cuminte, eşti fata lui Kunta Kinte'".
Source: http://www.perfectpeople.net/biography/5131/adrian-copilul-minune.htm
