Affectionately called Skifi by his fans,[1] and a student of the Bucharest Music Conservatory (where he studied the violin, but which he did not graduate from[2]), he is also known for his unconventional behaviour on stage.[3]
He was a member of many well-known Romanian rock bands, such as Curtea Veche nr. 43, Sfinx, Iris, Domino, Roata, Electric Red Roosters, 2 Galbini.[4][2]