Biography
Nicu Alifantis was born on May 31, 1954, in Brăila to Greek-Macedonian parents. His mother, Evdocsia, was Aromanian, and his father, Menelaus, was Greek. Alifantis studied music privately and made his stage debut in 1973. He was employed in 1975 at the "Maria Filotti" Theater in Brăila and became quite well-known and loved by the public, so that in 1976 the record label Electrecord published his first record material, Cântec de noapte, with four tracks. In the same year, he enrolled in ATM.
After the army, he became a member of the Cenacle Flacăra, led by the poet Adrian Păunescu, and participated in most of the "artistic events", his songs appearing on the compilations Folk 1 and Folk 2 published by Electrecord in 1977 and 1978, respectively. In 1983, at the appearance of the triple LP that marked 10 years of activity of the cenacle, Alifantis is the best represented singer-songwriter on this album, appearing with three tracks.
Between 1973 and 2002 he performed in a total of 4,036 concerts.
In 1995 he founded the group Alifantis & Zan, as a studio band for his album Voiaj. In 1996, after the recording of the Nichita album, Zan becomes a project band with the following members: Virgil Popescu (bass guitar, vocals), Sorin Voinea (keyboards, vocals), Răzvan Mirică (electric and acoustic guitar, sitar, mandolin, vocals ), Relu Bițulescu (drums).
In April 1999, he established the Nicu Alifantis Foundation with the aim of promoting "artistic projects in which value, strength and authenticity will be paramount".
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Order of the Crown of Romania (2024)
Order of Cultural Merit (2007)
