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Andras Chiriliuc (born 16 August 1983 in Suceava) is a Romanian baritone singer.

Early life
Chiriliuc was born in Suceava, a town in the north-east of Romania. He started his studies in his native town at the “Ciprian Porumbescu” Art College. He took his first canto lessons at the age of 9, with the famous Romanian jazz woman Anca Parghel, who teaches in present at the Royal Academy of Bruxelles. He continued them in Timişoara, and graduated in June 2002 the canto section of the “Ion Vidu” Art College and in 2006 the canto section of the Music Faculty from the West University of Timișoara. He also took lessons of ballet and contemporary dance for many years as he acted in plays, sometimes even directed by him.

He studied canto with Alexandru Moisiuc.

He studied canto with Elena Gaja.

Career
He collaborated with the Timişoara National Opera for two important shows: in 2001 the Romanian premiere of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi, which wasn't staged for more than 25 years and in 2002 for the Romanian premiere of the last opera composed by Giacomo Puccini, Turandot which also wasn't staged for 30 years in Romania, both having in the main roles the famous Romanian dramatic tenor Corneliu Murgu and the famous Romanian bass Alexandru Moisiuc.

He also participated at Canto Masterclasses made in Timişoara by the French soprano Sabine Steffan in 2002.

He participated at Canto Masterclasses made in Timişoara by the American soprano Jennifer Goltz in 2005.

He participated at Canto Masterclass made in Timişoara by the legendary Russian tenor Vladislav Piavko, in July and October 2006.

He studied musical aesthetics with Elena Andriescu.

He collaborated with Maestro Dumitru Gheorghiu, one of the most important opera and theatre directors from Romania, for theatre and opera shows.

In 2000, baritone Andras Chiriliuc met Diva Mariana Nicolesco, in 2003 Maestro Leo Nucci, in 2005 Maestro Peter Lukas Graf, in 2006 Maestro Vladislav Piavko, and in 2007 the legendary Russian mezzosoprano, Irina Arkhipova.

In 2005, Chiriliuc participated at the 11th Ferruccio Tagliavini International Opera Contest in Deutschlandsberg - Graz - Austria, where he meet Vittorio Terranova, Paolo Barbacini, Sven Muller, Pavel Bakardiev, Bruno Dal Bon, Ernesto Palacio, Marco Tutino, Alberto Triola and the great soprano Lucia Aliberti.

In 2006/2007 Chiriliuc taught at the “Ciprian Porumbescu” Art College from Suceava, where he founded the Andras Chiriliuc Canto Studio with the support of the “Ciprian Porumbescu” Art College and of the “Ştefan cel Mare” University of Suceava.

In 2006, Chiriliuc recorded a feature with the Romanian band HeaT, premiering the house-opera style in Romania. The first single, "Ti cerco", was a major success in clubs all over Romania and Europe, and it was followed by another single, "Mistero". He also recorded a capella, 3 Romanian folk songs, a tribute to the traditional Romanian music.

In 2006, Chiriliuc collaborated with the linguist Sanda Maria Ardeleanu, for the audiobook of Imaginaire linguistique francophone.

On 18 January 2007, at the Moscow Music International Center, in Russian Federation, Chiriliuc made his world debut, in a concert together with the legendary Russian tenor Vladislav Piavko, the Romanian mezzo-soprano Elena Gaja, and the Russian soprano Natalia Kreslina, soloist of the Moscow New Opera House. On the occasion of this concert, Chiriliuc met the legendary Russian mezzosoprano, Irina Arkhipova.

On 13 February 2007, at the Moscow EU Ambassador Residence, Chiriliuc sang in honour of Romania, representing the country in front of many ambassadors united for this event. The concert was held in honour of the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the European Union, the Romanian baritone accepting the invitation sent by the Romanian Embassy from the Russian Federation.

On 7 May 2007, Chiriliuc sang in a great concert at the historical Marm Hall of the “Yury Fedckovyci” National University from Cernowitz, Ukraine.

On 20 May 2007, Chiriliuc sang in the closing concert of the Joseph Schmidt International Canto Contest, held in Suceava, Romania.

On 7 July, Chiriliuc was awarded with Excellence Diploma by Lions International, through Lions International Clubs Suceava.

On 17 of July, 2007, Chiriliuc sang songs by Romanian composers in concert at the Cantacuzino Palace in Bucharest, the closing concert of the 2006/2007 Enescu National Museum Program.

On 11 September 2007, Chiriliuc sang in the Gala Concert of the 37th ESNA Meeting. The concert took place at the Concert Hall of the International Intergovernmental Organization Joint Institute for Nuclear Research from Dubna–Russian Federation. Chiriliuc was accompanied by the famous Russian pianist, Eleonora Teplukhina.

On 11 October 2007, Chiriliuc sang in the Opening Concert of the Joseph Schmidt Auditorium from Suceava–Romania, a concert in which the Botosani Philarmonic Orchestra, Cantores Amicitiae Choir from Iasi, guitarist Marius Aluncarite and pianist Mihnea Dragoi, nephew of the great Romanian composer, Sabin Dragoi, also played.

On 20 November 2007, Chiriliuc appeared in the end of the show ’30-’40–2007 Edition of the Suceava University Ball, which he directed.

Chiriliuc is Artistic Director of the Joseph Schmidt International Canto Contest and Teaching Assistant at the “Ştefan cel Mare” University from Suceava - Romania.

His repertoire includes Opera Arias, Sacred Arias, Oratorio, Lied to Tango, Zarzuelas and Movie Music. He already recorded some of his concerts on CD and DVD.