Adrian Claudiu Sana started the group in 1999. At the time, it consisted of him and his female counterpart, Ramona Barta.Akcent's single Kylie has risen to the top of several European music charts. Kylie also became a moderate hit in the U.S., charting well on the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart. Their debut Romanian album In culori was released in Romania in 2002 on January 10, which had the hit single Ti-am promis.Their English debut album French Kiss with Kylie was released in Europe in 2006 on August 23 and include their 2 European smash hits: Kylie and Jokero. Their song French kiss (the English version of 9 mai) is a mere copy of Extemporal la dirigentie by Stela Enache (a Romanian singer that was highly acclaimed in the 80s and whose song Ani de Liceu with her husband is still a hit among teenagers).