# David Ciente > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Ciente > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Ciente.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ciente > Source revision: 1326014891 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Romanian composer and producer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = David Ciente | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|7|9|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Oradea](/source/Oradea), Romania | education = [National University of Music Bucharest](/source/National_University_of_Music_Bucharest) | occupation = {{flat list| *Composer *producer }} | website = {{URL|https://davidciente.com}} | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | label = [Track Shack Records](/source/Track_Shack_Records) | associated_acts = [Inna](/source/Inna) }} }} '''David Ciente''' (born 9 July 1989) is a Romanian composer and producer. In 2012 and 2013, he [attempted to represent Romania](/source/Romania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) in the [Eurovision Song Contest](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest) with his band Electric Fence, finishing in second place on both occasions. Having signed a record deal with native label [Global Records](/source/Global_Records), he is best known for collaborating with artists such as [Andra](/source/Andra_(singer)), [Inna](/source/Inna), [Selena Gomez](/source/Selena_Gomez), [Alicia Keys](/source/Alicia_Keys) and [Adam Lambert](/source/Adam_Lambert). ==Early life== Born on 9 July 1989 in [Oradea](/source/Oradea), Ciente discovered his musical passion and talent at a young age, taking classical piano lessons at the age of nine. He went on to study music and graduated from the [National University of Music Bucharest](/source/National_University_of_Music_Bucharest). As a teenager, Ciente was the keyboard player in a local [rock](/source/Rock_music) band, named Chrome, and later joined fellow local project Danger with which he had concerts in Romania and abroad. Upon leaving the group, Ciente revived Raza—later known as Electric Fence—with Elena Vasile. They submitted the entries "Șun-ta" and "Emilia" for the [2012](/source/Romania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2012) and [2013](/source/Romania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2013) ''Selecția Națională'', an event organized to select Romania's [Eurovision Song Contest](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest) entries for the respective years, finishing second on both occasions. In the subsequent years, Ciente signed a record deal with Romanian label [Global Records](/source/Global_Records) and established himself as a producer, notably having worked with Romanian singer [Inna](/source/Inna) on all tracks included on her sixth and seventh studio albums ''[Yo](/source/Yo_(Inna_album))'' (2019) and ''[Heartbreaker](/source/Heartbreaker_(Inna_album))'' (2020). He further collaborated with native artists Lariss, Shift and [Andra](/source/Andra_(singer)), as well as with [Alicia Keys](/source/Alicia_Keys) and [Adam Lambert](/source/Adam_Lambert). In 2020, Ciente composed the song "Ring" featured on [Selena Gomez](/source/Selena_Gomez)'s ''[Rare](/source/Rare_(Selena_Gomez_album))''.{{cite news|url=https://david.ciente.ro/bio/|title=Bio – David Ciente|publisher=Official Website|accessdate=22 January 2020|archive-date=13 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113114806/https://david.ciente.ro/bio/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://stirileprotv.ro/show-buzz/entertainment/romanul-care-compune-melodiile-celor-mai-celebri-artisti-din-lume-cu-ce-cantarete-a-colaborat.html|title=Românul care compune melodiile celor mai celebri artiști din lume. Cu ce cântărețe a colaborat|trans-title=The Romanian who composes the songs of famous artists abroad. See which singers he collaborated with|language=Romanian|date=15 December 2019|accessdate=22 January 2020|publisher=[Pro TV](/source/Pro_TV)}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bihon.ro/stirile-judetului-bihor/oradeni-cu-care-ne-mandrim-david-ciente-compozitorul-care-colaboreaza-cu-inna-46789/|title=Orădeni cu care ne mândrim {{!}} David Ciente, compozitorul care colaborează cu Inna|trans-title=The Oradeans we are proud of {{!}} David Ciente, the composer who collaborates with Inna|language=Romanian|date=19 December 2020|accessdate=22 January 2020}} ==Production discography== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" |- !scope=col class="sortable"| Year !scope=col class="sortable"| Title !scope=col class="sortable"| Artist(s) !scope=col class="sortable"| Album |- !scope="row" rowspan="1"| {{center|2014}} | scope="row"|"Dale Papi" | Lariss | rowspan="4" {{N/A|Non-album
song}} |- !scope="row" rowspan="2"| {{center|2015}} | scope="row"|"Bună, ce mai zici?" | Ruby featuring Dorian Popa |- | scope="row"|"Avioane de hârtie" | Shift featuring [Andra](/source/Andra_(singer)) |- !scope="row" rowspan="1"| {{center|2015}} | scope="row"|"Epana" | Lariss |- !scope="row" rowspan="3"| {{center|2017}} | scope="row"|"[Gimme Gimme](/source/Gimme_Gimme_(Inna_song))" | rowspan="15"|[Inna](/source/Inna) | rowspan="3"|''[Nirvana](/source/Nirvana_(Inna_album))'' |- | scope="row"|"[Ruleta](/source/Ruleta_(Inna_song))" |- | scope="row"|"[Nirvana](/source/Nirvana_(Inna_song))" |- !scope="row" rowspan="6"| {{center|2018}} | scope="row"|"[Me Gusta](/source/Me_Gusta_(Inna_song))" | {{N/A|Non-album
song}} |- | scope="row"|"La Vida" | rowspan="11"|''[Yo](/source/Yo_(Inna_album))'' |- | scope="row"|"Locura" |- | scope="row"|"Sí, Mamá" |- | scope="row"|"[Iguana](/source/Iguana_(song))" |- | scope="row"|"[Ra](/source/Ra_(Inna_song))" |- !scope="row" rowspan="6"| {{center|2019}} | scope="row"|"[Te Vas](/source/Te_Vas_(Inna_song))" |- | scope="row"|"[Sin Ti](/source/Sin_Ti_(Inna_song))" |- | scope="row"|"[Tu Manera](/source/Tu_Manera)" |- | scope="row"|"Gitana" |- | scope="row"|"Contigo" |- | scope="row"|"Fuego" |- !scope="row" rowspan="13"| {{center|2020}} | scope="row"|"Ring"
{{small|(Writing credits)}} |[Selena Gomez](/source/Selena_Gomez) |''[Rare](/source/Rare_(Selena_Gomez_album))'' |- | "Bad Girls Get Lonely Too" | [Diana V](/source/Diana_V) | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album
song}} |- |"Backpack" |TAG featuring [Pitbull](/source/Pitbull_(rapper)) |- | scope="row"|"Beautiful Lie" | rowspan="10"|Inna | rowspan="10"|''[Heartbreaker](/source/Heartbreaker_(Inna_album))'' |- | scope="row"|"[Flashbacks](/source/Flashbacks_(song))" |- | scope="row"|"Gucci Balenciaga" |- | scope="row"|"Heartbreaker" |- | scope="row"|"[Maza Jaja](/source/Maza_Jaja)" |- | scope="row"|"One Reason" |- | scope="row"|"Sunset Dinner" |- | scope="row"|"Thicky" |- | scope="row"|"Till Forever" |- | scope="row"|"You and I" |} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/2066311-David-Ciente Discography] on [Discogs](/source/Discogs) {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciente, David}} Category:Romanian composers Category:Romanian male composers Category:Romanian record producers Category:Living people Category:1989 births Category:People from Oradea --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [David Ciente](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ciente) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ciente?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.