He however achieved fame as a member of the pop boy band Valahia, enjoying several hits.

[1] In the late 2000s, Costi extended his act in the Balkans and Middle East, achieving success in Turkey and Saudi Arabia with the song Ca la Amsterdam ("Like in Amsterdam"), a tune included in the 2010 compilation issued by Café del Mar.

[3] He also launched several hits in Bulgaria, in collaboration with local chalgas singers, including the duo Sahara with Andrea.

A revamped version with a title change to "I Need Your Love" credited to Shaggy featuring Mohombi, Faydee and Costi became a hit on various U.S. dance charts and reached #66 on the Billboard Hot 100.

[citation needed] He was chosen to dub Gambit voice in the animated series- X Men.