His father emigrated to Canada in 1981, leaving a young Pacha Man with a diminishing interest in education and an eager wish to earn his existence.

He followed his father's footsteps at the age of 14, in 1990, when he left for Canada, a country that would become his home for the next seven years while he also spent various amounts of time in New York and Miami.

[3] In the 1990s Romania, a country that had just overthrown its communist dictatorship, witnessed an explosion of popular music from Western culture as the youth quickly gained its access to information.

He started emceeing in a club in his native Timișoara and quickly gained the public's attention for his innovative and refreshing style.

He suggested Pacha Man, derived from the Turkish military rank pasha, would be perfect as a stage name for the 21-year-old Nicorici, as he drew a considerable female audience in his early years.