Bio

Sergiu was born in 1981 in Chisinau, Moldova. He  completed his studies at Stefan Neaga Music College as well as the Conservatory of Moldova before emigrating to Canada in 2002. Since a young age, he studied traditional folk and Roma (Gypsy) styles with his father, Ion Popa, himself a well-recognized accordionist in Moldova. Over many years of playing alongside his father at weddings, he became familiar with Jewish, Turkish, Russian, Serbian and Bulgarian styles.

Sergiu performed at numerous festivals and concert series in Quebec, and was selected to receive the 2007 Radio-Canada Étoiles Galaxie award. In 2008/09, Sergiu Popa was the ‘artist-in-residence’ of the Circuit 514, a partnership between CBC Radio 2, the Place des Arts, the Conseil des Arts de Montréal, Montréal Arts Interculturels, Musique Multi-Montréal and Vision Diversité.