Among the most popular performers of "manele" are Florin Salam, whose videos easily reach tens of millions of views on YouTube, Nicolae Guță, known as the "king of manele", Liviu Guță, Cristian Rizescu, Vali Vijelie, Denisa Răducu, Claudia Păun, Asu, Nek and DeSanto, last three having the most popular studios of "manele" in Romania.
Среди наиболее популярных артистов такие имена как Florin Salam, чьи видео с легкостью набирают десятки миллионов просмотров на YouTube, Nicolae Guță, известный как "король манеле", Liviu Guță, Cristian Rizescu, Vali Vijelie, Denisa Răducu, Claudia Păun, Asu, Nek and DeSanto.