Bogdan Bratis

Bogdan Bratis (born 15 September 1996) is a Romanian musician, entrepreneur and podcast producer. He got  national recognition as a finalist on the third season of X Factor Romania in 2013.

 Early life and education 
Bratis was born in Satu Mare, Romania, where he spent most of his childhood studying music. In 2014, he moved to Bucharest to start a music career and played in several bands. In 2016, he pursued his higher education at Southampton Solent University in the United Kingdom and graduated with a First Class Degree in Popular Music Production.

 Career 

 Music career 
Bratis rose to fame on X Factor Romania Season 3, debuting in the auditions with the song "Apologise" by OneRepublic. He reached 4th place but was eliminated by the public in the final. The last song he played on the show was “Rule The World” by Take That.

During the competition, the Satu Mare council received criticism for initiating a public campaign to support Bratis. The same council faced similar controversy when they supported Tincuța Fernea, another singer from the region, who competed in Season 5 of Vocea României.

After X Factor, Bratis joined the band Marfar and toured across Romania as a lead singer. Florin Ristei, the winner of X Factor Romania 2013, had previously performed in the same band. He later signed a record deal with Sprint Media Music for the single “Și Noi Dansăm”.

 Podcasting and entrepreneurship 
In 2019, Bratis launched a full-service podcast production agency in the United Kingdom called Saw & Sine (SAS). The company rebranded to Saspod in 2021 as part of a strategic repositioning.

 Other websites 
 Official website of Saspod
 Bogdan Bratis at IMDb

 References 

Category:1996 births
Category:Living people
Category:Romanian people