Tudor Chirilă shoved Horia Brenciu during an on-stage duet on Nov. 13, 2026, prompting Brenciu to walk off the set and refuse to return.
The incident unfolded on the set of Vocea României when Brenciu announced to the audience that he wanted to dedicate Aurelian Andreescu’s song “Oameni” to Chirilă. Chirilă confirmed it was his favorite track and invited his fellow coach up to perform it together, according to Fanatik.
Chirilă is a coach on the show, where Brenciu partners with Theo Rose. Chirilă is the brother of CS Dinamo football coach Ionuț Chirilă.
Tudor Chirilă said, “It really is my favorite song. (…) Come on, let me exorcise you, come over here!”
As the two began singing side by side, Chirilă gave Brenciu a playful shove. The gesture caused Brenciu to stop singing immediately, step down from the platform, and decline to finish the performance.
Fellow coaches Theo Rose and Irina Rimes attempted to persuade Brenciu to come back to the microphone. The artist stood by his refusal and directed sharp remarks at his co-star from the floor.
Horia Brenciu said, “I thought it was a duet! I’m not upset. He doesn’t even know how to share a chorus… No, you don’t know how to share the stage, that’s the second part! You’ve never known how to share the stage, that’s the third part!”
The exchange between the two judges entertained the rest of the coaching panel.
Brenciu remained off-stage for the remainder of the segment as the broadcast moved on to subsequent musical battles.
Tudor Chirilă said, “I felt whipped by your voices. Exceptional voices, very well-chosen song. It was a battle in the true sense of the word. Hard to separate”
Theo Rose praised the power of the performance. Horia Brenciu likened the caliber of the battle to the Grammy Awards.
