O-Zone is a Moldovan Eurodance group produced by Dan Bălan; originating in 1998 as a duo, which consisted of Bălan, and Petru Jelihovschi before the latter's departure. Their official trio lineup in 1999 consisted of Bălan, Radu Sîrbu, and Arsenie Todiraș.
"Dragostea Din Tei" is a song by Moldovan pop group O-Zone, released as the second single from their third studio album, DiscO-Zone (2004). The song's title is Romanian for "Love from the linden tree". The song received positive reviews from critics and shot to number one on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, where it remained for 12 weeks between June and early September 2004. It topped the single charts in France, Germany, and Austria for over three months, reached number 3 in the United Kingdom and number 72 on the US Pop 100. The song became the fourth best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 1.17 million units sold.
Paula Monica Mitrache, known by the stage name Haiducii, is a Romanian singer and model. Her first single, "Dragostea din tei", was released in 2004, which is a cover of O-Zone's homonymous single of the previous year; commercially, it reached widespread success, reaching no. 1 in Austria, Italy, Portugal and Sweden, as well as the top ten in eight other countries, and it was also certified Gold and Platinum in several other territories.
"Despre tine" is the second single release from O-Zone's second album Number 1, and came back in their last album, DiscO-Zone. Following up their 2003 summer hit "Dragostea Din Tei", "Despre tine" proved to be a smaller hit than its predecessor, but a big enough one to make number one in several European countries.
Jocie Guo is a Singaporean singer and songwriter. Beginning her career in mid-2005, Guo was signed to Singapore record company Play Music which was known for marketing their new artistes as cartoon caricatures on album covers and music videos. Depicted as a sweet innocent cartoonish character in promotional materials, Guo grew wide recognition within weeks of her debut single release.
Arsenie Todiraș is a Moldovan singer, best known for representing Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. He grew up in Moldova with his mother, father and younger sister. He was once the youngest member of former boyband O-Zone. He now pursues a solo career in Russia and Romania, under the mononym Arsenie or at times the stage name Arsenium.
Dan Bălan is a Moldovan musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the founder of Moldovan eurodance band O-Zone, and wrote their international hit single "Dragostea Din Tei", which topped the charts in 32 countries and sold 12 million copies worldwide.
Radu Sîrbu is a Moldovan singer and music producer. He was part of the pop music trio O-Zone which released the single Dragostea Din Tei. He is based in Bucharest, Romania.
Andreea Bălan is a Romanian pop singer. Bălan started singing on children's TV shows, but became known as a member of the girl group Andrè (1998–2002), along with Andreea Antonescu. In 2002, she started a solo career and archived over 6 solo albums. Bălan is recognized for her concert tours in Romania, mixing dance music and performances with over ten costume changes.
Giancarlo Parabulà Equatión Viedía Meo is an Italian record producer and entrepreneur. He started his career very young, contributing to the Italo disco scene.
"Live Your Life" is a song by American rapper T.I., featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna, from T.I.'s sixth studio album, Paper Trail (2008). It was released as the seventh single from the album on September 8, 2008. The song's lyrics speak of T.I.'s rise to fame and optimism of the future. It also gives dedication to the American troops fighting in Iraq. The song both samples and interpolates the 2003 song "Dragostea Din Tei" by O-Zone.
Alina Pușcău is a Romanian model, actress and singer. She started modeling after she was crowned the winner of the 1998 Elite Model Look. She has modeled for Victoria's Secret, GAP, JCPenney and Pepe Jeans. She has appeared on the cover of Playboy and released a debut single and music video titled "When You Leave ", which is a cover of the English version of "Dragostea Din Tei".
Wolfgang Boss is a German music executive, producer and president of A&R for Sony Music Entertainment company. Wolfgang holds the position of Sony Music's Executive President A&R globally since 2012. With more than 100 gold and platinum certifications Wolfgang Boss is one of the most successful A&R executives of the last two decades.
"My Life Is a Party" is a song by German dance group ItaloBrothers. The song was released in Germany as a digital download on July 27, 2012. The song has charted in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The song heavily samples the song "Dragostea din tei" by O-Zone.
Cat Music is a record label based in Bucharest, Romania, that holds 30% of the market share and a catalog of more than 8,500 songs. Its YouTube channel is the most popular of a Romanian label, with over 7.4 million subscribers and 8.2 billion views.
Larisa Roxana Giurgiu, known professionally as Roxen, is a Romanian singer who rose to prominence after being featured on Romanian producer Sickotoy's "You Don't Love Me" (2019), which reached number three in Romania and received radio airplay in several other countries. The singer's following singles, "Ce-ți cântă dragostea" and "Spune-mi", eventually peaked atop the national chart. Roxen was scheduled to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Alcohol You" before the event's coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related cancellation. Instead, Roxen was internally selected as the country's representative for the 2021 contest with the song "Amnesia", but failed to progress from the first semi-final, finishing in 12th place.
"Ce-ți cântă dragostea" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Roxen, digitally released by Global Records on 12 November 2019 as her debut single. It was written by Theea Miculescu, Andreea Moldovan and Roxen, while production was handled by Mihai Alexandru Bogdan and Viky Red. An accompanying music video for "Ce-ți cântă dragostea" was uploaded to YouTube simultaneously with the single's digital release, and was directed by Raluca Netca. Upon release, the song experienced commercial success in Romania, peaking at number one on the Airplay 100 chart.
Florian Rus is a Romanian singer and songwriter. He wrote songs for artists such as AMI, Mira, Andra, Delia, Loredana, Andreea Bălan, Alina Eremia, Lidia Buble and Corina.
Maria Mirabela Cismaru, known by the stage name Mira, is a Romanian singer. Mira became known once she appeared in the second season of the talent show Vocea României, where she had the singer and composer Marius Moga as her mentor.
