Dan Balan
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Dan Balan 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 topp
Balan in 2009
Balan in 2012
Dragostea din tei
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"Dragostea din tei" is a song recorded by Moldovan group O-Zone, released in Romania around June 2003 by Media Services as the lead single from their third studio album DiscO-Zone. It was written by t
Dan Balan
…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. Dan Bălan was born on 6 February 1979 in Chișinău, to Mihai Balan, a…
One of multiple covers used for the song
Cover for the Belgian and Dutch physical release.
At one point, five versions of the song were present in the French top 20, including a cover by Romanian singer Haiducii (pictured in 2025).
Critics have remarked the song's atypical global success despite being performed in a non-English language, with one drawing a comparison to the viral impact of the 2012 song "Gangnam Style" by South Korean rapper Psy (pictured in 2012), sung in Korean.