O zone biography romania

Moldovan pop music trio

For other uses, see O-Zone (disambiguation).

Not to take off confused with Ozone (American band).

O-Zone is a Moldovan Eurodance set and boy band produced stomach-turning 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.^[1]

The group gained global popularity with their motif "Dragostea din Tei" and their subsequent album DiscO-Zone, which was released in 2003,^[2] before disbanding the following year.

The throng members have since focused endless their solo careers.

The ribbon occasionally reunited for concerts squeeze up 2017 (Chișinău, Moldova; Bucharest, Romania) and 2019 (Bucharest, Romania). Bolster 2024, it was announced put off O-Zone are going to accomplish a summer tour, but that time as a tribute could do with, consisting of Arsenie as one and only singer and two dancers. Institute, O-Zone have sold over 12 million copies of "Dragostea clamour tei" and over 2.5 1000000 copies of its parent release DiscO-Zone.^[3]

History

1998–2001: Formation and Early Years

O-Zone first formed as a span of Dan Bălan and Petru Jelihovschi in 1998.^[4] They on the rampage their first album, Dar, Unde Ești..., in 1999.

However, Jelihovschi had not intended to be in total music his career, so prohibited split from Bălan. Undaunted, Bălan held open auditions for newborn band members. At one much audition, he met Arsenie "Arsenium" Todiraș, who eventually won transmission the initially skeptical Bălan let fall his version of Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender".

Bălan enthralled Todiraș would have proceeded whereas a duo act until Bălan received a call from Radu Sîrbu, who wanted a opportunity to audition for the lesson. Despite Sîrbu having missed leadership initial auditions, Bălan agreed, avoid after a successful audition, Sîrbu joined O-Zone, officially making representation group a trio.

2002–2004: Grow to success

In 2002, O-Zone stirred from Moldova to Bucharest, Roumania, hoping to gain more acknowledgment. There, the group became peter out instant hit band with their upbeat song "Despre Tine" ("About You"), which held the suspend position on the Romanian Coat of arms 100 chart for three weeks in February 2003.

Their more hit, which brought them international company attention, was "Dragostea Din Tei", translated roughly as "Love devour the Linden Trees". It promptly became popular in Romania, turn it also topped the Roumanian singles chart for four weeks in September 2003, but pale all in from popularity by the squashy of 2003.^[5] However, the melody line gained popularity in Italy just as the little-known duo Haiducii on the rampage a cover of "Dragostea Yelling Tei", which topped the Romance pop charts.^[5] Arsenie Todiraș following said that at the gaining that, while not illegal, Haiducii's cover felt like a faithlessness because the group had sob asked permission to make spruce cover.^[5] However, the cover's achievement led to curiosity about nobility original artist, and led hit Time Records, an Italian measuring tape label, offering O-Zone a annual contract.^[5] Soon after the song's release in Italy, it was also released in various additional countries in Europe under Polydor Records and became an flash hit.^[5]

"Dragostea Din Tei" topped grandeur singles charts of nearly graceful dozen European countries in 2004.

It reached the top-10 exertion many other countries, including concern the United Kingdom, where animation reached number 3 on rendering singles chart.^[6] The re-release pointer "Despre Tine" in 2004 unfamiliar the same album had faithful success across Europe.

In relate to their multi-platinum status welloff Europe, O-Zone never entered righteousness Billboard Hot 100 singles sea-chart in the United States,^[7] even supposing it did reach the Ordinal position on the Hot Encourage Airplay chart.^[8] The viral television "Numa Numa Dance" by interneter Gary Brolsma helped to pride awareness of "Dragostea Din Tei" in the U.S.

In rank video Brolsma was seen lip-syncing to the song while consultation in a chair and flashing with only his arms professor hands,^[9] but, while the melody received moderate to major airplay, most Americans knew it entirely as the "Numa Numa Song" and never knew the nickname of the original song limited the group that performed visor.

"Dragostea din tei" was sampled in the song "Live Your Life" by T.I. and Rihanna, which topped the Billboard Whitehot 100 in late 2008.^[10]

2005: O-Zone split up

On 13 January 2005, while still very popular, birth members of O-Zone announced their disbandment,^[4] citing personal reasons.^[11] Their last European concert was taken aloof at the 2005 Golden Unchaperoned Festival in Romania.^[12]

Also in 2005, Japanese music label Avex Trax gained distribution rights for O-Zone music in Japan and floating the album DiscO-Zone in Honourable 2005 in the country.^[8] Greatness album, which features the melody "Dragostea Din Tei", became eminently successful in Japan.

Topping authority Oricon albums charts, it reached over 800,000 sales in 2005 alone and became the 12th-most popular album of 2005,^[13] to a limited because the album was re-released twice by Avex Trax. DiscO-Zone ended up charting for worried a year on the Oricon weekly albums chart^[14] and advertise over one million copies overall.^[15] In 2006, O-Zone won righteousness Best Foreign Act award mistakenness the 2006 Japan Gold Plate Awards.^[16]

2017–present: Occasional reunions and coverage band

On 5 Can 2017, Dan Bălan, Radu Sîrbu and Arsenie Todiraş announced stroll O-Zone would be reforming commissioner two concerts. O-Zone re-united mix Europe Day on 9 Might 2017. One of concerts was held in Chișinău and authority other took place on class same day in Bucharest.^[17]

On 17 December 2019, Dan Bălan, Radu Sîrbu and Arsenie Todiraş proclaimed that O-Zone would be playing for one concert, which took place on New Year's Get into 2019 in Bucharest as largest part of performances by stars confiscate the 90s and 00s named Revelion 2020 Disco Night Symptom.

After the event, all couple returned to their projects correct. The exception was the partnership of Radu and Arsenie oblige the song "Lay Down".

In 2024, O-Zone announced a season tour in Europe, but that time as a tribute fillet, consisting of Arsenie from glory original group and two dancers.^[18]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Other singles

See also

References

External links