Popularity does not at all prevent Dan Balan from being a simple and open person, devoid of stellar aspirations. The songs of the former lead singer of the O-Zone group are still listened to now, and there are many fan groups dedicated to the artist on the Internet. IN recent years Dan settled in the capital of Great Britain, which he fell in love with many years ago. He spends a lot of time in the recording studio, collaborating with choirs and various musical groups. Balan does not like to discuss his personal life, which is why there are many unsolved secrets in it. The singer has not yet started a family, however, he dreams of a house with a garden, where he will live with his beautiful wife and several children.

Dan was born in 1979 in Chisinau, Moldavian SSR. His father was a diplomat, and his mother was a TV presenter. His younger sister Sanda also grew up in the family. IN early childhood he went to television with his mother and heard songs that he then sang. At the age of 10, the boy wrote texts and mastered musical instruments. IN school years the young man created his first group, where he performed his songs. However, the parents, seeing the hobbies of the future artist, were sure that music would not become his profession.

After graduating from school, Balan entered the university, choosing the Faculty of Law, but even during his studies he did not give up his favorite music. The young man left the university and began to pursue a creative career. In 1999, Dan created the group O-zone, which short terms became popular. After the collapse of the team, he is engaged solo career, also acting as the author and composer of many hits.

Balan never talks about his personal life, which is perhaps why the press attributes non-existent novels to him. Fans are still interested in learning about marital status singer if he has a wife and children. According to the artist himself, he had serious relationships with three women who had great value for him. According to media reports, in 2004 Dan married a girl named Ella, who gave birth to his son Alan. However, the wife was constantly jealous of the singer’s fans, as a result of which the union broke up in the summer of 2009. After the divorce, relations between the former spouses remained tense, however, the artist did not lose touch with his son.

In the photo Dan Balan with his son Alan

Journalists also talk about Balan’s other passion, Cristina Russu, who is a friend of his younger sister. It was rumored that the lovers were going to get married, however, the wedding never took place. The singer never made any special demands on the girl of his dreams, since the most important thing for him is that he likes her for herself. He leads active image life, spending more time on the road than at home. The ex-lead singer of the O-Zone group does not forget about his relatives, sometimes visiting Chisinau.

At the beginning of 2013 it happened important event in his family: his sister Sanda got married, whose chosen one was a friend Dana-Dmitry. The festive celebration took place in one of the chic establishments in Chisinau, where distinguished guests not only from Moldova, but also Israel, Turkey, Romania, Italy, and America gathered.

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Dan Balan ( Dan Balan) was born on February 6, 1979 in the capital of Moldova, Chisinau, in the family of Ambassador Mihai Balan and TV presenter Lyudmila Balan. Until the age of three, Dan lived with his grandmother Anastasia Balan in the village of Trebuzheny. His mother Lyudmila Balan was a very popular TV presenter, so Dan Balan got acquainted with the world of show business by coming to her work. Dan sang his very first song when he was 3 years old. On Moldavian television he presented a song by the famous singer Nadezhda Chepraga. His mother, being a television presenter, gave him this opportunity, but, unfortunately, no one saw this performance because the cameras were turned off. It was his mom's idea to make her son believe he was a superstar. From grades 1 to 8, Dan Balan studied at the Theoretical Lyceum "M. Eminesku", at which time he began writing poetry. In 1987 he won his first competition and after that one of his poems was published in the most popular magazine at that time, NOI. In 1988, Dan performed for the first time in television show"Semaforul". Then his parents bought him his first musical instrument- accordion. In 1990, at the age of 11, Dan began composing his first melodies. At that time his favorite style was the waltz. In the early 90s, he became interested in martial arts and dancing, following the example of Jackie Chan and MC Hammer, his idols. Later he completed an accordion class at the music school "A. Stircea", and then - in music. school "N. Seaga". According to some sources, Dan Balan was involved in choreography. In 1992, his parents bought him his first guitar and Dan turned his attention to rock music. At that time, the band "Metallica" became his new idol and he began writing rock songs. In 1994, at the school Festival, Dan performed on stage for the first time with one of his songs along with his friend. That same year, Dan wrote a song for his mother's television show and received national recognition for the first time. In 1994, Dan's father Mihai Balan was appointed Ambassador of Moldova to Israel. Dan and his family moved to Tel Aviv (Israel). There he entered the "Tabetha school", where he studied for 1.5 years. While in Israel, Dan continued to compose new songs. There he first recorded in a studio and went to the Scottish School. After which Dan Balan returned to Chisinau. His parents always wanted him to study law and, having passed the exams, he entered the Faculty of Law of Moldova State University. That same year, his parents bought him his first synthesizer. Dan Balan In January 1997, Dan decided to become professional musician. He left the University of Law and changed it to the University of Music "St. Neaga". There he studied musical works, double bass and piano. At the same time, he also took bass guitar courses. Dan played in Pantheon bands, and later formed his own team Inferialis, which played in the style of gothic doom metal. Dan Balan was responsible for the keyboard part and composed the music. The group became very popular in the underground environment of Moldova. In January 1998, Dan Balan changed musical direction"Inferialis" sounded like pop rock, but he soon realized that he needed to leave this style for a while, since rock was not popular. But Dan knew that he would return to him. The group Inferialis disbanded in 1998. Dan purchased necessary equipment for performing popular dance music and began to learn how to create arrangements. His first work "De la mine" was released that same year in October. It was followed by the biggest hit of 1999 in Moldova - “Dar, unde esti...”. However, his desire was to create a boy band because boy bands were very popular at that time. Therefore, in September 1999, Dan Balan created the first fight band in Moldova, “O-zone,” consisting of two people: Dan Balan and Petru Jelihovski (soloist of “Inferialis”). In the fall of the same year, the guys went to Romania and recorded 3 songs there: “Timpul trece fara noi”, “In doi”, “M-as trezi”. The first single released by the group "O-zone" was "Timpul trece fara noi". A few months later, "O-zone" became the number 1 group in Moldova for a long time. In the same year, Dan Balan and his mother made the TV show "Tanti Ludmila Show", which became the most successful show on television ever seen in Moldova. Balan was the producer of this show, wrote the script and music for it. On June 3, 2000, the first album of the O-zone group, Dar unde esti, was released, consisting of 11 songs written and produced by Dan. The album was a huge success. 7 singles from this album became mega-hits, including "Fiesta de la noche", "Crede-ma", "Te voi iubi", "Ciao bambina", "In doi", "Dar, unde esti...", "Timpul trece fara noi". In the summer of the same year, the O-zone group began their first tour in Moldova. Tour was crazy. The whole country sang O-zone songs. In December, Dan Balan wrote the Christmas song "Sarbatorile de iarna" for the Christmas special of "Tanti Ludmila Show". Since then it has become a popular song at Christmas and New Year and sounded everywhere in Moldova at that time. In the spring of 2001, Dan Balan decided to take things to another level and chose the Romanian market for this. However, his O-zone bandmate Petru was not so interested in Dan's grandiose plans, since performing in the group was more of a hobby for him. Balan needed a serious attitude towards the project he was preparing, so at this stage the guys parted peacefully. All O-zone fans were extremely disappointed. They blamed Dan for everything, declaring that they would not love the new lead singers of the O-zone group. Dan decided to hold a casting to select new members for his group. He wanted there to be 3 people in the new "O-zone", but he didn't choose anyone. However, when the casting was already completed, his vocal teacher introduced him to a young man in whom she saw potential. His name was Arseniy Toderash. He was a very nice guy with a lot of potential, but he had some problems with vocals since he just started doing it. But Dan believed in this guy and gave him a chance to prove himself, as it turned out later Dan was not mistaken. At first, Arseny only read rhymes in some songs from the first album. In the same original way, Dan met the third member of the O-Zone group. One morning the young man called Dan and said that he missed the casting because he found out about it too late. This is how Dan met Radu Sirbu. Radu had a wonderful voice, but had many noticeable problems with his image and dancing. This did not bother Dan Balan. Thus, the new formula "O-zone" was born: Dan, Arseniy and Radu. By that time, Dan had written 4 songs for the group (“Numai tu”, “Number 1”, “Nopti fara de somn” and “Am sa te chem”), which were recorded in Romania within 2 weeks. In the fall of 2001, two songs “Numai tu”, “Number 1” were released in Moldova, but “O-zone” was not popular with its new lineup... Then Dan began to make plans to conquer the Romanian market. Nobody believed that musicians from Moldova could become popular in Romania. Nevertheless, Dan Balan knew that nothing was impossible. To begin with, he needed more financial resources to prepare the project: he bought a studio and recorded a video for the song “Numai tu” with a large budget for Moldova and Romania at that time. Several more songs were then recorded, including "Sarbatoarea noptilor de vara" and "Nu ma las de limba noastra" (which was the number 1 song for O-zone under the new lineup). In 2002, the group signed a contract with the Romanian record company Media Services and released the album Number 1 (Russian Number 1). The songs Numai Tu (Russian: Only you) and Despre Tine (Russian: About you) became hits in Moldova and Romania. In 2003, the album DiscO-zone (Russian: DiscО-zones) followed with the worldwide hit Dragostea Din Tei (Russian: First love or Love in the linden trees). Which became an absolute hit not only in its native Moldova and Romania, but also in Europe, Russia, Japan, and also reached the USA and Latin America. A huge number of covers and parodies have been created for this song in many languages ​​of the world. On the European Hot 100 Singles chart, the song stayed at number one for 12 weeks and sold 12 million copies worldwide. The melody "Dragostea din Tei" did not leave indifferent even such stars as T.I and Rihanna, who used it in their composition "Live Your Life" (2008), which became a super hit in the USA and lasted 6 weeks at first place on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . At the beginning of 2005, the O-zone group ceased to exist, the members began solo projects. Dan Balan decided to return to where he started - rock music. He selected the best musicians in his homeland and moved with them to Los Angeles that same year. Despite the fact that Balan came to the United States as a member of a popular group, it took him about two years of hard work to realize his solo project. In search of his own signature sound, Dan was helped by the famous producer Jack Joseph Puig, who had previously worked with John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, No Doubt, and the Rolling Stones. As a result of the experience gained, the bright project “Crazy Loop” was born, which surprised and amazed his fans. Under this name, Dan released the dance hit "Crazy Loop - Mm Ma Ma" (2007). This song revealed new qualities of the artist, including an excellent sense of humor and a fair amount of self-irony. The song received a great response in the online community, including thanks to the excellent video, shot by director Marc Klasfeld in Los Angeles. Later recorded under the pseudonym Crazy Loop album The Power of Shower (Russian: Energy of the soul), which was released on December 1, 2007. On December 1, 2009, a presentation of a new album called Crazy Loop Mix took place in Chisinau. The name of the album is explained by the fact that it combines the results of the singer’s work under the pseudonym Crazy Loop and under own name(on the album itself the artist is listed as Dan Balan). As an artist with a bright personality and versatile talents, Dan decided not to stop there and move further towards the most progressive current moment direction – electronic dance music. In February 2010, the single Chica Bomb was released, which took first place in the charts around the world. And again Dan gave everyone a surprise and demonstrated new sides of his talent and a new image. In support of the single, a frank and attractive video was shot, emphasizing all the pressure and passion that Dan put into the composition itself. The director of the video was the famous Hype Williams, who had previously directed videos for such superstars as Missy Elliot, Kelis, LL Cool J, Jay.Z and others. On July 31, 2010 Dan presented in Moscow new song Justify SEX, which topped the official Russian chart. On October 29, 2010, the Love Radio radio station premiered Dan Balan's joint song with Vera Brezhneva - Petals of Tears; the song also topped the official Russian chart, becoming the 3rd of Dan's three singles that peaked at number 1. Also, the song “Chica Bomb” at the end of 2010 became the winner in the category “Foreign single, male vocal” (511 thousand repetitions on air) and took 2nd place in the final TOP 800 chart for 2010. The most famous record labels in our country fought for the right to collaborate with Dan Balan. As a result, he settled on one of the oldest domestic recording companies, Gala Records, with which the contract was signed in February 2010. Today Dan released a new fiery track Freedom, the presentation of the video for this song sparkled with the number of stars Russian stage. Freedom is already heard on all radio stations in the country. O-zone-Dragostea Din Tei Dan Balan- Chica Bomb Dan Balan/Vera Brejneva- Petals of Tears Dan Balan- Freedom Updated 05/09/11 12:29: Date of birth: 02/06/1979 Place of birth: village Trebujeni, Orhei district, Moldova Height: 190 cm Weight: 80 kg Hair color: black Eye color: dark brown Zodiac sign: Aquarius Marital status: single What I like in women: naturalness, sociability Values: trust Cannot stand: betrayal Favorite place on Earth: Chisinau Favorite animal: dog Favorite food: chicken, salads Favorite color: black Favorite music: Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, Outcast Favorite instrument: guitar Hobbies: chess, driving your car Audi A6, music What you can’t do without: “Well, you know Maslow’s pyramid. It's about human needs. First of all, everyone needs physical. Food, sleep. Always. No matter how romantic we want to answer, this is how it is. So we wait until we get rich so we can buy ourselves everything we’ve been dreaming about.” (Elle Girl) The first kiss “happened” at the age of 11, the first sex at the age of 15. If not for my musical career, I would have become an athlete.

For all fans, the biography of Dan Balan is of significant interest. He was born into the family of an ambassador and famous TV presenter February 6, 1979 in Chisinau. He was raised by his grandmother until he was three years old. Until the eighth grade, Balan studied at the theoretical lyceum “M.Eminesku”, and from 1993 at the lyceum “Gheorghi Asache”. Even as a child, Dan showed interest in music. The first public performance took place at entertainment show at 4 years old. At the age of eleven, singer Dan Balan learned to play the accordion and performed waltzes, which he composed independently. And already from the age of fourteen he made attempts to enter the world of music, playing in the groups “Pantheon” and “Inferialis”.

In 1999, Dan Balan and his friend Petru Zhelikhovsky founded the group “O-Zone”, writing and producing all the compositions. The song “Dragostea din Tei”, also known as the “Numa Numa song,” topped the charts in 32 countries and reached third place in the UK. The single became the best-selling single in Europe in 2004. The group's CD "DiscOzone" topped the charts in six countries around the world. But, despite the success, the team disbanded in 2005, and all participants began their own careers. Deciding to do solo work, Dan Balan left for Los Angeles. There he was helped by famous producer Jack Joseph Puig.

Dan Balan's discography was replenished with her first studio solo album, “The Power of Shower,” which was released under the pseudonym Crazy Loop. In December 2009, the presentation of the album “Crazy Loop Mix” took place. And the next year the song “Chica Bomb” appeared under his name, this single took first place on the charts, and in 2010 won in the category “Foreign single, male vocal”. New hits began to appear one after another. Dan Balan's creativity has truly reached its peak!

The handsome singer Dan Balan, a favorite of the domestic public, has long captivated everyone with his talent and sense of smell. His popularity has successfully spread far beyond his own homeland. Dan Balan's rapidly developing solo career is very different from his work in the musical group, he literally opened up, and his hits (Only until the morning, "Chica Bomb") blew up the world of popular music!

Beautiful duets, enviable concerts and, of course, high-quality videos - the young performer can literally boast of all this, because his creativity is at its best!

Moldovan performer Dan Balan recently received recognized Russian awards and was identified as the sexiest Russian pop singer. What can I say, even the magnificent Vera Brezhneva herself, a Ukrainian beauty, agreed to sing a duet with him. And I was right, the success was stunning!

Articles about Dan Balan are full of information that the singer worked in Chisinau for quite a long time. There he truly became a star. However, being famous, Dan says that he rarely thought about such a future. Of course, the singer knew that his whole life would be connected with music. Dan was actively involved in his personal creativity. Parents truly did not devote much time to their child, since both mother and father were very busy people.

However, it even helped to a young performer, since he could calmly choose his own way into life and the direction of its development. Nobody put pressure on him. Even when it came to choosing the highest educational institution, the singer was not at all worried that his parents would not support him in his endeavors, since his choice was entirely approved by his parents.

At the same time, the personal life of Dan Balan is of serious interest. Dan has a lot of fans who love him not only as a world-class singer, but also as a very charming guy. However, little is known about the facts from the life of Dan Balan. The singer lives in New York, works on new songs and often comes to Russia.

However, information about Dan Balan and his amorous affairs still comes out from time to time. So, it is obvious that Dan Balan’s personal life, like that of all people, is present and has its own significant stages. For example, as Balan himself claimed, there were three fatal women in his life with whom he had serious relationships. None of them were singers or anything else famous person. The performer liked them solely for themselves, just as they were. According to the singer himself, sometimes he is very surprised cunning tricks fans who want to get a photo of Dan Balan.

Dan Balan regularly posts his photographs on social networks. As the singer himself says, he really likes to communicate with fans through this kind of sites. Regarding winter holidays, then for Dan they will, of course, be distinguished by their dense tour schedule. The artist celebrated the New Year on stage, which, surprisingly, he liked! The singer believes that celebrating such a celebration before or after is completely wrong, since that is the beauty of the New Year - celebrating it on time!

Dan Balan has come a long way from an unknown Moldovan performer to a global star, collaborating with Jesse Dylan and others popular performers. His talent could have gone unnoticed, since the parents of the future musician were preparing for him the fate of a lawyer, but Dan was more persistent and went his own way.

Childhood and youth

The future musician was born into the family of a diplomat on February 6, 1979, in Chisinau. Zodiac sign: Aquarius. His parents were busy people: his father Mihai was involved in political activities, and his mother Lyudmila built a career in television, where she achieved considerable success. Therefore, little Dan was given to be raised by his grandmother Anastasia, who lived in the small village of Trebuzheny.

When the boy was 3 years old, the family took him back to the city, where the child often went to work with his mother. Already as a child, he became interested in music, and at the age of four he appeared on a television show, where he performed in front of an audience for the first time. When Dan turned 11, his family gave him his first musical instrument - an accordion. The boy was also sent to music school so that his talents and skills develop and improve.

The father took a responsible approach to his son’s education and chose for him one of the best lyceums in the country - named after M. Eminescu, and then - the lyceum named after Gheorghe Asachi. In 1994, Mihai received a promotion, becoming the Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Israel, and together with his family he moved to a new duty station. Far from home, Dan spent a year and a half studying languages, which would greatly benefit him in the future.

In 1996, Balan returned to his homeland and, at the insistence of his father, entered the Faculty of Law. Nevertheless, he already began to dream of musical career and persuaded his parents to give him a synthesizer if he successfully passed the entrance exams.

The new instrument turned out to be a powerful motivator, and the future artist began to comprehend legal disciplines. But his studies paled in comparison to his hobbies. Dan founded music group and gave her almost everything free time, which simply did not remain for the institute. Having finally become convinced of the seriousness of his choice, the guy dropped out of school and devoted himself to music.

Music

Dan created his first musical group while still at school. The group was called “Emperor”, the guys played songs in the underground style. However, this project was more of an experiment and the first test of my strength in music.

Dan Balan as part of the group "O-Zone"

A more serious step for Balan was the group Inferialis, which played heavy music in the gothic-doom style, which was popular among young people at that time. The musicians held their first concert in the ruins of an abandoned factory, which gave their performance the necessary atmosphere.

Dan invited all his friends and relatives, although he was worried that they would not understand his work. He was partly right, as his mother and grandmother were horrified, but his father supported his son and gave him a new synthesizer.

Dan Balan and the group "O-Zone"

But heavy music soon tired of Dan, who saw himself as a musician playing different styles. He began to write harmonious works in the pop genre, for which his friends accused him of pandering to the public and going commercial. At this stage, Balan and the Inferialis group parted ways. The musician recorded his first solo song “Delamine” in 1998 and began to think about a new project.

By 1999, Dan had finally formed the image and repertoire of the future group, called O-Zone. According to Balan, this is both ozone, which smells in the air after rain, and “Zone 0,” which in the Conex mobile network denotes the territory of Moldova.

Dan Balan - "Love"

The original line-up included Dan, as a vocalist and musician, and his colleague in the Inferialis project, Petr Zhelikhovsky, who rapped. Their first album “Dar, undeeşti” was released the same year, instantly making the performers popular in their homeland. However, Peter was not ready for such fame, since for him music was always just a hobby, and he left the team.

Dan approached the selection of new participants thoroughly: he organized a full-fledged casting, which attracted young guys from all over the country. One day his vocal teacher advised Balan to listen to her student Arseniy Todirash. The musician was not only pleasantly surprised by the soloist’s voice, but also quickly found common language, which had a positive impact on his decision. The third member of the team was found unexpectedly. Radu Sirbu was late for the casting, but Dan still decided to audition him. So from a duet the team turned into a trio and began to conquer world stage.

O-Zone - Numai Tu

In 2001, O-Zone released their second album, Number 1, under the Catmusic label. The first track of the album was the song “Numaitu”, which fully reflected all the popular trends in Romanian pop music, but did not become a hit. Then Dan decided to experiment in order to create a composition capable of conquering an audience spoiled by modern fashion from the first notes. The team recorded the song “Despre Tine”, which brought the group popularity and fame in Romania. She stayed in first place on the national charts for seventeen weeks, providing Dan and his group with many awards.

The song “Dragostea Din Tei”, aired in 2003, brought the group worldwide fame. The composition with a simple text, sung in Romanian, instantly won all the European and Asian charts, which became a unique phenomenon for a composition not written in English. She presented Dan with many prestigious awards, ensuring his recognition among famous music producers. The album that followed, “DiscO-Zone,” went platinum in many countries and sold over 3.5 million copies.

O Zone - Dragostea din tei

In 2005, Balan decided to pursue a solo career and officially closed the O-Zone group.

In 2006, the musician went to the USA, where he recorded a solo rock album, which was not released for unknown reasons. Nevertheless, he used some of this material in his new project Crazy Loop, which became Balan’s stage name. Distinctive feature This image was the performance of songs in falsetto, as well as unusually bright and memorable dance tracks. The album “The Power of Shower” was positively received in Europe, and the artist himself was awarded the “MTV Europe Music Awards” in the “Best Romanian Act” category.

Balan's global popularity opened the door for him to collaborate with many music stars. In particular, he wrote the song “Live your life” for Rihanna, which earned him a Grammy nomination in 2009.

In the same year, the musician re-released his previous album entitled “Crazy Loop mix”, getting rid of the pseudonym in favor of his real name. The next two singles were incredible success on the territory of Russia, which prompted Dan to write and perform his first song in Russian, which he sang in a duet with the popular Ukrainian singer.

Dan and Vera Brezhneva - "Petals of Tears"

His calculations turned out to be correct, and the composition increased the prestige and recognition of the musician in the CIS countries. Subsequently, it was here that Balan achieved considerable success, releasing several more songs in Russian.

In February 2010, Dan Balan went on new round popularity - his single “Chica Bomb” took first place in Russian and world charts.

The artist lived in America for many years, with him own apartment in the center of New York, Manhattan. But in 2014, Dan Balan took a break from his career and moved from New York to London. Later in England he recorded an album with Bolshoi symphony orchestra British Musicians' Union. The first single of this record was the Russian-language song “Home”.

Personal life

With such a fruitful and busy musical career, Dan has almost no time for relationships. Therefore, some began to suspect the singer of being gay. But this is nothing more than speculation and gossip of envious people, since there is no confirmation of these rumors.

Moreover, Balan often gets caught by the paparazzi in the company of bright beauties. So, in 2013, he was seen in the arms of world champion pole dancer Vardanush Martirosyan. Together they vacationed on the Cote d'Azur in France.

But in general, the musician does not like to advertise his personal life. Once in an interview, the singer spoke about his first youthful love, which happened to him at the age of 16. His classmate became his chosen one, but their romance turned into a long-distance relationship, as Balan’s family moved to Israel. The guys often corresponded and called each other, meeting once or twice a year, when Dan came to Chisinau on vacation. However, upon returning home, the guy realized that this relationship had outlived its usefulness.

The musician also admitted that there were three girls in his life with whom the musician built serious relationships. Presumably, among them was his sister Sandra's friend Cristina Russu. Perhaps, the name of this girl was mentioned in articles about Balan more often than others. Allegedly, their relationship lasted 5 years, but Christina never became Dan’s official wife.

In 2017, when asked by a journalist about his personal life, the man said that he had now become more stable in his relationship and was more serious about choosing a life partner. But for now Dan Balan understands that he is not 100% ready to start a family. According to him, such things should only happen once in a lifetime, so he must feel it.

Back in 2009, the musician shared with the newspapers his dream - to have a beautiful wife, a bunch of children and a house with a garden, where everything is covered in love. But everything has its time. Apparently, this time has not yet come. So fans of the stately, burning brunette (his height is 190 cm and weight is 76 kg) do not lose hope.

In the summer of 2017, news appeared on the Internet that Dan Balan had opened a fast food chain in Chisinau. The media reported that the popular pop singer registered the Bunica’s brand, and soon a cafe with the same name opened in the city. It is worth noting that Dan Balan’s name is not listed among the founders or administrators of the enterprise. Its representatives also remained silent on this matter. But the singer’s mother still decided to leave a comment on the page in

To three years old Dan lived with his grandmother Anastasia Balan in the village of Trebuzheny. The artist’s mother, at one time, was a fairly popular TV presenter. Therefore, the boy became acquainted with the world of show business at her work.

Until the eighth grade, Dan studied at the Theoretical Lyceum "M. Eminesku", in 1993 he transferred to the Lyceum "Gheorghi Asache".

In 1994, the artist’s father, Mihai Balan, was appointed Ambassador of Moldova to Israel. So the family moved. Dan studied at Tabetha school for a year and a half, after which he returned to his native Chisinau and entered the Faculty of Law of the Moldavian State University

Since childhood, the future celebrity had a great interest in music. Dan first appeared in public at the age of four, on an entertainment television show. At the age of eleven, the boy was given an accordion. The future musician began to compose and play waltzes on it. And at the age of 18, Dan Balan created his first bands Pantheon and Inferialis, they played in the style of gothic doom metal. After the breakup of the groups, Dan recorded the solo song “De La Mine” (“From Me”).

Dan Balan and the O-Zone group

In 1999, the Eurodance trio O-Zone appeared, which was organized by Dan Balan together with his former colleague Petru Zhelikhovsky. The musician collective produced and composed all the compositions. The single entitled “Dragostea din Tei”, which is also known as “Numa Numa song”, topped the charts in dozens of countries around the world, and even reached third place in the UK and sold 12 million copies. In 2004, the single became the best-selling single in Europe, and a year later achieved the same popularity in Japan. More than two hundred copies of the composition “Numa Numa song” were made in 14 languages ​​of the world.

The album “Dar, Unde Eşti” (“But where are you”) was immediately released, which was a huge success.

In 2001, the O-Zone group was reformed. Dan Balan took in Radu Sirba and Arseniy Toderash. A year later, the trio was signed by a Romanian record company, and the album “Number 1” followed. The songs from the album “Numai Tu” (“Only You”) and “Despre Tine” (“About You”) became hits in Romania and Moldova.

O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei

Next, the group released the album “DiscO-Zone”. It included, in particular, the world hit “Dragostea Din Tei” (“First Love”). By the way, it was this composition that brought the team unprecedented fame. The song stayed on the European Hot 100 Singles chart for 12 weeks and sold 12 million copies worldwide. “DiscO-Zone” itself became the group's best-selling album. He climbed to the top of various charts in six countries. The record sold more than 3.5 million copies around the world, while only a million copies were bought in Japan.

By the way, even world celebrities did not remain indifferent after listening to the hit “Dragostea din Tei”. The melody was used by T.I and Rihanna in 2008 for the song “Live Your Life”.

Stellar career of Dan Balan

At the beginning of 2005, the O-Zone team ceased to exist. All participants took up their own projects. Dan Balan returned to his rock roots. He moved to Los Angeles, and before that he gathered the best compatriot musicians. Producer Jack Joseph Pui, who had previously worked with John Mayer, No Doubt, Sheryl Crow and the Rolling Stones, helped the singer search for his own signature music. The result of the collaboration was an album.

Dan Balan recorded the songs “Sugar Tunes Numa Numa” (in the rock arrangement of “Dragostea Din Tei”) and “17”.

In 2006, Dan Balan began working under the pseudonym Crazy Loop. Under this name, the hit "Crazy Loop (Mm Ma Ma)" was released with a video directed by Mark Klasfeld. In December 2007, the musician released the album “The Power of Shower”.

On December 1, 2009, Dan Balan presented in his native Chisinau new album"Crazy Loop Mix". The title of the album is explained simply: it combines the results of the artist’s work under his own name and the pseudonym Crazy Loop. However, on the album itself Dan Balan is listed as the artist.

At the beginning of 2010, a new single was released. “Chica Bomb” immediately took first place in the world charts, it literally blew up all the dance floors and radio airwaves of the world. The video for the song was directed by the famous Hype Williams, who has worked with such celebrities as Missy Elliot, LL Cool J, Jay.Z and Kelis. And in the middle of summer 2010, the musician presented a new song “Justify SEX” in Moscow, which topped the official Russian chart.

In October 2010, Dan Balan presented his new song. He performed “Petals of Tears” together with the Ukrainian artist Vera Brezhneva. The composition was first performed on the radio station “Love Radio”. “Petals of Tears” soared to the top of the official Russian chart and became the third of Dan's three singles to reach the top spot.

In Russia, the work of Dan Balan was also noted. At the end of 2010, the composition became the winner as “Foreign single, male vocal”. It was repeated on air 511 thousand times. The hit also took second place in the final TOP 800 chart at the end of the year.

In the spring of 2011, Radio Energy began broadcasting the song “Freedom”. She immediately got into the hot thirty. A couple of months later, a video for this composition was presented to the whole world.

Dan Balan. Chicka boom

In September 2011 the next premiere. The song “Only Until the Morning” was played on Love Radio. The composition immediately entered the charts of leading radio stations. A month later, a presentation of the video for the hit took place, and it could be seen on official page artist in social network"Facebook".

Now the artist is collaborating with Gala Records and recording a new album. Eat or Die!

What Dan Balan cannot do without: “Well, you all know Maslow’s pyramid. About human needs. We all, first of all, need physical. This is food and sleep. Always. And no matter how much we want to answer romantically, it’s still the way it is. We are always waiting until we get rich and buy ourselves everything we dream of.” Therefore, the artist lives by the motto “Eat or Die!”

Dan Balan kissed a girl for the first time at the age of 13, and two years later he had his first sex.

During water procedures or relaxing on the sofa, the singer thinks either about his girls or about songs.

If Dan had not been a musician, he would have become an athlete. Dan is a fan of Metallica.

The singer lives in the center of New York, but is in his apartment for at most five months a year. He admits that every morning he sees the Empire State Building from his window - one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. Dan doesn't have his own car.

Personal life of Dan Balan

Most great love Dan Balan, by his own admission, experienced this at the age of 16. His beloved studied in the same class with him. The couple liked each other, but it never came to a relationship; the family moved to live in Israel. The young man didn’t even have time to confess his feelings to his classmate. However, during the holidays in Chisinau the couple finally explained themselves, beautiful novel. The relationship moved into the stage of calling back and meeting twice a year. However, after Dan’s final return, it became clear that the relationship had outlived its usefulness and the couple broke up.

Vera Brezhneva and Dan Balan - Petals of Tears

There were rumors that while working on the song “Petals of Tears,” Dan had an affair with Vera Brezhneva. “I laughed when I read in the press that while working with Vera, we almost got married. This is nonsense! Vera, of course, is incredibly beautiful, and also a pleasant person, but she is married, for me this is sacred. And by the way, we only saw her a few times; we mostly sent recordings of our voices to each other over the Internet,” says the artist.