Childhood

Born into the family of Ambassador Mihai Balan and famous TV presenter Ludmila Balan, Dan showed great interest in music since childhood. His first public speaking on an entertainment TV show took place when Danu Balanu turned 4 years old. At the age of 11, he received an accordion as a gift, on which he performed waltzes. own composition. From the age of 14, he played in the bands Pantheon and Inferialis, which performed gothic doom metal music. But these were only amateur attempts to enter the world of music. He began to take more serious steps at the age of 20.

Star Trek

In 1999 Dan Balan Together with his friend, Petru Jelichovsky, he founded the group O-Zone, for which he composed and produced all the compositions. The single Dragostea din Tei, also known as Numa Numa song, topped the charts in 32 countries, reached number three in the UK, sold over 12 million copies and became the best-selling single in Europe (2004). Currently, even after the breakup of the group, this song is considered the “calling card” of the once popular O-Zone. The best-selling CD of the O-Zone group was the album DiscOzone, which climbed to the top of the charts in six countries around the world. Despite the wild success, in 2005 the members of this group decided to stop working together. The team broke up, and each member took up his own career. Dan immediately went to Los Angeles, where he had great opportunities for solo work. In search of his own, signature “sound,” Dan was helped by the famous producer Jack Joseph Puig.

A little later, under the pseudonym Crazy Loop, Dan Balan released his first solo studio album, which was called The Power of Shower. Soon the singer stopped using a pseudonym and began performing under his own name. He presented the public with the song Chica Bomb, the video for which was shot by director Chaim Williams, who has worked with Jay-Z, Missy Elliott and many others.

Balan’s new hits came out one after another: in 2010, the single Justify Sex appeared, as well as the duet “Rose Petals” recorded with Vera Brezhneva; in 2011, the songs Freedom, which has long been the leader of many charts, and “Only Until the Morning” were played on the radio. The musician is still working on new songs, lives in New York and often visits Russia.

Personal life

Fans love Dan Balan not only as a world-class singer, but also as attractive young man. But he still hasn’t told anyone about his heart secrets. “I am a free bird, an artist, and for now everything remains that way,” Balan said in an interview. He was credited with an affair with Vera Brezhneva, but in fact the musician remains free.

Dan Balan(Dan Mihai Bălan) / Dan Balan was born in the winter of 1979 in Chisinau, in the family of the Ambassador of Moldova to Israel Mihai Balana and TV presenter Lyudmila Balan

The creative path of Dan Balan / Dan Balan

Dan Balan graduated music school accordion class. In 1993, he received a diploma from the Mihai Eminescu Lyceum. He was fond of music since childhood, played in the bands Pantheon, Inferialis and preferred the style of gothic doom metal.

“My parents, of course, saw that music interested me, but they could not even think that it would become my profession. Moreover, I told them about my choice in 1997, when there was not a single pop star in Moldova yet and you could be a musician either by playing in a symphony orchestra for 10 dollars a week, or at weddings. Both options ultimately meant beggary and starvation. And then I tell them that I am leaving the prestigious law university I just entered for the sake of music. Of course they were shocked!

In 1998 Dan Balan wrote his debut solo song De La Mine and a year later created a group O-Zone together with his friend Petru Zhelikhovsky.

“I knew that major record companies receive tons of demo tapes every day and the chances that they would choose my disc from this pile and listen to it are negligible. And I used a trick: I asked my mother, an incredibly impressive woman, to give the disk to the manager. I had no doubt that he would definitely be interested in what kind of music such a beauty writes. And so it happened. The deception, of course, was quickly revealed, but the material was so good that it no longer mattered: we started working with this company.

Two years later Dan Balan and his new stage colleagues, Arseniy Toderas and Radu Sirbu, presented the album Number 1 to the audience.

The singles Numai Tu and Despre Tine became hits in Moldova and Romania. Then Dan Balan and group O-Zone recorded the composition Dragostea Din Tei, which brought the musicians worldwide fame. The song topped the European Hot 100 Singles chart for twelve weeks.

In 2005 the group O-Zone broke up, and its members took up solo projects. Dan Balan created a team called Balan. He also released album The Power of Shower under the alias Crazy Loop in December 2007.

In 2009, the presentation of the Crazy Loop Mix disc took place in Chisinau, and a few months later the hit Chica Bomb took the top lines in the domestic charts. In the summer of 2010, Dan Balan performed the single Justify SEX, and in the fall, viewers heard the premiere of the composition “Petals of Tears” Dana Balana and Vera Brezhneva on Love Radio.

In the spring of 2011, the song Freedom was rotated on Radio NRG, and six months later the lyrical composition “Only Until the Morning” entered the charts of all radio stations in Russia.

In May 2012 Dan Balan released video clips for the singles “Not Lyubya” and “Love”.

To date Dan Balan spends almost all his time in New York, where he collaborates with recording studio Mercy since 2006.

In 2012 Dan Balan was presented among the nominees for the Muz-TV award in the category " Best Performer", but the prize went to

Musician, author of many songs, talented producer– all this is about the hero of today’s article. Dan Balan is a young promising singer who has won the hearts of many fans modern music. Creator of several successful musical projects. He went down in history as a young artist with his own vision in the music industry.

Fate prophesied for him a completely different specificity of life, but the singer, despite everything, chose his own path. How did the life of a star turn out at the beginning of it? creative path and before him. We will learn more about this today.

Looking at a tall, stately guy, fans all over the world begin to think about his height, weight, and age. How old is Dan Balan? The musician's height is truly impressive; weighing 73 kilograms, he is 190 centimeters. A tall, slender, handsome man is the dream of any young girl.

And, despite his 39 years, Dan Balan looks very young. The girls look at him enthusiastically and undoubtedly want to get to know the star better. Such a chance can come at any time, for each of them. Because the guy's heart is free.

Dan Balan's photos in his youth and now are not very different, of course, the age-related facial features have changed and the physical indicators are not the same as at 20 years old. But this absolutely did not change the singer’s youthfulness and even gave him additional charm.

In general, you can’t even tell from the photographs that this is a forty-year-old man; no one gives him more than 30 years.

Biography and personal life of Dan Balan

The biography and personal life of Dan Balan originates in Moldova. The future musician was born on February 6, 1979, in the city of Chisinau. Father - Mihai Balan, was an ambassador at the Moldovan Embassy in Israel. Mother - Lyudmila, famous TV presenter. In addition to Dan, the singer’s family also has a sister, Sanda Balan.

The guy’s creative inclinations manifested themselves in his youth. He even graduated from music school at one time. And the parents gave their son a gift when he turned eleven - an accordion. But, despite the guy’s craving for music, they insisted on choosing a different profession. And Dan enters the Faculty of Law. The father and mother went to great lengths to ensure that their son completed his studies well, they even promised to buy him a new synthesizer. But this trick didn’t work either. Having collected your first music group“Inferialis”, the guy completely forgot about his studies and devoted himself entirely to music.

But he received great fame and recognition thanks to the creation of another, sensational group “O-zone”. It was as part of this group that many popular songs around the world were performed, such as: “Dragostea Din Tei”, “Despre Tine” and “Oriunde Ai Fi”. Dan Balan's team soared to the top of the music charts, and their hits were played on almost all radio stations. Having already become popular, the musician simultaneously begins to expand the horizons of his activities. For example, he produces the popular children's show, hosted by the singer’s mother. The opening song was a composition that he wrote in his youth.

Meanwhile, the composition of the group was changing, Dan’s friend left it. But after qualifying castings, it was approved new line-up and the group continued to work on their work. Starting in 2001, the guys worked hard to release a new album, and by 2002, they presented their second largest project, “Number-1”. Over the entire period, from 1998 to 2005, the group won many awards and was nominated for many awards and Oscars.

The musician was a member of this group “O-zone” until 2006, after which he decided to try himself in a solo project. He left for the United States, where he lives today. The singer spends most of his time on tour. For my solo career, he recorded several albums and worked in an experimental genre that was not typical for him. By 2009, he was even nominated for such an award as the Grammy Award, and thus Dan Balan becomes the first Moldovan musician to receive it.

Family and children of Dan Balan

The boy’s parents did not raise him; due to their workload, they simply did not have time to raise their child. Therefore, already from early years, Dan was left to his own devices and education young guy the street took over. Perhaps thanks to this, the young man grew up purposeful and persistent, approaching any task with complete persistence.

There is still no certainty in the personal life of the talented singer. Dan Balan’s family and children are just plans for the future. But despite his age, the musician is not going to rush in this direction, devoting himself entirely to music and creativity.

Dan Balan's wife

The musician was so deeply immersed in creativity that starting a family went deeply into the background. Of course, in the future he would like to have a loved one nearby, as well as children. But on at the moment, Dan Balan’s wife is music, and children are his masterpieces.

Of course, the singer had and still has girlfriends, but he was never seen in a serious relationship. His first love came at the age of sixteen, but due to moving to another country, he did not even have time to open his feelings. Upon his return, Dan tried to make up for lost time, but the romance did not last long. Also, Balan was credited with an affair with Vera Brezhneva, during their collaboration on the song “Rose Petals”. However, all the rumors were dispelled by him, since he does not intend to get involved in someone else’s family. We can only hope that in the near future we will still hear news about his upcoming wedding, in which we wish him success.

Instagram and Wikipedia Dan Balan

Dan Balan’s Instagram and Wikipedia quite comprehensively reflect all aspects of the musician’s life. On Wikipedia you can see the full history of Balan’s projects and created groups. The singer’s life outside of creativity is described quite comprehensively. Information about his family, friends and colleagues is described in as much detail as possible and even more detailed than that of other performers of his generation.

Dan Balan also has his own pages on other social networks. There he shares news and plans for the future with his fans. He posts new pieces of his work and corresponds with friends. There has been a fan club on the Internet for quite some time now, dedicated to activities Balana. There he actively communicates with his fans.

Dan Balan born on February 6, 1979 in the capital of Moldova, Chisinau, in the family of Ambassador Mihai Balan and TV presenter Lyudmila Balan. At the age of 3-4 years, he came to his mother’s television and sang songs that he heard there. Later, he sang Russian hits, imagining himself on stage. In 1988 (in third grade) I tried my hand at poetry for the first time. At the age of 11 Dan received his first musical instrument- an accordion that his father gave him, then he began to write his own music, specifically waltzes.
He studied from 1st to 8th grade - at the Theoretical Lyceum "M. Eminescu", then (1993) at the Lyceum "Gheorghe Asaki". In 1994 (in connection with the appointment of his father as the representative of Moldova in Israel), Dan left for Israel, where he studied at the Tabeetha school for a year and a half. In 1996 he returns to Chisinau, graduates from the Gheorghe Asachi Lyceum and enters the Faculty of Law of Moldavian State University. Balan sings in the rock group "Panteon", after which he decides to create own group and in 1997 the rock project "Inferialis" appeared. After the collapse of Inferialis in 1998, he recorded the solo song De La Mine, and in 1999, together with former partner Petru Jelichovsky, he created the group O-Zone. And then they were lucky, the whole world learned about the group (literally).

The album Dar, Unde E?ti... (Dar, Unde Eat..., English But Where Are You...) was released, which was a huge success.

In 2001 Dan Balan reorganized O-Zone, taking on Arseniy Toderash and Radu Sirba. In 2002 the group signed a contract with a Romanian record company and released the album Number 1 (Russian Number 1). The songs Numai Tu (Numai Tu, Russian. Only You) and Despre Tine (Despre Tine, Russian. About You) became hits in Moldova and Romania. This was followed by the album DiscO-Zone (Russian: DiscО-Zone) with the world hit Dragostea Din Tei (Dragostya Din Tei, Russian: First Love or Russian: Love in Lipah). It was this song and album that brought the group unprecedented fame.

At the beginning of 2005 the O-Zone group ceased to exist, the members took up solo projects. Dan created a pop-rock group called Balan and performed the songs Sugar Tunes Numa Numa (rock arrangement of Dragostea Din Tei) and 17. At the same time, under the pseudonym Crazy Loop, the album The Power of Shower (Russian: Energy Soul) was recorded, which was released December 1, 2007.
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). In February 2010 The single Chica Bomb was released and took first place in the charts.

Now Dan lives in the USA, has his own label "MediaPro Music"
Briefly:
Full name: Dan Mihai Balan, Dan Mihai (Mihailovich) Balan
Date of birth: February 6, 1979(1979-02-06)
Place of birth: Chisinau, USSR
Countries of residence: Moldova, USA
Professions: singer, composer, producer
Tools: accordion
Genres: Dance, Pop
Nicknames: Crazy Loop
Teams: Pantheon, Inferialis, O-Zone, Balan
Labels: MediaPro Music
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 73 kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Marital status: not married (convinced bachelor)
Likes in women: naturalness, sociability
Appreciates: trust
Can't stand it: treason
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
Hobby: chess, driving your Audi A6, sex, reading, music
Dream: visit Tibet
What you can't do without: “Well, you know Maslow’s pyramid. It's about human needs. Everyone needs physical first. 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.”
Motto: Eat or die!
First kiss: “happened” at age 13
First sex: at 15 years old

Dan Balan was born on February 6, 1979 in the city of Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. To three years old 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". A year later, the artist’s father, Mihai Balan, was appointed Ambassador of the Republic to Israel. So the family moved. Dan studied at Tabetha school for a year and a half, after which he returned to his hometown of Chisinau and entered the Faculty of Law of the Moldavian State University.

Since childhood, the future celebrity had a great interest in music. Dan appeared in public for the first time at the age of four, at 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, Balan created his first bands Pantheon and Inferialis, who played in the style of gothic doom metal. After the breakup of the groups, Dan recorded the solo song “De La Mine”.

In 1999, the Eurodance trio O-Zone appeared, organized together with former colleague Peter Zhelikhovsky. The musician produced the band 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.

The O-Zone group was reformed in 2001. Dan Balan took in Radu Sirba and Arseniy Toderash. A year later, the Romanian company signed a contract with the trio record company, and then the album “Number 1” followed. Songs from the album “Numai Tu” and “Despre Tine” became hits in Romania and Moldova.

Next, the group released the album “DiscO-Zone”. It included, in particular, the world hit “Dragostea Din Tei”. 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. The melody was used by T.I and Rihanna in 2008 for the song “Live Your Life”.

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 the city of 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” and “17”.

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

New album “Crazy Loop Mix” in hometown Chisinau presented on December 1, 2009. 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 new song“Justify SEX” in Moscow, which topped the official Russian chart.

The singer presented his new song in October 2010. He performed “Petals of Tears” together with the Russian 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. In September of the same year, the next premiere took place. 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.

Balan in January 2014 in London began recording a new studio album. New tracks were recorded in the legendary Abbey Road studio. The recording included the Great Symphony Orchestra of the British Union of Musicians, the London Community Gospel Choir, the Greater London Choir London Voices under the direction of Terry Edwards and Ben Parry. The arrangement for symphony orchestra was worked on by Chris Elliott, who wrote the parts for symphony orchestras to albums by Adele, Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse, Shakira, Joe Cocker, One Direction.