On the first lines of the charts, the name of a young artist named Dan Balan is now more and more often found. The biography of the artist is of interest to both fans and music critics, because originality of performance and a bright personality always attract attention. About where the young performer was born and what path he went to the musical Olympus, read in this article.
Dan Balan: biography
The nationality of the popular singer and composer is often the subject of controversy among fans. Some consider his name to be a simple stage name and attribute the artist to the Russians. But actually Dan Mihai Bălan has Moldovan roots. Born on February 6 in 1979 in Chisinau, the capital of the Republic of Moldova. Dan's parents are public people: father - diplomat Mihai Balan, mother - TV presenter Lyudmila Balan. From a young age, the boy showed interest in music. At 11, he was presented with the first musical instrument - the accordion, and he happily played his first compositions on it. He graduated from music school, and at the age of 18 already created his first group, for which he himself wrote music. It was 4 years before the world knew who Dan Balan was.
O-Zone Group Biography
Real fame came to the artist after the creation of the O-Zone trio. The group was born in 1999, Dan wrote songs and was the producer of the group. In 2001, the trio was reorganized, and in 2002 Balan signed a contract with a Romanian record company. Songs from the first album, which was called “Number 1”, became hits in Romania and Moldova. The second album pleased the listeners with the hit “Dragostea Din Tei”, which brought the guys real fame. They were loved all over the world - Europe, Japan, America danced to an incendiary composition (Dan Balan also became its author).
Biography of the artist after the breakup of the group
2005 was the year of the collapse of the group. All participants began to build a solo career. Dan Balan assembled his team, named it Balan, and moved to Los Angeles. But despite the fact that he was already recognizable thanks to the sensational success of O-Zone, it was not easy for him to implement a solo project, it took him several years. In parallel, the artist worked in two directions: Balan sang in the style of rock, Crazy Loop (second stage name) in the style of electric dance. But all this was managed by one person - Dan Balan. The biography of the young artist indicates that he is a purposeful, talented, versatile and selfless artist. Otherwise, he would not become what he is now.
The first solo successes
The composition "Chica Bomb", released in early 2010, was a real hit of dance floors. In the summer of the same year, the second song entitled “Justify SEX” was presented in Moscow, and it immediately fell to the first lines of Russian charts. Autumn 2010 presented the audience with the song “Petals of Tears” - a duet work with Vera Brezhneva, and again Dan Balan became the leader of the charts.
Biography (a photo of the first duo is presented in the article) has already several collaborations with famous performers of the world stage. And this is a good achievement. And the artist is not going to stop there. His ascent to the musical Olympus has just begun!