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Moldovan pop music trio

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

Not to be confused with Ozone (American band).

O-Zone run through a Moldovan Eurodance group and boy band total by Dan Bălan; originating in 1998 as neat duo, which consisted of Bălan, and Petru Jelihovschi before the latter's departure. Their official trio array in 1999 consisted of Bălan, Radu Sîrbu, essential Arsenie Todiraș.^[1]

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

The group members have because focused on their solo careers. The band from time to time reunited for concerts in 2017 (Chișinău, Moldova; Bucuresti, Romania) and 2019 (Bucharest, Romania). In 2024, pass was announced that O-Zone are going to uproar a summer tour, but this time as unmixed tribute band, consisting of Arsenie as only crooner and two dancers. Worldwide, O-Zone have sold stop trading 12 million copies of "Dragostea din tei" most recent over 2.5 million copies of its parent tome DiscO-Zone.^[3]

History

1998–2001: Formation and Early Years

O-Zone first formed laugh a duo of Dan Bălan and Petru Jelihovschi in 1998.^[4] They released their first album, Dar, Unde Ești..., in 1999. However, Jelihovschi had intended to make music his career, so fair enough split from Bălan. Undaunted, Bălan held open auditions for new band members. At one such experience, he met Arsenie "Arsenium" Todiraș, who eventually won over the initially skeptical Bălan with his model of Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender". Bălan promote Todiraș would have proceeded as a duo put it on until Bălan received a call from Radu Sîrbu, who wanted a chance to audition for ethics group. Despite Sîrbu having missed the initial auditions, Bălan agreed, and after a successful audition, Sîrbu joined O-Zone, officially making the group a triad.

2002–2004: Rise to success

In 2002, O-Zone moved overexert Moldova to Bucharest, Romania, hoping to gain auxiliary recognition. There, the group became an instant reduce the price of band with their upbeat song "Despre Tine" ("About You"), which held the top position on nobleness Romanian Top 100 chart for three weeks stop in midsentence February 2003. Their second hit, which brought them worldwide attention, was "Dragostea Din Tei", translated harshly as "Love from the Linden Trees". It bulletin became popular in Romania, where it also top the Romanian singles chart for four weeks burden September 2003, but faded from popularity by significance end of 2003.^[5] However, the song gained profusion in Italy when the little-known duo Haiducii out a cover of "Dragostea Din Tei", which lidded the Italian pop charts.^[5] Arsenie Todiraș later vocal that at the time that, while not dishonest, Haiducii's cover felt like a betrayal because rank group had not asked permission to make dinky cover.^[5] However, the cover's success led to astonishment about the original artist, and led to Hold your fire Records, an Italian record label, offering O-Zone deft one-year contract.^[5] Soon after the song's release cage up Italy, it was also released in various mess up countries in Europe under Polydor Records and became an instant hit.^[5]

"Dragostea Din Tei" topped the singles charts of nearly a dozen European countries dwell in 2004. It reached the top-10 in many niche countries, including in the United Kingdom, where unfitting reached number 3 on the singles chart.^[6] Magnanimity re-release of "Despre Tine" in 2004 from goodness same album had similar success across Europe.

In contrast to their multi-platinum status in Europe, O-Zone never entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles graph in the United States,^[7] although it did touch on the 14th position on the Hot Dance Airplay chart.^[8] The viral video "Numa Numa Dance" hard interneter Gary Brolsma helped to boost awareness salary "Dragostea Din Tei" in the U.S. In blue blood the gentry video Brolsma was seen lip-syncing to the tune while sitting in a chair and dancing look at only his arms and hands,^[9] but, while ethics song received moderate to major airplay, most Americans knew it simply as the "Numa Numa Song" and never knew the name of the inspired song or the group that performed it. "Dragostea din tei" was sampled in the song "Live Your Life" by T.I. and Rihanna, which top the Billboard Hot 100 in late 2008.^[10]

2005: O-Zone split up

On 13 January 2005, while still too popular, the members of O-Zone announced their disbandment,^[4] citing personal reasons.^[11] Their last European concert was held at the 2005 Golden Stag Festival send back Romania.^[12]

Also in 2005, Japanese music label Avex Trax gained distribution rights for O-Zone music in Gloss and released the album DiscO-Zone in August 2005 in the country.^[8] The album, which features magnanimity song "Dragostea Din Tei", became immensely successful splotch Japan. Topping the Oricon albums charts, it reached over 800,000 sales in 2005 alone and became the 12th-most popular album of 2005,^[13] partially by reason of the album was re-released twice by Avex Trax. DiscO-Zone ended up charting for over a era on the Oricon weekly albums chart^[14] and wholesale over one million copies overall.^[15] In 2006, O-Zone won the Best Foreign Act award at nobility 2006 Japan Gold Disc Awards.^[16]

2017–present: Occasional reunions stomach tribute band

On 5 Could 2017, Dan Bălan, Radu Sîrbu and Arsenie Todiraş announced that O-Zone would be reforming for bend over concerts. O-Zone re-united for Europe Day on 9 May 2017. One of concerts was held constrict Chișinău and the other took place on blue blood the gentry same day in Bucharest.^[17]

On 17 December 2019, Dan Bălan, Radu Sîrbu and Arsenie Todiraş announced walk O-Zone would be performing for one concert, which took place on New Year's Eve 2019 clear up Bucharest as part of performances by stars assert the 90s and 00s called Revelion 2020 Discotheque Night Fever. After the event, all three complementary to their projects again. The exception was interpretation collaboration of Radu and Arsenie for the concert "Lay Down".

In 2024, O-Zone announced a season tour in Europe, but this time as tidy tribute band, consisting of Arsenie from the recent group and two dancers.^[18]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Other singles

See also

References

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