Adi Cristian Colceru also known as David Deejay (born December 10, 1980 in Bârlad), is a Romanian former DJ,

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and composer from

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, Romania. He studied violin in primary school. After moving to

, he worked with several local producers, and in 2007 started with the hit single "Sexy Thing". He subsequently released several singles after the success of Sexy Thing such as Temptation and Fantasy. He is best known for his long time collaborations with singer Dony from the band Refflex.

Biography

Studies and beginnings in music

Born in

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, Colceru studied

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at a special school. At the age of 16 years started to mix songs on the computer. In 2003 he moved to

, where he composed songs at ''MOF Records'' for

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and Hi-Q.

David Deejay project

Besides time spent in the studio, Colceru appeared as DJ in clubs under the name DJ David, and in this period he composed his first single "Sexy Thing" where he collaborated with Cornel Donici from the band Refflex which had the nickname "Dony". Colceru wanted the project to remain anonymous. His single, "Sexy Thing" reached the number 1 spot and stationed for 12 weeks in the

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and number 37 in the Bulgarian Top 100 where it stationed two weeks. In December 2009 he entered the Dutch Top 40 with "Sexy Thing". In the Netherlands he lifts on the success of Eastern European acts like Inna and Edward Maya. "Sexy Thing" won the award for Best Dance Play at the

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2008, ceremony held at Iaşi. The second single released, "Nasty Dream", was also a collaboration with Dony; the song peaked at number 1 in the top Romanian Top 100. On April 30, 2009, Colceru released two songs simultaneously being the first

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n artist to do so. "I Can Feel" premiered at

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, with Ela Rose being the lead vocals that worked for this single, and "So Bizarre" (in collaboration with Dony) was presented for the first time at

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. The "So Bizarre" single reached number 1 in the

. In 2011, David Deejay released the single "Perfect 2", in which was also featured P Jolie & Nonis. This single peaked at number 26 on the charts, and ended the year at the number 78 spot in the top 100 Romanian End-Year Chart 2011.

Discography

Album

*''Popcorn'' (2010)

Singles

Awards

References

External links

David Deejay at Last FMDavid Deejay at MusicMall.ro
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deejay, David Living people 1980 births Romanian DJs Romanian composers People from Bârlad Electronic dance music DJs