Dragostea din tei"Dragostea din tei" (pronounced [ˈdraɡoste̯a din ˈtej] ; Romanian: "The Love from the Linden Tree") is a song recorded by Moldovan group O-Zone, released in Romania around June 2003 by Media Services as the lead single from their third studio album DiscO-Zone (2003). It was written by the band's founder Dan Balan and produced by Bogdan Popoiag. A 1980s-inspired track blending dance-pop, Eurodance, Eurodisco, Europop and synth-pop, "Dragostea din tei" is performed in Romanian. The lyrics reference sexual enco...
Arsenie TodirașArsenie Todiraș (sometimes spelt Toderaș; born 22 July 1983) is a Moldovan singer, best known for representing Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. He grew up in Moldova with his mother, father and younger sister. He was once the youngest member of boyband O-Zone. He now pursues a solo career in Russia and Romania, under the mononym Arsenie or at times the stage name Arsenium. Arsenie represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Loca" (Crazy in Spanish) with Natalia Gordienco ...
O-ZoneO-Zone are a Moldovan Eurodance group and boy band produced by Dan Balan; originating in 1999 as a duo, which consisted of Balan and Petru Jelihovschi, before the latter's departure. Their official trio line-up in 1999 consisted of Dan Balan, Radu Sîrbu and Arsenie Todiraș. The group became the first Moldovan act to gain global popularity with their smash hit single "Dragostea din tei" and their subsequent album DiscO-Zone, which was released in 2003, before disbanding the following year. "Dragostea din tei" r...
ChișinăuChișinău ( ; Romanian:; formerly known by its Russian form Kishinev) is the capital and largest city of Moldova by area and population. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre. It is situated in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc, a tributary of the Dniester. According to the results of the 2024 Moldovan census, the population of the city proper stood at over 567,000 inhabitants, while the population of the Municipality of Chișinău (which includes the city itself and other nearb...
Doom metalDoom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres. Both the music and the lyrics are intended to evoke a sense of despair, dread, and impending doom. The genre is strongly influenced by the early work of Black Sabbath, who formed a prototype for doom metal. During the first half of the 1980s, a number of bands such as Witchfinder General and Pagan Altar from England, American bands Pent...
Alan BadoevAlan Kazbekovich Badoev (Ukrainian: Алан Казбекович Бадоєв; born January 1981) is a Ukrainian movie director, music video director, screenwriter, TV producer, TV presenter, and music producer of Ossetian origin. He first gained international recognition in 2006 with his awarded full-length movie debut "OrAngeLove" (Russian: Оранжевая любовь). Today, Badoev is most notable for his prize-winning work as music video director. He has directed more than 500 music videos.
EurodanceEurodance (sometimes referred to as Euro-NRG) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Western Europe. It combines many elements of rap, techno and Eurodisco. This genre of music is heavily influenced by the use of rich vocals, sometimes with rapped verses. This, combined with cutting-edge synthesizers, strong bassrhythm and melodic hooks, establishes the core foundation of Eurodance music. CharacteristicsEurodance songs are typically created by independent groups of European pro...
Mihai BalanMihai Balan (born 15 February 1954) is a Moldovan diplomat. He was the ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Israel in January–October 2012, and prior to this was ambassador of Moldova to Greece and Cyprus (2010 – 2011). Bălan was the Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Moldova (December 15, 2009 - August 2010).
Mihai GhimpuMihai Ghimpu (born 19 November 1951) is a Moldovan politician who served as President of the Moldovan Parliament and Acting President of Moldova from 2009 to 2010. He was member of Parliament of Moldova from 1990 to 1998 and from 2009 to 2019. Ghimpu held the position of leader of Liberal Party (PL) from 1998 to 2018.
SiberiaSiberia ( sy-BEER-ee-ə; Russian: Сибирь, romanized: Sibir', IPA: [sʲɪˈbʲirʲ] ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west (with the Ural River usually forming the southernmost portion of its western boundary) to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states since the lengthy conquest of Siberia, which began with the fall of the Khanate of Sibir in 1582 and concluded with th...
MoldovaMoldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of 33,843 km2 (13,067 sq mi) and a population of 2.38 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria lies across the Dniester river on the country's eastern border with Ukraine. Moldova is a parliamentary democratic republic with its capital in Chișinău, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial ce...
Dar, Unde Ești...Dar, unde ești is the debut album of the Moldovan band O-Zone, and the only one to be released by the original lineup of the band (with only Dan Bălan and Petru Jelihovschi as members). It was released in Moldova under the Media Services label, a sub-label of Sony Music Entertainment, in 2000.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.