O-Zone

O-Zone was a boy band from Moldova.

Career

1998 Casting was held to form a boy band in Moldova Chisinau.

After first appearances in their home Moldovan Romanian record label in 2002 Catmusic attention to the three friends. They got a record deal and in the summer of 2002, their first single was released Tu Numai The song was a whiz and immediately reached # 1 on the Romanian charts. With their second single Despre Tine O-Zone could repeat this success and also published in 2002 Number 1 album sold well.

In summer 2003, the second album of the band, DiscO zone appeared. It developed in Romania the best selling dance album of the year. First single from the album was Dragostea Din Tei, initially only in Romania a hit.

In February 2004, Italian producers were aware of the song and produced with coming from Romania singer Haiducii without the consent of O-Zone, a cover version of Dragostea Din Tei. This recording topped the Italian charts and was only 20 weeks # 1 on the dance charts. As punishment for the unauthorized covers Haiducii had to pay the equivalent of 10,000 euros.

Then took the Italian record company Time Records contact with O-Zone, gave them a one-year recording contract and released their original version in several European countries. After top rankings in Spain, Italy, France, Belgium and the Czech Republic O-Zone achieved on June 7, 2004, the head of the German single charts. There Dragostea Din Tei remained for 14 weeks, making it the largest number -one hit of 2004. On 20 June 2004, the song was also in Austria (13 weeks) and Switzerland ( 14 weeks) number one.

In addition, the song Gary Brolsma helped as the soundtrack to his published to YouTube playback video overnight to worldwide fame ( " Numa Numa Guy the "). His contribution triggered a veritable flood of imitators, and made the genre of playback videos in the early years of web video platform become a major trend.

For Dragostea Din Tei, the three Moldovans were awarded in April 2005, with the echo of the best rock / pop single. Soon after, the band broke up and the members began solo careers.

Discography

Studio albums

Single chart positions

More Releases

Awards

• Echo 2005: for " Hit of the Year National / International " ( Dragostea Din Tei )

• Double - platinum record Germany 2005: for the single " Dragostea Din Tei "

• Platinum record Austria 2004: for the single " Dragostea Din Tei "

• 2004: for the single " Dragostea Din Tei "

• Golden Record Switzerland 2004: for the Album " DiscO zone "