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Dan Bălan
Dan Mihai Bălan (born 6 February 1979) is a Moldovan artist, songwriter, and record producer. He is the founder of Moldovan eurodance band O-Zone, and wrote their international hit single "Dragostea Din Tei", which topped the charts in 32 countries and sold 12 million copies worldwide. The artist was chosen by Disney Channel Romania to sing the theme song from the series '' Brandy & Mr. Whiskers''. Early life Dan Mihai Balan was born on 6 February 1979 in Chișinău, to Mihai Balan, a diplomat, and Ludmila Balan, a TV presenter. He has a sister, TV presenter Sanda Bălan (born 1984). His maternal grandfather, Boris Vasiliev, was deported to Siberia as a child. He was given his first instrument, a second-hand accordion, as a present at age 11 and began pursuing music at a young age. Balan attended music school, but his parents urged him to attend university to study law. After following their wishes for a short time, he eventually left law school to play with his first ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chișinău
Chișinău ( , , ), also known as Kishinev (russian: Кишинёв, r=Kishinjóv ), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bâc, a tributary of the Dniester. According to the results of the 2014 census, the city proper had a population of 532,513, while the population of the Municipality of Chișinău (which includes the city itself and other nearby communities) was 700,000. Chișinău is the most economically prosperous locality in Moldova and its largest transportation hub. Nearly a third of Moldova's population lives in the metro area. Etymology The origin of the city's name is unclear. A theory suggests that the name may come from the archaic Romanian word ''chișla'' (meaning "spring", "source of water") and ''nouă'' ("new"), because it was built around a small spring, at the corner of Pușkin and Albișoara streets. The other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Dylan
Jesse Byron Dylan (born January 6, 1966) is an American film director and production executive. He is the founder of the media production company Wondros and Lybba, a non-profit organization. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and TED. He is the son of musician Bob Dylan and former model Sara Lownds and brother of singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan. Early life and education Dylan was born in New York City, and is the eldest son of musician Bob Dylan and Sara Lownds Dylan. His parents are from Jewish families. His siblings include Anna Lea (b. July 11, 1967), Samuel Isaac Abraham (b. July 30, 1968) and Jakob Luke (b. December 9, 1969). In addition, his father adopted Sara's daughter from a prior marriage, Maria Lownds (b. October 21, 1961). Bob and Sara Dylan divorced when Jesse was 11 years old. Dylan attended New York University film school.Fast Company, 100 Most Creative People In 2010Fastcompany.com Accessed February 7, 2011. Career Dylan began his c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number 1 (O-Zone Album)
''Number 1'' is second album by the band O-Zone. It consists of the following songs: Track listing #" Numai tu" (Only you) – 4:00 #" Dar, Unde esti" (But, where are you?) - 4:02 #" Sarbatoarea Noptilor De Vara" (Summer Nights Festival) - 3:51 #" Number 1" – 3:40 #" Nopţi fără somn" (Sleepless Nights) – 3:52 #" Am să te chem" (I'll call you) – 3:31 #" Nu Ma Las De Limba Noastra" (I do not give up our language) - 3:50 #"Number 1 (Funny Version)" – 3:55 #"Despre tine "Despre tine" ( en, "About You") is the second single release from O-Zone's second album '' Number 1'', and came back in their last album, ''DiscO-Zone''. Following up their 2003 summer hit "Dragostea Din Tei", "Despre tine" proved to be a small ..." (About you) – 3:47 #"VIP" – 2:48 2002 albums O-Zone albums {{Eurodance-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radu Sirbu
Radu may refer to: People * Radu (given name), Romanian masculine given name * Radu (surname), Romanian surname * Rulers of Wallachia, see * Prince Radu of Romania (born 1960), disputed pretender to the former Romanian throne Other uses * Radu (weapon), a Romanian radiological weapon * Radu, Iran (other), multiple places * A tributary of the Mraconia in Mehedinți County, Romania * A tributary of the Tarcău in Neamț County, Romania * Radu Vladislas, a fictional vampire and the primary antagonist of the ''Subspecies'' film series See also * Radu Negru (other) * Radu Vodă (other) Radu Vodă may refer to: * Negru Vodă, a 13th-century voivode of Wallachia (Romania) * Radu Vodă, a village in Lupșanu Commune, Călăraşi County * Radu Vodă, a village in Izvoarele Commune, Giurgiu County * Radu Vodă Monastery in Buc ... * * Ruda (other) {{disambig, place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsenie Todiraș
Arsenie Todiraș (sometimes spelt ''Toderaș'', also iterated ''Arseni Ivanovici Todiraș'' after the former Soviet and modern Russian form of the name) (born 22 July 1983 in Chișinău) 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 former 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 featuring Connect-R, finishing in 20th place with 22 points. He took part in the ''Dansez pentru tine'' dance contest, the Romanian version of ''Dancing with the Stars'', and took the second place, while the first was given to the Romanian singer Andra. His first solo album, ''The 33rd Element'', was released in Romania in the summer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of Russia since the latter half of the 16th century, after the Russians conquered lands east of the Ural Mountains. Siberia is vast and sparsely populated, covering an area of over , but home to merely one-fifth of Russia's population. Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk and Omsk are the largest cities in the region. Because Siberia is a geographic and historic region and not a political entity, there is no single precise definition of its territorial borders. Traditionally, Siberia extends eastwards from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, and includes most of the drainage basin of the Arctic Ocean. The river Yenisey divides Siberia into two parts, Western and Eastern. Siberia stretches southwards from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihai Balan
Mihai Bălan (born 15 February 1954, Trebujeni) is a diplomat from Moldova . 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). Biography Mihai Bălan was born on 15 February 1954 in the village Trebujeni, Orhei district, Moldavian SSR of the Soviet Union. In 1972-1974, carried out the compulsory military service. In 1974-1979, he studied at the Moldova State University, Faculty of Philology (Romanian language and literature, Journalism specialty). From 1979 to 1980 he was the deputy chairperson of the Trade Union Committee of the Moldova State University, then, in 1980-1984 he was the chairperson of the trade union committee. In the same years (1980-1984), he was a lecturer at the journalism faculty of the Moldova State University in Chișinău. Between 1984-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandy & Mr
Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif. Some brandies are aged in wooden casks. Others are coloured with caramel colouring to imitate the effect of aging, and some are produced using a combination of both aging and colouring. Varieties of wine brandy can be found across the winemaking world. Among the most renowned are Cognac and Armagnac from southwestern France. In a broader sense, the term ''brandy'' also denotes liquors obtained from the distillation of pomace (yielding pomace brandy), or mash or wine of any other fruit (fruit brandy). These products are also called ''eau de vie'' (which translates to "water of life"). History The origins of brandy are tied to the development of distillation. While the process was known in classical times, it was not used for significant beverage production until the 15th century. In the early 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Channel Romania
Disney Channel is a European children's television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company Limited. broadcast in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, and Bulgaria. It was previously known as Fox Kids, then Jetix. There are several variations of the channel which broadcast simultaneously in seven languages (using DVB audio technology): Romanian, English, Bulgarian, Czech, and Hungarian. Advertising is shown in Romanian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, and Czech. History * February, 1999 – Fox Kids launches in Romania, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Bulgaria. * November 2000 – Fox Kids launches in Hungary. * February 2001 – Fox Kids Hungarian feed was expanded to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. * January 2004 – Fox Kids Turkey leaves Eastern European feed, and joins EMEA feed. * January 1, 2005 – Fox Kids is rebranded as Jetix. * October 1, 2007 – A Bulgarian audio track was introduced. On August 11, 2008, Jetix started broadcasting a block of "Disney Stars" in Romania a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragostea Din Tei
"Dragostea Din Tei" (; official English title: "Words of Love", also informally known as "Maya Hi" and "Numa Numa") is a song by Moldova, Moldovan pop group O-Zone, released as the second single from their third studio album, ''DiscO-Zone'' (2004). The song's title is Romanian language, Romanian for "Love from the Tilia, linden tree". The song received positive reviews from critics and shot to number one on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, where it remained for 12 weeks between June and early September 2004. It topped the single charts in France, Germany and Austria for over three months, reached number 3 in the United Kingdom and number 72 on the US Pop 100. The song became the fourth best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 1.17 million units sold. The original song was popularised in the United States via the viral video "Numa Numa (video), Numa Numa" in which vlogger Gary Brolsma dances to the song. A remix entitled "Numa Numa 2" by Dan Balan (from O-Zone) fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Karol
Tina Karol, russian: Тина Кароль (born Tetiana Hryhorivna Liberman, 25 January 1985) is a Ukrainian singer, actress, and television presenter. She represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song " Show Me Your Love", placing seventh. Karol has since become a mentor on ''The Voice of Ukraine'' and since 2020 she has also been a judge at Vidbir, Ukraine's National Selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Biography Born on 25 January 1985 to a Ukrainian mother and Ukrainian Jewish father in Orotukan, Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East.Тіна Кароль. Біографія Novynar [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
