Cat Music is a
record label
"Big Three" music labels
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based in
Bucharest
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Romania
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, that holds 30% of the market share and a catalog of more than 8,500 songs. Its
YouTube
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channel is the most popular of a Romanian label, with over 7.4 million subscribers and 8.2 billion views.
Dan Gheorghe Popi,
CEO
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CEOs find roles in variou ...
of Cat Music, was the president of the Union of Phonogram Producers in Romania and was listed in 2004 in ''
Billboard
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s Top 20 Best Independent Artist and Repertoire Managers. It was founded in 1991 by Dan Popi and has a market share of 30 percent in Romania. Internationally successful artists of Cat Music were
O-Zone (Dragostea din tei),
Cleopatra Stratan (Ghiță) and
Edward Maya feat. Vika Jigulina (Stereo Love).
In 2019, Cat Music opened its first international branch in
Madrid
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,
Spain
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.
Artists
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3rei Sud Est
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ADDA
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Adrian Sînă
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Alex Mica
Alexandru Cătălin Mica (; born 25 August 1991), known as Alex Mica, is a Romania
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Andreea Bălan
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Andreea Bănică
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Anna Lesko
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Alex Velea
Alexandru Ionuț Velea (; born 13 May 1984) is a List of Romanian singers, Romanian singer, songwriter, television personality and actor from Craiova. Velea is a two-time recipient of the Romanian Music Awards "Best Pop Artist" prize and a one-ti ...
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Bella Santiago
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Bere Gratis
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Claudia Pavel
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DJ Project
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DJ Sava
Constantin Sava (born 3 April 1973 in Buzău), known simply as DJ Sava, is a Romanian electronic musician, disc jockey, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. He started DJ mix, mixing in the early 1990s and eventually became the offici ...
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Dony
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Elena Gheorghe
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Ester Peony
Ester Alexandra Crețu (; born 21 July 1993), known professionally as Ester Peony (formerly only Ester), is a Romanian singer and songwriter. She represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song " On a Sunday" after winnin ...
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Faydee
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Feli
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Ilinca Băcilă
Maria Ilinca Băcilă (; born 17 August 1998), also known as simply Ilinca, is a Romanian singer and yodeler. She is well known for her unique yodel. She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, representing Romania, along with Alex Flo ...
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Jo
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Kamelia
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Laurențiu Duță
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Lidia Buble
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Mandinga
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Mira
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Pavel Stratan
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Ruby
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Smiley
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UDDI
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Voltaj
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What's UP
;Former
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Cleopatra Stratan
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Delia Matache
Delia Matache (born 7 February 1982), commonly referred to as simply Delia, is a Romanian singer and television personality. She was part of the pop group N&D (1999–2003). As a solo artist, she has established herself as one of the most success ...
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Edward Maya
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O-Zone (disbanded)
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Blondy (disbanded)
Cat Music Spain artists
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Descemer Bueno
Descemer Bueno (born July 5, 1971) is a Cuban singer, songwriter, and record producer. His first professional gigs were playing bass with Cuban troubadour Santiago Feliú.
Early career
Bueno studied music and became a music teacher before form ...
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Mirela Cabero
Mirela Cabero García (born 31 July 1990 in Aranjuez, Spain), simply known as Mirela, is a Spanish singer. Mirela has participated in various musical contests and singing competitions since she was a child.
Career
2004: ''Eurojunior 2004' ...
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Jorge González
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Juan Magán
Distribution in Romania by other artists
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Nyanda
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* Mohombi
References
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1991 establishments in Romania
Record labels established in 1991
Music of Romania
Romanian record labels
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