Dan Balan real name and surname. Balan's personal life

Dan Balan ( Dan Balan) was born on February 6, 1979 in the capital of Moldova, Chisinau, in the family of Ambassador Mihai Balan and TV presenter Ludmila Balan. Before three years Dan lived with his grandmother Anastasia Balan in the village of Trebujeni. His mother Lyudmila Balan was a very popular TV presenter, so Dan Balan got acquainted with the world of show business, coming to work with her. Dan sang his very first song when he was 3 years old. On Moldovan television, he presented the song famous singer Chepraga's hopes. His mother, being a TV presenter, gave him this opportunity, but, unfortunately, no one saw this performance, because the cameras were turned off. It was his mom's idea to make her son believe he was a superstar. From grades 1 to 8, Dan Balan studied at the Theoretical Lyceum "M. Eminesku", at the same time he began to write poetry. In 1987 he won his first competition and after that one of his poems was published in the most popular magazine at the time "NOI". In 1988, Dan made his first appearance in the television show "Semaforul". Then his parents bought him the first musical instrument- accordion. In 1990, at the age of 11, Dan began composing his first melodies. At the time, his favorite style was the waltz. In the early 90s, he became interested in martial arts and dance, following the example of Jackie Chan and MC Hammer, his idols. Later he completed an accordion class at the music school "A. Stircea", and then - at the music. school "N. Seaga". According to some reports, Dan Balan (Dan Balan), was engaged in choreography. In 1992, his parents bought him his first guitar and Dan turned his attention to rock music. At that time, the band "Metallica" became his new idol and he began to write songs in the rock style. In 1994, at the school Festival, Dan performed on stage for the first time with one of his songs along with his friend. In the same year, Dan wrote a song for television show his mother and for the first time received national recognition. In 1994, Dan's father, Mihai Balan, was appointed Moldovan Ambassador to Israel. Dan moved to Tel Aviv (Israel) with his family. There he entered the "Tabetha school", where he studied for 1.5 years. During his stay in Israel, Dan continued to compose new songs. There he first recorded in the studio and went to the Scottish School. After that, Dan Balan returned to Chisinau. His parents always wanted him to study law, and after passing the exams, he entered the Faculty of Law of the Moldavian State University. That same year, his parents bought him his first synthesizer. Dan Balan In January 1997, Dan decided to become professional musician. He left the University of Law and changed it to Music University "St. Neaga". There he studied musical works, double bass and piano. At the same time, he also took courses in bass guitar. Dan played in Pantheon bands, and later formed his own band Inferialis which played in the gothic doom metal style. Dan Balan was responsible for the keyboard part and composed the music. The group became very popular in the underground environment of Moldova. In January 1998, Dan Balan changed Musical direction"Inferialis" on pop rock, but he soon realized that he needed to leave this style for a while, since rock was not popular. But Dan knew that he would come back to him. Inferialis disbanded in 1998. Dan acquired necessary equipment to perform the popular dance music and began to learn how to create arrangements. His first work "De la mine" was released the same year in October. It was followed by the biggest hit of 1999 in Moldova - "Dar, unde esti…". However, his desire was to form a boy band, because boy bands were very popular at the time. Therefore, in September 1999, Dan Balan created the first fight band in Moldova "O-zone", consisting of two people: Dan Balan and Petru Zhelikhovski (soloist of "Inferialis"). In the autumn of the same year, the guys went to Romania and recorded 3 songs there "Timpul trece fara noi", "In doi", "M-as trezi". The first single released by O-zone was "Timpul trece fara noi". A few months later "O-zone" became the number 1 group in Moldova for a long time. In the same year, Dan Balan and his mother made the TV show "Tanti Ludmila Show", which became the most successful TV show ever in Moldova. Balan was the producer of this show, wrote the script and music for it. On June 3, 2000, O-zone's first album, Dar unde esti, was released, consisting of 11 songs written and produced by Dan. The album was a huge success. 7 singles from this album became mega hits, including "Fiesta de la noche", "Crede-ma", "Te voi iubi", "Ciao bambina", "In doi", "Dar, unde esti…", "Timpul trece fara noi". In the summer of the same year, the O-zone group began its first tour in Moldova. The tour was crazy. The whole country sang O-zone songs. In December, Dan Balan wrote the Christmas song "Sarbatorile de iarna" for the Christmas edition of the Tanti Ludmila Show. It has since become a folk song at Christmas and New Year and sounded everywhere in Moldova at that time. In the spring of 2001, Dan Balan decides to take it to another level and chooses the Romanian market for this. However, his O-zone bandmate Petru was not so interested in Dan's grandiose plans, as performing in the band was more of a hobby for him. Balan, on the other hand, needed a serious attitude to the project that he was preparing, so at this stage the guys parted amicably. All fans of the group "O-zone" were extremely disappointed. They reproached Dan for everything, stating that they would not love the new soloists of the O-zone group. Dan decided to hold a casting to select new members for his group. He wanted to have 3 people in the new "O-zone", but he did not choose anyone. However, when the casting was already over, his vocal teacher introduced him to young man where she saw potential. His name was Arseniy Toderash. He was a very nice guy with a lot of potential, but he had some problems with vocals since he just started doing it. But, Dan believed in this guy, and gave him a chance to prove himself, as it turned out later, Dan was not mistaken. At first, Arseniy only read rhymes in some songs from the first album. In the same way, Dan originally met the third member of the O-Zone group. One morning, a young man called Dan and said that he missed the casting because he found out about him too late. This is how Dan met Radu Sirbu. Radu had a wonderful voice, but there were many noticeable problems with image and dancing. This did not bother Dan Balan. Thus was born new formula"O-zone": Dan, Arseniy and Radu. By that time, Dan had written 4 songs for the group ("Numai tu", "Number 1", "Nopti fara de somn" and "Am sa te chem"), which were recorded in Romania within 2 weeks. In the autumn of 2001, two songs "Numai tu", "Number 1" were released in Moldova, but "O-zone" was not popular with its new line-up... Then Dan began to make plans to conquer the Romanian market. Nobody believed that musicians from Moldova could become popular in Romania. Nevertheless, Dan Balan knew that nothing is impossible. To begin with, he needed more financial resources to prepare the project: he bought a studio and recorded a video for the song "Numai tu" with a big budget for Moldova and Romania at that time. Several more songs followed, including "Sarbatoarea noptilor de vara" and "Nu ma las de limba noastra" (which was the number 1 song for "O-zone" with the new line-up). In 2002, the group signed a contract with the Romanian record company Media Services and released the album Number 1 (Russian Number 1). The songs Numai Tu (Russian Only You) and Despre Tine (Russian About You) became hits in Moldova and Romania. The album DiscO-zone followed in 2003 with the world hit Dragostea Din Tei (Russian First Love or Love in Lindens). Which became an absolute hit not only in native Moldova and Romania, but also in Europe, Russia, Japan, and also reached the USA and Latin America. A huge number of rehashings and parodies in many languages ​​​​of the world were created for this song. On the European Hot 100 Singles chart, the song stayed at number one for 12 weeks and sold 12 million worldwide. The melody "Dragostea din Tei" did not leave indifferent even such stars as T.I and Rihanna, who used it in their composition "Live Your Life" (2008), which became a super hit in the USA and lasted 6 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . In early 2005, the O-zone group ceased to exist, the members took up solo projects. Dan Balan decided to return to where he started - rock music. He chose best musicians in his homeland and moved with them to Los Angeles the same year. Despite the fact that Balan came to the USA in the status of a participant popular group, it took him about two years of hard work to realize his solo project. In search of his own signature sound, Dan was helped by famous producer Jack Joseph Puig, formerly of John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, No Doubt, Rolling Stones. As a result of the experience gained, the bright project"Crazy Loop" that surprised and amazed his fans. Under this name, Dan released the dance hit "Crazy Loop - Mm Ma Ma" (2007). This song revealed new qualities of the artist, including a great sense of humor and a fair amount of self-irony. The song received a lot of response from the internet community, thanks in part to a great video filmed by director Marc Klasfeld in Los Angeles. Later, under the pseudonym Crazy Loop was recorded album Power of Shower (Russian Energy of the Soul), which was released on December 1, 2007. On December 1, 2009, a presentation of a new album called Crazy Loop Mix took place in Chisinau. The name of the album is explained by the fact that it combines the results of the singer's work under the pseudonym Crazy Loop and under own name(on the album itself, the artist is listed as Dan Balan). As an artist with a bright personality and versatile talents, Dan decided not to stop there and move on towards the most progressive direction at the moment - electronic dance music. In February 2010, the single Chica Bomb was released, which took first place in the charts around the world. And again, Dan gave everyone a surprise, and demonstrated new sides of his talent and new look. In support of the single, a frank and attractive video was shot, emphasizing all the pressure and intensity of passion that Dan put into the composition itself. The video was directed by the famous Hype Williams, who previously directed videos for such superstars as Missy Elliot, Kelis, LL Cool J, Jay.Z and others. July 31, 2010 Dan presented in Moscow new song Justify SEX, which topped the official Russian chart. On October 29, 2010, Love Radio premiered joint songs Dana Balana with Vera Brezhneva - Petals of Tears, the song also topped the official chart in Russia, becoming the 3rd of three singles by Dana that peaked at number 1. Also, the song "Chica Bomb" at the end of 2010 became the winner in the nomination "Foreign single, male vocals" (511 thousand repetitions on the air) and took 2nd place in the final TOP 800 chart for 2010. The most famous record labels of our country fought for the right to cooperate with Dan Balan. As a result, he settled on one of the oldest domestic recording companies "Gala Records", a contract with which was signed in February 2010. Today Dan released a new incendiary track Freedom, the presentation of the video for this song sparkled with the number of stars Russian stage. Freedom already sounds on all radio stations in the country. O-zone-Dragostea Din Tei Dan Balan- Chica Bomb Dan Balan/Vera Brejneva- Petals of Tears Dan Balan- Freedom Updated on 05/09/11 12:29: Date of birth: 02/06/1979 Place of birth: Trebujeni village, Orhei district, Moldova Height: 190 cm Weight: 80 kg Hair color: black Eye color: dark brown Zodiac sign: Aquarius Marital status: single Likes in women: naturalness, sociability Values: trust Dislikes: treason Favorite place on Earth: Chisinau Favorite animal: dog Favorite food: chicken, salads Favorite color: black Favorite music: Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, Outcast Favorite instrument: guitar Hobbies: chess, driving your own Audi A6, music You can't do without: "Well, you know Maslow's pyramid. It's about human needs. First of all, everyone needs the physical. Food, sleep. Is always. No matter how romantic we want to answer, but the way it is. So we wait until we get rich so that we can buy ourselves everything that we have been dreaming of for a long time. (Elle Girl) First kiss "happened" at 11, first sex at 15 If it wasn't for musical career would become an athlete.

Dan Mihai Balan - bright Star stage and show business. Born in a full-fledged family in 1979, February 6. On the this moment the singer is already 36 years old, but it is quite difficult for him to give such an age. The singer keeps himself in shape and looks fit.

Hometown famous singer is Chisinau (Moldova). Dan's father Mihai Balan and mother Lyudmila Balan tried from childhood to accustom their son to something wonderful, and thanks to their upbringing, the first public speaking young talented boy took place at the age of 4, when he first got on an entertainment TV show. Huge contribution it was the parents who brought it into education and upbringing, for which the singer is infinitely grateful to them, talking about this in many interviews with journalists and TV presenters.

First performances and music

The biography of Dan Balan is full of various significant events. Some of them happened already in childhood. Parents noticed the craving for singing and contributed to the acquisition of an accordion, on which Dan already composed his own works for waltzes and dances at the age of 11.

Over the years, the young singer gained experience, more and more appeared on the stages of theaters and school halls. At the age of 14, he was actively playing in the bands Pantheon and Inferialis and performed music in the style of gothic doom metal. These trial breakthroughs into the world of show business turned out to be very productive, and at the age of 20, Dan Balan's biography was replenished with serious events - performances on the big stage.

O-Zone - the formation of the group and the beginning of serious success

In 1999, the singer took another step towards success and, together with his true friend Petr Zhelikhovsky created a group. In his group O-Zone (that's what it was called), the singer was both a producer, a musician, and a singer. The most famous and popular single in many European countries is Numa Numa Song. Many more albums of the group were able to glorify performers throughout Europe, and O-Zone achieved a really wild success. But in 2005, due to some disagreements, the group broke up and ceased creative activity.

But the biography of Dan Balan is replenished with new events. Dan travels to Los Angeles where he meets famous producer Jack Joseph Puig. He creates all the conditions for promoting the solo career of his ward.

The first album and unprecedented success: where does the solo star journey begin

At first, Dan Balan did not act on his own behalf, but had the pseudonym Crazy Loop. So he released the first solo album The Power of Shower. But soon this pseudonym disappeared - the singer began to perform under his own name. Dan Balan began to film the songs, and he worked on his first video for the single Chica Bomb famous director Heim Williams. The hits that occupied the first lines of the charts from Dan Balan went one after another. A duet song with Vera Brezhneva called "Rose Petals" and the compositions Freedom, "Only until the morning" made the singer a leader in musical show business. His songs stayed on the first lines of the charts for an unusually long time.

For fruitful work, the singer goes to New York, where he records new singles and shoots videos. But the biography of Dan Balan is not only creative activity, but also personal life.

The special attractiveness of Dan Balan is the reason for great interest from fans who love their idol not only for his beautiful songs, but also for his external features.

Dan Balan: personal life. What is the singer hiding?

No matter how hard the reporters tried to find out who his beloved was, nothing came of it. The singer always speaks of his heart secrets briefly and clearly: "I am a free bird, and so far everything remains so." Joint work with Vera Brezhneva was interpreted differently by journalists, and the yellow press gave Dan Balan many statuses, including it was believed that they were a couple with Vera. But no matter what the newspapers write, Dan Balan still remains an enviable bachelor, and no connection, except creative activity, between the stars of show business was not.

The childhood of Dan Balan

Until Dan was three years old, he lived with his grandmother Anastasia in Trebujeni. And the mother of the future musician was a TV presenter, so he is familiar with show business from the inside, as he often visited her work.
Dan went to study at the theoretical lyceum, where he stayed until the eighth grade, then transferred to Gheorghi Asache.

Dan's family moved to Israel in 1994, the boy's father, Mihai Balan, became Moldova's ambassador to this country. A year and a half later, the young man returned to Chisinau in order to enter the Moldavian State University, his parents saw their son as a lawyer.
From an early age, Dan was interested in music. He first performed on stage at the age of four, it was a show on television. And at the age of 11, Balan received an accordion as a gift. The boy began to play various waltzes, to compose his own music.

First musical groups he founded at the age of 18 - Pantheon and Inferialls, the music was a mixture of gothic - doom and metal. The groups broke up, the singer recorded a solo song "From Me".

Group O-Zone

Dan Balan, together with Petr Zhelikhovsky, founded the O-Zone group in 1999. Balan became the producer of the band and the author of the music for all the songs. The composition known to everyone as "Numa Numa song" hit the top of the charts in many countries around the world. In 2004, the single became the best-selling single in Europe, and a year later it happened in Japan. More than two hundred copies have been made of this song in fourteen languages. The album “But where are you” released next expected undoubted success.
The new composition of the group was formed in 2001. Together with Balan, Arseniy Toderash and Rada Syrba began to work. A year later, after concluding a contract with a Romanian recording company, the trio released an album called "Number One", several tracks from the disc became real hits, both in Moldova and in Romania.

The next album, released by the group "DiscO-Zone" and the song "First Love" became a landmark for the group, as they brought musicians real glory practically all over the world.

Dan Balan in the world of rock

O-Zone ceased to exist in 2005, and each member of the group founded own project. Balan decided to take up rock music, gathered musicians and went to Los Angeles. Jack Joseph Puy provided great assistance in creating branded music to the team, and the first album was recorded together.

Since 2006, Balan has been performing as Crazy Loop, and a year later the album Energy of the Soul is released. And in 2009, in his homeland, he presented a joint work created under a pseudonym and his own name, the album is called "Crazy Loop Mix".

Radio airs and dance floors blew up the hit "Chica Bomb" this happened in 2010, six months later the Russian chart was topped by his song "Justify SEX". At the same time, the singer, together with Vera Brezhneva, performed the song "Rose Petals". In Russia, the following tracks were at the top of the charts - "Freedom" and "Only until the morning."
Currently, Dan Balan has signed a contract with Gala Records.

Balan's personal life
The singer's first love was the strongest, at the age of 16 he studied with one girl, they sympathized with each other, but then Dan went abroad, things never came to a relationship.
When the singer came to his homeland on vacation, they had an affair, but upon returning the couple broke up, feelings simply outlived themselves.

Balan was credited with an affair with Vera Brezhneva, but it turned out that these were just rumors.
Currently, the singer, according to him, has a girlfriend, but who she is, Dan is in no hurry to reveal the secret.

A musician, author of many songs, a talented producer - all this is about the hero of today's article. Dan Balan is a young promising singer who won the hearts of many fans contemporary music. Creator of several successful musical projects. He went down in history as a young performer with his own vision in the music industry.

Fate prophesied for him a completely different specificity of life, but the singer, in spite of everything, chose his own path. How did the life of a star develop at the beginning of its creative way and before him. We will learn more about this today.

Looking at a tall, stately guy, fans all over the world begin to think about his height, weight, age. How old is Dan Balan? The growth of the musician is really impressive, with a weight of 73 kilograms, it is 190 centimeters. A tall, slender handsome man is the dream of any young girl.

And, despite his 39 years, Dan Balan looks very young. Girls enthusiastically look at him and undoubtedly want to get to know the star better. Such a chance can fall at any time, each of them. Because the guy's heart is free.

Dan Balan photos in his youth and now are not very different, of course, the age features of the face have changed and the physical indicators are not the same as in 20 years. But this absolutely did not change the singer's youthfulness and even give him additional charm.

In general, you can’t even tell from the photographs that you have a forty-year-old man in front of you, no one gives him more than 30 years.

Biography and personal life of Dan Balan

The biography and personal life of Dan Balan originates in Moldova. The future musician was born on February 6, 1979, in the city of Chisinau. Father - Mihai Balan, was an ambassador at the Embassy of Moldova in Israel. Mother - Lyudmila, a famous TV presenter. In addition to Dan, the singer's family also has a sister - Sanda Balan.

The guy's creative inclinations manifested themselves in his youth. He even graduated music school. And the parents, at the age of eleven, gave their son a gift - an accordion. But, despite the guy's craving for music, they insisted on choosing another profession. And Dan, enters the Faculty of Law. What tricks did the father and mother go to so that their son would finish his studies well, they even promised to buy him a new synthesizer. But this ploy didn't work either. Collecting your first musical group"Inferialis", the guy completely forgot about his studies and devoted himself entirely to music.

But he received loud fame and recognition thanks to the creation of another, sensational band "O-zone". It was in this group that many popular songs around the world were performed, such as: "Dragostea Din Tei", "Despre Tine" and "Oriunde Ai Fi". Dan Balan's team soared to the top of the music charts, and their hits were played on almost all radio stations. Having already become popular, the musician simultaneously begins to expand the horizons of his activities. So, for example, he produces the popular children's show, hosted by the singer's mother. The opening song was a composition that he wrote in his youth.

The composition of the group, meanwhile, was changing, Dan's friend left it. But after the qualifying auditions, it was approved new composition and the group continued to work on their work. Since 2001, the guys have been working hard on the release of a new album, and by 2002, they presented the second largest project, Number-1. For all the time, from 1998 to 2005, the group won many awards and was nominated for many awards and Oscars.

As part of this group "O-zone", the musician was until 2006, after which he decided to try himself in a solo project. He moved to the United States, where he still lives today. The singer travels most of his time on tour. For my solo career, he recorded several albums and worked in an experimental, uncharacteristic genre. By 2009, he was even nominated for such an award as the Grammy Award, and thus Dan Balan becomes the first Moldovan musician to receive it.

Family and children of Dan Balan

The boy's parents were not engaged in raising him, because of the workload, they simply did not have time to raise their child. Therefore, already early years, Dan was left to his own devices and education young guy took over the street. Perhaps due to this, the young man grew up purposeful and stubborn, approaching any task with full perseverance.

In personal life talented singer, so far there is no certainty. The family and children of Dan Balan are just plans for the future. But despite his age, the musician is not going to rush in this direction, devoting himself entirely to music and creativity.

Dan Balan's wife

The musician was so deeply immersed in creativity that the creation of a family went deep into the background. Of course, in the future, he would like to have a loved one nearby, as well as children. But at the moment, Dan Balan's wife is music, and children are his masterpieces.

Of course, the singer had and has girls, but he was not seen in a serious relationship. The first love came at the age of sixteen, but due to moving to another country, he did not even have time to open his feelings. Upon his return, Dan tried to catch up, but the romance did not last long. Also, Balan was credited with an affair with Vera Brezhneva, during their joint work on the song "Rose Petals". However, all the rumors were dispelled by him, since he does not intend to get into someone else's family. It remains to be hoped that in the near future we will still hear news about his upcoming wedding, in which we wish him success.

Instagram and Wikipedia Dan Balan

Instagram and Wikipedia Dan Balan quite voluminously reflect all aspects of the musician's life. On Wikipedia you can see complete history projects and established Balan groups. The singer's life outside of creativity is described quite extensively. Information about his family, friends and colleagues is described in as much detail as possible and even more detailed than other performers of his generation.

Dan Balan also has his own pages in other in social networks. There he shares news and plans for the future with his fans. Spreads novelties of his work, and conducts correspondence with friends. For quite a long time there has been a fan club on the Internet dedicated to Balan's activities. There he actively communicates with his fans.

Childhood

Born in the family of Ambassador Mihai Balan and famous TV presenter Ludmila Balan, Dan showed great interest in music since childhood. His first public appearance on a TV entertainment show was when Dan Balan turned 4 years old. At the age of 11, he received an accordion as a gift, on which he performed waltzes. own composition. From the age of 14, he played in the bands Pantheon and Inferialis, who performed music in the style of gothic doom metal. But these were only amateur attempts to enter the world of music. He began to take more serious steps at the age of 20.

Star Trek

In 1999 Dan Balan Together with a friend, Petru Želikhovsky, he founded the group O-Zone, for which he composed and produced all the compositions. The single Dragostea din Tei, also known as Numa Numa song, topped the charts in 32 countries, reached number three in the UK, sold over 12 million copies, and was the best-selling single in Europe (2004). At present, even after the breakup of the group, this song is considered the "calling card" of the once popular O-Zone. O-Zone's best-selling CD was DiscOzone, which climbed to the top of the charts in six countries around the world. Despite the wild success, in 2005 the members of this group decided to stop working together. The team broke up, and each member took up his own career. Dan immediately went to Los Angeles, where he had great opportunities for solo work. In search of his own, branded "sound", Dan was helped by the famous producer Jack Joseph Puig.

A little later, under the pseudonym Crazy Loop, Dan Balan released his first solo studio album, which received title The Power shower. Soon the singer stopped using a pseudonym and began performing under his own name. He presented to the public the song Chica Bomb, the video for which was directed by Heim Williams, who has worked with Jay-Z, Missy Elliot and many others.

One by one, Balan's new hits came out: in 2010, the single Justify Sex appeared, as well as the duet “Rose Petals” recorded with Vera Brezhneva; in 2011, the songs Freedom, which for a long time was the leader of many charts, and “Only until the morning” sounded on the radio. The musician is still working on new songs, lives in New York and often visits Russia.

Personal life

Fans love Dan Balan not only as a world-class singer, but also as an attractive young man. But he still has not told anyone about his heart secrets. “I am a free bird, an artist, and so far everything remains so,” Balan said in an interview. He was credited with an affair with Vera Brezhneva, but in fact the musician remains free.