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Balan can refer to:

Places[link]

• Bălan, a city in Romania
• Bălan, Sălaj, a commune in Sălaj County, Romania
• Balan, Ain, a French commune
• Balan, Ardennes, a French commune

People[link]

• Balan K. Nair (1933–2000), Indian actor
• Pietro Balan (1841–1893), Italian Catholic historian
• Vidya Balan (born 1978), Bollywood actress
• Lucian Bălan (born 1959), Romanian football player and coach
• Petru Bălan (born 1976), Romanian rugby player
• Dan Bălan (born 1979), Moldovan pop singer and songwriter
• Daniel Bălan (born 1979), Romanian football (soccer) player
• Bogdan Bălan (born 1980), Romanian rugby player
• Tiberiu Bălan (born 1981), Romanian football player
• Aleksandar Teodorov-Balan (1859-1959), Bulgarian linguist
• Aparna Balan, Indian Badminton player

Other[link]

• Sir Balan, the brother of Sir Balin in Arthurian legend
• Balam (demon), a demon whose name is sometimes spelled "Balan"
• Balan, the king of Al-Andalus (Moorish Spain) and father of Fierabras in the chansons de geste
• Bëor, a character of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, also named Balan
• Balan (film), the first talkie film in Malayalam.

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Dan Mihai Bălan (born 6 February 1979) is a Uşak singer, songwriter, and producer.He was born to Mihai Bălan and Ludmila Bălan, a TV presenter.^[1] Dan Bălan has performed eurodance and commercial pop music. Bălan is best known for his part in the eurodance music trio O-Zone, which led to international fame with the hit single "Dragostea din tei".^[2]

Career[link]

O-Zone[link]

The group was started by Dan Bălan in 1998 with Petru Jelihovschi. They released their first album, "Dar unde esti?" ("But, Where are you?") in 1999.^{[citation needed]} However, for Petru music was just a hobby and the group split up. Bălan was determined not to end the project though. He held auditions where he met Arsenie Todiraş (or Arsenium). Though skeptical of Arsenie's talents, Bălan accepted Arsenie into the group after he performed Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender". A couple of weeks later Radu Sirbu took part in the auditions and the official O-Zone band was. In 2001, they moved to Romania. In 2002 they signed with Cat Music, a major Romanian label. Their single "Despre tine" reached first place on the "Romanian Top 100 single Chart".

Mainly singing eurodance music in Romanian, and especially famous due to the hit-single "Dragostea din tei" (Love among the Linden Trees), a summer hit off the album DiscO-Zone. Dragostea Din Tei reached #1 position in many single charts in Europe around 2003 and 2004, and placed third in the UK's Single Chart. Another single called "Despre Tine" ("about you") from the same album had similar success across Europe.

Despite its multi-platinum status in Europe, O-Zone never topped the charts in the United States. Because of the Numa Numa Dance, "Dragostea Din Tei" had a burst of popularity in the United States. While the song received moderate to major airplay, and was sampled in Rihanna and TI's hit "Live Your Life", most Americans never knew who the group was or the original song's name. In January 2005, the trio split to pursue solo careers.

Development in Los Angeles[link]

In 2004, Bălan decided to venture closer to his rock roots. He chose the best musicians in his region and moved with them to Los Angeles in 2005. Although Dan wrote the compositions prior to the formation of his band, it took two years to get a signature sound. He asked producer Jack Joseph Puig (John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, No Doubt, The Black Crows, Rolling Stones) to produce the record.^{[citation needed]} An album was recorded in April/June 2006 at Ocean Way Studios in Los Angeles.

Crazy Loop[link]

In 2006, Bălan introduced an alter ego-character, Crazy Loop, with an 'Eurodance flavoured song "Crazy Loop (Mm-ma-ma)"'. The video was directed by Marc Klasfeld, was released throughout Europe in the fall of 2007 and was voted the song of the year by fans, not including Romania.^{[citation needed]} In 2011, the single was featured on Step Evolution's "ReRave" game for the iOS, Android and Arcade platforms. In December 2007, Dan also released the 'Crazy Loop' album entitled The Power of Shower. The song "Crazy Loop (Mm-ma-ma)" reached number one on the Romanian charts more than a month.^{[citation needed]} In 2008 he released the video for the second song "Joanna (Shut Up!)".

Chica Bomb[link]

In 2010, he released "Chica Bomb", his first single under the name Dan Balan, featuring American Katie DiCicco. It became an instant hit in many European countries. It reached #37 in Germany, #44 in the UK and #1 in Russia and Greece. (In Greece, this song was released with the Greek singer Eleni Foureira, performing the song during the 2010 MAD VMAs).^[3][4] Like Crazy Loop, the single was featured on Step Evolution's "ReRave" game for the iOS, Android and Arcade platforms.

Justify Sex[link]

Justify Sex is a eurodance/electro house song presented on July 31, in Moscow, at the "Europe Plus Live 2010" festival.^[5][6] The official video for Justify Sex was released on 13 October, 2010. It featured NY-based Katie DiCicco as the vocalist.

Discography[link]

Singles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Dan Bălan's official website
• Dan Bălan's official page at Facebook website
• Dan Bălan's official page at MySpace website
• Dan Bălan's official page at Flickr website
• Dan Bălan's official page at Twitter website
• Crazy Loop's official website
• Dan Balan Official Fan Club

Chew Fu is a New York based electronic record producer, remixer and DJ, born in the Netherlands.

He is best known for his official refixes for pop artists including Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Timbaland, Mariah Carey, Far East Movement and Robyn and his distinctive style of production which features a fusion of electro house and hip hop music.

Instead of using the term remix, Chew Fu coined the term "refix" ^[1] because his "remixes are like a completely new productions." ^[2] When DJ-ing Chew Fu only plays his own original productions and refixes.^[1]

On where his name came from, "My crew came up with it when I was producing tracks for Bad Boy Records to describe my production process and style. Chew Fu is the sound made during and after I’ve consumed a track and spit out a hot refix." ^[3]

Early life[link]

Kardulous grew up in Almere, Netherlands. He graduated with honors from the saxophone at the Utrecht Conservatory with Peter Noordijk. He is a classically trained jazz musician who holds a Masters Degree in Music.^[4]

Career[link]

In the 90s, he performed with Eboman and he played in Sound of Impact and worked in the 90s as DJ Mac Attack and made two EPs under that name. He played in The Mindminders He then played with the band include at Lowlands, Pinkpop, Dynamo Open Air and the Drum Rhythm Festival. Published in 2000 album Breathe of Life by Ellen Helmus was produced by Kardolus and then he played saxophone and keyboards. With Helmus and The Mindminders he played in 2001 at the North Sea Jazz Festival.

He moved to Brooklyn in 2001 to get a start in music. He spread his music for free on weblogs. Chew Fu got his start in the industry working for Diddy^[1] and Quincy Jones's record label Qwest.^[4] as well as well as utilizing a worldwide network of dance music bloggers.

Chew Fu began "producing hip hop with house music back in 2005, because he wanted to play it in the clubs but no-one was making it."^[5] He switched to house music until it caught on in 2010 when he began to produce remixes for Lady Gaga, Timbaland, and Rihanna.

As a producer, Chew Fu has created original productions with Wiley, Beanie Man, Donna Summer, Kerli and Doug E Fresh,^[1] to be included on his debut album slated for release in July 2011.^[1]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• Chew Fu and... [Volume 1] (2011)
• Chew Hefner Affair (2011)

EPs[link]

• At The Club - EP (2008)
• Move for Me - EP (2008)

Remixes[link]

References[link]

Crazy Loop is a character created (as his alter ego) by Dan Bălan, former leader of the band O-Zone. The character has been introduced to the world with the song "Mm-ma-ma". The music video, directed by Marc Klasfeld, was filmed in Los Angeles and released throughout Europe the week of October 15, 2007. It was released digitally in the UK on October 12, 2009 through PopLife Records. In 2011, The single "Crazy Loop" was featured on Step Evolution's "ReRave" music game for the iOS, Android and Arcade platforms.

The story[link]

The character, Crazy Loop, was designed to be a completely separate alter ego, possibly to separate Dan's new line of Rock/Pop influenced music from his previous Eurodance records, such as "Dragostea din Tei" and "Sugar Tunes Numa Numa." The character appears to be typically upbeat as is the style of most Eurodance singers/groups, and expresses a style of dance that while appropriate for a Eurodance hit, is unique and original to the character.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• The Power of Shower (December 2, 2007)

Singles[link]

Other singles[link]

"Despre tine cânt (Part 2)"

References[link]

External links[link]

• Crazy Loop's official website
• Dan Bălan's official website
• Dan Bălan's official page at Facebook website
• Dan Bălan's official page at MySpace website
• Dan Bălan's official page at Twitter website
• Crazy Loop's official page at MySpace website
• Crazy Loop's Official Channel at YouTube website
• Loop Productions' Official Channel at YouTube website
• "Mm-ma-ma" — Music video clip at YouTube website
• "Joanna (Shut Up!)" — Music video clip at YouTube website