Profile
Born in Moldova and living in New York, Dan is a precocious talents as a singer, songwriter and producer. Performing across a range of musical genres from an early age, in 1999 Dan played a pivotal role in establishing the eurodance trio O-Zone. As the frontman and the creative force driving the writing and production, Dan led O-Zone to worldwide success. Having released their first album in 1999, O-Zone achieved worldwide success through a series of hit singles such as 'Despre Tine' and 'Dragostea Din Tei'. 'Dragostea Dei Tei' reached #1 in over 30 countries worldwide, hit #3 in the UK sales chart and went on sold over 12,000,000 copies worldwide. It was the one of the best selling singles throughout Europe and Japan in 2004 and 2005 respectively and was covered by over 200 artists in 14 different languages. O-Zone's best-selling album - the multi-platinum 'DiscOzone' (2004) - sold over 3,500,000 copies and was hugely successful in Japan. Following on from the success of O-Zone, Dan Balan subsequently moved to Los Angeles to focus on his solo material. Working alongside producer Jack Joseph Puig, who had previously worked with John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, No Doubt and The Rolling Stones, to produce the record, Balan developed a unique and captivating signature sound for his debut solo album before developing his Crazy Loop alias. Currently #5,230 in the BookedDJ global ranking.