Crazy Loop
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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.
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.
Dan Balan
Dan Mihai Bălan is a Moldavian singer, songwriter, and producer. He was born to Mihai Bălan and Ludmila Bălan, a TV presenter. Dan Bălan has performed eurodance and commercially pop music...
, former leader of the band O-Zone
O-Zone
O-Zone was a Romania/Moldovan pop music trio that was active from 1998 to 2005 and consisted of Dan Bălan, Radu Sîrbu, and Arsenie Todiraş. The group gained global popularity with their song "Dragostea din tei" and their subsequent album DiscO-Zone....
. The character has been introduced to the world with the song "Mm-ma-ma". The music video, directed by Marc Klasfeld
Marc Klasfeld
Marc Klasfeld is an American music video director. He has directed over two hundred music videos for artists such as Katy Perry, Jay-Z, Kid Rock, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nelly, Foo Fighters, Jewel, Sum 41, Avril Lavigne and many others with multiple MTV award wins and nominations...
, was filmed in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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and released throughout Europe the week of October 15, 2007. It was released digitally in the UK on October 12, 2009 through PopLife Records
PopLife Records
PopLife Records is a record label based in the United Kingdom. Their first release was the eponymous 'Crazy Loop' by Dan Balan's alter ego Crazy Loop in October 2009...
. In 2011, The single "Crazy Loop" was featured on Step Evolution's "ReRave" music game for the iOS, Android and Arcade platforms.
The story
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 EurodanceEurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
records, such as "Dragostea din Tei
Dragostea din Tei
"Dragostea din tei" , also informally known as "The Numa Numa Song" , is the most successful single by the Moldovan pop group O-Zone, sung in Romanian. It shot to the number one spot on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it remained for 12 weeks between June and early September 2004...
" 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.
Singles
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| AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
EUR Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... |
POL Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
ROM Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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External links
- Crazy Loop's official website
- Dan Bălan's official website
- Dan Bălan's official page at FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
website - Dan Bălan's official page at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
website - Dan Bălan's official page at TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
website - Crazy Loop's official page at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
website - Crazy Loop's Official Channel at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
website - Loop Productions' Official Channel at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
website - "Mm-ma-ma" — Music video clip at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
website - "Joanna (Shut Up!)" — Music video clip at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
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