Play & Win is a Romanian songwriter

Songwriter

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 and music producer trio formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac.

The band is first known as a leading production team having more than 400 songs to their credit, registered at the Union of Composers in Romania. Over the years, Radu, Marcel and Sebastian have collaborated with many famous Romania

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...

n bands and singers like Inna, Akcent

Akcent

Akcent is a Romanian dance-pop act.- Biography :Adrian Claudiu Sînă started the group in 1999. At the time, it consisted of him and his female counterpart, Ramona Barta....

, 3rei Sud Est, Cătălin Josan etc.

Career beginnings

As singers they debuted in 2009 with the single "Slow Motion" and reached the first place in Kiss FM's

Kiss FM (Romania)

Kiss FM is a Top40/Hit Radio station from Romania, owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. The station was rebranded from the old Radio Contact, after being purchased by a Belgian radio network...

 Fresh Top 40. It was one of the biggest hits of the spring in Romania

Romania

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.

Producing, songwriting and recognition (2005–present)

As producers they debuted in 2005 with the single "Kylie" for the Romania

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...

n band Akcent

Akcent

Akcent is a Romanian dance-pop act.- Biography :Adrian Claudiu Sînă started the group in 1999. At the time, it consisted of him and his female counterpart, Ramona Barta....

 that was a huge hit in Europe

Europe

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 reaching the top five positions in charts of Belgium

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, Sweden

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, Norway

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, Poland

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, Russia

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, Ukraine

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, and Turkey

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, and the first position in the Netherlands

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, Finland

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 and Romania

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...

n charts.

Play & Win have also collaborated with Activ, creating hits like "Superstar", "Dor", "Heaven" and "Lucruri Simple". Other collaborations include 3rei Sud Est's "Alături de Îngeri", Sistem's "Oare unde eşti" and Andra's "We Go Crazy". Another hit that they composed Zero's "Sunny Days" came second in the Romanian national Eurovision Song Contest 2009 trials

Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Romania was represented at Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia by Elena Gheorghe with "The Balkan Girls" after she won the national final, Selecţia Naţională 2009.-Selecţia Naţională 2009:...

 just behind the winning "The Balkan Girls

The Balkan Girls

"The Balkan Girls" is a song by Elena Gheorghe and was the Romanian entry in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. The song was selected in the Romanian national final Selecţia Naţională 2009, which Gheorghe won....

" of Elena Gheorghe

Elena Gheorghe

Elena Gheorghe is a Romanian singer. Gheorghe represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 and qualified for the final. One of her most notable music singles is "Te Ador" and her 2010 music single "Disco Romancing"....

.

Radu, Marci and Sebi are also told to be the masterminds behind the most popular artists in Romania

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...

 today, Inna, Morris and Bob Taylor. They produced Inna's first album "Hot

Hot (Inna album)

- Weekly charts :- Certifications :- Year-end charts :*"Very Hot" Version-All-time charts:- Release history :...

" which features the smash hits "Hot

Hot (Inna song)

"Hot" is a song by Romanian recording artist Inna from her debut studio album, Hot. It was released on November 12, 2008 by Roton Records as the lead single from the album. Produced and written by Sebastian Barac, Radu Bolfea and Marcel Botezan of Play & Win, "Hot" is an uptempo electro house song...

", "Love

Love (Inna song)

"Love" is a song performed by female Romanian recording artist Inna. The song was written and produced by native dance music trio Play & Win. It acts as her second single released from her debut studio album, Hot. It was released on digital format through Roton and Ultra Records and across various...

", "Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu (Inna song)

"Déjà Vu" is a song by Romanian DJ Bob Taylor , featuring Romanian female recording artist Inna, and was released in the summer of 2009 in Romania. The song officially appeared on Taylor's second album but was also used for Inna's debut album, Hot. The song was originally sang by Taylor and the...

", "Amazing

Amazing (Inna song)

"Amazing" is an electro-house song by Romanian recording artist Inna, from her debut album "Hot". The song debuted on Radio 21 FM on August 6, 2009, and was released in October 2009. It brought Inna the first number-one single in her home country Romania. It was released as her fourth single in...

" and "10 Minutes

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". The first singles "Hot" and "Love" were posted on YouTube

YouTube

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 and reached more than 40 million views to date.
In the creation of the single "Déjà Vu" Play & Win and Inna have collaborated with Romanian DJ Bob Taylor. Interpreted by Taylor and Inna, the song became a successful hit in countries like Romania

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...

, Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

, Russia

Russia

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, Hungary

Hungary

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 and France

France

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Another hit Play & Win produced was Morris' "Desire" which reached fifth place in the Fresh Top 40.
In 2011, Play & Win produced Inna's second studio album "I Am The Club Rocker!" which includes the hit singles "Sun Is Up

Sun is Up

"Sun Is Up" is a song by Romanian recording artist Inna from her second studio album, I Am the Club Rocker. In the United Kingdom, the song will serve as Inna's fifth single to be taken from her debut album, Hot. The song was written and produced by Play & Win and was officially sent to Romanian...

" and "Club Rocker

Club Rocker

"Club Rocker" is an electropop song by Romanian recording artist Inna. The song is included on her second full length studio album, entitled I Am The Club Rocker!. "Club Rocker" will serve as the third single from the album, whilst in Western Europe it will serve as the lead single, after "Sun Is...

".

With their own single "Ya BB" Play & Win reached a massive chart success in Romania as it reached number one on the official Romanian Top 100

Romanian Top 100

The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media....

 on June 5, 2011. 'Ya BB' was the most broadcasted song on the Romanian radios for 16 weeks.

Singles

Year	Title
2008 2008 in music 2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such...	"Summertime"
2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year...	"Slow Motion"
2010 2010 in music 2010 in music may refer to:*2010 in American music*2010 in Australian music*2010 in British music*2010 in Canadian music*2010 in European music *2010 in Irish music*2010 in Japanese music*2010 in New Zealand music...	"Only"
2011	"Ya BB"

Music producers

Play & Win

Year	Artist	Album/Song
2004	Akcent Akcent Akcent is a Romanian dance-pop act.- Biography :Adrian Claudiu Sînă started the group in 1999. At the time, it consisted of him and his female counterpart, Ramona Barta....	SOS, Kylie, Dragoste de închiriat
2005	Activ Activ Activ is a Romanian disco band. Nowadays it is a trance, techno music band. The members of this band are from Arad and Timişoara.-Success:The albums Motive and Superstar were quite successful...	Motive, Superstar, Lucruri Simple
2006	3SE	Iubire, Miracle, Mă iubeai, Mă doare
2006	All Stars (Campanie anti-drog)	Don't be a Hero
2006	Natalia Barbu Natalia Barbu Natalia Barbu is a Moldovan singer.- Music career :Throughout her career, Natalia has worked with a group of musicians called Trigon on an alternative jazz-folk experiment...	Îngerul Meu (Baby Don't cry)
2007	Andra Andra Andra is a 1971 science fiction novel, the first novel by English writer Louise Lawrence. The book was set 2000 years from now, after the world was destroyed by war leaving the earth knocked off its rotation and the ground above to become a desolate frozen wasteland with everyone that survived...	We go crazy
2008	Refflex	Fără ea
2008	Cătălin Josan	Megastart, Run away, Între noi
2008	Sistem feat Andra	Oare unde ești
2008	Morris Morris -People:* Morris , a common family name * Morris , Belgian cartoonist, creator of Lucky Luke* Morris, one of the 14 Tribes of Galway, Ireland-Places:In Canada*Morris, Manitoba...	Desire, Till the morning
2008	Crazy Win	Beautiful Lover
2008	Play & Win Play & Win Play & Win is a Romanian songwriter and music producer trio formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac.The band is first known as a leading production team having more than 400 songs to their credit, registered at the Union of Composers in Romania...	Summertime
2009	Zero	Sunny Days
2009	Play & Win Play & Win Play & Win is a Romanian songwriter and music producer trio formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac.The band is first known as a leading production team having more than 400 songs to their credit, registered at the Union of Composers in Romania...	Slow Motion
2009	Inna Inna Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu , best known as Inna, is a Romanian dance music singer. On November 12, 2008, she released her debut single "Hot", which was produced by Play & Win, a Romanian dance music trio and one of the leading music producers in Romania...	Hot, Love , Deja Vu, Amazing
2010	Andreea Bănică ( feat Dony)	Samba
2010	Inna Inna Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu , best known as Inna, is a Romanian dance music singer. On November 12, 2008, she released her debut single "Hot", which was produced by Play & Win, a Romanian dance music trio and one of the leading music producers in Romania...	10 minutes, Sun is up, I need you for Christmas
2010	Play & Win Play & Win Play & Win is a Romanian songwriter and music producer trio formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac.The band is first known as a leading production team having more than 400 songs to their credit, registered at the Union of Composers in Romania...	Only
2010	Andreea Bănică	Sexy
2010	Ellie White	Nu te mai caut
2011	Play & Win Play & Win Play & Win is a Romanian songwriter and music producer trio formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac.The band is first known as a leading production team having more than 400 songs to their credit, registered at the Union of Composers in Romania...	Ya bb
2011	Inna Inna Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu , best known as Inna, is a Romanian dance music singer. On November 12, 2008, she released her debut single "Hot", which was produced by Play & Win, a Romanian dance music trio and one of the leading music producers in Romania...	I am the Club Rocker, Club Rocker, Un Momento