O-Zone

For other uses, see O-Zone (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Ozone (American band).

O-Zone
O-Zone at Cerbul De Aur in 2005 From left to right: Arsenie Todiraș, Dan Balan and Radu Sîrbu
O-Zone at Cerbul De Aur in 2005
From left to right: Arsenie Todiraș, Dan Balan and Radu Sîrbu
Background information
OriginChișinău, Moldova
GenresEurodance
Pop
EDM
Years active1998–present
LabelsCat Music
Ultra Records
Avex Trax
Time Records
MembersArsenie Todiraș
Past membersPetru Jelihovschi
Dan Balan
Radu Sîrbu
Websiteartists.universal-music.de/ozone

O-Zone are a Moldovan Eurodance group produced by Dan Bălan; originating in 1998 as a duo, which consisted of Bălan, and Petru Jelihovschi before the latter's departure. Their official trio lineup in 1999 consisted of Bălan, Radu Sîrbu, and Arsenie Todiraș.[1]

The group gained global popularity with their song "Dragostea Din Tei" and their subsequent album DiscO-Zone, which was released in 2003,[2] before disbanding the following year.

The group members have since focused on their solo careers. The band occasionally reunited for concerts in 2017 (Chișinău, Moldova; Bucharest, Romania) and 2019 (Bucharest, Romania). In 2024, it was announced that O-Zone are going to do a summer tour, but this time as a tribute band, consisting of Arsenie as only singer and two dancers. Worldwide, O-Zone have sold over 12 million copies of "Dragostea din tei" and over 2.5 million copies of its parent album DisO-Zone.[3]

  1. ^ "O-zone, a successful band". artline.ro. November 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference discozone release was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Dan Balan: 'Le spun americanilor că sunt român din Chişinău'" [Dan Balan: 'I tell Americans that I am a Romanian from Chişinău']. Adevărul (in Romanian). 7 December 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2024.