Numa Numa (video)

Gary Brolsma in the video

"Numa Numa" (/ˈnuːmə/) is an Internet meme based on a video by American vlogger Gary Brolsma made after the song "Dragostea Din Tei", released by Moldovan pop group O-Zone in 2003. Brolsma's video, entitled "Numa Numa Dance", was uploaded to the website Newgrounds on December 6, 2004 under the username Gman250, showing Brolsma's lip-syncing of the song with lively dance moves. The video's title is derived from the Romanian words "nu mă nu mă" occurring in the refrain of O-Zone's song, which was the first Numa Numa-themed video to gain widespread attention.

Numa Numa Dance has since spawned many parody videos, including those created for the New Numa Contest, sponsored by Brolsma, which promised US $45,000 in prize money for submissions.[1] His original video was named 41st in the 2006 broadcast of 100 Greatest Funny Moments by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.[2] The video was featured on Channel 4's Virtually Famous,[3] and ranked No. 1 in VH1's "40 Greatest Internet Superstars" in March 2007.[4] The Viral Factory estimated that the video had been viewed over 700 million times by November 27, 2006.[5]

  1. ^ "Gary Brolsma & New Numa!". New Numa. Archived from the original on December 30, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Channel4 - 100 Greatest FUNNY MOMENTS". channel4.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2007. Retrieved July 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "Virtually Famous Series 1, Episode 6". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Numa Numa voted #1 by VH1". April 10, 2007. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Star Wars Kid is top viral video". BBC News. November 27, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2010.