[ˈedu.ard mariˈan iˈli.e]

; born 29 June 1986), better known by his stage name Edward Maya, is a Romanian DJ, musician, record producer, performer, singer and songwriter, most famous for his 2009 smash hit single “

Stereo Love

“.

Akcent

and

Vika Jigulina

. He also worked on the song

Tornerò

, which was performed by

Mihai Trăistariu

in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2006

. He added in an interview on Beat-Town.com that this song “was the beginning of my career”

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Stereo Love

“, reaching No. 2 in the Romanian singles charts. Later that year, “Stereo Love” became an international hit in clubs.

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While this success was followed by concerts worldwide, the song entered the top-5 singles charts in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.

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“Stereo Love” has received over 455 million YouTube views as of January 2021.

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This Is My Life

“. To help maintain control of his career and provide opportunities for other artists, Maya has formed his own record label, Mayavin Records.

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Desert Rain

” on Christmas night worldwide.

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In an interview Edward Maya talked about his Desert Rain tour he mentions he’ll start off with India and later he will be touring Europe, US, South Africa and Pakistan.

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His fourth single ‘Mono in Love’ was released on 29 November 2012 also featuring

Vika Jigulina

.

George Enescu

Music High School in

Bucharest

and is currently[

when?

] a final year student at the

Bucharest Conservatory

.

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