Edward Maya

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Edward Maya
Birth name Eduard Marian Ilie
Born (1986-06-29) 29 June 1986 (age 37)[1]
Origin Bucharest, Romania
Genres House, electronic
Occupation(s) Musician, dj, record producer, performer, singer/songwriter
Instruments Vocals, accordion, guitar, flute, piano, bagpipes
Years active 2006–present
Labels Mayavin Records
Associated acts Vika Jigulina
Website www.edwardmaya.com

Edward Maya (born Eduard Marian Ilie; 29 June 1986) is a Romanian DJ, musician, producer, performer, and composer. He graduated from George Enescu Music High School in Bucharest and is currently a final year student at the Bucharest Conservatory.

Career

In and around 2006, Maya worked with many other Romanian artists such as Akcent, Vika Jigulina,. He worked also 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"[2]

In the summer of 2009, Maya launched his first song as an artist, "Stereo Love", reaching No.2 in the Romanian singles charts. Later that year, "Stereo Love" became a hit in clubs all over the world.[3] 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, UK.[4][5][6][7] "Stereo Love" has received over 200 million YouTube views since August 2009.[8]

On 13 May 2011, Maya released his second single "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.[9]

Maya released the song and video for his third single "Desert Rain" on Christmas night worldwide.[10] 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.[11] His fourth single 'Mono in Love' was released on 29 November 2012 also featuring Vika Jigulina.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
Title Album details
The Stereo Love Show
  • Released: December 3, 2013
  • Label: Mayavin Records
  • Formats: Digital download
Angels
  • Released: November 4, 2014
  • Label: Mayavin Records
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
BEL
[12]
CAN
[13]
FRA
[14]
GER
[15]
IRE
[16]
NLD
[17]
SPA
[18]
SWE
[19]
SWI
[20]
UK
[21]
US
[22]
"Stereo Love"
(with Vika Jigulina)
2009 2 19 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 16 The Stereo Love Show
"This Is My Life"
(featuring Vika Jigulina)
2010 12 2 42 58 43
"Stereo Love"
(with Mia Martina)
10 Devotion
"Desert Rain"
(featuring Vika Jigulina)
2011 Non-album single
"Mono in Love"
(featuring Vika Jigulina)
2012 The Stereo Love Show
"Feeling" 2013 Non-album singles
"Colombian Girl" 2014
"Love of My Life"
(with Vika Jigulina)
"Historia de Amor"
"Universal Love"
(featuring Andrea and Costi Ionita)
2015
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. Biographie Edward Maya : bio, parcours artistique Edward Maya – NRJ
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  3. ANT1 WEB TV / VIDEO ΧΡΗΣΤΩΝ / Stereo Love – Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina / ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ
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