Edward Maya

Eduard Marian Ilie (Romanian pronunciation: [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 and singer-songwriter, most famous for his 2009 smash hit single "Stereo Love".

Edward Maya
Background information
Birth nameEduard Marian Ilie
Born (1986-06-29) 29 June 1986[1]
Bucharest, Romania
OriginBucharest, Romania
GenresHouse, electronic, deep house, electro house
Occupation(s)Musician, DJ, record producer, performer, singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, accordion, guitar, flute, piano, bagpipes
Years active2006–present
LabelsMayavin Records
Associated actsVika Jigulina, Costi Ioniţă, Andrea
Websitewww.edwardmaya.com

Career

In and around 2006, Maya worked with many other Romanian artists such as 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"[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 an international hit in clubs.[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, and the UK.[4][5][6][7] "Stereo Love" has received over 455 million YouTube views as of January 2021.[8]

On 13 May 2010, 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.

He graduated from George Enescu Music High School in Bucharest and is currently a final year student at the Bucharest Conservatory.

Discography

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

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 2191411112416 The Stereo Love Show
"This Is My Life"
(featuring Vika Jigulina)		 2010 12—2——42—5843——
"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 Ioniţă)		 2015 ———————————
"Harem"[32]
(featuring Emilia and Costi Ioniţă)		 2018 ———————————
"Sunny Days"[33]
(featuring United People)		 2019 ———————————
"Holding On"[34]
(featuring Sleeping Muse and Violet Light)		 ———————————
"Be Free"[35]
(featuring Vika Jigulina)		 ———————————
"—" 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
  2. "Edward Maya speaks to Beat-Town" (in English and Greek). Beat-Town. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  3. ANT1 WEB TV / VIDEO ΧΡΗΣΤΩΝ / Stereo Love – Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina / ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ
  4. "Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina: Stereo Love (Nummer)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  5. "Chartverfolgung / Maya,Edward Feat.Jigulina,Vika / Single". Musicline.de. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  6. "Search the Charts". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  7. "The Official Charts Company: Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  8. "Edward Maya-Stereo Love official video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  9. Deming, Mark. "Edward Maya > Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.
  10. "Exclusive Interview with Edward Maya". Mizzo. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  11. "Edward Maya's concert in Pakistan". Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  12. "Belgium's singles positions for Edward Maya". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  13. "Allmusic: Edward Maya (Awards)". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  14. "France's singles positions for Edward Maya". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  15. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Edward Maya (Singles)". officialcharts.de. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  16. "Search the charts". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  17. "Holland's singles positions for Edward Maya". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  18. "Spain's singles positions for Edward Maya". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  19. "Sweden's singles positions for Edward Maya". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  20. "Switzerland's singles positions for Edward Maya". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  21. "The Official Charts Company: Edward Maya". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  22. "Billboard: Edward Maya (US)". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  23. "Ultratop: Goud En Platina Singles 2010". Ultratop. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  24. "Music Canada: Edward Maya". Music Canada. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  25. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Edward Maya; 'Stereo Love')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  26. "SEMANA 46: del 15.11.2010 al 21.11.2010" (PDF). PROMUSICAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  27. "Swedish Certifications: 2010" (PDF). IFPI (Sweden). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  28. "Switzerland Certifications: Awards 2010". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  29. "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Edward Maya" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  30. "American certifications – Edward Maya – Stereo Love". Recording Industry Association of America. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  31. "Canadian digital download certifications – Mia Martina – Stereo Love". Music Canada.
  32. "Harem by Edward Maya on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  33. "Sunny Days by Edward Maya on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  34. "Holding on by Edward Maya on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  35. "Be Free by Edward Maya on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

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