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==== “Number 1” ====
Shortly afterwards, Jelihovschi left the band to take up his own career in television. In order to continue the band, Balan announced auditions to select new band members. He auditioned several individuals but was unable to find somebody who fit his concept for the music. Finally, [[Arsenie Todiraș]], who he met through his vocal coach, was selected. After the auditions were closed, [[Radu Sirbu]] heard about the selection and requested Balan to audition him. Subsequently, Sirbu became the third member of the band.<ref name=LOS>{{cite web|url=http://los40.com/los40/2014/09/11/actualidad/1410433449_510773.html|title= ¿Qué fue de O-Zone?|date= 15 September 2014|publisher=Los 40|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref>
Throughout 2001, Balan wrote and recorded O-Zone's second album, ''[[Number 1 (O-Zone album)|Number 1]]''.<ref>{{cite
==== Fame with “Dragostea Din Tei” ====
The song "Dragostea Din Tei", also known as the "Numa Numa Song", which was released in 2003, brought the group to global prominence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/17d5/O-Zone-Dragostea-din-tei|title=O-Zone – Dragostea Din Tei|publisher=UltraTop|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref> The single, written and produced by Balan, reached the number one position on the charts of more than thirty countries and was the third bestselling single in the U.K that year. It sold more than 8 million copies worldwide,<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://reason.com/archives/2005/10/01/the-second-romanian-revolution/3|title=The Second Romanian Revolution Will Be Televised|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101062641/https://reason.com/archives/2005/10/01/the-second-romanian-revolution/3/|archive-date=1 November 2011|last=Welch|first=Matt|journal=[[Reason (magazine)|Reason]]|publisher=[[Reason Foundation]]|page=4|date=October 2005|access-date=13 December 2013}}</ref> receiving a gold and multi-platinum certification in most of the countries of Europe, Asia and Latin America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ziare.com/muzica/hituri/dragostea-din-tei-cantat-de-o-zone-este-hitul-anilor-1990-2000-1102456|title= Dragostea din tei, cantat de O-zone, este hitul anilor 1990–2000 |publisher=Ziare|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-93565.html|title= Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France : le top 10 final !|publisher=Charts in France|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref> It became the bestselling track in Europe and Japan in 2004 and 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afrik.com/article23126.html |title="Même pas fatigué !!!" : Magic System et Khaled touchent le jackpot|date=22 June 2011 |publisher=Afrik|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref> Over the years, more than two hundred artists have sung the song in fourteen different languages. "Dragostea Din Tei" is one of the [[List of best-selling singles|best-selling singles in the history of world music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-93565.html |title=Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France : le top 10 final ! |publisher=Charts in France|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref>
==== “DiscO-Zone” ====
In 2004, O-Zone won Best Dance Award again at MTV Romania Music Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=http://muzica.phg.ro/stiri.php?id=510|title=MTV Romanian Music Awards|publisher=PHG|access-date=14 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802085754/http://muzica.phg.ro/stiri.php?id=510|archive-date=2 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and, for the second year in a row, they were nominated for Best Romanian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/EMA-2004/about.jhtml|title=Winner's List|access-date=14 July 2015|publisher=MTV}}</ref> Later that year, the band unveiled their third album, ''DiscO-Zone,'' which became their best-selling release, certified gold and platinum in various countries. By the end of the year, it was the best-selling album in Japan, Europe and Latin America. In France, it was number fifteen but stayed for 36 weeks in the top 200. In Japan it reached the number one position in its 24th week on the chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/O-Zone|title=O-Zone|publisher=Ifpi|access-date=14 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033324/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/O-Zone|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/kultalevyt/myontamisrajat|title=Kultalevyjen myöntämisrajat|publisher=Ifpi|access-date=14 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706130226/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/kultalevyt/myontamisrajat|archive-date=6 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''DiscO-Zone'' featured their hit singles "Dragostea Din Tei" and "[[Despre Tine]] (About You)". The album was a commercial success in many European countries, particularly in Portugal where it was hit number one for eight consecutive weeks and was ranked for 26 weeks in the top 30. It also reached the top ten in [[Wallonia]] (Belgium),<ref name="wallonia-chart">{{cite web |title=''DiscO-Zone'', Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=O-Zone&titel=DiscO-Zone&cat=a |publisher=Ultratop |language=fr |access-date=1 January 2010}}</ref> Poland,<ref name="Acharts">{{cite web |title=''DiscO-Zone'', German and Polish Albums Charts |url=http://acharts.us/album/17866 |publisher=Acharts |access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref> Norway,<ref name="norway-chart">{{cite web |title=''DiscO-Zone'', Norwegian Albums Chart |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=O-Zone&titel=DiscO-Zone&cat=a |publisher=Norwegiancharts |language=no |access-date=1 January 2010}}</ref> Switzerland,<ref name="swiss-chart">{{cite web |title=''DiscO-Zone'', Swiss Albums Chart |url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=O-Zone&titel=DiscO-Zone&cat=a |publisher=Hitparade |language=de |access-date=1 January 2010}}</ref> and Finland.<ref name="finnish-chart">{{cite web |title=''DiscO-Zone'', Finnish Albums Chart |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=O-Zone&titel=DiscO-Zone&cat=a |publisher=Finnishcharts |language=fi |access-date=1 January 2010}}</ref>
By late 2004, O-Zone released another single "De Ce Plang Chitarele", which was a cover of a song by the Moldovan band [[Noroc]]. Commenting on their songs and style, [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]] wrote that they have "breathed fresh air into European Pop Music Scene."<ref>{{cite
===2006–2009: Unreleased Solo Album and Crazy Loop project===
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==== Crazy Loop ====
He returned from the U.S. in early 2007 and began working on a new experimental musical project. Balan performed the songs, which were a deviation from his prior material, in a [[Falsetto|falsetto voice]]. These shifts led him to decide to release the music under the stage name Crazy Loop, an alter ego that contrasted with his real personality. The musician described Crazy Loop as "funnier, crazier and more ironic" than himself and said, "I'm not like that really but part of Crazy Loop lives inside me."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.welt.de/lifestyle/article2203617/O-Zone-Saenger-macht-Galliano-zur-Witzfigur.html|title= O-Zone-Sänger macht Galliano zur Witzfigur|date= 16 November 2011|publisher=Welt|access-date= 14 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://jurnalul.ro/fun/dan-balan-un-rocker-sub-acoperire-528571.html |title=Dan Bălan: Un rocker sub acoperire |newspaper=Jurnalul |access-date=14 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714164807/http://jurnalul.ro/fun/dan-balan-un-rocker-sub-acoperire-528571.html |archive-date=14 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Balan officially launched Crazy Loop in October 2007 with new single "[[Mm-ma-ma|Crazy Loop (Mm Ma Ma)]]", which landed on the charts in Germany,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Crazy+Loop/Crazy+Loop+(mm-ma-ma)/single |title=German Charts |access-date=24 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801131739/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Crazy+Loop/Crazy+Loop+(mm-ma-ma)/single |archive-date=1 August 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Austria,<ref>[http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Crazy+Loop&titel=Mm-ma-ma+(They+Call+Me+Crazy+Loop)&cat=s Austrian Charts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806101342/http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Crazy%20Loop&titel=Mm-ma-ma%20%28They%20Call%20Me%20Crazy%20Loop%29&cat=s |date=6 August 2015 }}</ref> Poland and Romania, as well as on European chart Euro Hot 200.<ref>[http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html?edition=611&go=Go Charts in Romania] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316220735/http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html?edition=611&go=Go |date=16 March 2009 }}</ref>
Crazy Loop's debut album, ''[[The Power of Shower]]'', was released in December, and included some of the songs Balan had created for his unreleased album in Los Angeles, the previous year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cd.ro/l_pop.php?dom=tag&val=1110401|title=cd.ro – magazin virtual de muzica romaneasca – Pop|work=cd.ro|access-date=16 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923201234/http://www.cd.ro/l_pop.php?dom=tag&val=1110401|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album's second single, "Johanna, Shut Up!" was released in the summer of 2008 along with a music video directed and shot in Los Angeles by [[Marc Klasfeld]]. The single was the final official track released under the name Crazy Loop. The artist released a third single from ''The Power of Shower'' in October 2008 under his own name, Dan Balan. The track, a rock ballad called "Despre Tine Cant (Part 2)," dropped in Romania and Moldova and was accompanied by a music video directed by Greg Olive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adevarul.ro/entertainment/celebritati/dan-balan-nu-droghez-1_50accb0e7c42d5a66389f8ad/index.html |title=Dan Bălan: "Nu mă droghez!"|date=24 February 2010 |publisher=Adevarul|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref> Crazy Loop was nominated for Best Romanian Act at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards but lost to Morandi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1598808/americans-katy-perry-britney-spears-kanye-west-30-seconds-to-mars-dominate-2008-mtv-emas/ |title=Americans Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Kanye West, 30 Seconds To Mars Dominate 2008 MTV EMAs|publisher=MTV|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref>
Later in 2009, the singer re-released ''The Power of the Shower'' album as ''Crazy Loop Mix'', an exclusive release with four new tracks, which included "Friday Night", "My Best Summer", "Judy's Love Line" and new single "Chica Bomb". This release marked the beginning of a new phase in his solo career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afisha.ngs55.ru/event/247877/|title=Dan Balan (O-Zone)|publisher=Afisha|access-date=14 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714164649/http://afisha.ngs55.ru/event/247877/|archive-date=14 July 2015}}</ref> In November 2009 acting President of Moldova [[Mihai Ghimpu]], awarded him the honorary title of Master in Art for successes in creative activity, contributions to propagation of musical art and high performing artistry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=1&id=332712 |title= privind conferirea titlului onorific "Maestru în Artă" domnului Dan BĂLAN|publisher=Justic.Md|access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://unimedia.info/stiri/-14585.html|title= Dan Bălan, alias Crazy Loop, a devenit aseară Maestru în Artă|publisher=Unimedia|access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref>
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==== “Chica Bomb” ====
Balan's solo single "[[Chica Bomb]]" which featured vocals from American singer Katie DiCicco and production from Italian DJ Andrea Bertolini, was officially released in 2010. The song became a hit in Europe and made it into the top ten charts in several European countries, including Germany,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Dan+Balan&titel=Chica+Bomb&cat=s |title=DAN BALAN – CHICA BOMB (SONG)|publisher=Danish Charts|access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> Denmark, Austria,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Dan+Balan&titel=Chica+Bomb&cat=s|title= DAN BALAN – CHICA BOMB|publisher=Austrian Charts|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref> Romania, Russia, Greece, and the U.K., where it reached No. 7 on the U.K. Dance Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20100704/104/ |title=Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40|publisher=Official Charts|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref> The track received positive reviews from music critics. Nick Levine, from Britain's ''[[Digital Spy]]'' described "Chica Bomb" as "a sleek and reasonably sexy electro-house track with a nice bit of synthy bounce to it." It became one of the five most played songs on Radio in Bulgaria<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediapool.bg/tri-rumanski-parcheta-sa-nai-varteni-v-rodniya-efir-prez-2010-g-news174084.html|title= Три румънски парчета са най-въртени в родния ефир през 2010|date= 22 December 2010|publisher=MediaPool|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref> and Romania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beatfactor.ro/STIRI/Top_cele_mai_difuzate_piese_in_Romania_in_2010-aid-93269-l-1 |title=Top cele mai difuzate piese in Romania in 2010 |publisher=Beat Factor |access-date=15 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106042017/http://www.beatfactor.ro/STIRI/Top_cele_mai_difuzate_piese_in_Romania_in_2010-aid-93269-l-1 |archive-date=6 January 2011 }}</ref> The video for the song was directed by [[Hype Williams]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a234883/dan-balan-chica-bomb.html|title=Dan Balan: 'Chica Bomb'|work=Digital Spy}}</ref>
Balan re-recorded the single in Greece as a duet with Greek pop star [[Eleni Foureira]]. The duo launched the new Greek version at the [[MAD Video Music Awards]] in Athens in May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://greece.greekreporter.com/2010/11/16/eleni-foureira-not-entering-the-2011-greek-selection/ |title=Eleni Foureira not entering the 2011 Greek selection|publisher=Greek Reporter|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref> The song continued its global dominance and Balan was invited as a special guest to the Russian music industry's annual awards ceremony, the [[Muz-TV|Muz-TV Awards]], on 11 June 2010, where he performed the single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.day.az/showbiz/275856.html?crnd=83225 |title=Откровенное признание Дана Балана перед концертом в Баку|date=29 June 2011 |publisher=News|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref>
==== “Justify Sex” ====
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==== “Lepestkami Slez” ====
Following the success of two consecutive singles reaching number one on the charts, Balan decided to shift his focus to the Eastern European market. In the summer of 2010 he recorded lyrical song "Lepestkami Slez", translated as “Petals of Tears”, as a duet with [[Vera Brezhneva]], who he had met in New York. The song, Balan's first in Russian, was released on 29 October and became his third consecutive number one single in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/dragostea-din-tei-umplut-bani-liderul-trupei-zone-dan-balan-495240.html|title= "Dragostea din tei" l-a umplut de bani pe liderul trupei O-Zone, Dan Bălan|date= 7 June 2014|publisher=Liber Tatea|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref> Its music video was shot by Ukrainian video director Sergei Solodky and earned over 24 million views on YouTube, becoming the most watched Russian-language music video in the history of Russian music.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} The song was nominated for Best Duo at the awards for Russian music channel RU.TV in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mk.ru/culture/article/2012/01/27/665263-aleksandr-ryibak-premiya-zvukovoy-dorozhki-dlya-menya-ekzoticheskiy-muzyikalnyiy-attraktsion.html|title=Александр Рыбак: "Премия "Звуковой дорожки" для меня – экзотический музыкальный аттракцион"|publisher=MK|access-date=14 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018021850/http://www.mk.ru/culture/article/2012/01/27/665263-aleksandr-ryibak-premiya-zvukovoy-dorozhki-dlya-menya-ekzoticheskiy-muzyikalnyiy-attraktsion.html|archive-date=18 October 2012}}</ref> He won a [[Golden Gramophone Award]], Russia's most prestigious music prize, for his single "Lepestkami Slez" at the 16th Golden Gramophone awards ceremony in the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviegozzip.com/sithara/videos/dan-balan-zolotoy-gramophone-music-awards-2013-watch-TERyWktoV1lVYm8.html|title=Dan Balan – "Zolotoy Gramophone" Music Awards 2013|publisher=Movie Gozzip|access-date=14 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150918224258/http://www.moviegozzip.com/sithara/videos/dan-balan-zolotoy-gramophone-music-awards-2013-watch-TERyWktoV1lVYm8.html|archive-date=18 September 2015}}</ref> The artist was nominated for the Best Romanian Act for the fourth time at the [[2010 MTV Europe Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2010/|title= 2010 MTV Movie Awards|publisher=MTV|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref>
==== “Freedom” ====
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