Dan Balan

Moldovan singer
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Dan Balan

Summary

Dan Balan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chișinău[2]. He was born on February 6, 1979[3]. He worked as a singer[4], record producer[5], composer[6], and poet[7]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,891 views/month, #6,655 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Dan Balan was born in Chișinău[2].
  • Dan Balan was born on February 6, 1979[3].
  • Dan Balan's father was Mihai Balan[9].
  • Dan Balan's mother was Ludmila Bălan[10].
  • Dan Balan held citizenship in Moldova[11].
  • Dan Balan held citizenship in Romania[12].
  • Dan Balan is identified as part of the Romanians ethnic group[13].
  • Dan Balan worked as a singer[4].
  • Dan Balan's professions included record producer[5].
  • Dan Balan worked as a composer[6].
  • Dan Balan's professions included poet[7].
  • Dan Balan received the Golden Gramophone Award[14].
  • Dan Balan received the ZD Awards[15].
  • Dan Balan was a member of O-Zone[16].
  • Dan Balan is recorded as male[17].
  • Dan Balan's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Dan Balan's genre is pop music[19].
  • Dan Balan's genre is rock music[20].
  • Dan Balan's record label is recorded as Sony Music[21].
  • Dan Balan's Commons category is recorded as Dan Balan[22].
  • Dan Balan's family name is recorded as Balan[23].
  • Dan Balan's given name is recorded as Dan[24].
  • Dan Balan's official website is recorded as http://www.danbalan.com/[25].
  • Dan Balan's instrument is recorded as guitar[26].
  • Dan Balan's instrument is recorded as voice[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1979-02-06[30]

  • Genre(s): rock[31]

  • Community tags: rock[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 74a24ef3-50b2-41a3-88f6-6257d8682f7f[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Dan Balan was born in Chișinău[2]. He was born on February 6, 1979[3]. His father was Mihai Balan[9]. His mother was Ludmila Bălan[10]. He is identified as part of the Romanians ethnic group[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], record producer[5], composer[6], and poet[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Golden Gramophone Award[14], a music award[34], in Russia[35], founded in 1996[36] and ZD Awards[15], a music award[37], in Russia[38], founded in 1975[39].

Why It Matters

Dan Balan ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,891 views/month, #6,655 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Dan Balan born?

Dan Balan was born in Chișinău[2].

Who were Dan Balan's parents?

Dan Balan's father was Mihai Balan[9]. Dan Balan's mother was Ludmila Bălan[10].

What did Dan Balan do for work?

Dan Balan worked as singer[4], record producer[5], composer[6], and poet[7].

What awards did Dan Balan receive?

Honors received include Golden Gramophone Award[14] and ZD Awards[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → dan-balan
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  2. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 521012
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  3. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → —
    Instrument → guitar, voice
    Website → —
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    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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