Edward Maya

Edward Maya
Ilie in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Eduard Marian Ilie
Born	(1986-06-29) 29 June 1986 (age 38)[1] Bucharest, Romania
Origin	Bucharest, Romania
Genres	Popcorn House deep house EDM electro house
Occupations	Musician record producer DJ singer songwriter
Instruments	Accordion keyboard guitar flute piano bagpipes vocals
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Mayavin Records
Website	www.edwardmaya.com

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 musician, record producer, DJ, singer and songwriter. He is known for his 2009 smash hit single "Stereo Love".

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 629 million YouTube views as of August 2024.^[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^[when?] a final year student at the Bucharest Conservatory.

Maya was chosen to dub Grug voice in the animated movie Onward.^[12]

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

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 [13]	CAN [14]	FRA [15]	IRE [16]	NLD [17]	POR [18]	SPA [19]	SWE [20]	SWI [21]	UK [22]	US [23]
"Stereo Love" (with Vika Jigulina or Mia Martina)	2009	2	10	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	16	BEA: Gold[24] MC: 2× Platinum[25] BVMI: 2× Platinum[26] PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum[27] GLF: 7× Platinum[28] IFPI SWI: Platinum[29] BPI: 2× Platinum[30] RIAA: 2× Platinum[31]	The Stereo Love Show / Devotion
"This Is My Life" (featuring Vika Jigulina)		12	—	2	—	42	7	—	58	43	—	—	GLF: Platinum[28]
"Desert Rain" (featuring Vika Jigulina)	2010	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—		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)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Simply The Best"[36] (featuring Violet Light)	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Show Must Go On"[37] (featuring Violet Light)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Live Alive"[38] (with Avalok and Violet Light)	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Feel Your Love"[39] (with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Timmy Trumpet)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"In My Dreams"[40] (featuring Violet Light)	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I'm In Love"[41] (featuring Eliza and Avalok)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Found You"[42] (featuring Eliza and Avalok)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Copyright controversy

In the autumn of 2009, during his stay in Greece, Azerbaijani composer Eldar Mansurov heard the song "Stereo Love" and contacted the Romanian Police, claiming the melody in the chorus was taken from his popular 1989 composition "Bayatılar". In the music video, the composer of "Stereo Love" was only listed as anonymous. The office confirmed with Edward Maya that he had in fact copied Mansurov's work. He admitted to have been fascinated by an accordion version of "Bayatılar" which he had come across online in early 2009 and claimed to have tried to contact the author but had been unable to due to his busy schedule. On 19 January 2010, Edward Maya signed an agreement with Eldar Mansurov in Baku, Azerbaijan, confirming their co-authorship of "Stereo Love".^[43][44]

See also

• List of music released by Romanian artists that has charted in major music markets

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 2 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. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. 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. "20 de ani de magie de la primul film Disney dublat în limba română - CineMagia.ro". m.cinemagia.ro. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
13. "Belgium's singles positions for Edward Maya". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
14. "Allmusic: Edward Maya (Awards)". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
15. "France's singles positions for Edward Maya". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
16. "Search the charts". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
17. "Holland's singles positions for Edward Maya". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
18. "Portugal Top 200". Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
19. "Spain's singles positions for Edward Maya". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
20. "Sweden's singles positions for Edward Maya". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
21. "Switzerland's singles positions for Edward Maya". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
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23. "Billboard: Edward Maya (US)". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
24. "Ultratop: Goud En Platina Singles 2010". Ultratop. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
25. "Music Canada: Edward Maya". Music Canada. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
26. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Edward Maya; 'Stereo Love')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
27. "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.
28. "Sverigetopplistan – Edward Maya" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
29. "Switzerland Certifications: Awards 2010". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
30. "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (To access, enter the search parameter "Edward Maya" and select "Search by Keyword") on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
31. "American certifications – Edward Maya – Stereo Love". Recording Industry Association of America. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
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.
36. "Simply The Best by Edward Maya on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
37. "The Show Must Go On by Edward Maya on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
38. "Live Alive by Edward Maya on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
39. "Feel Your Love - Single by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Timmy Trumpet & Edward Maya on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
40. "In My Dreams by Edward Maya on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
41. "I'm In Love by Edward Maya on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
42. "I Found You by Edward Maya on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
43. "Впервые в Азербайджане восстановлено авторское право! Композитор Эльдар Мансуров и продюсер Эдвард Мая подписали "мировую" (видео-фотосессия)". Trend.Az (in Russian). 19 January 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
44. "VIDEO Edward Maya, singurul român în topurile Billboard: "Le-am tot explicat că nu sunt grec!"". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). 6 February 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Mayavin Records website