Edward Maya
Romanian musician
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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 and songwriter. He is known for his 2009 smash hit single "Stereo Love".
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29 June 1986[1]
- Musician
- record producer
- DJ
- songwriter
- Accordion
- keyboards
- guitar
- flute
- piano
- bagpipes
Edward Maya | |
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Ilie in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Eduard Marian Ilie 29 June 1986[1] |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Label | Mayavin Records |
| Website | www |
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 on the Romanian singles chart. 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]
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.[8]
Maya released the song and video for his third single "Desert Rain" on Christmas night worldwide.[9] In an interview, Maya talked about his Desert Rain tour, where he mentioned he would begin in India and later Europe, the US, South Africa and Pakistan.[10] 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 voiced Grug in the Romanian dub for the 2020 animated movie Onward.[11]
In February 2026, he was announced as an automatic finalist in the San Marino Song Contest 2026, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, alongside William Imola with the song "Balla".[12] They failed to win, finishing outside of the top 4.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
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| The Stereo Love Show |
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| Angels |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| 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 | The Stereo Love Show / Devotion | |
| "This Is My Life" (featuring Vika Jigulina) |
2010 | 12 | — | 2 | — | 42 | 7 | — | 58 | 43 | — | — |
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| "Desert Rain" (featuring Vika Jigulina) |
— | — | — | — | — | 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) |
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| "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) |
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| "Be Free"[35] (featuring Vika Jigulina) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Simply the Best"[36] (featuring Violet Light) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Show Must Go On"[37] (featuring Violet Light) |
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| "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) |
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| "Be Your Friend" (with Cheat Codes and Enisa) |
2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Future Renaissance | |
| "Life" (with Syn Cole) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album Single | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||