![]() ![]() The music video was filmed in Greece, as Edward Maya stated in an interview that Greece "was a place that I fell in love with". ![]() ![]() The song and the music video were both included on the compilation NRJ Music Awards 2010. It became a worldwide hit in Nightclubs and rose to the top of Romanian, French, Dutch, Turkish, Finnish, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, and Irish singles charts. ![]() The refrain is from " Bayatılar", composed by Azerbaijani musician Eldar Mansurov. "Stereo Love" is a 2008 song recorded by Romanian musician Edward Maya featuring Vika Jigulina, released as his first single in late 2009 from his album The Stereo Love Show. Today, all versions of the song, including Omar’s and Lopez’s, cite the brothers as the writers of the song, although the roster of co-writers of “On the Floor” includes Pitbull and RedOne, while “Taboo” includes Omar.Single by Edward Maya featuring Vika Jigulina When the song became a smash, the original writers, brothers Gonzalo and Ulises Hermosa, successfully sued for a share of the royalties. Kaoma took credit for the composition and gave it Portuguese lyrics and the beat and instrumentation of the lambada, an urban Brazilian rhythm known for its sensual, hip-to-hip grinding dance. The original version is “Llorando se Fue,” written and performed by Bolivian folk group Kjarkas, which used an Andean flute instead of an accordion. “Plus, danceable Brazilian music is super catchy.”Īnd as it turns out, Kaoma’s “Lambada” wasn’t the first recording of the song. “Good music revives every so often,” says Rogelio Alfonso, PD for Miami’s Clear Channel-owned WMGE (Mega 94.9), which plays all three tracks, as do several other Miami stations, including top 40 WHYI (Y-100). digital track sales of 2 million, according to Nielsen SoundScan. 3 on the Hot 100 in May and has generated U.S. 9 on Hot Latin Songs in May.įinally, there is Jennifer Lopez’s hit “On the Floor,” featuring Pitbull, which sports the melodic hook of “Lambada,” with Lopez singing new English lyrics to the original melody. Then there’s Don Omar’s “Taboo,” a Portuguese/Spanish version of the original that peaked at No. First up was Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina’s soulful dance track “Stereo Love,” which entered the Hot 100 last October at No. The song’s ascent was aided by the lambada dance craze that preceded the song’s release, as well as two cheesy 1990 movies - “Lambada” and “The Forbidden Dance” - that sought to capitalize on the popularity of the Brazilian dance style.įast-forward 20 years and the sounds of “Lambada” are back with not one but three charting songs featuring the melody of the 1990 hit. Jennifer Lopez performs at the 2011 Wango Tango concert in Los Angeles May 14, 2011. ![]()
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