Eduard Marian Ilie ( ; born 29 June 1986 ) , better known by his stage name Edward Maya , is a Romanian DJ , musician , record producer , performer and singer-songwriter 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 " 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 . 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 . " Stereo Love " has received over 349 million YouTube views as of November 2018
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Edward Maya