0 8 . ▁B ă lan ▁placed ▁first ▁place . ▁Between ▁the ▁two ▁seasons , ▁she ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁PRO ▁TV ▁international ▁version ▁of ▁Dan se z ▁pentru ▁t ine , ▁entitled ▁Dan cing ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁World . ▁This ▁competition ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁and ▁B ă lan ▁participated ▁alongside ▁dance ▁partner ▁Pet ri ş or ▁Rud ge , ▁her ▁partner ▁during ▁Dan se z ▁pentru ▁t ine . ▁The ▁pair ▁was ▁ranked ▁in ▁second ▁place , ▁enjoyed ▁great ▁popular ity ▁among ▁the ▁Mexican ▁public , ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁contract ▁from ▁E MI ▁Music ▁to ▁record ▁an ▁album . ▁Following ▁her ▁appearance ▁on ▁Dan se z ▁pentru ▁t ine , ▁her ▁career ▁took ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁rise . ▁ ▁B ă lan ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁artists ▁in ▁Roman ia ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁concert s ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁present ▁in ▁both ▁years , ▁ranking ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 3 . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁B ă lan ▁has ▁performed ▁at ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 ▁concert s . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁B ă lan ▁released ▁a ▁new ▁single ▁named ▁" G od ". ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁exclus ively ▁on ▁K iss ▁FM . ▁" Tri pp in ' ", ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁B ă lan ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁singles ▁released , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁her ▁first