Ovi Bistriceanu

Ovi
Birth name	Ovidiu Bistriceanu
Also known as	Ovi
Origin	Năvodari, Constanța County, Romania
Genres	Pop, dance-pop, urban, pop-rock
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, Music producer
Years active	2004–present
Website	ovi-productions.com

Ovidiu Bistriceanu, known professionally as Ovi, is a Romanian-Canadian songwriter and music producer, best known for his dance-pop productions, urban and pop-rock. His collaborations include singer Mia Martina for Burning which peaked at #8 on Billboard Canadian CHR Top 40 Chart and #25 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 Chart,[1] and Massari for Brand New Day which charted in several countries including Canada, Germany, Hungary and Austria.[2] He has also worked with several other artists and musicians including French Montana, Elena Gheorghe, Andreea Bănică, Mozhdah and Nat Jay.[3][4][5]

Awards

In 2014, Ovi was awarded the SOCAN Songwriting Prize for Burning in the category Pop/Rock Music.[6] Music Canada awarded him three Golden Records for his work on Burning in 2012 and Brand New Day and Shisha in 2016.[5][7][8][9]

Discography

Year	Artist	Album/Single	Details	Notes
2006	Elena Gheorghe	Vocea Ta	Co-writer, co-producer	Won Romanian Music Awards for Ochii Tai Caprui
2007	Andreea Bănică	Fiesta		MTV European Music Awards Best Romanian Act
		Rendez-vous
	Elena Gheorghe	Te Ador
2008		Pana la stele	Co-writer
	Andreea Bănică	Lerira
2009	Elena Gheorghe	The Balkan Girls	Co-writer, co-producer	Represented Romania in the Eurovision 2009 Song Contest and peaked at #1[10][11]
2010		Disco Romancing	Co-writer	Peaked #1 on the Romanian Top 100[12]
2011		Midnight Sun
	Mia Martina	Burning	Co-writer, producer	Peaked at #8 on Billboard Canadian CHR Top 40 Chart[13]
2012	Massari	Brand New Day
	Elena Gheorghe	"Amar Tu Vida"	Co-writer, producer
	Elena Gheorghe	"Hypnotic"
2013		"Ecou"	Co-writer	Peaked #1 Romanian Airplay
	Massari	Shisha	Co-writer, producer	Peaked #37 on the Canadian Hot 100[14]
2014	Mia Martina	Mia Martina
2015		Devotion		Peaked #77 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

References

1. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
2. "Massari". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
3. "Jive – Releases | Steam Music". steam-music.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
4. "DOPEST Song of the Day: "Sleep" by Vancouver Based Pop Singer-Songwriter Nat Jay". DOPECAUSEWESAID. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
5. "Magnets lanseaza piesa si videoclipul "Changing Love", feat. Aloma Steele!".
6. "SOCAN Awards | SOCAN". Retrieved 2020-12-04.
7. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
8. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
9. "Video of the Week: Massari's "Brand New Day"". Canadian Music Blog. 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
10. "Cele mai ascultate hituri – Cotidianul". Cotidianul. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03.
11. "Eurovision 2009 : pour Patricia, ça Kaas... pendant qu'un prodige norvégien pulvérise le record du concours !". www.purepeople.com (in French).
12. "Romanian Top 100". RT100.RO. 10 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-10-10.
13. "Mia Martina". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
14. "Massari". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-12-04.

External links

• Ovi discography at Discogs
• Ovi discography at AllMusic