Marco & Seba

Marco & Seba, previously known as Play & Win are a Romanian singer-songwriter and music production duo formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac.[1] Since then, they have been making music without Bolfea. They are a leading production team having more than 500 songs to their credit registered at the PRS. As Play & Win, they have been produced some of Romania's biggest dance music hits,[1] collaborating with artists including Inna, Akcent, 3rei Sud Est, and Cătălin Josan.[2] As a musical group, they have released numerous singles that have charted on various music charts.[3][4]

Marco & Seba
Background information
OriginAlba Iulia, Romania
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • record producer
  • songwriter
Associated acts
MembersMarcel Botezan
Sebastian Barac
Past membersRadu Bolfea

History

Play & Win was formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan, and Sebastian Barac, all of whom are from Alba Iulia, a city in the Transylvania region of Romania.[1] Throughout their career, the trio has collaborated with Activ, creating hits like "Superstar", "Dor", "Heaven" and "Lucruri Simple". Other collaborations include 3rei Sud Est's Alături de Îngeri, Sistem's Oare unde eşti, Andra's We Go Crazy,[2] and Inna's House Music.[5] Their production debut came in 2005 with the single Kylie for the Romanian band Akcent. The song peaked in the top 5 of music charts in Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey as well as No. 1 on Netherlands, Finland and Romanian charts.[6] Play & Win produced Inna's first album Hot, released initially in 2009. The album included the single Hot which made Inna the first Romanian artist to top a Billboard chart in the United States when it reached No. 1 on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart.[7] The album also featured charted singles Love, Déjà Vu, Amazing and 10 Minutes, all of which were written and produced by Play & Win.[7][8][9] The singles Hot and Love from the album received more than 50 million views on YouTube in the first year of their release.[7] Play & Win also produced I Am the Club Rocker, INNA's second studio album released in 2011.[10] The album was certified Gold in both Romania and Poland and was described by Play & Win as their best record so far.[11][12] The album contained the single Sun Is Up which peaked at No. 1 in Bulgaria[13] and No. 5 on the UK Dance Chart.[14]

Play & Win is also attributed with composing Zero's Sunny Days, a single that came second in the Romanian National Eurovision Song Contest in 2009. They also produced Morris' Desire which reached No. 5 on the Fresh Top 40.[15] Play & Win have also collaborated with Andreea Bănică, producing her No. 1 single Sexy in 2010.[16]

Play & Win made their chart debut as singers in 2009 with the single Slow Motion. It became one of the biggest hits in Romania in the spring of 2009, reaching No. 1 on the Kiss FM Fresh Top 40.[4] Their single Ya BB was another chart success in Romania, reaching No. 1 on the official Romanian Top 100 on 5 June 2011. It was the most broadcast song on Romanian radio for 16 weeks. They were featured in the song Inndia, a single from INNA's third studio album, also produced by the trio. The song was written by Play & Win and released to Romanian mainstream radio stations on 28 June 2012.[17] Music produced by Play & Win for INNA reached more than 1 billion views on YouTube and each INNA's single had more than 15 mil. views and more than 500.000 sales on album.

They have since been making music as Marco & Seba, without Radu Bolfea.

Discography

As Play & Win

Albums
Album information
Change The World

Singles
Year Title Album
2008 "Summertime" Change The World
2009 "Slow Motion"
2010 "10 Minutes" (Inna featuring Play & Win) Hot
"Only" Change The World
2011 "Ya BB"
2012 "INNdiA" (Inna featuring Play & Win) Party Never Ends
2013 "Dance With Me" (feat. Antonia) Non-album single
"Don't Try To Stop This"
"5 AM"
"Lady"

Music production
As Play & Win
YearArtistAlbum/Song
2004 AkcentSOS, Kylie, Dragoste de Închiriat
2005 ActivMotive, Superstar, Lucruri Simple
2006 3 Sud EstIubire, Miracle, Mă iubeai, Mă doare
All Stars (Campanie anti-drog)Don't be a Hero
Natalia BarbuÎngerul Meu (Baby Don't cry)
2007 AndraWe Go Crazy
2008 RefflexFără ea
Cătălin JosanMegastart, Run Away, Între Noi
Sistem featuring AndraOare unde Ești
MorrisDesire, Till the Morning
Crazy WinBeautiful Lover
Play & WinSummertime
INNAHot
2009 ZeroSunny Days
Play & WinSlow Motion
INNALove
Bob Taylor featuring INNADéjà Vu
INNAAmazing, I Need You For Christmas
2010 Andreea Bănică featuring DonySamba
INNA featuring Play & Win10 Minutes
INNASun Is Up
Play & WinOnly
Andreea BănicăSexy
Ellie WhiteNu te mai caut
2011 Play & WinYa BB
INNA featuring Flo RidaClub Rocker
INNA featuring Juan MaganUn Momento
INNAEndless
DesperadoInside I Want You
2012 INNAWOW,Caliente, Tu și eu, Crazy Sexy Wild
INNA featuring Play & WinInndia
Play & Win featuring AntoniaDance With Me
2013 Play & WinDon't Try To Stop This
Play & Win5 AM
ONETill the End of Time
Play & WinLady
2015 3 Sud Est featuring INNAMai stai

References
  1. "Romanian "sound" takes over dance music scene". The Independent. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. "Biografie" (in Romanian). www.playandwin.net. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  3. "Play and Win Ya BB Music Charts". A Charts. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  4. ""Only", un nou single "Play&Win"" (in Romanian). www.telegrafonline.ro. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  5. "Ascultă noul single Play & Win – "Ya BB"" (in Romanian). Liber Tatea. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  6. "Intreaga Europa danseaza pe ritmul piesei 'Kylie" (in Romanian). www.musicxpress.ro. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  7. "Inna 'Hot' New Peak At No 6 On UK Singles Chart And Tops The UK Dance Chart". Top 40 Charts. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  8. "Noul single Inna, în exclusivitate la Radio 21" (in Romanian). www.libertatea.ro. 1 February 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  9. "Inna, pe locul I în topul Nielsen" (in Romanian). www.telegrafonline.ro. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  10. Gustafsson, Fredrik (21 May 2011). "Inna To Conquer The UK With Hot Album". Welch Music. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  11. de Edi, Scris (13 December 2011). "Concurs! Castiga albumele anului de la Roton – INNA, Michael Buble si Lykke Li!" (in Romanian). Urban. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  12. "Bestseller charts and awards". Zpav (in Polish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  13. "INNA – Sun Is Up". Ultra Top (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  14. "2011 Top 40 Dance Singles Archive – 21st May 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  15. "Fresh TOP 40 KissFm/Tv 11 aprilie" (in Romanian). www.musichat.ro. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  16. de Valy, Scris (30 May 2011). "Andreea Banica feat. Play & Win – Sexy (DJ Dark & Shidance RMX)" (in Romanian). Urban. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  17. "Romania's Airplay 100 (KissFM Podcast) – August 5, 2012". Kissfm.ro. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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