Numa Numa (video)
Internet phenomenon based on a video by Gary Brolsma made for the song "Dragostea din tei" as performed by O-Zone
"Numa Numa" () is an Internet meme based on a viral video by American vlogger Gary Brolsma, in which he lip-syncs to the song "Dragostea din tei" with lively dance moves. Brolsma's video, entitled "Numa Numa Dance", was uploaded to the website Newgrounds on December 6, 2004, under the username Gman250. The video's title is derived from the Romanian words "nu mă nu mă" occurring in the refrain of O-Zone's song, which was the first Numa Numa-themed video to gain widespread attention.
Numa Numa Dance is considered one of the web's most important viral videos, and, much like the video Evolution of Dance by Judson Laipply, inspired many YouTube viewers to make accounts and pursue YouTube careers. It has since spawned many parody videos, including those created for the New Numa Contest, sponsored by Brolsma, which promised US$45,000 in prize money for submissions. His original video was named 41st in the 2006 broadcast of 100 Greatest Funny Moments by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. The video was featured on Channel 4's Virtually Famous, and ranked No. 1 in VH1's "40 Greatest Internet Superstars" in March 2007. The Viral Factory estimated that the video had been viewed over 700 million times by November 27, 2006.
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On Newgrounds, Numa Numa Dance has since earned over 8,000,000 views, from which it has been reposted to hundreds of websites.
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