Fly Project is a Romanian dance group from Bucharest, Romania, created in 2005 by Tudor Ionescu.
Career Tudor Ionescu and Dan Deneș release their debut album Fly Project, in 2005. Their first single, "Raisa", was number one in Romania.
In 2007, Fly Project released "K-tinne", another instant success which got them many music awards including the Romanian Top Hits Best Dance and Romanian Top Hits Best Song awards. This was just a prequel to their second album, which registered record sales and broke all booking milestones, managing to secure the most concert bookings in one year.
Following their short musical hits, the band released "Brasil", which similarly topped charts in Romania, Russia, Greece, Spain, Moldova, Turkey, the Netherlands, Serbia and Hungary. Furthermore, the single was nominated for "Best Dance Song" at Romanian Music Awards.
Annually, their next hit singles, "Mandala", "Goodbye", "Musica", "Back In My Life" and "Toca Toca" kept Fly Project as number 1 in the International music charts, from Russia to The Netherlands, India, Greece and Latin America. Fly Project latest single, "Toca Toca" was very popular countries like Italy, Russia, Ukraine, France, Spain, Mexico, Turkey and it continues to be in the music top charts going up even after one year after being released. Fly Project hits again with "Toca Toca" and gets a new Gold Disc for the units they sold in Italy.
In 2014, they won "Best Dance Award", with "Toca Toca", and the "Border Breaker Award", for their international success, at the Romanian Music Awards, marking one of the most important events in the Romanian music industry. Eska Awards is another important event, which takes place in the fall of 2014 in Poland, where Fly Project conquers the audience with its hits. Also, in September 2014, Fly Project took a part in television show Jaka la Melodia, awarded for TV entertainment in Poland. In November 2014, Fly Project has an exceptional show at the Gran Canaria 40 Pop Fashion & Friends, an event of the 40 Principal's radio network in the Canary Islands. With over 40,000 participants, the venue had better stage lighting and monitor system.
In 2015, the group began collaboration with Like a Star. After continuing #MostWanted international tour in June 2015, Fly Project released "So High". In their eleventh anniversary, they released "Next To You". In March 2016, Tudor and Dan released "Tenerife", featuring Romanian artist Misha and DJ Sava. Furthermore, they collaborated for single "Jolie". In the fall of 2016, Fly Project released "Butterfly", featuring Andra and in 2019, they released "Mexico".
As of 2021, Ionescu became the sole member of Fly Project.
Members
Tudor Ionescu (born 3 November 1979, in Brașov)
Discography Albums + List of studio albums Title Album detailsFly Project Released: 2005 Label: Roton Formats: Cassette, CD, digital downloadK-Tinne Released: 3 August 2007 Label: Roton Formats: CD, digital download
Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album ROUFor peak positions in Romania: For "Raisa": For "Cheyenne": For "K-Tinne": For "Tasha": For "Brasil": For "Unisex": For "Goodbye": BEL(Wa) CIS FRA ITA SPA SWI "Raisa"2005 1 — — 51 — — —Fly Project "Cheyenne"2006 53 — — — — — —"K-Tinne"2007 16 — — — — — —K-Tinne"Tasha" 23 — — — — — —"Brasil" (featuring Anca Parghel and Tom Boxer)2008 1 — 3 — — — — rowspan="15" "Alegria" — — — — — — — "Unisex"2009 54 — — — — — —"Mandala"2010 — — 8 — — — —"Goodbye" 2 — 132 — — — —"Musica"2011 — — 5 90 6 — —FIMI: 2× Platinum Note: 1) Insert 'Fly Project into Filtra, 2) Select Singoli under Sezione, 3) Select Tutti gli anni under Anno, 4) Select Tutte le settimane under Settimana "Back in My Life"2012 — — 5 — 43 — —"Toca-Toca"2013 — 48 36 10 36 17 75FIMI: Gold PROMUSICAE: Platinum"Like a Star"2015 — — 136 — — — —"So High" — — — — — — —"Jolie"(featuring Misha)2016 — — — — — — —"Butterfly"(featuring Andra) — — — — — — —"Dame"2017 — — — — — — —"Get Wet" — — 185 — — — —"Mexico"2019 — — — — — — —"Millerba"2021 — — — — — — — rowspan="3" "En Vogue" — — 18 — — — —"Bipolar"2022 — — — — — — —“Don Reggaeton”2023Copacabana2023Morenita2023Soarele pe strada mea2024Puerto Rico2024One More Time2024 "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album CIS"Hello"(Mandinga featuring Fly Project) 2014 196 "Fă-mi cu mâna"(Vunk featuring Fly Project) 2015 — Hituri şi mituri"Next to You"(Last Night featuring Fly Project) 2016 — "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs + List of other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumROU"1001" 2007 82 K-Tinne
Awards and nominations + Fly Project's awards and nominations Organization Year Nominated work Category Result MTV Romania Music Awards2006Fly ProjectBest New Artist "Raisa"Best Song Radio România Actualităţi Awards2006Fly ProjectBest New Artist "Raisa" Best Pop/Dance Song 2008 "K-Tinne" Best Pop/Dance Song 2009 "Brasil" Best Pop/Dance Song 2017 "Butterfly" Best Pop/Dance Song Romanian Music Awards2008"Brasil"Best Dance Best Song 2011 Fly Project Best Group 2012 "Musica" Best Dance Fly Project Best Group 2013Fly Project Best Group Border Breaker 2014"Toca-toca" Best Dance Fly Project Border Breaker
Notes
See also List of music released by Romanian artists that has charted in major music markets
References
Further reading VIDEO! Fly Project canta la ziua lui Roberto Carlos, a1.ro, 13 Aprilie 2011 Fly Project a cântat pentru Roberto Carlos, libertatea.ro, 13 Aprilie 2011
External links Official website