Edward Maya

Eduard Marian Ilie (; born 29 June 1986), better known by his stage name Edward Maya, is a Romanian musician, record producer, DJ and songwriter. He is known for his 2009 smash hit single "Stereo Love".

Career In and around 2006, Maya worked with many other Romanian artists such as Akcent and Vika Jigulina. He also worked on the song Tornerò, which was performed by Mihai Trăistariu in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. He added in an interview on Beat-Town.com that this song "was the beginning of my career".

In the summer of 2009, Maya launched his first song as an artist, "Stereo Love", reaching No. 2 on the Romanian singles chart. Later that year, "Stereo Love" became an international hit in clubs. While this success was followed by concerts worldwide, the song entered the top-5 singles charts in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.

On 13 May 2010, Maya released his second single "This Is My Life". To help maintain control of his career and provide opportunities for other artists, Maya has formed his own record label, Mayavin Records.

Maya released the song and video for his third single "Desert Rain" on Christmas night worldwide. In an interview, Maya talked about his Desert Rain tour, where he mentioned he would begin in India and later Europe, the US, South Africa and Pakistan. His fourth single "Mono in Love" was released on 29 November 2012 also featuring Vika Jigulina.

He graduated from George Enescu Music High School in Bucharest and is currently a final year student at the Bucharest Conservatory.

Maya voiced Grug in the Romanian dub for the 2020 animated movie Onward.

In February 2026, he was announced as an automatic finalist in the San Marino Song Contest 2026, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, alongside William Imola with the song "Balla". They failed to win, finishing outside of the top 4.

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums Title Album details The Stereo Love Show Released: 3 December 2013 Label: Mayavin Records Formats: Digital download Angels Released: 4 November 2014 Label: Mayavin Records Formats: Digital download

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album BEL CAN FRA IRE NLD POR SPA SWE SWI UK US "Stereo Love" (with Vika Jigulina or Mia Martina) 2009 2 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 16 BEA: Gold MC: 2× Platinum BVMI: 2× Platinum PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum GLF: 7× Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum The Stereo Love Show /Devotion "This Is My Life" (featuring Vika Jigulina)2010 12 — 2 — 42 7 — 58 43 — — GLF: Platinum (featuring Emilia and Costi Ioniţă) 2018 — — — — — — — — — — — "Sunny Days" (featuring United People) 2019 — — — — — — — — — — — "Holding On" (featuring Sleeping Muse and Violet Light) — — — — — — — — — — — "Be Free" (featuring Vika Jigulina) — — — — — — — — — — — "Simply the Best" (featuring Violet Light) 2020 — — — — — — — — — — — (featuring Violet Light) — — — — — — — — — — — "Live Alive" (with Avalok and Violet Light) 2021 — — — — — — — — — — — "Feel Your Love" (with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Timmy Trumpet) — — — — — — — — — — — "In My Dreams" (featuring Violet Light) 2022 — — — — — — — — — — — "I'm in Love" (featuring Eliza and Avalok) — — — — — — — — — — — "I Found You" (featuring Eliza and Avalok) — — — — — — — — — — — "Be Your Friend" 2025 — — — — — — — — — — — Future Renaissance "Life" — — — — — — — — — — — "Robas El Alba"2026 — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.