Cat Music Explained

Cat Music
Parent:	Media Services Group
Founder:	Dan Gheorghe Popi, Sorin Golea^[1]
Distributor:	Sony Music Entertainment
Genre:	Various
Country:	Romania
Location:	Bucharest

Cat Music is a record label based in Bucharest, Romania,^[2] that holds 30% of the market share and a catalog of more than 8,500 songs.^[3] Its YouTube channel is the most popular of a Romanian label, with over 7.4 million subscribers and 8.2 billion views.^[4]

Dan Gheorghe Popi, CEO of Cat Music, was the president of the Union of Phonogram Producers in Romania and was listed in 2004 in Billboards Top 20 Best Independent Artist and Repertoire Managers.^[5] It was founded in 1991 by Dan Popi and has a market share of 30 percent in Romania. Internationally successful artists of Cat Music were O-Zone (Dragostea din tei), Cleopatra Stratan (Ghiță) and Edward Maya feat. Vika Jigulina (Stereo Love).^[6]

In 2019, Cat Music opened its first international branch in Madrid, Spain.^{[7] [8]}

Artists

Current

• 3rei Sud Est
• ADDA
• Adrian Sînă
• Alex Mica
• Andreea Bălan
• Andreea Bănică
• Anna Lesko
• Alex Velea
• Bella Santiago
• Bere Gratis
• Claudia Pavel
• DJ Project
• DJ Sava
• Dony
  • Elena Gheorghe Ester Peony
• Faydee
  • Feli Ilinca Băcilă
• Jo
• Kamelia
• Laurențiu Duță
• Lidia Buble
• Mandinga
• Mira
• Pavel Stratan
• Ruby
• Smiley
• UDDI
• Voltaj
• What's UP

Former

• Cleopatra Stratan
• Delia Matache
• Edward Maya
• O-Zone (disbanded)
• Blondy (disbanded)

Cat Music Spain artists

• Descemer Bueno
• Mirela Cabero^[9]
• Jorge González^[10]
• Juan Magán

Distribution in Romania by other artists

• Nyanda^[11]
• Markus Schulz^[12]
• Mohombi

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dan Popi, Cat Music: Experimentul fabulos al prezentului este streamingul video ori audio . Wall-Street.ro . Cristina Negraru . June 10, 2013. ro.
2. Web site: Cat Music a recâștigat licența Sony Music și vrea un milion de euro în plus la venituri . Wall-Street.ro . June 6, 2013. ro.
3. Web site: Despre . Cat Music. ro.
4. Web site: Cat Music - SOCIALBLADE. socialblade.com. April 5, 2019.
5. Web site: Media Services, parte a grupului Cat Music/Media Services, pe locul 1 în Top Afaceri România . HotNews . December 9, 2009 . ro . July 25, 2017 . February 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150202155252/http://m.hotnews.ro/stire/6704570 . dead .
6. Web site: Despre . 2022-11-06 . Cat Music Romania . en.
7. http://catmusic.ro/exclusiv/cat-music-deschide-prima-filiala-la-nivel-international-cat-music-spain/ Cat Music deschide prima filiala la nivel international – Cat Music Spain
8. https://www.iqads.ro/articol/49520/cat-music-spain-ascensiune-fulminanta-la-doar-un-an-de-la-infiintare# Cat Music Spain, ascensiune fulminantă la doar un an de la înființare
9. http://catmusic.ro/artists/mirela-cabero/ Mirela Cabero
10. http://catmusic.ro/artists/jorge-gonzalez/ Jorge Gonzalez
11. http://catmusic.ro/exclusiv/nyanda-bricklace-a-devenit-artist-cat-music/ Nyanda (Brick&Lace) a devenit artist Cat Music
12. https://www.protv.ro/divertisment/cel-mai-bun-dj-al-americii-markus-schulz-s-a-casatorit-cu-iubita-romanca.html Cel mai bun DJ al Americii, Markus Schulz, s-a căsătorit cu iubita româncă