| Info: Numa Numa is an Internet meme based on the Romanian pop song "Dragostea Din Tei" by O-Zone. Specifically, it refers to a Flash-based video of 19-year-old American Gary Brolsma lip-syncing the song energetically on his webcam. The phrase "Numa Numa" comes from the words from a refrain of the song, "nu ma, nu ma iei," meaning roughly "(you) won't take, won't take me." Gary Brolsma first published his "Numa Numa Dance" on December 12, 2004. Since then it has popped up on hundreds of websites and blogs, and he has made appearances on ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's The Tonight Show and VH1's Best Week Ever. Brolsma lives in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. Reportedly, he was not happy with his fame. According to The New York Times, Brolsma has become an "unwilling and embarrassed Web celebrity". Brolsma has stopped taking phone calls from the media; he canceled an appearance on NBC's Today Show on February 17, 2005, and he did not cooperate with The New York Times for their February 26 article about him. New York Times article (February 26, 2005) about Gary Brolsma and the Numa Numa dance. Gary Brolsma's "Numa Numa" video has arguably become one of the most famous online video clips since the birth of the World Wide Web. Source: Wikipedia |
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