Cat Music

{{Short description|Romanian record label}}

{{Infobox record label

| name = Cat Music

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| parent = Media Services Group

| founded = {{start date|1991}}

| founder = Dan Gheorghe Popi, Sorin Golea{{cite web |url=http://www.wall-street.ro/articol/IT-C-Tehnologie/149740/dan-popi-cat-music-experimentul-fabulos-al-prezentului-este-streamingul-fie-ca-este-vorba-de-video-ori-audio.html |title=Dan Popi, Cat Music: Experimentul fabulos al prezentului este streamingul video ori audio |work=Wall-Street.ro |author=Cristina Negraru |date=June 10, 2013|language=ro}}

| defunct =

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| distributor = Sony Music Entertainment

| genre = Various

| country = Romania

| location = Bucharest

| website = {{URL|catmusic.ro}}

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Cat Music is a record label based in Bucharest, Romania,{{cite web |url=http://www.wall-street.ro/articol/Marketing-PR/149668/cat-music-a-recastigat-licenta-sony-music-dan-popi-vrem-ca-muzica-internationala-sa-ajunga-la-45-47-din-difuzarile-la-radio-si-t.html |title=Cat Music a recâștigat licența Sony Music și vrea un milion de euro în plus la venituri |work=Wall-Street.ro |date=June 6, 2013|language=ro}} that holds 30% of the market share and a catalog of more than 8,500 songs.{{cite web |url=http://catmusic.ro/despre/ |title=Despre |work=Cat Music|language=ro}} Its YouTube channel is the most popular of a Romanian label, with over 7.4 million subscribers and 8.2 billion views.{{cite web |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/catmusicoffice|title=Cat Music - SOCIALBLADE|website=socialblade.com|date=April 5, 2019}}

Dan Gheorghe Popi, CEO of Cat Music, was the president of the Union of Phonogram Producers in Romania and was listed in 2004 in Billboard's Top 20 Best Independent Artist and Repertoire Managers.{{cite web |url=http://m.hotnews.ro/stire/6704570 |title=Media Services, parte a grupului Cat Music/Media Services, pe locul 1 în Top Afaceri România |work=HotNews |date=December 9, 2009 |language=ro |access-date=July 25, 2017 |archive-date=February 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202155252/http://m.hotnews.ro/stire/6704570 |url-status=dead }} 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).{{Cite web |title=Despre |url=http://catmusic.ro/despre/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Cat Music Romania |language=en}}

In 2019, Cat Music opened its first international branch in Madrid, Spain.[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][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]

==Artists==

;Current

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• 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

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;Former

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

===Cat Music Spain artists===

• Descemer Bueno
• Mirela Cabero[http://catmusic.ro/artists/mirela-cabero/ Mirela Cabero]
• Jorge González[http://catmusic.ro/artists/jorge-gonzalez/ Jorge Gonzalez]
• Juan Magán

===Distribution in Romania by other artists===

• Nyanda[http://catmusic.ro/exclusiv/nyanda-bricklace-a-devenit-artist-cat-music/ Nyanda (Brick&Lace) a devenit artist Cat Music]
• Markus Schulz[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]
• Mohombi