Numa Numa

There are now at least ten different versions of Numa Numa video, listed below. Along with making a post-Dancing with the Stars appearence in the November 2005 issue of Playboy (previously unpublished pictures from her Miss April 1997 shoot) , Monaco has also made numerous recent cover appearances in scantily-clad magazines such as FHM and Maxim. It is very popular even with many teenagers and is often sung by children at schools. The win on Dancing With the Stars boosted her visibility level considerably and resulted in a number of appearances on talk shows as well as possible new job offers, but she stated that she intends to remain with General Hospital. Gary Brolsma continues this style of word-play in his "Numa Numa" video, in which someone super-imposed several pictures onto his dance routine, among them pictures of "feta cheese" during the lyric "fericirea" ("happiness") and a LEGO representation of Bob Ross during the singer's words: "sunt eu Picasso" ("it's me, Picasso"). From appearances, it is fair to say that Monaco was as happy about losing this match as O'Hurley was about losing the regular competition. In an interview, in answer to the question "What is the song in the video?" Gary responds: "The song was pretty random, I found it in another (I believe it was Japanese) flash animation with cartoon cats or something." The 2channel version may seem completely random, but the images and text are a series of puns based on interpreting the lyrics of the song as English or Japanese words that they sound like (for instance, in the first line, Alo = Arrow/Alone/Arlong(A character of One Piece) (or Hello, ), salut = saru [monkey], sunt eu = sugee [incredible], un = un [yes], haiduc = haidoku [to read], şi te rog = ji bero [tongue characters]), and "fericirea" = panchira (upskirt). This time, O'Hurley and his dance partner Charlotte emerged as the winners.

It was one of, if not the original. It was held "live" on September 20 and results were announced two days later. The Japanese 2channel version actually preceded Gary Brolsma's video. However, it was decided to have a "Dance-Off" special as a follow up to this controversial result, with a presumably lessened chance of Internet voting skewing the results. One version even includes a sim from the computer game The Sims 2 dancing to the song, but none have ever come close to the international cult-like following of Gary Brolsma's. This was discussed briefly on a Larry King Live interview with several members of the show, but was not pursued by runner-up John O'Hurley, who took the high road and declared that participation and viewer popularity was more important to him than winning. There are a number of other videos using the song, including several Japanese cartoons based on 2channel Shift JIS art and a LEGO dancing video. This was viewed by some as an upset, whereas others suspected ballot-box stuffing, a frequent complaint of Internet-based voting.

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, 2005 article about him. On July 6, 2005, Kelly Monaco won the Dancing With The Stars competition. According to The New York Times, Brolsma has become an "unwilling and embarrassed Web celebrity". In the quarterfinal round samba, she coolly recovered from a mid-dance wardrobe malfunction without becoming exposed on live national television. Reportedly, he was not happy with his fame, although he happily created tweaked versions of the video after it became popular (see below). Despite her perceived lack of height and an initial lack of grace, she improved each week and became a popular underdog. Brolsma lives in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. In summer 2005, Monaco appeared as a contestant in the highly-rated American version of the television series Dancing With The Stars.

Since then it has popped up on hundreds of other 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. In 2003 Monaco was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her Port Charles work. Gary Brolsma first published his "Numa Numa Dance" on the Newgrounds site on December 12, 2004. When that program ended, she joined the cast of soap opera General Hospital as possible con woman Samantha “Sam” McCall in September 2003.
The phrase "Numa Numa" comes from the words from a refrain of the song, "nu mǎ, nu mă, nu mă iei", meaning, roughly, "(you) won't take, won't take me". Monaco had two roles on the supernatural television soap opera Port Charles: Olivia “Livvie” Locke Morley (1999–2003) and Tess Ramsey (2002–2003). . She also had minor roles in the late 1990s films BASEketball, Idle Hands, and Mumford.

Specifically, it refers to a Flash-based video of 19-year-old American Gary Brolsma (born July 7, 1986) lip-synching the song energetically on his webcam. Her first television role was on the nightime drama Baywatch from 1997 to 1998. Numa Numa is an Internet phenomenon based on the Moldovan Romanian pop song "Dragostea Din Tei" by O-Zone. The work allowed her the opportunity to travel to many exotic locales, including Fiji, Honduras, and throughout South America. According to the description, it was created by two brothers who were "bored and had nothing to do.". She became Playboy's Playmate of the Month in April 1997, and was also featured in several of its newsstand specials. Sock Puppet Numa Numa: This flash video shows a sock puppet singing the Numa Numa. With her family's approval, she traveled to Chicago for a photo shoot.

HII!!!: This flash video shows Mario and Luigi fighting for the honor of dancing to the Numa Numa. In 1996, Monaco sent nude photos of herself to Playboy magazine and was contacted one month later by the men's publication. Numa Gone Wild: This is an interesting Flash movie of a man who detests the Numa Numa, which is shown with comical results. With dreams of becoming an actress, she planned her escape from the Poconos. Numa Numa PopoZão: Kevin Federline's obnoxious PopoZão video remixed to Numa Numa [[2]]. She then attended Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where she majored in mass communications for two years, and worked as a lifeguard at the Mount Airy Lodge in Mount Pocono. It can be viewed at [[1]]. Monaco excelled at sports, including soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and softball, as well as speech, debate and drama during her years at Pocono Mountain High School in Swiftwater, where she graduated in 1994.

Hebrew Numa: This version became VERY popular in Israel when it was used as the theme song of a children's song contest. Although initially unhappy about the move, she eventually learned to love her peaceful surroundings. Red Vs Blue Numa Numa: The members of the Red vs Blue Community have also created a version of this video, as a tribute to the original using footage from various members of the site, as well as pieces of the original. The Monacos relocated from Philadelphia to the rural Pocono Mountains region of Pennsylvania before Kelly became a teenager. It can be found at newgrounds.com. Kelly grew up in a traditional Italian American Catholic household, the third of five sisters. Napoleon Dynamite Numa Numa Dance: This version was made by fans of the flash video and shows a clip from the popular movie Napoleon Dynamite where he is shown dancing to the hit song. Kelly Marie Monaco (born May 23, 1976 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American model, actress, and reality television contestant.

Brolsma is introduced last and performs on the stage with his trademark skyward arm thrusts. Playboy's Girls of Summer June 2003. It does feature a longer runtime as it introduces all of the 2005 American Idol finalists, and the judges complete with caricatures. Playboy's Sexy 100 February 2003. Done in Flash animation, it parodies the original nicely. Playboy's Blondes, Brunettes & Redheads March 2002. American Idle: This may not be so much a version, but a tribute. Playboy's Nude Playmates April 2001 — pages 80–81.

Also known as "The Talent Show". 75 September 2000. This version is still hosted on Newgrounds as of December 15th, 2005. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. Numa Numa Relived: This version has recently become available on Newgrounds, and features a video of what appears to be decent quality video capture of a boy who is only identified as "Dean" at a Cable access or public televison talent show in Ozark, Missouri called "Wednesday Night Live." This version is notable as it shows the full dance, as done on stage. 74 July 2000 - pages 36-37. Special Edition: This version is available on newgrounds.com and allows viewers to choose to view a cleaned up version without pictures, and with or without subtitles. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol.

The version was lost when Brolsma's website was shut down due to bandwidth limitations. 5 June 2000. Real High Quality: This version, made by Brolsma himself, is in sync and is of very high quality. Playboy's Celebrating Centerfolds Vol. High Quality: This version, made by one of Brolsma's friends, is off-sync, but has noticeably improved video quality. Playboy's Girls of Summer May 2000. This one is rarely seen online. 2 April 2000.

The subtitled version: This version was made by fans of the band who sang the music, who were upset in regard to the song being given no credit. Playboy's Natural Beauties Vol. The movie contains pictures that were popular at the time. 71 January 2000 — front & back covers, pages 1–3, 36–37, 66–67, 76–81, 92–93. The movie screen was noticeably small and low in quality. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. The Original: The original version submitted by Gary Brolsma to Newgrounds.com. Playboy's Wet & Wild December 1999.

Playboy's Nudes December 1999 — pages 64–65. Playboy's Barefoot Beauties December 1999. Playboy's Girlfriends September 1999 — pages 32–41. 69 September 1999.

Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. Playboy's Hardbodies July 1999. 68 July 1999 — pages 14–17. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol.

Playboy's Girls of Summer June 1999. 1 May 1999. Playboy's Natural Beauties Vol. 67 May 1999 — pages 80–81.

Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 3 February 1999 — pages 88–91. Playboy's Playmates in Bed Vol. Playboy's Girls of Winter January 1999 — cover, pages 28–29, 34–35, 40–41, 44–45.

Playboy's Nudes December 1998 — pages 30–31, 46–47. Playboy's Playmate Tests November 1998. 64 November 1998 — pages 20–23. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol.

63 September 1998 — pages 34–35. Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 14 August 1998 — pages 26–33. Playboy's Playmate Review Vol.