The origin
Gary Brolsma filmed himself lip-syncing and dancing at his desk to the Moldovan-Romanian group O-Zone's single.
How it spread
It became one of the most-watched videos on the early web, before YouTube existed in any meaningful form.
What it means
The webcam performance as a form. Brolsma withdrew from attention for years, an early sign of what virality costs.
Follow the source
Short editorial summary written by Random Access Memes from the sources above; the wording is ours, not theirs. Every link was checked for a live response on September 13, 2026.
