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Which internet personality, known as the 'Numa Numa guy,' became a pioneering viral video star in 2004 by lip-syncing to a Moldovan pop song from his bedroom webcam?
Answer
Gary Brolsma
Gary Brolsma posted a webcam video of himself lip-syncing and dancing to O-Zone's 'Dragostea Din Tei' on Newgrounds in December 2004, and it quickly became one of the earliest viral internet sensations.
💡 Did you know?
The Numa Numa guy sold his viral fame to fund college tuition, then largely disappeared from public life by choice.
Other options people guess
- Ghyslain Raza
- Tay Zonday
- Chris Crocker
Topics
- viral-video
- internet-history
- 2000s
- memes
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