Zoltan
ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved. | |
| Zoltan | |
| File:Zoltan (11064412 mp4 h264 aac).webm The music video of the song | |
| Artist(s) | Zoltan Lantos, Vincent Barrès, Marc Beacco |
|---|---|
| Genre | Eurodisco, Hungarian folk, Disco |
| Year | 2007 |
| Status | Solved; Full version available |
| Original poster | Mosiqa |
| Search duration | 2019 - 2024 |
Zoltan is a solved lostwave of Zoltan Lantos, Vincent Barrès and Marc Beacco.
Background
On May 29, 2019, the WatZatSong user Mosiqa uploaded a snippet of a mysterious song.
Mosiqa uploaded a 30-second snippet of Zoltan to WatZatSong on May 29, 2019.
The song didn’t get a ton of attention in the lostwave community until January 2024, when it would get a channel on Discord, as well as a subreddit within a few days of each other.
Early on, searchers pointed out that Zoltan struck a significant resemblance to the well-known 1979 song Moskau, leading many to believe that Zoltan could be a parody. Some believed that Moskau could be a parody of Zoltan.
It was also pointed out by many Hungarians that the singer had an unusual accent when singing, and that it was unlikely to be a native Hungarian singing.
The clip’s original name was “300x200_ca_ja_005.mp3”. Many speculated on what this could mean. Some speculated that “005” could represent a fifth track, or that 300x200 could be the original dimensions of something. A Discord user found that 300x200 seemed mostly associated with ads.
Zoltan searchers reached out to Dschinghis Khan, the band who performed Moskau. They agreed Zoltan sounded very similar, but they had nothing to do with it.
Discovery
On March 28, 2024, the full song was found in a Dailymotion video. Another video was found shortly thereafter as an advertisement for the French bank Crédit Agricole, which was found to be from the bank’s website as part of an internet campaign. However, upon contacting Crédit Agricole, they denied producing the song.
On April 15, 2024, the user Nel contacted someone called Zoltan Lantos. He confirmed that he was the song's lyricist, and that it was composed and recorded by Vincent Barrès (known as Malone), and sing by Marc Beacco. It was also said that the song was made especially for the advertisement.