Gabi Luncă
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Gabi Luncă (16 October 1938 – 2 April 2021)[1] was a Romanian lăutar musician. Born in Vărbilău, Prahova County, Romania, she was also a folk singer.
Life[]
Her father was also part of the lăutari, a very respected violinist because he was a "notist" (he knew how to read music). Her mother died when she was very young and this left a major impression on her life; many of her songs deal with the "mother" theme.
She was a favorite of Romania's communist ruler Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena.
In the later part of her life, Gabi Luncă converted to Pentecostalism and started singing exclusively religious music.
She was married to the great accordionist Ion Stan-Onoriu.
Gabi Luncă died of COVID-19 in Bucharest, at the age of 82.
References[]
- ^ "Gabi Luncă a murit. Artista era internată cu COVID-19". www.digi24.ro. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- Jurnalul Național - Gabi Luncă collection edition - April 16, 2007
- Jurnalul Național - Gabi Luncă collection edition - June 23, 2008
- Biography
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Categories:
- 1938 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Prahova County
- Romanian female singers
- Romanian folk singers
- Lăutari and lăutărească music
- Romanian Pentecostals
- 20th-century Romanian singers
- 20th-century Romanian women singers
- 21st-century Romanian singers
- 21st-century Romanian women singers
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
- Romanian musician stubs
- European singer stubs