Ileana Sărăroiu

Ileana Sărăroiu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈle̯ana sərəˈroju]) (25 September 1936, Valea Voievozilor, Dâmbovița County – 12 May 1979, Unirea, Călărași County) was a renowned Romanian singer of traditional and popular folk music, one of the most important Romanian female folk singers. Her masterpieces, according to Romanian experts, are: "Doi voinici din Valea Mare" (Two Handsome Lads from the Valea Mare) and "Unde e Târgoviștea" (Where is Târgoviște?). The first is a song about two lads who go hunting and encounter two sisters whom they end up marrying. The second is the story of a sad old mother who waits for her son in a train station. She does not see anybody come except a girl who she has never seen before; the girl turns out to be the wife of her son.

While singing at a wedding reception, Sărăroiu suddenly collapsed and died from a brain aneurysm in 1979 at the age of 42.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Stănilă, Ionela (30 April 2013). "Ultima nuntă. Cum a murit Ileana Sărăroiu pe scenă, la Unirea, în mai 1979". Adevărul (in Romanian).
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