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Cristian Pațurcă (10 September 1964 – 18 January 2011)[1] was a Romanian composer.

Cristian Pațurcă
Cristian Pațurcă (December 2010)
Background information
Birth name	Cristian Pațurcă
Born	10 September 1964 Bucharest, Romania
Died	18 January 2011(2011-01-18) (aged 46) Bucharest, Romania
Genres	Folk
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer
Instruments	Guitar

Pațurcă was born and died in Bucharest. He was the composer of a song called (Imnul Golanilor – The Hooligans’ Hymn) that inspired Romanians in their struggle against vestiges of the Communist government.

Awards

The President of Romania at that time, Traian Băsescu, awarded Pațurcă the National Order of Faithful Service in April 2010, 20 years after he composed the song.

Death

Pațurcă died on 18 January 2011 at the age of 46, after a long battle with tuberculosis and long-term liver problems.

See also

• Golaniad

References

External links

• Imnul Golanilor – The Hooligans’ Hymn on YouTube
• obituary on Linkiesta.it

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