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Gabi Luncă (16 October 1938 – 2 April 2021)[1] was a Romanian-Romani lăutar musician.[2] Born in Vărbilău, Prahova County, Romania, she was also a folk singer.

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Gabi Luncă
Birth name	Elena Gabriela Luncă
Born	(1938-10-16)16 October 1938 Vărbilău, Romania
Died	2 April 2021(2021-04-02) (aged 82) Bucharest, Romania
Genres	Manele, Romani folk, Christian music
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	vocals
Years active	1951-1993
Labels	Electrecord

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

• Jurnalul Național - Gabi Luncă collection edition - April 16, 2007
• Jurnalul Național - Gabi Luncă collection edition - June 23, 2008
• Biography

External links

• Video recording from the archives of the television - Gabi Lunca singing "My mother is a florist"

На других языках

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[es] Gabi Luncă

Elena Gabriela Onoriu, conocida como Gabi Luncă (Vărbilău, Prahova,16 de octubre de 1938-Bucarest, 2 de abril de 2021) fue un cantante rumana de música folk y laúd. Desde 1992 solo cantaba música religiosa. Fue ciudadana de honor de Șiria (condado de Arad) y de Vărbilău (condado de Prahova). Fue misionera cristiana y filántropa. Murió de COVID-19 el 2 de abril de 2021.[1]

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