Gica Petrescu
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Gică Petrescu (ˈd͡ʒikə peˈtresku; 2 April 1915 – 18 June 2006) was a prolific Romanian popular music composer and performer. He made his debut at age 18 by joining a student band, having just graduated from the "Gheorghe Şincai
" high school in Bucharest
. His official debut was made by performing for radio audiences in 1937. Between 1937-1939 he carried on singing with the Radu Ghindă and Dinu Şerbănescu orchestras at the Sinaia Casino
in the Carpathians.
He holds a record for the number of composed and performed songs (over 1,500), in an amazingly varied discography, many of which became national hits which were covered again and again by other Romanian artists. Some of those hits are:
Petrescu the performer was known for his extraordinary charm and his rapport with the audience.
On 5 May 2003, then-President of Romania Ion Iliescu
appointed Gică Petrescu as a Knight of the Order of the Star of Romania as he celebrated his 88th birthday. On 18 June 2006 he was due to receive the national award "Premiile muzicale Radio România Actualităţi" (Radio Romania News - Musical Awards). The award was canceled, as he had died that very morning. He was 91 years old.
Gheorghe Sincai
Gheorghe Șincai was an ethnic Romanian Transylvanian historian, philologist, translator, poet, and representative of the Enlightenment-influenced Transylvanian School....
" high school in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
. His official debut was made by performing for radio audiences in 1937. Between 1937-1939 he carried on singing with the Radu Ghindă and Dinu Şerbănescu orchestras at the Sinaia Casino
Sinaia Casino
The Sinaia Casino is located in "Dimitrie Ghica" park, Sinaia, Romania and was built at the initiative of King Carol I of Romania.Construction began in 1912 and was finished a year later. The work was supervised by architect Petre Antonescu, who was also the author of the plans. The main...
in the Carpathians.
He holds a record for the number of composed and performed songs (over 1,500), in an amazingly varied discography, many of which became national hits which were covered again and again by other Romanian artists. Some of those hits are:
- Căsuţa noastră (Our Little House)
- Bucuresti, Bucureşti
- Dă-i cu şpriţul pân' la ziuă
- Uite-aşa aş vrea să mor (Look, This Is How I'd Like To Die)
Petrescu the performer was known for his extraordinary charm and his rapport with the audience.
On 5 May 2003, then-President of Romania Ion Iliescu
Ion Iliescu
Ion Iliescu served as President of Romania from 1990 until 1996, and from 2000 until 2004. From 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 until his retirement in 2008, Iliescu was a Senator for the Social Democratic Party , whose honorary president he remains....
appointed Gică Petrescu as a Knight of the Order of the Star of Romania as he celebrated his 88th birthday. On 18 June 2006 he was due to receive the national award "Premiile muzicale Radio România Actualităţi" (Radio Romania News - Musical Awards). The award was canceled, as he had died that very morning. He was 91 years old.