Mihai Dolgan
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Mihai Dolgan was a singer and composer from Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

. In 1967 he set up the Noroc
Noroc
Noroc is a music group from Moldova, created in 1967 by Mihai Dolgan.-History:"Noroc" became very popular in the USSR after the release of their first album in 1968 which included the following songs:...

, which became one of the most famous bands in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

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Biography

Mihail Dolgan was born on March 14, 1942 in Vladimirești of the Sângerei District. In 1949 all his family was deported to Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...

. He came back to Moldova in 1957. In 1967 Mihai Dolgan set up the Noroc
Noroc
Noroc is a music group from Moldova, created in 1967 by Mihai Dolgan.-History:"Noroc" became very popular in the USSR after the release of their first album in 1968 which included the following songs:...

 ensemble, which became one of the most famous in the USSR. In 1970 the Ministry of Culture of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic banned the ensemble and it returned onto the stage only in 1988. Mihai Dolgan is the author of about a hundred compositions, which became hits. On March 16, 2007 the composer Mihai Dolgan died in the hospital, suffering from an incurable disease. Mihai Dolgan was buried at the Armenian cemetery.

Awards

  • People’s Artist, 1988
  • Order of the Republic (Moldova)
    Order of the Republic (Moldova)
    The Order of the Republic is Moldova's highest order. It is awarded by the President of Moldova.- Recipients :* Alexy II of Moscow* Traian Băsescu* Silviu Berejan* Vladimir Beşleagă* Valeriu Boboc* Ivan Bodiul* Petru Bogatu* Lorena Bogza...

    , the highest state award, 2001

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