Mădălina Manole
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Magdalena-Anca Mircea better known by her stage name
Mădălina Manole (14 July 1967, Vălenii de Munte
, Prahova County
– 14 July 2010, Otopeni
, Ilfov County
), was a Romania
n pop recording artist.
of Prahova County
. Her parents were Ion and Eugenia Manole. Being raised in a spiritual family, she developed a great passion for music. She was inspired to be a singer by her mother, who sang folk music
. As a child, Magdalena-Anca was eager to learn the secrets of how to play the guitar
, and so the young artist began taking lessons from Ana Ionescu Tetelea, a folk singer from Ploieşti
. At age fifteen she became a member of the Cenacle Youth of Prahova, which was led at that time by the poet Lucian Avramescu. Simultaneously, Mădălina Manole continued her studies attending The High school of Chemistry
in Ploieşti, from which she successfully graduated. After graduating from the Băneasa
School of Air Traffic Controllers, Mădălina Manole worked in this field for four years.
In adolescence, as a young singer she sought to become successful in the music field by forming with Ştefania Ghiţă a group called Alfa şi Beta, and they participate at the shows of Cenaclul Flacăra. As such, Mădălina Manole becomes the youngest member who had participated in the circle festivities (Cenaclului Serbările Scânteii Tineretului) and at the same time she worked with various artists such as Victor Socaciu and Roșu și Negru.
Between 1982 and 1985 the folk singer attended the art school called Şcoala Populara de Arta, being part of the group that had Mihaela Runceanu
and Ionel Tudor as mentors . In late 1980 Dan Ştefan entrusted her with the song “Pentru noi nu poate fi alt cer” (For Us There Cannot Be Another Heaven”, which is featured in the movie Nelu directed by Dorin Doroftei. On this occasion the singer played her first role in a movie.
In 1994, she married her life partner Şerban Georgescu. At that time, their marriage was questioned both by the press and her fans, who accused her of having financial interests in marrying Georgescu, given the age difference between the two.
(Festivalul de Muzică Uşoară Mamaia) with the song a A sentimental man (Un Om Sentimental) composed by Diaconescu.
This song received fourth place, and it would bring about the collaboration of the two which had a major role in her career as a singer. In the late 1980s Manole participated with Runceanu and Laura Stoica
in a tournament in Transylvania
aimed at raising funds for the financial revitalization of the Oradea. In 1989 the singer went on stage at the festival Amara Gala which she was to cherish throughout her professional carrier, returning there twice afterward.
Since 1990 Manole gave recitals in different regions of Romania
, and a year later one of her songs, composed by Georgescu and entitled Lovely Girl (Fată Dragă), gained popularity on radio stations in the country and became the composition that would represent the artist. As she was becoming very popular,the singer signed a management contract with Electrecord
and her first album was released in 1991 under the auspices of this company. Simultaneously her first fan club was created in her honor, which was led by the students Ciprian Antochi şi Claudia Panaite, and in 1992 new branches were opened in different regions of the country. At the time Manole began to perform on stage, giving a series of international concerts in the Romanian Diaspora located in United States
, Austria
, Belgium
and Germany
.
Given the commercial success of her Album "Lovely Girl" (Fată Dragă) and her great popularity as a singer, Billboard magazine ran a piece on her. Manole decided she would have to record a new music album in 1993. The Album, entitled 'So what?' (Ei și ce?)', contains eight pieces pertaining to the folk-rock genre, most of the compositions being created by Serban Georgescu. The album was very successful in Romania, and a designated radio station Radio Contact
called Mădălina the best pop artist.
in Bucharest
, and a year later, at the opening concert of the band Los del Rio
.
In 1997, she released the album Smooth, Smooth Mădălina („Lină, lină Mădălină”), which accomplished a record popularity. Mădălina Manole became the first performer of Romanian pop music to be registered with the great catalog of international music produced by the PolyGram Group (through Zone Records in Romania). The second noteworthy success of this album is that Mădălina Manole was the first pop artist who had the courage to interpret authentic folklore, in an original way, with a folk orchestra led by the late Dorel Manea. The album tracks included songs by Maria Tănase
, Maria Lătăreţu, and Lucreția Ciobanu.
In 1997, she created the Cultural Association of Mădălina Manole (Asociaţia Culturală Mădălina Manole) to promote cultural and humanitarian pursuits. She was invited to attend the most important television and radio shows, and her name is remembered along with very famous entertainment and music artists. She sings at hundreds of shows in Romania. She once declared that:
With Octavian Ursulescu in 1997, Manole presented the anniversary edition of the International Festival Golden Stag of the Braşov
Theatre. Mădălina Manole was chosen by Procter & Gamble
International to use her image to launch a cosmetic product in Romania. She was selected and received the nickname girl with hair of fire, alluding to the hair colour with which she appeared in the spotlight.
In 2000, she obtained awards for best performer and best pop female voice of the year of Romania and Radio Awards and Music Industry Awards in Romania.
In 2000, the album Sweetest of all (Dulce de Tot) is assessed as the best pop album by Radio România Actualităţi
.
On June 8, 2009 she gave birth to a son when she was 42 years old. The baby boy was 2,600 g and measured 56 cm, born two weeks earlier than expected. In early October 2009, she married her boyfriend Peter (Petru) Mircea and she named her son Peter (Petru) Jr.
On February 19, 2010, she released a new album. The album was entitled 09 Mădălina Manole and it was her 9th album.
. Investigations are currently under way. She allegedly caused her own death by drinking nearly a pint (nearly half a litre) of Carbofuran
.
The Romanian Orthodox Church
said, as thousands mourned the death of the popular singer, that it would not give her a full burial service because she committed suicide. However there does not appear to be a final determination of the cause of death.
Madalina Manole was named the best female voice by the Romanian public
Mădălina is buried at the Bolovani cemetery in Ploieşti
. The funeral was attended by about 40,000 people.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Mădălina Manole (14 July 1967, Vălenii de Munte
Valenii de Munte
Vălenii de Munte is a town in Prahova County, southern Romania , with a population of about 13,309. It lies on the Teleajen River valley, 28 km north of the county seat of Ploieşti....
, Prahova County
Prahova County
Prahova is a county of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploieşti.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 829,945 and the population density was 176/km². It is Romania's most populated county, having a population density double than the country's mean...
– 14 July 2010, Otopeni
Otopeni
Otopeni is a town in Ilfov County, Romania, some north of Bucharest along the road to Ploieşti. It has 10,215 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the town....
, Ilfov County
Ilfov County
Ilfov is the county that surrounds Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It used to be largely rural, but after the fall of communism, many of the county's villages and communes developed into high-income commuter towns, which act like suburbs or satellites of Bucharest...
), was a Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n pop recording artist.
Early life
Magdalena-Anca Manole was born on July 14, 1967 in a Romanian city located in a mountain region in Vălenii de MunteValenii de Munte
Vălenii de Munte is a town in Prahova County, southern Romania , with a population of about 13,309. It lies on the Teleajen River valley, 28 km north of the county seat of Ploieşti....
of Prahova County
Prahova County
Prahova is a county of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploieşti.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 829,945 and the population density was 176/km². It is Romania's most populated county, having a population density double than the country's mean...
. Her parents were Ion and Eugenia Manole. Being raised in a spiritual family, she developed a great passion for music. She was inspired to be a singer by her mother, who sang folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
. As a child, Magdalena-Anca was eager to learn the secrets of how to play the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, and so the young artist began taking lessons from Ana Ionescu Tetelea, a folk singer from Ploieşti
Ploiesti
Ploiești is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia in Romania. The city is located north of Bucharest....
. At age fifteen she became a member of the Cenacle Youth of Prahova, which was led at that time by the poet Lucian Avramescu. Simultaneously, Mădălina Manole continued her studies attending The High school of Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
in Ploieşti, from which she successfully graduated. After graduating from the Băneasa
Baneasa
Băneasa is a borough in the north side of Bucharest, near the Băneasa Lake . Like all north-side districts of Bucharest, it is relatively sparsely populated, with large areas of parkland...
School of Air Traffic Controllers, Mădălina Manole worked in this field for four years.
In adolescence, as a young singer she sought to become successful in the music field by forming with Ştefania Ghiţă a group called Alfa şi Beta, and they participate at the shows of Cenaclul Flacăra. As such, Mădălina Manole becomes the youngest member who had participated in the circle festivities (Cenaclului Serbările Scânteii Tineretului) and at the same time she worked with various artists such as Victor Socaciu and Roșu și Negru.
Between 1982 and 1985 the folk singer attended the art school called Şcoala Populara de Arta, being part of the group that had Mihaela Runceanu
Mihaela Runceanu
Mihaela Valentina Runceanu was a Romanian pop singer and vocal techniques teacher. She became a successful vocal singer, her voice being highly appreciated in Romania...
and Ionel Tudor as mentors . In late 1980 Dan Ştefan entrusted her with the song “Pentru noi nu poate fi alt cer” (For Us There Cannot Be Another Heaven”, which is featured in the movie Nelu directed by Dorin Doroftei. On this occasion the singer played her first role in a movie.
In 1994, she married her life partner Şerban Georgescu. At that time, their marriage was questioned both by the press and her fans, who accused her of having financial interests in marrying Georgescu, given the age difference between the two.
1988-1994
In 1988, Mădălina Manole met Şerban Georgescu through Costin Diaconescu, an old friend who worked at Radio România. The two artists would soon begin working together, and she participated in the same year at the music festival called MamaiaMamaia
Mamaia is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea shore, considered to be Romania's most popular resort. It is situated immediately north-east of Constanţa...
(Festivalul de Muzică Uşoară Mamaia) with the song a A sentimental man (Un Om Sentimental) composed by Diaconescu.
This song received fourth place, and it would bring about the collaboration of the two which had a major role in her career as a singer. In the late 1980s Manole participated with Runceanu and Laura Stoica
Laura Stoica
Laura Stoica was a Romanian singer, composer and actress.In 1986, she graduated from the "Popular Arts School" in Târgovişte with a degree in classic canto. Afterwards, she participated at all the major new-talent contests held in Romania...
in a tournament in Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
aimed at raising funds for the financial revitalization of the Oradea. In 1989 the singer went on stage at the festival Amara Gala which she was to cherish throughout her professional carrier, returning there twice afterward.
Since 1990 Manole gave recitals in different regions of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, and a year later one of her songs, composed by Georgescu and entitled Lovely Girl (Fată Dragă), gained popularity on radio stations in the country and became the composition that would represent the artist. As she was becoming very popular,the singer signed a management contract with Electrecord
Electrecord
Electrecord is a Romanian record label founded in 1932. It served as the only record label in Communist Romania. It was then transformed into the national recording company, following the centralization-oriented socialist doctrine...
and her first album was released in 1991 under the auspices of this company. Simultaneously her first fan club was created in her honor, which was led by the students Ciprian Antochi şi Claudia Panaite, and in 1992 new branches were opened in different regions of the country. At the time Manole began to perform on stage, giving a series of international concerts in the Romanian Diaspora located in United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Given the commercial success of her Album "Lovely Girl" (Fată Dragă) and her great popularity as a singer, Billboard magazine ran a piece on her. Manole decided she would have to record a new music album in 1993. The Album, entitled 'So what?' (Ei și ce?)', contains eight pieces pertaining to the folk-rock genre, most of the compositions being created by Serban Georgescu. The album was very successful in Romania, and a designated radio station Radio Contact
Radio Contact
Radio Contact is the thirteenth album by Acoustic Alchemy.Comprising thirteen tracks, led off by single "No Messin'", the album features input from fellow guitarist Chuck Loeb on two tracks....
called Mădălina the best pop artist.
1995-2001
In 1995 she sang in the opening concert WhigfieldWhigfield
Sannie Charlotte Carlson , best known as Whigfield and also as Naan, is a Danish singer best known for the song "Saturday Night", a hugely popular single during the summer of 1994.-Biography:...
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....
, and a year later, at the opening concert of the band Los del Rio
Los del Río
Los Del Rio, also known as "The Del Rios," was a Spanish Latin dance group formed in 1992 and broke up in mid-2007. They were best known by their smash-hit and hot dance single Macarena originally released in early 1994. The song peaked at the Hot Dance Singles and Billboard 200 by mid-1994. The...
.
In 1997, she released the album Smooth, Smooth Mădălina („Lină, lină Mădălină”), which accomplished a record popularity. Mădălina Manole became the first performer of Romanian pop music to be registered with the great catalog of international music produced by the PolyGram Group (through Zone Records in Romania). The second noteworthy success of this album is that Mădălina Manole was the first pop artist who had the courage to interpret authentic folklore, in an original way, with a folk orchestra led by the late Dorel Manea. The album tracks included songs by Maria Tănase
Maria Tanase
Maria Tănase was a renowned Romanian singer of Romanian traditional or non-contemporary folklore.-Biography:Born in the Bucharest suburb of Cărămidari, Maria Tănase's Primary School was nr. 11 Tăbăcari. She made her stage debut in Cărămidarii de Jos, at the Ion Heliade Rădulescu High School...
, Maria Lătăreţu, and Lucreția Ciobanu.
In 1997, she created the Cultural Association of Mădălina Manole (Asociaţia Culturală Mădălina Manole) to promote cultural and humanitarian pursuits. She was invited to attend the most important television and radio shows, and her name is remembered along with very famous entertainment and music artists. She sings at hundreds of shows in Romania. She once declared that:
I remember that I was away at least 20 out of 30 days monthly! All the time I was packing and unpacking suitcases, I was missing the bed I had at home, but the auditoriums and the tens of flower bouquets I was receiving, the joy on people’s faces when they were seeing me live on the streets of their towns, the dolls I was receiving from children at each show, the autographs and the letters from my fans, the songs they sang along line by line, all of these made me forget of the things less pleasant from my life as an artist, (such as) the longing for the loves ones at home, the scandalous newspaper articles, and the things that at artist has to give up, sacrifice, or keep a diet.
With Octavian Ursulescu in 1997, Manole presented the anniversary edition of the International Festival Golden Stag of the Braşov
Brasov
Brașov is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County.According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 284,596 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania....
Theatre. Mădălina Manole was chosen by Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
International to use her image to launch a cosmetic product in Romania. She was selected and received the nickname girl with hair of fire, alluding to the hair colour with which she appeared in the spotlight.
In 2000, she obtained awards for best performer and best pop female voice of the year of Romania and Radio Awards and Music Industry Awards in Romania.
In 2000, the album Sweetest of all (Dulce de Tot) is assessed as the best pop album by Radio România Actualităţi
Radio România Actualitati
Radio România Actualităţi is the first radio channel in Romania, both in coverage, number of listeners, and timeline .-External links:* *...
.
2002-2010
Manole was married to the composer Şerban Georgescu, 15 years older than she was. After their divorce, Mădălina Manole said "there were moments in the day that I adored him and other times when I would want to shoot him."On June 8, 2009 she gave birth to a son when she was 42 years old. The baby boy was 2,600 g and measured 56 cm, born two weeks earlier than expected. In early October 2009, she married her boyfriend Peter (Petru) Mircea and she named her son Peter (Petru) Jr.
On February 19, 2010, she released a new album. The album was entitled 09 Mădălina Manole and it was her 9th album.
- While working on her album, Mădălina Manole fell ill due to accumulated fatigue.
Discography
- 1991 – Fată dragă, ElectrecordElectrecordElectrecord is a Romanian record label founded in 1932. It served as the only record label in Communist Romania. It was then transformed into the national recording company, following the centralization-oriented socialist doctrine...
- 1993 – Ei, şi ce?, Electrecord
- 1994 – Happy New Year Electrecord
- 1995 – The best of Mădălina Manole, Electrecord
- 1996 – Trăiesc pentru tine, Roton Music
- 1997 – Lină, lină Mădălină, Zone Records Polygram
- 1998 – Cântă cu mine, Zone Records Polygram
- 2000 – Dulce de tot, Nova Music Entertainment BMG
- 2003 – A fost (va fi) iubire
- 2010 – 09 Mădălina Manole, MediaPro MusicMediaPro MusicMediaPro Music is a Romanian recording house, part of the Media PRO Group. Launched in 1997, it became integrated business of the Radio Company PRO in 2006. Between the main label and its sub-labels , most music genres are covered, ranging from rock and pop, to dance, Latin, traditional folk, and...
Death
Madalina was found dead by her husband at their house in the early morning of July 14, 2010, her 43rd birthday, after an apparent suicideSuicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
. Investigations are currently under way. She allegedly caused her own death by drinking nearly a pint (nearly half a litre) of Carbofuran
Carbofuran
Carbofuran is one of the most toxic carbamate pesticides. It is marketed under the trade names Furadan, by FMC Corporation and Curater, among several others. It is used to control insects in a wide variety of field crops, including potatoes, corn and soybeans...
.
The Romanian Orthodox Church
Romanian Orthodox Church
The Romanian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church. It is in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox churches, and is ranked seventh in order of precedence. The Primate of the church has the title of Patriarch...
said, as thousands mourned the death of the popular singer, that it would not give her a full burial service because she committed suicide. However there does not appear to be a final determination of the cause of death.
Madalina Manole was named the best female voice by the Romanian public
Mădălina is buried at the Bolovani cemetery in Ploieşti
Ploiesti
Ploiești is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia in Romania. The city is located north of Bucharest....
. The funeral was attended by about 40,000 people.