Angela Paduraru ( rum. Angela Păduraru ; June 6, 1938 , p. Nemtseni (now Hincesti district of Moldova ) - July 26, 1995 , Chisinau ) - Moldavian and Soviet singer, performer of folk songs, Honored Artist of the Moldavian SSR ( 1976). One of the most popular singers of Moldova from 1960-1970.
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Biography
I did not receive a special musical education.
Since 1961 she sang in the choral chapel "Doina"; in 1962-1963 - soloist of the Chisinau Philharmonic ensemble; in 1971-1984 - soloist of the folklore orchestra "Folklore" of Chisinau radio and television.
In 1984-1985 - singer of the chamber chapel of the State Radio and Television of Moldova.
She promoted Moldovan folklore and performed a particularly complex ballad genre.
The State Radio and Television Foundation stores about 200 songs in its performance.
Selected Repertoire
- "Trandafiri și doi bujori",
- "Dor mi-i puiule de tine",
- "Ora despărțirii",
- “Mierlița când e bolnavă”,
- "Te văzui neicuță-n poartă",
- “Are mama opt feciori”,
- “Mamă eu te las cu drag”,
- "Pasăre cu pene lungi",
- "Dacă vântul te alină",
- "Zi-i bade, cu fluierul",
- "Vale, vale și iar vale" and others.
She was buried at the Central (Armenian) cemetery in Chisinau .
Memory
- One of the streets of Chisinau is named after Angela Paduraru.
- In her native village, a bust of the singer is installed and the annual festival “Angela Paduraru” is held.
- In 2013, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the singer, Moldova Post issued a stamp with her image.