Cornelia Catangă Explained

Cornelia Catangă (9 March 1958 – 26 March 2021) was a Romanian lăutar musician of Roma origin.

Biography

In 1979, she sang for a short time with Romica Puceanu. In 1985 she had her first show at the Polyvalent Hall. Since 1986 she toured abroad and released her first LP in 1989, accompanied by the Ion Onoriu's orchestra. She sang together with her husband Aurel Pădureanu.^[1]

Catangă died on 26 March 2021, aged 63, from COVID-19 in Bucharest during the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania.^{[2] [3]} She was buried on 27 March 2021, in the Ghencea Cemetery.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cornelia Catanga, cântăreaţa de muzică lăutărească, a murit din cauza COVID-19. 2021-03-26. Mediafax.ro. ro.
2. Web site: Cornelia Catanga A MURIT. Cântăreața, răpusă de COVID-19, în spital. 2021-03-26. www.realitatea.net. 26 March 2021 .
3. Web site: Buș. de Cristi. Veste șoc! Cornelia Catanga a murit!. 2021-03-26. www.capital.ro. 26 March 2021 . Romanian.
4. Web site: Cristescu. de George-Andrei. Cornelia Catanga a fost înmormântată discret, la cimitirul Ghencea. Soţul Aurel Pădureanu, stană de piatră la căpătâiul soţiei. 2021-03-27. www.adevarul.ro. 27 March 2021 . Romanian.