Gică Petrescu
Gică Petrescu (2 April 1915 – 18 June 2006) was a prolific Romanian folk and pop music writer and performer.
His debut was made at age 18 by joining a student band, having just graduated from the "Gheorghe Sincai" high school in Bucharest. His oficial debut was made by perfoming for radio audiences in 1937. Between 1937-1939 he carried on singing with the "Radu Ghindă" an "Dinu Şerbănescu" orchestras, in Cazino Sinaia.
He holds a record for the number of composed and performed songs (over 1500), 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:
- Casuta noastra
- Bucuresti, mai Bucuresti
- Lalele, lalele
- Uite-asa as vrea sa mor
Over the years Gica Petrescu has recorded music on virtually all meadia types: gramophone disc, vinyl, cassette, and CDs.
On 5 May, 2003, the then President of Romania, Ion Iliescu awarded Gica Petrescu the knight's order of Star of romania as he celebrated his 88th anniversary.
On 18 June, 2006, around 18:00 GMT +2, he was due to recieve the national award "Premiile muzicale Radio România Actualităţi". The award was canceled, as he had passed away that very morning. He was 90 years old.
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