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Cristian Pațurcă

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Cristian Pațurcă
Cristian Pațurcă (December 2010)
Background information
Birth nameCristian Pațurcă
Born10 September 1964
Bucharest, Romania
Died18 January 2011(2011-01-18) (aged 46)
Bucharest, Romania
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Singer, composer
InstrumentGuitar

Cristian Pațurcă (10 September 1964 – 18 January 2011)[1] was a Romanian composer.

Pațurcă was born and died in Bucharest. He was the composer of a song called (Imnul Golanilor – The Hooligans’ Hymn) that inspired Romanians in their struggle against vestiges of the Communist government.

Awards

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The President of Romania at that time, Traian Băsescu, awarded Pațurcă the National Order of Faithful Service in April 2010, 20 years after he composed the song.

Death and legacy

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Pațurcă died on 18 January 2011 at the age of 46, after a long battle with tuberculosis and long-term liver problems. He was buried in Bucharest's Bellu Cemetery.[2] A year after his death, a monument in his honor was placed near University Square, in front of the National Theatre Bucharest; by April 2018, the monument had disappeared.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Obituary". The New York Times. 19 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Cristian Pațurcă a fost înmormântat la Cimitirul Bellu, în acordurile "Imnului Golanilor"". HotNews (in Romanian). January 21, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Alertă. Monumentul autorului "Imnului Golanilor" Cristian Pațurcă de la Universitate a dipărut". newsteam.ro (in Romanian). April 4, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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