Dan Andrei Aldea

Dan Andrei Aldea
Dan Andrei Aldea, 1975
Background information
Birth name	Dan Andrei Vladimir Aldea
Born	(1950-03-09)9 March 1950 Bucharest, Romania
Died	18 January 2020(2020-01-18) (aged 69) Fântâna Doamnei, Romania (buried Oltenița)
Genres	Rock, Pop, Folk
Occupations	Singer, composer
Instruments	Guitar, violin, keyboard, bass, harmonica
Formerly of	Sfinx Saragossa Band

Dan Andrei Aldea (9 March 1950 – 18 January 2020) was a Romanian multi-instrumentalist (guitars, violin, and keyboards, mainly) and vocalist, best known for his work with the band Sfinx, but also for his solo career.

Aldea was born in Bucharest, where he graduated from the Music Academy, and was known as one of the best electric guitar players from Romania. Aldea has lived in Germany since 1981, after defecting. Just before defecting, he had played for several months in a night club in Belgium with his band Sfinx.

Along with Dorin Liviu Zaharia, he composed the music for the movie Nunta de piatră ("The Stone Wedding"). He died in Fântâna Doamnei, aged 69.

References

• Caraman Fotea, Daniela și Nicolau, Cristian (1999). Dicționar rock, pop, folk, pp. 18–19, 437–439. Editura Humanitas, București. ISBN 973-28-0910-8
• Ionescu, Doru (2005). Timpul chitarelor electrice. Jurnal de călătorie în arhiva TVR, ediția 1, Editura Humanitas Educational, București. ISBN 973-689-063-5
• Stratone, Nelu. Interview with Dan Aldea, published in „Art&Roll" (2002)