Mihai Dolgan

For the academician with a similar name, see Mihail Dolgan.

Mihai Dolgan
Mihai Dolgan on stamps of Moldova
Born	(1942-03-15)March 15, 1942 Vladimirești, Sângerei
Died	March 16, 2008(2008-03-16) (aged 66) Chişinău
Resting place	Armenian cemetery, Chişinău
Nationality	Romania, USSR, Moldova
Occupation(s)	Singer and composer
Awards	Order of the Republic (Moldova)

Mihai Dolgan (March 15, 1942, Vladimirești - March 16, 2008, Chişinău) was a singer and composer from Moldova. In 1967 he set up the Noroc, which became one of the most famous bands in the Soviet Union.

Biography

Mihail Dolgan was born on March 14, 1942 in Vladimirești of the Sângerei District. In 1949 all his family was deported to Siberia. He came back to Moldova in 1957. In 1967 Mihai Dolgan set up the Noroc ensemble, which became one of the most famous in the USSR. In 1970 the Ministry of Culture of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic banned the ensemble and it returned onto the stage only in 1988. Mihai Dolgan is the author of about a hundred compositions, which became hits. On March 16, 2008 the composer Mihai Dolgan died in the hospital, suffering from an incurable disease. Mihai Dolgan was buried at the Armenian cemetery.

Awards

• People’s Artist, 1988
• Order of the Republic (Moldova), the highest state award, 2001

Bibliography

• Iurie Colesnic. Chișinău. Enciclopedie.1997
• Serafim Buzilă. Interpreți din Moldova. Ch., Ed. Arc-Museum, 1996, reeditare 1999

Discography

• ВИА «Норок» (1968)
• ВИА «Норок» (1969)
• Ансамбль «Норок» (1987)

External links

• Legendary Mihai Dolgan, the singer and the composer, is buried on the Armenian cemetery. Farewell with Mihai Dolgan has passed in the National Palace of Chisinau.
• NOROC, De ce plang Chitarele & Canta un artist, 1969
• Pagina neoficială a formației "Noroc"
• Maria Brânzan, "Soarta de artist"
• Biblus
• Noroc
• Ce căutăm?: Noroc
• Formația "Noroc" împlinește 40 de ani (în lb. rusă)
• Contemporanul
• Hai, Noroc (în lb. rusă)
• Noroc pe YouTube