Gabi Lunca

Gabi Lunc─[] (born in 1938) is a Romani singer of urban l─[]utareasc─[] music from Romania, born in V─[]rbil─[]u, Prahova County. Her father was also a l─[]utar, a violinist very respected among l─[]utari because he was a "notist" (he knew to read music). Her mother died when she was little and this left a major impression on her life - many of her song deal with the "mother" theme. She was a favorite of Romania's communist ruler Nicolae Ceau┼[]escu and his wife Elena. In the later part of her life, Gabi Lunc─[] converted to Pentecostalism and started singing exclusively religious music. She was married to the great accordionist Ion Stan-Onoriu.