Ion Dolănescu (; 25 January 1944 – 19 March 2009) was a

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n singer of

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and a politician. He was married to singer

Maria Ciobanu Maria Ciobanu (born 3 September 1937 in Roșiile) is a Romanian folk music, folk singer. Her repertoire include more than 700 recorded songs for Romanian, Yugoslavian and Holland Record Companies, Romanian Radio and TV... Some of her famous so ...

. He was a member of the

Greater Romania Party The Greater Romania Party ( ro, Partidul România Mare, PRM) is a Romanian nationalist political party. Founded in May 1991 by Eugen Barbu and Corneliu Vadim Tudor, it was led by the latter from that point until his death in September 2015. The ...

and was elected to the

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from 2000 to 2004.

Songs

* ''M-am născut printre Carpați'' * ''Gorjule, grădină dulce * ''De când sunt pe-acest pământ'' * ''Mândro, când ne iubeam noi'' * ''Să-mi trăiască nevestica'' * ''Neuitata mea, Maria'' * ''Au, lele, vino-ncoa (with

)'' * ''Face-m-aș privighetoare (with Maria Ciobanu)'' * ''Pe sub dealul cu izvorul (with Maria Ciobanu)'' * ''Pe sub creanga vișinie'' * ''Tare-i dulce porcul de Crăciun (with Vali Vijelie)'' * ''Mare ți-e grădina Doamne, iar eu din ea fac parte!'' * ''Hora de zambalagii'' * ''Și-am murit și am trait'' * ''Cu paharu' nu-ți mai trece doru'' * ''Iarna nu-i ca vara''

References

External links

Ion Dolănescu's Curriculum Vitae at the Romanian Chamber of Deputies website
1944 births 2009 deaths People from Dâmbovița County 20th-century Romanian male singers 20th-century Romanian singers Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Greater Romania Party politicians Burials at Bellu Cemetery {{Romania-singer-stub