Laura Stoica

Laura Stoica
Birth name Adriana-Laurenția Stoica
Born (1967-10-10)10 October 1967
Alba Iulia, Alba County, Romania
Died 9 March 2006(2006-03-09) (aged 38)
Sinești, Ialomița County, Romania
Genres rock · pop rock · pop · electronic rock · schlager
Occupation(s) Musician, singer, songwriter, actress, television host
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1987 - 2006
Labels Romagram, Edgar Surin Records, Calavis Music Company, TVR Media, Roton
Associated acts Laura Stoica Band, Roșu și Negru, Direcția 5
Website laurastoica.ro

Adriana-Laurenția "Laura" Stoica (10 October 1967 – 9 March 2006) was a Romanian singer, composer and actress.

Biography

In 1986, she graduated from the "Popular Arts School" in Târgoviște with a degree in classic canto. Afterwards, she participated at all the major new-talent contests held in Romania. In 1989, she got a one-year singing contract at "Toma Caragiu" Theatre in Ploiești.

Stoica made her debut in 1990 at the "Mamaia" festival with the Un actor grăbit song ("An Actor in a Hurry", written by Bogdan Cristinoiu). The following year she was declared the best pop-rock singer and Un actor grăbit became the song of the year. Her debut album, entitled Focul ("The Fire") was released in 1994. Since then, her songs have been included in many compilations. Her second album, ...Nici o stea ("...Any Star"), was released in 1996. Laura Stoica was also an actress. In 2000, she graduated from the Ecological University of Bucharest with a degree in drama.

On 9 March 2006, Stoica and her fiancé lost their lives in a car accident near Urziceni. She was pregnant at the time.[1]

Laura Stoica Band

The band was created by Laura Stoica in 1993 to support her in live concerts, tours and television shows. It included some 20 musicians of rock, blues, pop and jazz music.

  • Laura Stoica – lead vocals, songwriter, band leader
  • Iulian Vrabete – bas, backing vocals, songwriter
  • Eugen Mihăescu – guitar, backing vocals, songwriter
  • Vlady Cnejevici – keyboards, backing vocals, songwriter
  • Florin Ionescu – drums, backing vocals, songwriter
  • Cristian Soleanu – saxophone
  • Paul Baciu – bas
  • Răzvan Lupu „Lapi” – drums
  • Remus Carteleanu – guitar, backing vocals, songwriter
  • Matei Bulencea „Căpitanu” – bas, backing vocals, songwriter
  • Mihai Coman – keyboards, backing vocals, songwriter
  • Relu Bițulescu – drums
  • Andrei Bărbulescu – drums
  • Fernando Drăgănici – keyboards
  • Răzvan Gorcinski – drums
  • Adrian Vișteanu – guitar, backing vocals, songwriter
  • Emanuel Gheorghe „Fisă” – keyboards, programming, backing vocals, songwriter
  • Victor Miclăuș – bas, backing vocals
  • Cristian Mărgescu – drums, backing vocals
  • Laura Luchian – backing vocals

Discography

  • Un actor grăbit (single, Romagram, 1992)
  • Focul (studio album, CD/MC, Edgar Surin Records, 1994) (reissue in 2008)
  • ...Nici o stea (studio album, CD/MC, Calavis Music Company, 1996) (reissues in 2002 and 2006)
  • S-a schimbat (studio album, CD/MC, TVR Media, 2005)
  • Dă, Doamne, cântec (compilation album, CD/MC, Roton, 2007)
  • Ediție specială (video album, DVD, TVR Media, 2007)
  • Muzică de colecție, Vol. 62 (compilation album, CD, Jurnalul Național, 2008)
  • Vino (studio album, CD, Roton, 2009)

References

  1. ↑ Jurnalul Național, Laura Stoica a murit într-un accident, jurnalul.ro, 10 March 2006.(in Romanian)
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