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Gabi Luncă
Person · female · Romania · Vărbilău · born 1938 · died 2021 · recording since 1960
Romanian singer
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Also known as ガビ・ルンカ
Timeline
4 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1† Death 1
1930s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: Muzică Lăutărească
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2020s
Biography
English biography135 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1332235913
Biography
Gabi Luncă (16 October 1938 – 2 April 2021), often regarded as "Queen of lăutărească music", was a Romanian-Romani lăutar musician. Born in Vărbilău, Prahova County, Romania, she was also a folk singer.
Life
Her father was also part of the lăutari, a very respected violinist because he was a "notist" (he knew how to read music). Her mother died when she was very young and this left a major impression on her life; many of her songs deal with the "mother" theme.
She was a favorite of Romania's communist ruler Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena.
In the later part of her life, Gabi Luncă converted to Pentecostalism and started singing exclusively religious music.
She was married to the great accordionist Ion Stan-Onoriu.
Gabi Luncă died of COVID-19 in Bucharest, at the age of 82.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 48 | 89th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (6 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
1967 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 28:34
A1Mă gîndesc neică la tine4:50A2Dă mama vu biciu-n mine5:27A3Cîntec lung de masă3:56B4Supărată sunt pe lume6:07B5Rău e Doamne bolnăvioară5:00B6Am crescut băieți şi fete3:14— · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 39:15
A1Mă dusei şi eu în codru3:22A2Pasăre necunoscută5:05A3Şi-am luat-o pe drum la vale3:04A4Fericit e omu-n lume4:22A5Pasăre de peste vale3:48B1Maneaua2:15B2Nu ştiu de ce sînt lăsată4:34B3De unde vii tu măi lele?3:40B4Peste deal lîngă pădure5:35B5Cuculeţ de la Pădure3:30
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Muzică LăutăreascăSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1M-am Jurat Să Nu Mai Beau A2Lasă-mă-n Casă, Nevastă B1Cîntă-mi Cucule Și Mie B2Foaie Verde Leuștean | 1960 |
Album · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Muzică de colecțieSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:05:551Dă, mamă, cu biciu-n mine!5:23 2Pasăre necunoscută5:04 3Cu-o damigeană și-un pahar2:48 4Eu de când te-am cunoscut4:09 5Anii mei și tinerețea4:34 6M-a ajuns un dor de-acasă3:59 7Într-o zi la poarta mea4:00 8Peste deal lângă pădure5:35 9La cârciuma de la drum1:48 10Am crescut băieți și fete3:11 11Supărată sunt pe lume6:04 12Am avut o măicușoară5:40 13Nu știu de ce sunt lăsată4:33 14Mă gândesc, neică, la tine4:47 15Grea mi-e, Doamne, inima4:20 | Compilation | 16 April 2007 | |
| 2008 | Sounds From a Bygone Age, Volume 5Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 45:391Omul bun n-are noroc4:09 2Rău e, Doamne, bolnăvioară5:01 3Mă gândesc, neică, la tine4:48 4Horă Lăutărească1:37 5Neicuță, mi-aduc aminte3:05 6Dă, mamă, cu biciu-n mine!5:26 7Supărată sunt pe lume6:08 8Horă2:02 9Azi e nor, mâine-i senin3:17 10Sus în deal pe poieniță4:20 11Pomule, de ce te-apleci5:46 | Compilation | 28 April 2008 | |
| 2008 | Muzică de colecție, volumul 51: Discul de aurSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:12:061La cârciuma de la drum1:51 2Fata care vinde flori4:40 3Răpirea din serai4:42 4O măicuță singurea4:13 5Ia mai dă o damigeană3:18 6La fântâna cu apă dulceagă4:04 7Două mame pentru-o fată4:57 8Lâng-o pădurice verde4:31 9Ieri a fost o zi frumoasă4:49 10Rau e, Doamne, bolnavioară5:01 11Măi neicuță din Pitești5:01 12Câte griji are o mamă6:11 13Bătui pe murgu cu palma4:48 14Omu bun n-are noroc4:11 15Cântec la îmbrăcatul miresei4:53 16Aseara la noi în sat4:56 | Compilation | 23 June 2008 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Gabi Luncă head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 48 | 89th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabi Luncă & Ensemble Ion Onoriu(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/07976537-32fc-4b54-b9fc-8f85aa26848ediscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/07976537-32fc-4b54-b9fc-8f85aa26848ecore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3093517genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3093517seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabi_Lunc%C4%83biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabi_Lunc%C4%83
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Romanian musicians
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Wikidata: Q3093517 · MusicBrainz: 07976537-32fc-4b54-b9fc-8f85aa26848e
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