Friday, December 5, 2008

R.I.P.: Anca Parghel

Anca Parghel
(born Sep. 16, 1957, Champulung Moldovenesc/Romania;
died Dec. 5, 2008, Timisoara/Romania)

The Romanian singer Anca Parghel died early December 5th in a hospital in Timisoara from ovarian cancer. She was one of Romania's best known singers and had performed all over Europe as well as in the USA. Her diagnosis of ovarian cancer in June prompted a national campaign in Romania to raise money for her treatment. Obituary: San Francisco Chronicle.
Source: The Jazzinstitut Darmstadt

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