Laura Stoica, famous Romanian singer, was born on October 10th 1967 and, passionate about music, in 1986 she graduated from classic canto courses (prof. Emil Niculescu) at “Popular Arts School” in Targoviste, participating afterwards to all major new-talents contest held in Romania.
She made the next step in her artistic career in 1989 when she became a singer for the “Toma Caragiu” Theatre in Ploiesti, for an year.
Even if music had always been the most important to her, Laura was also attracted by theatre therefore graduating in 2000 from the “Theatrical Faculty”, Arts Section (part of the Ecological University of Bucharest), being licensed in Arts-Acting.
In 1990, at the “Mamaia” festival, Laura Stoica launched herself in the music world, followed the next year by her being declared the best pop-rock singer, and the song “Un Actor Grabit” (by Bogdan Cristinoiu) the song of the year.
Between 1987 and 1991 Laura Stoica took part in numerous music contests and, with an impressive tenacity, managing to make good impressions to the juries as well as to the pop music lovers.
Laura Stoica becomes a well-known star, an original singer, with a great solid voice, a skillful interpretation and a modern stage play. The first album, entitled “Focul” (The Fire) appeared on the market in 1994. Since then, Laura’s songs have been included on many compilations, and in 1997 the second album was released, “Nici o stea”.
Laura Stoica had believed for many years that she couldn’t have babies and ended up dealing with this thought. She know that for every little thing life has to offer we must pay a price, and she thought that this is the price she has to pay for her talent and career. Her pregnancy was a wonderful Christmas gift, the best she could ever get. But neither her nor her fiancé, Cristian Margescu (the bassist in the “Laura Stoica Band”), didn’t want to make this announcement until they had the certainty that everything was going normal. “The baby is going to be born in september, and until his coming to this world I am keen on keeping all my concerts set and even prepare a new album. It’s my way of welcoming my first born into this world”, the star declared.
Faith however has it’s own plans. On Thursday, march 9th 2006, Laura Stoica and her fiancé have lost their lives in a car accident, along with her their unborn baby.
Many things have been said about Laura Stoica, but maybe the most important one is that the public has loved her since her debut on the musical stage (“Mamaia” Festival, 1990) and her voice has conquered the hearts on many music lovers. With time passing by, her popularity and number of admirers have grown constantly.
Full Discography: 1992 “Un Actor Grabit” (single) 1994 “Focul” 1997 “…Nici O Stea” 1997 “Oameni De Zapada” 1998 “Radio Hits” 1999 “Backstage Live” 2005 “S-a Schimbat” 2007 “Da Doamne Cantec”
