Adela Elena Popescu (born 8 October 1986 in
Șușani,
Vâlcea County
Vâlcea County (also spelt ''Vîlcea''; ) is a county ( județ) of Romania. Located in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (which are separated by the Olt River), it is also part of the wider Wallachia region. Its capital city is R ...
) is a
Romania
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n actress and singer.
Popescu is notable for being among the original cast in the first Romanian
soap opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
, ''Numai Iubirea'' (Only Love), where she was paired with actor
Dan Bordeianu. In 2010 she met her future husband, actor and TV presenter
Radu Valcan
Radu may refer to:
People
* Radu (given name), Romanian masculine given name
* Radu (surname), Romanian surname
* Rulers of Wallachia, see
* Prince Radu of Romania (born 1960), disputed pretender to the former Romanian throne
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* Radu ( ...
.
In 2014 Popescu participated in the ALS
Ice Bucket Challenge
The Ice Bucket Challenge, sometimes called the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, is an activity involving the pouring of a bucket of ice water over a person's head, either by another person or self-administered, to promote awareness of the disease amyo ...
to raise public awareness of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the progressive loss of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is the most comm ...
, a fatal disease of the
motor neuron
A motor neuron (or motoneuron or efferent neuron) is a neuron whose cell body is located in the motor cortex, brainstem or the spinal cord, and whose axon (fiber) projects to the spinal cord or outside of the spinal cord to directly or indirectly ...
s.
Works
Television
* My Little Ponny : The Movie (Romanian version)
*2014 — "O Nouă Viață" (A New Life), Raluca Dumitrescu
*2011–2013 — "
Pariu Cu Viața
Pariu cu viața is a Romanian musical phenomenon comedy-drama television series that has aired on Pro TV. It focuses on a love story between two teenagers with a big passion for music, their family connections and the life of a music group formed ...
" (Bet With Life), Raluca Dumitrescu
*2010–2011 — '"Iubire & Onoare" (Love and Honor), Carmen Florescu
*2010 — "
Dansez pentru tine
Dansez pentru tine (English: ''Dancing for you'') was a show produced and broadcast on television station Pro TV, presented and moderated by Ștefan Bănică, Jr. and Iulia Vântur, now broadcast on Antena 1. It was the most watched entertainment ...
" (Dancing with the stars), won 2nd place
*2009–2010 — "Aniela"(Aniela), Aniela Elefterios
*2008–2009 — "Îngeraşii" (Little angels), Lia Damian
*2007–2008 — "Razboiul sexelor" (The battle of the sexes)
*2006–2007 — "Iubire ca în filme" (Living a movie romance), Ioana Ionescu
*2005–2006 — "Lacrimi de iubire" (Tears of love), Alexandra Mateescu
*2004–2005 — "Numai iubirea" (Only Love), Alina Damaschin
*2002–2003 — "In familie" (All in the family), Anca Ionescu
Music
*2010 – "Aniela"
*2009 – "Weekend"
*2008 – "O 9 zi in al 9lea cer" (9th Heaven)
*2008 — "Raspunsul meu" (My answer)
*2008– "Ingerasii" (Little Angels)
*2006 — "Iubire ca în filme" (Living a movie romance)
*2005 — "Lacrimi de iubire" (Tears of love)
References
External links
*
1986 births
Living people
Romanian television actresses
Romanian soap opera actresses
21st-century Romanian singers
21st-century Romanian actresses
People from Vâlcea County
21st-century Romanian women singers
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