Angela Similea (born 9 July 1946 in

1 Decembrie 1 Decembrie is a commune in the south of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, composed of a single village, 1 Decembrie. It also included the village of Copăceni until 2005, when it was split off to form a separate commune. Name Originally named C ...

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) is a Romanian female pop star who was famous for

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music during the 1980s.Denise Roman ''Denise Roman, Fragmented Identities: Popular Culture, Sex, and Everyday Life in Postcommunist Romania'' (New York: Lexington Books, 2003) 0739121189 – 2007 "In the late 1980s, the most famous Romanian vocalist-stars of ''muzică ușoară'' were Angela Similea, Corina Chiriac, and Mirabela Dauer, together with the rocker Dida Drăgan and the internationally acclaimed Aura Urziceanu..."

The Golden Stag music festival

In the 1970 edition of the

Golden Stag Festival The Golden Stag Festival () is an international pop song contest, festival, and award show, held annually in the Piața Sfatului of Braşov, Romania. First held in 1968, the festival honors musical talents both in Romania and abroad. Non-Roman ...

, that took place in

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, Similea came second, winning The Silver Stag.

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