Floarea Calotă (born March 27, 1956, in Beuca,

Teleorman County Teleorman County () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical region Muntenia, with its capital city at Alexandria. The name ''Teleorman'' is of Cumanic ( Turkic) origin. It literally means ''wild/crazy for ...

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) is a Romanian singer of

popular music Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no musical training.Popular Music. (2015). ''Fun ...

and former politician. She served as a deputy in the Romanian Parliament during the 1990–1992 and 1992–1996 legislatures, representing Teleorman County. Initially elected on the lists of the National Salvation Front (FSN) under the name Floarea Calotă Lupu, she later represented the

Democratic National Salvation Front The Democratic National Salvation Front (, FDSN) was a Romanian political party formed by former President Ion Iliescu and his supporters stemming from the National Salvation Front (FSN) on 7 April 1992. It was the result of the breakup of the ...

(FDSN,

Social Democracy Party of Romania The Social Democratic Party (, PSD) is the largest political party in Romania. It is also the largest Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Romania, political party in the country. It was founded by Ion Iliescu, Rom ...

- PDSR - since 1993). In 1978, she won the "Floarea din grădină" trophy. She was nicknamed the "flower of

's music".

Filmography

Oglinda ''Oglinda'' ("The Mirror"), also known as ''Începutul adevărului'' ("The Beginning of Truth"), is a controversial 1993 film by Romanian director Sergiu Nicolaescu. It depicts Romania during World War II, focusing on the Royal Coup of 23 August ...

(1994)

Discography

*1978: Doina Plugului (EP) *1983: Tot Iubind Prin Teleorman *1985: Cucule De Pe Resteu *1987: Neiculiță, Floare Dulce *1989: Pe Deal La Teleormănel *1995: Așa Cu Drag Mi-a Căzut Throughout her career, Floarea Calotă has been recognized for her contributions to Romanian folk music and has been listed among notable Romanian singers of popular music.

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