Mihai Dolgan (14 March 1942 – 16 March 2008) was a singer and composer from

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. In 1967 he set up the

Noroc Noroc is a music group from Moldova, created in 1967 by Mihai Dolgan. History "Noroc" became very popular in the USSR Fără Mihai Dolgan, ''Timpul'', March 20, 2008 after the release of their first album in 1968 which included the following son ...

which became one of the most famous bands in the

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Biography

Mihail Dolgan was born on March 14, 1942, in Vladimirești of the Sângerei District. In 1949 all his family was deported to

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. He came back to Moldova in 1957. In 1967 Mihai Dolgan set up the

ensemble, which became one of the most famous in the USSR. In 1970 the Ministry of Culture of the

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banned the ensemble and it returned onto the stage only in 1988. Mihai Dolgan is the author of about a hundred compositions, which became hits. On March 16, 2008, the composer Mihai Dolgan died in the hospital, suffering from an incurable disease. Mihai Dolgan was buried at the Armenian cemetery.Legendary Mihai Dolgan, the singer and the composer, is buried on the Armenian cemetery. Farewell with Mihai Dolgan has passed in the National Palace of Chisinau.
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Awards

* People's Artist, 1988 *

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, the highest state award, 2001

Bibliography

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. Enciclopedie.1997 * Serafim Buzilă. Interpreți din Moldova. Ch., Ed. Arc-Museum, 1996, reeditare 1999

Discography

* ВИА «Норок» (1968) * ВИА «Норок» (1969) * Ансамбль «Норок» (1987)

References

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