Nelu Ploieșteanu
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| Born | Ion Dumitrache 16 December 1950 fiddler and singer |
Ion Dumitrache (16 December 1950 – 2 April 2021), artistically and commonly known as Nelu Ploieșteanu, was a Romanian
Romania. Already at age 6, he played the accordion,[1][2] and at age 17, he played music for money for the first time on a piano at a wedding.[2] He moved to Bucharest in 1970[1] and worked for 6 months at the Ion Vasilescu Magazine Theater.[2]
His artistic career expanded in 1979
Ion Dumitrache was married to Elena Dumitrache, with whom he had four daughters and one son. The latter was Mihăiță Dumitrache, who suffered from spastic quadriplegia and died on 21 April 2018 at the age of 32.[3]
Dumitrache sang publicly for the last time on 8 March 2021, in Slănic-Moldova. After this, he was hospitalized at the Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest after being diagnosed with COVID-19[4] and died there on 2 April.[1][2] His family claimed that the hospital had mistreated Dumitrache and left him "like a dog", saying they intended to sue the hospital.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Popescu, Alina (2 April 2021). "A murit Nelu Ploieșteanu. Cântărețul era internat cu Covid-19 la Spitalul Floreasca". Digi24 (in Romanian).
- ^ a b c d e f g "In memoriam. Nelu Ploieșteanu, o viață marcată de durere: de la o copilărie catastrofală la drama pierderii unicului fiu". VIVA (in Romanian). 5 May 2021.
- ^ Solomon, Tatiana (20 October 2018). "Fetele lui Ploieșteanu au împodobit mormântul fratelui cu flori și jucării". Click! (in Romanian).
- ^ a b "Scandal după moartea lui Nelu Ploieșteanu. Familia vrea să dea în judecată Spitalul Floreasca: "A fost lăsat ca un câine"". VIVA (in Romanian). 14 April 2021.
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