Nicolae Sulac


Nicolae Sulac was a folk music singer from the Republic of Moldova.
Throughout his career, he sang the hits such as "What a nice cuckoo is singing", "Youth", "Magheran green leaf", "When my father comes", "Sulac's flower", Doinas "Miorița" and „Mouring Doina”, "In the Prut forest", etc.

Biography

Nicolae Sulac was born on 9 September 1936 in the village of Sadîc, County of Cahul, România. His artistic career began in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, in the Doina choir chapel. In 1965, Nicolae Sulac became the lead singer of the "Fluieraș" ensemble, ensemble that launched many folk musicians from Moldova. In the 1970s and early 1980s he performed as the leading singer of the "Lăutarii" ensemble.
Nicolae Sulac is the winner of awards of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and later of the Republic of Moldova, and was awarded the Order of the Republic.
In 2002, he set up a fund for supporting folk music.
Nicolae Sulac sing the songs exclusively in Romanian language, being applauded every time by the whole hall, even by those who did not know the Romanian language.
By the end of his life, Sulac had a wish to move to Iași, the town he liked the most and where he used to meet with the friends.
He died in Chișinău in 2003 after a stroke and was buried in the Chișinău Central Cemetery. On October 9, 2004, his bust was inaugurated at the Central Cemetery.
In 2007, postum, Nicolae Sulac's album On a Edge of Road appeared on the market.
His daughter, Doina Sulac, is following the family tradition. She is a singer of folk music like her famous father.

Discography