Gabriel Cotabiță
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| Birth name | Gabriel Cotabiță |
| Born | 1 November 1955 Craiova, Romania |
| Died | 23 November 2024 (aged 69) Bucharest, Romania |
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| Years active | 1974–2024 |
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Gabriel Cotabiță (1 November 1955 – 23 November 2024) was a Romanian pop and rock singer.
Life and career
[edit]Cotabiță was born on 1 November 1955. He graduated from the Craiova's Institute of Electrotechnics, becoming an engineer.[1]
Cotabiță debuted in rock music in 1975 with the group Redivivus.[1] In the 1980s, he was a member of the well-known rock group Holograf. In 2002 he joined a group of rock then musicians and together they formed the band VH2, of which Gabriel was a vocalist.
He was also a host of a Callatis Festival[2] and also a prominent part of a Romanian mainstream rock scene. He had a few notable collaborations with artists such as Ștefan Bănică, Jr. and Loredana Groza.
Cotabiță died from a stroke on 23 November 2024, aged 69.[1]
Selected discography
[edit]- 1988 – Noapte albastră
- 1989 – Noi rămânem oameni
- 1991 – Prima iubire și ultima
- 1993 – Prizonier
- 2010 – Fărâme de tandrețe
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- gabicotabita.go.ro
- Gabriel Cotabiță discography at Discogs
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