Veta Biriș (born 11 August 1949) is a Romanian folk music singer. She was born in Veseuș, a village in Jidvei commune, Alba County, in a large family of seven siblings. Biriș moved in 1966 to nearby Căpâlna de Jos and debuted as a singer the following year in a music competition as a representative of the Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region.[1][2]
Veta Biriș | |
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| Born | 11 August 1949 Veseuș, Alba County, Romania |
| Genres | Folk and patriotic music |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Her repertoire mainly consists of a wide variety of folk music and she has released several albums. Among these are Așa-i românul ("This is how the Romanian is", 1995), La aniversare ("Anniversary", 1999), Oi cânta cu drag în lume ("I'll sing with love to the world", 2001), Vechi cântece românești ("Old Romanian songs", 2007) and E vremea colindelor ("It's the time of carols", 2008, together with Ionuț Fulea). On 7 February 2004, she was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit by the Romanian President Ion Iliescu.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Indrăgita interpretă de muzică populară, Veta Biriș, împlinește 65 de ani. Detalii din cariera artistei". Redacția Alba24.ro (in Romanian). 11 August 2014.
- ^ a b Solomon, Tatiana (12 August 2020). "Veta Biriș a împlinit 71 de ani. Regretul vieții ei are legătură cu ziua nunții: "Nu m-au lăsat să intru mireasă în biserică"". Click! (in Romanian).
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