Nelu Ploieșteanu
Romanian musician (1950–2021)
Ion Dumitrache (16 December 1950 – 2 April 2021), artistically and commonly known as Nelu Ploieșteanu, was a Romanian lăutar, singer and fiddler of lăutărească music. He was born on 16 December 1950 in Ciorani, in the Prahova Region (now in the Prahova County), in Romania. Already at age 6, he played the accordion, and at age 17, he played music for money for the first time on a piano at a wedding. He moved to Bucharest in 1970 and worked for 6 months at the Ion Vasilescu Magazine Theater.
His artistic career expanded in 1979 when Dumitrache went on a tour to France, Belgium and the Netherlands. After this, more tours to countries such as Germany, Italy and Spain followed. He went on a final international tour in Germany in 1996 and, after that, he stayed in Romania. Dumitrache released a total of 30 albums during his lifetime. He also collaborated with famous actors such as Gheorghe Dinică or Ștefan Iordache and sang for the Ceaușescu family and for the former Presidents of Romania Ion Iliescu and Traian Băsescu.
Ion Dumitrache was married to Elena Dumitrache, with whom he had four daughters and one son.
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