Burlacu Geta
Main achievement
Light music singer
About
Geta Burlacu, born Georgeta Povorozniuc on July 22, 1974, in the city of Bălți, is one of the most prominent performers of jazz and folk music in the Republic of Moldova. She began singing at the age of seven, studying violin at the music school in Bălți, which she graduated from with a qualification in the field. In 1993, she enrolled at the Chișinău Conservatory, where she studied folk music and jazz, training that definitively marked her artistic career. Over time, she has become a laureate of numerous awards at national and international festivals in fields such as jazz, light music, and folklore, performing on stages in Romania, France, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Ukraine, Belarus, and many other countries. Geta Burlacu's professional career has seen moments of great international visibility. Between 1998 and 2011, she was a soloist in the vocal jazz band UniVox, and from 2005 to 2007, she was a professor of vocal jazz at the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts of Moldova. In 2006, she received a prestigious scholarship from the Soros Foundation for music. The year 2008 marked the peak of Moldovan representation on the international stage, when Geta Burlacu represented the Republic of Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "A Century of Love". From 2009 to the present, the singer has performed on stage with the Teleradio Moldova National Symphony Orchestra and with various jazz bands, such as Alex Calancea Band and ANGRY Band, tours that have led her to perform in numerous European and global countries. Her contribution to the promotion of Moldovan culture was recognized through her appointment as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund in Moldova. Over the years, Geta Burlacu has participated in cultural and charity projects, held recitals in the Great National Assembly Square, and taken part in prestigious international festivals, including her participation in the concert organized by UNESCO in Paris in 2011 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Francophonie. Her discography includes notable albums such as "Ce n-aș da să mor diseară" (2005), "La poarta pământului" (2008), "O sete nebună" (2009), "Cine iubește" (2010), and "Să ningă cerul peste noi" (2012), demonstrating her artistic versatility and dedication to the art of performance.
