Cristian Vasile

Cristian Vasile (May 8, 1908 – June 15, 1974) was a well-known Romanian tango-romance (Romanţă) singer between 1928 and 1949, famous for songs such as "Zaraza", "Aprinde o ţigară", "Ce să-ţi mai scriu", "Pentru tine am făcut nebunii", "Nunuţo". He was born in Braila, and died in 1974 in Sibiu.

His greatest success, the song "Zaraza", that was said to refer to a Roma woman he was in love with at that time, was in fact an adapted version of a Uruguayan tango written in 1929 by Benjamín Alfonso Tagle Lara.[1] A popular rumour surrounding the song says that Vasile's lover was murdered by a rival singer, Zavaidoc, and her death caused Vasile to never sing again. Vasile did in fact abruptly stop his singing career, but a more credible explanation is that he lost his voice due to cancer.[1] Although he was supposedly at odds with Zavaidoc, there is no proof that such a rivalry existed beyond mere rumours.[2]

References
  1. Tănase, Stelian (2008), "Zaraza all inclusive", Observator Cultural (393)
  2. Apostol, Maria (6 April 2011), "Legenda frumoasei Zaraza, țiganca pe care o iubeau nebunește lăutarii din Micul Paris. A existat sau nu?", Adevărul
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