Gic<#259; Petrescu (2 April 1915 <#8211; 18 June 2006) was a prolific Romanian performer. His debut was made at age 18 by joining a student band, having just graduated from the <#8220;Gheorghe <#350;incai<#8221; high school in Bucharest. His official debut was made by performing for radio audiences in 1937. Between 1937-1939 he carried on singing with the <#8220;Radu Ghind<#259;<#8221; and <#8220;Dinu <#350;erb<#259;nescu<#8221; orchestras in the Sinaia Casino.
He holds a record for the number of composed and performed songs (over 1500), in an amazingly varied discography, many of which became national hits which were covered again and again by other Romanian artists. Some of those hits are:
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Gic<#259; Petrescu (2 April 1915 <#8211; 18 June 2006) was a prolific Romanian performer. His debut was made at age 18 by joining a student band, having just graduated from the <#8220;Gheorghe <#350;incai<#8221; high school in Bucharest. His official debut was made by performing for radio audiences in 1937. Between 1937-1939 he carried on singing with the <#8220;Radu Ghind<#259;<#8221; and <#8220;Dinu <#350;erb<#259;nescu<#8221; orchestras in the Sinaia Casino.