Cristian Buica

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As he likes to say his "production year is 1960, 6th May". Born in Reşiţa(pronounced - Re'shi'tzah), Romania. He sings since he was 14-15 years old. At the age of 16 he won his first important prize - First place at a competition between high-schools (and a 7 days trip, for free, in Paring). At that point he was a student at Computer Science High School in Timişoara. At the age of 17 he was in Reşiţa, at another high-school and sings for Cenaclul Atheneum. In 1977 the main invite of the circle, in a 7 days tour, was Mircea Florian. At the end of the tour he goes to him and prays for an autograph in memory of the tour they've had together. Only that life had a different destiny for him. At Festivalul "Baladele Dunării" (Danube's Ballads Festival) in 1981 (the year when Poesis and Ecoul had their debute in the same festival) is spoted by Adrian Păunescu (who was the president of the jury) and invited in the famous Cenaclul Flacara, where he sings until the very last day of existence of Ceanclul Flacara. In 1986 he makes in Reşiţa Cenaclul "Focuri vii" (Living fires), where Dinu Olăraşu, Maria Gheorghiu, Vasile Mardare and other talented folk singers used to play. In 1987 he sings as an opening act for Iris for one and a half month. Afterwards he makes at the Cultural House of the Sindicates from Reşiţa Clubul Artei Tinere (The youth art club) - (Buica says: "it would become more and more difficult to call it "cenaclu""). There he makes unforgetable shows with guests from a

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