Gabi Luncă (16 October 1938 – 2 April 2021),[1] often regarded as "Queen of lăutari music", was a Romanian-Romani lăutar musician.
[2] Born in Vărbilău, Prahova County, Romania, she was also a folk singer.
Her father was also part of the lăutari, a very respected violinist because he was a "notist" (he knew how to read music).
She was a favorite of Romania's communist ruler Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena.
In the later part of her life, Gabi Luncă converted to Pentecostalism and started singing exclusively religious music.