Ileana Sărăroiu

Ileana Sărăroiu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈle̯ana sərəˈroju]) (25 September 1936, Valea Voievozilor, Dâmbovița County – 12 May 1979, Unirea, Călărași County) was a Romanian singer of traditional and popular folk music.

Her two signature songs are: "Doi voinici din Valea Mare" (Two Handsome Lads from the Valea Mare) and "Unde e Târgoviștea" (Where is Târgoviște?).

The first is a song about two lads who go hunting and encounter two sisters whom they end up marrying.

The second is the story of a sad old mother who waits for her son in a train station.

While singing at a wedding reception, Sărăroiu suddenly collapsed and died from a brain aneurysm in 1979 at the age of 42.