Tributes paid to singer Madalina Manole

Newsroom 19/07/2010 | 13:43

The music community is paying tribute to Madalina Manole, who was found dead at her home in Otopeni on Wednesday, her 43rd birthday. According to the forensics report, Manole committed suicide, after leaving a goodbye message on her husband’s mobile phone. An ambulance was called to the singer’s home early in the morning by her husband. Early indications were that suicide was the cause, as, according to sources, Manole had made a previous attempt to take her life several days before. It is believed that the singer had had health issues, as she had been hospitalized in May. The forensics report on Thursday confirmed suicide as the cause of death. Manole had just released an album, 09 Madalina Manole. Media speculation on the reason for the singer’s suicide included depression.

Madalina Manole made her artistic debut at the age of 15, before going on to become one of the big names of the Romanian pop scene in the 1990s. Manole is survived by her second husband and had recently become a mother.

Corina Dumitrescu