Leo Iorga

Leo Iorga (2 December 1964 – 2 November 2019) was a Romanian guitarist and singer, who was frontman of the band Compact.

Leo Iorga
Background information
Born(1964-12-02)December 2, 1964
Arad, Romania, Socialist Republic of Romania
DiedNovember 2, 2019(2019-11-02) (aged 54)[1][2][3]
Bucharest, Romania
Genresrock
guitar
voice
Occupation(s)Singing

Biography

Iorga was born in Arad on 2 December 1964 and died on 2 November 2019, after an eight year battle with lung cancer. He was 54 years old.[4][5][6]

He started to play at the age of 14 as a drummer in the "Ioan Slavici" high school band. Until 1985 he collaborated with the group "Pacific". In 1988 he worked as a vocalist in the band Cargo releasing the hits "Brigadierii", "Povestiri din gară" and "Erata". From the autumn of 1988 to 1996 he was the vocalist of the band Compact in the composition: Leo Iorga, Adrian Ordean, Vlady Cnejevici, Teo Peter, Emil Laghia and Leluț Vasilescu, a band cataloged by Florian Pittiș and many others as the "golden formula of the Compact".

In 1989,with Leo Iorga as vocalist, the band Compact sings at the "Mitt Ein Ander" festival in Berlin. They have three tours in the Republic of Moldova (1988, 1990, 1992). In 1990 he participated in the "British Rock for Romania" tour with the bands Crazy Head, Jesus Jones and Skin Games. In 1992 he participated in the "Rock '92" festival, together with two famous names of world rock: Uriah Heep and Ian Gillan Band, and in 1993 he gave two concerts (in Brașov and Sofia) with the legendary band Nazareth. In 1994, he sang at the Skip Rock Festival with the famous group Jethro Tull. In 1993, 1994 and 1995 they took part in the Marlboro Music tour with Holograf, Iris and Direction 5.

From 1997 to 2001 he sang with Adrian Ordean, George Patranoiu, Mario Ticlea, Bobi Stoica, Anca Neacșu, Irina Nicolae, Paul Pampon Neacșu, Cătălin "Bibanu" Dalvarea and Andi Savastre in the band Schimbul 3.

From 2003 to 2019, he worked with the band Pacifica.

Fight the disease

In early 2011, Leo Iorga was diagnosed with lung cancer, after he has worsened his health, sometimes smoking even four packs of cigarettes a day. He had surgery in February 2011 to remove the tumour from the lungs.[7]

On May 9, 2014, the artist underwent brain surgery, following the detection of a metastasis.

References
  1. "Leo Iorga a murit! Artistul s-a luptat timp de opt ani cu cancerul". Știrile Kanal D. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. "A murit Leo Iorga. Cântărețul avea 54 de ani". Știri mondene. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. "Fostul solist al trupei Compact, Leo Iorga, a murit". Gândul. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. Arvunescu, Victor (4 May 2014). "Leo Iorga, fostul solist al trupei Compact, suferă de cancer la creier şi urmează să fie operat" (in Romanian). Adevărul. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  5. "Meet the 24 Romanian semifinalists". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  6. Simion, Cristian (2 November 2019). "Leo Iorga a murit la 54 de ani. S-a luptat cu cancerul timp de 8 ani de zile" (in Romanian). Click!. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  7. "VIDEO Leo Iorga, despre lupta cu cancerul pulmonar: "Mi-am dat seama cat de mult rau am putut sa-i fac corpului meu! Fumam si 4 pachete de tigari pe zi"". 25 January 2012.
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