Dida Drăgan (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdida drəˈɡan]; born in Jugureni, Dâmbovița County, 14 September 1946) is a Romanian singer who is famous for rock music in the muzică ușoară (easy listening) music of the 1980s.[1]

Dida Drăgan
Birth nameDidina Alexandra Drăgan
Born (1946-09-14) September 14, 1946 (age 77)
Jugureni, Dâmbovița County, Kingdom of Romania
GenresEasy listening
Occupation(s)Pop star
Years active1971–present

In 1993, she represented Romania in the preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest but having finished in seventh place, she failed to qualify for the finals in Ireland.

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  1. ^ Denise Roman, Fragmented Identities: Popular Culture, Sex, and Everyday Life in Postcommunist Romania (New York: Lexington Books, 2007) ISBN 0739121189 "In the late 1980s, the most famous Romanian vocalist-stars of muzică ușoară were Angela Similea, Corina Chiriac, and Mirabela Dauer, together with the rocker Dida Dragan and the internationally acclaimed Aura Urziceanu..."[page needed]