Backing vocalists sing over the lead vocalist.
Ileana Sararoiu -LRB- Romanian  : Ileana Sararoiu , -LSB- iˈleana sərəˈroju -RSB- -RRB- -LRB- 25 September 1936 -- 12 May 1979 -RRB- was a renowned Romanian singer of traditional and popular folk music .. While not as famous as Maria Tanase , she still remains one of the most important Romanian female folk singers alongside Maria Tanase , Maria Lataretu -LRB- belonging to the first generation of great Romanian folk singers -RRB- , or Maria Ciobanu -LRB- belonging to the second -RRB- .. Maria Tanase. Maria Tanase. Maria Lataretu. Maria Lataretu. Maria Ciobanu. Maria Ciobanu. Her song-masterpieces , according to Romanian experts , are  : `` Doi voinici din Valea Mare '' -LRB- Two Handsome Lads from the Big Valley -RRB- and `` Unde e Targovistea '' -LRB- Where is My Beloved Targoviste -RRB- .. Targoviste. Targoviste. The first is a song about two lads who went hunting but , instead , they encountered two sisters to whom they got married .. The second is a story of a sad mother who waits for her son in a train station from a Romanian town .. She does not see anybody came except a girl who she has never seen before .. The girl turns out to be the wife of her son .. Sadly , during a wedding party where she was singing , Ileana Sararoiu suddenly collapsed and died from a brain aneurysm in 1979 at the age of 42 .. aneurysm. aneurysm