Gabriel Cotabiță


Gabriel Cotabiță was a Romanian pop and rock singer.

Life and career

Cotabiță was born on 1 November 1955. He graduated from the Craiova's Institute of Electrotechnics, becoming an engineer.
Cotabiță debuted in rock music in 1975 with the group Redivivus. In the 1980s, he was a member of the well-known rock group Holograf. In 2002 he joined a group of rock then musicians and together they formed the band VH2, of which Gabriel was a vocalist.
He was also a host of a Callatis Festival and also a prominent part of a Romanian mainstream rock scene. He had a few notable collaborations with artists such as Ștefan Bănică, Jr. and Loredana Groza.
Cotabiță died from a stroke on 23 November 2024, aged 69.

Selected discography

  • 1988 – Noapte albastră
  • 1989 – Noi rămânem oameni
  • 1991 – Prima iubire și ultima
  • 1993 – Prizonier
  • 2010 – ''Fărâme de tandrețe''