Anca Pop

Anca Pop (October 22, 1984 – December 16, 2018) was a Romanian Canadian singer-songwriter. On July 12, 2017, she released her self-titled debut studio album exclusively in Japan which spawned four singles including: "Free Love", "Super Cool", "Ring Around", and "Loco Poco". After her collaboration with Bregović, she signed a record deal with Roton Music. She also appeared on the cover of Playboy for the July–August issue.

Early life Pop was born on October 22, 1984, in Moldova Nouă, Romania. When she was three years old, her parents fled the Socialist Republic of Romania to Yugoslavia. Once they arrived they were taken to a refugee camp near Belgrade; they stayed there 7 months before going to a political asylum in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

Career Her debut single, "Free Love", was released on April 28, 2015, with an accompanying music video on the same day. A month later, another version of the video was released for Playboy magazine. "Super Cool" was released on March 24, 2016, as the second single from her upcoming debut studio album. The third single, "Ring Around", was released on January 25, 2017, with an accompanying music video on the same day. The fourth single, "Loco Poco", was released in 38 countries on May 26, 2017, by Roton and Edel Italy.

Personal life She lived in an apartment in Bucharest. She was passionated by spirituality and she searched for inspiration in Peru, India and Thailand. She came out as bisexual on a TV show named Totul pentru dragoste, and she had an open relationship with a girl named Fraga.

Death She died on 16 December 2018. She was 34 at the time of her death. The singer died after she lost control of her car for unknown reasons and the car plunged into the Danube river, near the commune Svinița, while she was heading to her parents' home. Three divers, helped by military of the emergency authorities, were involved in the recovery of the body. The funeral took place on December 20, 2018, on the Danube's shore, in the commune of Sviniţa, being the artist's wish to be buried as close to the place of death.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Anca Pop Released: July 12, 2017 Label: Roton, Aqua Production Format: CD, Digital download

Singles As lead artist Title Year Album "Free Love" (featuring Goran Bregović)

As featured artist Title Year Album "Love Is" (FUMI★YEAH! featuring Anca Pop) 2017 Anca Pop