Ștefan Petrache (8 May 1949 – 13 January 2020) was a Moldovan singer who was a member of bands Noroc, Contemporanul, Plai and others.Petrache was born in Vînători, Nisporeni. He worked at Teleradio-Moldova and spent thirty-two years on the music scene and on tour. In 2014 he received the Moldovan Order of the Republic for his contribution to music.[1] [2] He died in Chișinău, aged 70.