| Maria Butaciu | |
| Birth Date: | 19 February 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Salva, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Kingdom of Romania |
| Death Place: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Nationality: | Romanian |
| Occupation: | Singing |
| Years Active: | 1961–2018 |
Maria Butaciu (February 19, 1940 – June 11, 2018) was a performer of Romanian folklore music of Transylvania.
Butaciu was born in Salva, Bistrița-Năsăud County. She attended the Music High School in Cluj, where she started her musical career with the Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic Orchestra.
On April 1, 1961, she came to the Ciocârlia Ensemble of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Bucharest.[1] Butaciu was a singer especially in the Bistrița-Năsăud area.
During her career she worked with conductors such as Constantin Arvinte, Ion Mărgean, Paraschiv Oprea, Victor Predescu, George Vancu, and Alexandru Viman.[2]
In 2001 she was named "Honorary Citizen of Bucharest". Butaciu died in Bucharest on 11 June 2018 at the age of 78.[3] She is buried at the Ghencea Military Cemetery.[4]