A Political Wedding: Alexandru Nazare to Marry Folk Singer Maria Mihali

Wedding bells are ringing for Romania’s interim finance minister, Alexandru Nazare, who is expected to marry folk singer Maria Mihali this week. Public reports place the ceremony on Sept. 12, 2026.

The couple became engaged in 2025, after the first reports of their relationship emerged in 2024. They have generally kept their private lives away from public attention, although they have been seen together during visits to monasteries, mountain trips, and national team football matches.

Mihali was born and raised in Baia Mare and comes from a family with roots in historic Maramureș. Her repertoire includes Romanian folk songs, religious music, Christian folk, and Christmas carols. She has worked with the Iza Group and performed in Romania and abroad.

A major milestone in her career came in 2016, when she won the trophy at the Lucreția Ciobanu Folk Festival in Sibiu. Born on April 14, 1996, on Easter Sunday, she has described the coincidence as “the most beautiful blessing.”

Mihali studied business at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca and completed a master’s degree in business development management in 2020. She also graduated from the folk singing program at Cluj-Napoca’s Tudor Jarda Popular Arts School in 2017. She now continues her vocal training at the National University of Music in Bucharest and works with young people interested in folk music. She is 15 years younger than Nazare.

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The most beautiful blessing.