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Anca Pop death: Police probe as singer found dead in Romania river

Anca Pop pictured in 2015 (Picture: AP)

Romanian-Canadian singer Anca Pop has died after her car plunged into a river.

The 34-year-old's body was identified after divers found her car n the Danube River in south-west Romania, police said.

Her sister had alerted officers after she failed to arrive at the family home on Sunday evening. A police investigation continued on Tuesday.

Anca Pop's style was a fusion of Balkan and mainstream pop. She had a big following in Japan.

She also collaborated with Bosnian musician Goran Bregovic on his "Champagne for Gypsies" album.

In 1987, Anca fled communist Romania with her family, crossing the Danube into then-Yugoslavia, where they became political refugees. Months later, they emigrated to Canada.

After communism ended, she returned to Romania. This year she caused a stir by revealing she was in a same-sex relationship. Parts of Romanian society can be intolerant of homosexuality.

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