Victor Socaciu

{{Short description|Romanian folk singer, composer and politician (1953-2021)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Victor Socaciu

| image = Victor Socaciu.jpg

| caption = Socaciu in concert, 2010

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1953|01|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Brașov, Romanian People's Republic

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|12|27|1953|01|14|df=y}}

| death_place = Bucharest, Romania

| resting_place = Cornu, Prahova County, Romania

| occupation = Folk singer, composer, politician, diplomat

}}

Victor Socaciu (14 January 1953 – 27 December 2021) was a Romanian folk singer, composer, and politician.

Socaciu served as a Deputy in the Parliament of Romania between 2008 and 2012, representative of Social Democrat Party. In 2014 he was named General Consul of Romania in Montreal, Canada.

He died on 27 December 2021, at the age of 68, from COVID-19.{{cite web | url=https://www.antena3.ro/actualitate/victor-socaciu-a-murit-luna-spital-68-de-ani-624050.html | title=Victor Socaciu a murit după o lună petrecută în spital. Artistul avea grave probleme de sănătate|lang=ro|work=Antena 3 CNN|first=Andreea |last=Cigolea|date=December 27, 2021|access-date=December 3, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.realitatea.net/stiri/actual/doliu-in-lumea-artistica-victor-socaciu-a-murit_61c9b3d8031bc34e9f3c1b92|title=Doliu în lumea artistică: Victor Socaciu a murit|date=December 27, 2021| lang=ro| website=www.realitatea.net|access-date=December 3, 2023}}