On April 1, 1961, she came to the Ciocârlia Ensemble of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Bucharest. 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. In 2001 she was named "Honorary Citizen of Bucharest". Butaciu died in
Bucharest on 11 June 2018 at the age of 78. She is buried at the
Ghencea Military Cemetery. == References ==