Overview

• He has spent four decades using Elvis’s music to challenge stereotypes since his first performances under Ceausescu’s regime.
• A school teacher for 25 years, he leverages his ‘Rock ’n’ Rom’ show to demonstrate to Roma students that they can aspire beyond village life.
• His set list features Presley hits reimagined in Romani, Romanian and English with localized lyrics such as replacing “blue suede shoes” with “bare feet.”
• Roma make up about 7% of Romania’s population and a recent EU survey found one in five reported discrimination in the past year.
• Lakatos continues to tour venues large and small across Romania to provide positive role models and foster inclusion.