Police say Romanian singer Madalina Manole was found dead at her home on her 43rd birthday.

Police spokeswoman Claudia Burada says Manole left a farewell message to her husband, Mircea Petru, early Wednesday. Prosecutors are examining the possibility of suicide.

Manole was 15 when she made her debut as a singer, and became one of Romania's best loved artists of folk and popular music, often with romantic themes.

Her auburn tresses helped make her known in Romania as the "girl with the flame-colored hair."

She is survived by her husband and a 1-year-old son, Petru.

