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Don’t Be Cruel: Photos of a Roma performer fighting discrimination, one Elvis song at a time

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Don’t Be Cruel: Photos of a Roma performer fighting discrimination, one Elvis song at a time
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Don’t Be Cruel: Photos of a Roma performer fighting discrimination, one Elvis song at a time

2025-08-07 17:16 Last Updated At:17:30

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Tudor Lakatos is fighting discrimination against Romania’s Roma minority through the music of Elvis Presley.

Dressed in a rhinestone shirt and oversized sunglasses, Lakatos performs unique versions of Elvis’ hits in a mix of Romani, Romanian and English.

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Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band covers the cimbalom during a break in the performance of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band covers the cimbalom during a break in the performance of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, on the cimbalom, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, on the cimbalom, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, exits the restroom during a break in his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, exits the restroom during a break in his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, strikes a pose for a photo with the Taraful Frunzelor band, Stelian Frunza, left, Stefan Marin, right, and Nicolae Feraru, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, strikes a pose for a photo with the Taraful Frunzelor band, Stelian Frunza, left, Stefan Marin, right, and Nicolae Feraru, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Customers dance as Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Customers dance as Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A customer records video of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performing at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A customer records video of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performing at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, center, Stelian Frunza, left, and Stefan Marin, right, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, center, Stelian Frunza, left, and Stefan Marin, right, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A customer records video as Tudor Lakatos, right, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, along with Nicolae Feraru, left, and Stefan Marin, center, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A customer records video as Tudor Lakatos, right, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, along with Nicolae Feraru, left, and Stefan Marin, center, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A poster advertising his concert of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, sits on a pole as customers enjoy the show at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A poster advertising his concert of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, sits on a pole as customers enjoy the show at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tunes his guitar during a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tunes his guitar during a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, walks to the stage before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, walks to the stage before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tests microphones at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance as President Donald Trump appears on a television screen during a news broadcast, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tests microphones at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance as President Donald Trump appears on a television screen during a news broadcast, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, poses outside the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, poses outside the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, strikes a pose for a photo with the Taraful Frunzelor band, Stelian Frunza, left, Stefan Marin, right, and Nicolae Feraru, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, strikes a pose for a photo with the Taraful Frunzelor band, Stelian Frunza, left, Stefan Marin, right, and Nicolae Feraru, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band covers the cimbalom during a break in the performance of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band covers the cimbalom during a break in the performance of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, on the cimbalom, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, on the cimbalom, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, exits the restroom during a break in his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, exits the restroom during a break in his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, strikes a pose for a photo with the Taraful Frunzelor band, Stelian Frunza, left, Stefan Marin, right, and Nicolae Feraru, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, strikes a pose for a photo with the Taraful Frunzelor band, Stelian Frunza, left, Stefan Marin, right, and Nicolae Feraru, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Customers dance as Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Customers dance as Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A customer records video of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performing at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A customer records video of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performing at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, center, Stelian Frunza, left, and Stefan Marin, right, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, center, Stelian Frunza, left, and Stefan Marin, right, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A customer records video as Tudor Lakatos, right, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, along with Nicolae Feraru, left, and Stefan Marin, center, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A customer records video as Tudor Lakatos, right, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, along with Nicolae Feraru, left, and Stefan Marin, center, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A poster advertising his concert of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, sits on a pole as customers enjoy the show at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A poster advertising his concert of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, sits on a pole as customers enjoy the show at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tunes his guitar during a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tunes his guitar during a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, walks to the stage before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, walks to the stage before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tests microphones at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance as President Donald Trump appears on a television screen during a news broadcast, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tests microphones at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance as President Donald Trump appears on a television screen during a news broadcast, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, poses outside the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, poses outside the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

But don’t call him an Elvis impersonator. Lakatos says he “channels” Elvis as a way to connect with people from both communities and provide a role model for Roma children after centuries of discrimination and poverty.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band covers the cimbalom during a break in the performance of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band covers the cimbalom during a break in the performance of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, on the cimbalom, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, on the cimbalom, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, exits the restroom during a break in his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, exits the restroom during a break in his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, strikes a pose for a photo with the Taraful Frunzelor band, Stelian Frunza, left, Stefan Marin, right, and Nicolae Feraru, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, strikes a pose for a photo with the Taraful Frunzelor band, Stelian Frunza, left, Stefan Marin, right, and Nicolae Feraru, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Customers dance as Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Customers dance as Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A customer records video of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performing at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A customer records video of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performing at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, center, Stelian Frunza, left, and Stefan Marin, right, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, center, Stelian Frunza, left, and Stefan Marin, right, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A customer records video as Tudor Lakatos, right, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, along with Nicolae Feraru, left, and Stefan Marin, center, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A customer records video as Tudor Lakatos, right, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, along with Nicolae Feraru, left, and Stefan Marin, center, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A poster advertising his concert of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, sits on a pole as customers enjoy the show at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A poster advertising his concert of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, sits on a pole as customers enjoy the show at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tunes his guitar during a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tunes his guitar during a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, walks to the stage before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, walks to the stage before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tests microphones at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance as President Donald Trump appears on a television screen during a news broadcast, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tests microphones at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance as President Donald Trump appears on a television screen during a news broadcast, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, poses outside the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, poses outside the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, strikes a pose for a photo with the Taraful Frunzelor band, Stelian Frunza, left, Stefan Marin, right, and Nicolae Feraru, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, strikes a pose for a photo with the Taraful Frunzelor band, Stelian Frunza, left, Stefan Marin, right, and Nicolae Feraru, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band covers the cimbalom during a break in the performance of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band covers the cimbalom during a break in the performance of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, on the cimbalom, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, on the cimbalom, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, exits the restroom during a break in his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, exits the restroom during a break in his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, strikes a pose for a photo with the Taraful Frunzelor band, Stelian Frunza, left, Stefan Marin, right, and Nicolae Feraru, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, strikes a pose for a photo with the Taraful Frunzelor band, Stelian Frunza, left, Stefan Marin, right, and Nicolae Feraru, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Customers dance as Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Customers dance as Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A customer records video of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performing at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A customer records video of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performing at the Terasa Florilor restaurant with the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band, at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, takes a break half way through his performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, center, Stelian Frunza, left, and Stefan Marin, right, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant along with Nicolae Feraru, center, Stelian Frunza, left, and Stefan Marin, right, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A customer records video as Tudor Lakatos, right, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, along with Nicolae Feraru, left, and Stefan Marin, center, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A customer records video as Tudor Lakatos, right, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, along with Nicolae Feraru, left, and Stefan Marin, center, of the Taraful Frunzelor band, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, performs with the Taraful Frunzelor band at the Terasa Florilor restaurant, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A poster advertising his concert of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, sits on a pole as customers enjoy the show at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A poster advertising his concert of Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, sits on a pole as customers enjoy the show at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tunes his guitar during a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tunes his guitar during a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, walks to the stage before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, walks to the stage before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, prepares before a performance at the Terasa Florilor restaurant in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tests microphones at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance as President Donald Trump appears on a television screen during a news broadcast, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, tests microphones at the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance as President Donald Trump appears on a television screen during a news broadcast, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, poses outside the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Tudor Lakatos, who goes by the stage name Elvis Rromano, poses outside the Terasa Florilor restaurant before a performance in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

TOKYO (AP) — Participants gathered in Tokyo on three occasions to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year’s ritual.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Participants carry a portable shrine 'mikoshi', during the Winter Sea Misogi Festival, a Shinto purification ritual marking the New Year, in Numazu, Japan, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants carry a portable shrine 'mikoshi', during the Winter Sea Misogi Festival, a Shinto purification ritual marking the New Year, in Numazu, Japan, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants carry a portable shrine 'mikoshi', during the Winter Sea Misogi Festival, a Shinto purification ritual marking the New Year, in Numazu, Japan, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants carry a portable shrine 'mikoshi', during the Winter Sea Misogi Festival, a Shinto purification ritual marking the New Year, in Numazu, Japan, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

A participant during the Winter Sea Misogi Festival, a Shinto purification ritual marking the New Year, in Numazu, Japan, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

A participant during the Winter Sea Misogi Festival, a Shinto purification ritual marking the New Year, in Numazu, Japan, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants prepare for the Winter Sea Misogi Festival, a Shinto purification ritual marking the New Year, in Numazu, Japan, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants prepare for the Winter Sea Misogi Festival, a Shinto purification ritual marking the New Year, in Numazu, Japan, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants prepare to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants prepare to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants throw rice cakes to the public after the Winter Sea Misogi Festival, a Shinto purification ritual marking the New Year, in Numazu, Japan, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants throw rice cakes to the public after the Winter Sea Misogi Festival, a Shinto purification ritual marking the New Year, in Numazu, Japan, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants prepare to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants prepare to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Members of the public try to catch rice cakes thrown after the Winter Sea Misogi Festival, a Shinto purification ritual marking the New Year, in Numazu, Japan, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Members of the public try to catch rice cakes thrown after the Winter Sea Misogi Festival, a Shinto purification ritual marking the New Year, in Numazu, Japan, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants carry a portable shrine 'mikoshi', during the Winter Sea Misogi Festival, a Shinto purification ritual marking the New Year, in Numazu, Japan, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants carry a portable shrine 'mikoshi', during the Winter Sea Misogi Festival, a Shinto purification ritual marking the New Year, in Numazu, Japan, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants pray after pouring cold water over themselves to purify their souls and wish for good health during a New Year's ritual at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants pray after pouring cold water over themselves to purify their souls and wish for good health during a New Year's ritual at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

A participant pours cold water over himself to purify his soul and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

A participant pours cold water over himself to purify his soul and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants pray after bathing in ice-cold water to purify their souls and wish for good health during a New Year ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants pray after bathing in ice-cold water to purify their souls and wish for good health during a New Year ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants prepare to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants prepare to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants prepare to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants prepare to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants prepare to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants prepare to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants prepare to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Participants prepare to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

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