Maria Butaciu (February 19, 1940, Salva, Bistri?a-Nasaud, Romania – June 11, 2018, Bucharest, Romania) was a performer of Romanian folklore music of Transylvania.
She attended the Music High School in Cluj-Napoca, where she started her musical career with the Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic Orchestra.
On April 1, 1961, she comes to the Ciocârlia Ensemble of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Bucharest.
Butaciu was a singer especially in the Bistri?a-Nasaud area.
During her career she worked with conductors such as Constantin Arvinte, Ion Margean, Paraschiv Oprea, Victor Predescu, George Vancu and Alexandru Viman.
In 2001 she was named "Honorary Citizen of Bucharest".