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Marika Rökk

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Hungarian-born actress, singer, dancer (1913–2004)

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Marika Rökk was an Austrian female artist whose professional career began in 1930. She was active in the Schlager genre, with musical tags including German, Deutsch, 40s, and oldies. Her work period extended until her death on May 16, 2004.

Born on November 3, 1913, Rökk is associated with five works according to Crossref records. Open Library lists one work under her name, titled "Marika Rökk." Her music has been played 35,996 times by 6,516 listeners on Last.fm. Additionally, her entry is referenced by 86 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

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  • Marika Rökk

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Austria
Active from
1913-11-03
Active to
2004-05-16

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
6,516
Total plays
35,996

Tags

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Marika Rökk (November 3, 1913 - May 16, 2004) was an Egyptian-born singer, dancer and actress of Hungarian descent. Rökk was born in Cairo as the daughter of an Hungarian architect. She spent her childhood in Budapest, but in 1924 her family moved to Paris. Here she learned to dance and starred as dancer in the Moulin Rouge. After a tour in the USA she came to England where she played in her first film. In 1934 she came to Germany where she became one of the most famous filmstars. <a href="https

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Key facts

Born
Marie Karoline Rökk , ( 1913-11-03 ) 3 November 1913, Cairo , Khedivate of Egypt
Died
16 May 2004 (2004-05-16) (aged 90), Baden bei Wien , Austria
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1930 – 1986
Spouses
Georg Jacoby ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1940 ; died 1964 ) ​ Fred Raul ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 ; died 1985 ) ​
Children
Gabriele Jacoby [ de ]

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Encyclopedic overview

Marika Rökk ( German: [ma.ˈʁiː.ka ˈʁœk] ; born Marie Karoline Rökk, 3 November 1913 – 16 May 2004) was a German-Austrian dancer, singer and actress of Hungarian descent who gained prominence in German films in the Nazi era. She resumed her career in 1947 and was one of Europe's most famous operetta singers, performing onstage until 1986.

Life and work

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marika Rökk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.