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Zarah Leander, born Sara Stina Hedberg on March 15, 1907, in Karlstad, Sweden, was a Swedish singer, film actor, stage actor, and autobiographer. She possessed a contralto voice type and performed in genres including operetta, pop, schlager, and soundtrack music. Her career began in 1929, and she spoke German and Swedish. She also played the piano and violin.
Leander was married to Arne Hülphers and had two children. She died of a stroke on June 23, 1981, in Stockholm, Oscar Parish, due to natural causes. Her work is associated with tags such as cabaret, chanson, and 40s female vocalists.
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Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden
Zarah Leander (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sa.ʁa leː.ˈʔan.dɐ]; 15 March 1907 – 23 June 1981) was a Swedish singer and actress whose greatest success was in Germany between 1936 and 1943, when she was contracted to work for the state-owned Universum Film AG (UFA). Although no exact record sales numbers exist, she was probably among Europe's best-selling recording artists in the years prior to 1945.…
Known for
- Die Akte Zarah Leander — Self (archive footage)2013
- The Great Yiddish Love — (archive footage)2002
- Hitlers Frauen — Self (archive footage)2001
- Stjärnbilder — (archive footage)1995
- Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture — Self - Interviewee1976
- Ein Walzer zu zweien — Self1975
- Ich bin die Leander - das muss reichen… — Self1974
- Spécial cinéma — Self (archive footage)1974
- Das Sonntagskonzert — Self1969
- Seniorenclub — Self1968
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Zarah Leander (March 15, 1907 – June 23, 1981) was a Swedish actress and singer. She was born as Zarah Stina Hedberg in Karlstad, and died in Stockholm. Although Zarah Leander studied piano and violin already as a small child, and sang on stage for the first time at the age of six, she made a serious attempt at an ordinary life. As a teenager she lived two years in Riga (1922–1924), learned the then most important international language, German, took up work as a secretary, married Nils Leander
Key facts
- Born
- Sara Stina Hedberg , ( 1907-03-15 ) 15 March 1907, Karlstad , Sweden
- Died
- 23 June 1981 (1981-06-23) (aged 74), Stockholm , Sweden
- Occupations
- Actress, singer
- Years active
- 1929–1979
- Spouses
- Nils Leander (1926–1930) Vidar Forsell (1932–1943) Arne Hülphers (1956–1978)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stina
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of death
- Stockholm
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Genre
- operetta
- Instrument
- violin
- Official website
- www.zarah-leander.de
- Image
- Zarah Leander 1931 035.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Voice type
- deep contralto
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- Commons category
- Zarah Leander
- date of birth
- 1907-03-15
- date of death
- 1981-06-23
- birth name
- Sara Stina Hedberg
- described at URL
- forum.genealogi.se/index.php?topic=76443.0
- cause of death
- stroke
- start of work period
- 1929-00-00
- name in native language
- Zarah Leander
- manner of death
- natural causes
- described by source
- Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon
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Encyclopedic overview
Zarah Leander ( German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sa.ʁa leː.ˈʔan.dɐ] ; 15 March 1907 – 23 June 1981) was a Swedish singer and actress whose greatest success was in Nazi Germany between 1936 and 1943, when she was contracted to work for the state-owned Universum Film AG (UFA). Although no exact record sales numbers exist, she was probably among Europe's best-selling recording artists in the years prior to 1945. Her involvement with UFA caused some of her films and lyrics to be identified as Nazi propaganda. Though she had taken no public political position, she remained a controversial figure for the rest of her life. As a singer, Leander was known for her confident style and her deep contralto voice, and was also known as a "female baritone".
Early career
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