Alexandra

Artist: Alexandra

LP: Sehnsucht

Song: "Die Anderen Waren Schuld"

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Born Doris Nefodov in Silute, Lithuania in 1942, this sultry singer changed her name to Alexandra after her son Alexander was born when she was twenty years old. Though mainly popular in Germany, Alexandra also sang in English, French, Hebrew and Russian and was given the Golden Europa award for Best Newcomer in the spring of 1969. Sadly, Alexandra and her mother were both killed in a tragic car accident later that same year—only her son Alexander survived. You can read more about Alexandra and the fishy-sounding details surrounding her death (her lover, Pierre Lafaire, had been an American secret agent in Denmark!) on Wikipedia here, and go here to read about Alexandra in German and see lots of record covers and pictures. The LP liner notes (in German) are included below these wonderful Alexandra YouTube videos:

Alexandra on YouTube:

[ "Solenzara" (1967) ]
[ "Sehnsucht (Das Lied der Taiga)" (1968) ]

[ Alexandra: May 19, 1942 — July 31, 1969 ]