Lili marlene lyrics english
Lili marlene (original).
Lale Andersen
Lale Anderson (born March 23, 1905 in Bremershaven, Germany – died August 29, 1972 in Vienna, Austria) was a German singer and songwriter, who is best known for being the first ever artist to record the song “Lili Marleen” on August 1, 1939 (originally titled “Lied Eines Jungen Wachtpostens”).
Lili marlene lyrics
Anderson initially only sold 700 copies of her recording. The song became tremendously popular on both sides of the front during World War II, when it was frequently played by Radio Belgrad in the then-occupied Yugoslavia. Albeit Anderson was initially prohibited to perform by the Nazis, the song “Lili Marleen” in particular, she was later ordered by Joseph Goebbels to record Nazi propaganda songs, in both German and English.
Anderson maintained to have a successful career in music, until the late 1960s.
She entered the Eurovision Song Contest for Germany in 1961, with “Einmal Sehen Wir Uns Wieder”, only reaching #13 with just three points and thus becoming one of Germany’s low
