Zarah Leander - Ich weiss, es wird einmal ein Wunder gescheh'n (1997)
Cabaret/Oldies | German | German | MP3 CBR 320kbps | 52:26 | 121 MB

Leander began her career in the late 1920s, and by the mid 1930s her success in Europe, particularly in Germany and the Scandinavian countries, led to invitations to work in the United States. Leander was reluctant to relocate her children, and opted to remain in Europe, and from 1936 was contracted to work for the German Universum Film AG (UFA) while continuing to record songs. Joseph Goebbels, a leading Nazi Party member, once suggested that she was Jewish because Zarah is a variation of the Old Testament name Sarah. She silenced him by noting that Joseph was also a Biblical name. This disc is a compilation of her best songs, 16 tracks altogether, all in German.

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