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Anna German
12+ albums
female vocalistspolishpoetrypopchanson
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Anna German (February 14, 1936 - August 26, 1982) was a soviet singer born in Urgench, Uzbek SSR, USSR. Her parents had dutch and german roots. Anna lived in Tashkent (now Uzbekistan), Osinniki (now Russia), Orlovka (now Kyrgyzstan) where Anna went to school and, finally, in Dzhambul (now Kazakhstan). The artist Anatoly Stishko studied at the same school with Anna in Dzhambul. Anna's mother married in 1942 to an officer of the Polish Army, and so in 1946 the family left and settled in Nova Ruda, Poland. In 1949, the family moved to Wrocław, Poland, where she would make his debut in 1960 on the stage of the Wrocław student theater, where the girl was invited by the head of this theater Jerzy Litvinets. Anna graduated at the Geological Institute of Wrocław University. While still at university, she began her music career at the Kalambur theatre. Anna's first success came when she won the 1964 II Festival of Polish Songs in Opole with her song Tańczące Eurydyki. The same year she toured the Soviet Union for the first time, her repertoire included songs by Gershwin , Fradkin , Babadzhanyan. After successful touring performances, the Melodiya Firm offered the singer to make a record with songs in Polish and Italian. Anna also took part in the recording of the beach music album " From Palanga to Gurzuf ". A year later she came first in the international song contest in Sopot. She was invited to perform in Italy in the prestigious Sanremo Music Festival in 1967. In Italy, she survi
