SINGER

Zarah Leander

1907 - 1981

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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. 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 and was dubbed an "Enemy of Germany" by Joseph Goebbels, she remained a controversial figure for the rest of her life. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zarah Leander is the 183rd most popular singer (up from 184th in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 146th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Singer.

Zarah Leander was a Swedish singer and actress, most famous for her roles in the films "Das blaue Licht" and "Die Reise nach Tilsit."

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Zarah Leander ranks 183 out of 4,381. Before her are Dua Lipa, Renata Tebaldi, Roberta Flack, Boris Christoff, Drake, and Chris Norman. After her are Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Billy Joel, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Roberto Carlos, Chris Rea, and Birgit Nilsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Zarah Leander ranks 54. Before her are Barbara Stanwyck, Pujie, Compay Segundo, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Lars Ahlfors, and Varlam Shalamov. After her are Takeo Wakabayashi, Burgess Meredith, Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Emilie Schindler, Ray Milland, and Miklós Rózsa. Among people deceased in 1981, Zarah Leander ranks 33. Before her are Omar Bradley, Samuel Barber, Georges Brassens, William Saroyan, Miroslav Krleža, and Duško Popov. After her are Omar Torrijos, Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Abel Gance, Stefan Wyszyński, Mehmet Shehu, and Will Durant.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Zarah Leander ranks 137 out of 1,879. Before her are Canute I of Sweden (1150), Johannes Rydberg (1854), Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg (1584), Catherine of Vadstena (1331), Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), and Johan Gottlieb Gahn (1745). After her are Eric X of Sweden (1180), Lasse Hallström (1946), Lennart Johansson (1929), Birgit Nilsson (1918), Gunnar Gren (1920), and Ingrid Thulin (1926).

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Among SINGERS In Sweden

Among singers born in Sweden, Zarah Leander ranks 4. Before her are Agnetha Fältskog (1950), Marie Fredriksson (1958), and Jenny Lind (1820). After her are Birgit Nilsson (1918), Loreen (1983), Nicolai Gedda (1925), Basshunter (1984), Dead (1969), Jussi Björling (1911), Joey Tempest (1963), and Anette Olzon (1971).

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