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Evelyn Kunneke

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Evelyn Künneke was a German singer and actress born as Eva-Susanne Künneke on December 15, 1921 in Berlin. Künneke achieved professional recognition for a musical career characterized by swing, schlager, and pop. She achieved professional recognition for a career that began after she studied ballet and performed as a dancer under the pseudonym Evelyn King. Her recording career began with the song “Sing, Nachtigall, sing” (1941) from the movie Auf Wiedersehn, Franziska. Künneke achieved professional recognition for the song “Haben Sie schon mal im Dunkeln geküßt?” (1942) being influenced by swing music. She achieved professional recognition for being arrested in 1944 for defeatism and being imprisoned in Berlin-Tegel in 1945. Her discography included the song “Winke-winke” (1950) and the song “Egon” (1950). Künneke achieved professional recognition for the song “Herr Kapellmeister, bitte einen Tango” (1953) which reached number 5 in the publication Der Automatenmarkt in 1954. Her recording career included the studio recording Sensationell (1975) and the song “Ich bin Heinos Walküre” (1976). She achieved professional recognition for the movie Ich bin ein Antistar – Das skandalöse Leben der Evelyn Künneke (1976). Künneke died on April 28, 2001 in Berlin.
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