Elfi Graf

Elfi Graf (born Elfriede Rupp 20 November 1952[1] in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian Schlagersinger.

Biography

Graf was born in Dornbirn and grew up there with her two siblings. She studied classical music, but did not complete the course.[2] In 1971, she won the talent competition Show Chance and then the schlager singer Gus Backus discovered her in Talentschuppen.

After working as a telephonist, Graf had her first hit in 1974 with Herzen haben keine Fenster, which was rewritten in English as My Melody of Love, which was a hit for Bobby Vinton, and as Don't stay away too long, which was a hit for Peters and Lee.[3][4] Its Russian version "Люди, улыбнитесь миру" (lyrics by Igor Reznik) has been sung by Edita Piekha since 1983.[5]Herzen haben keine Fenster was chosen by Jan Feddersen in 2008 as number three in a list of 'feelings charts'.[6] Later in 1974, Graf won the Goldene Europa and the silver Bravo-Otto.[7]

Graf had further hits with the songs Am schönsten ist es zu Hause (1976) and Mozartgasse 10 (1977). Her daughter Heidi was born in 1982.[2]

In 1990, Graf competed in the German preliminary round of Grand Prix der Volksmusik with the song Einen Adam, einen Apfel und ein kleines Paradies, and in 1995, she competed in the Austrian round with the song Lieber Leierkastenmann.

Graf lives in Götzis, Vorarlberg[8] and continues to appear in schlager festivals.[9]

Songs

Discography

CDs (incomplete):

References

  1. "BG Feldkirch (921), Aktenzeichen 16 S 1/08p". Insolvenzdatei. Bundesministerium für Justiz. 2009-03-24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  2. 1 2 "Elfi Graf". Songtext.de. Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  3. "Sunday Girl". Deutsche Coverversion. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  4. Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
  5. The USSR Records Catalogue
  6. Feddersen, Jan (2008-06-27). "Entblößt, authentisch, peinlich". Alltag. taz. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  7. "Graf, Elfi". Promiadressen. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. 2002-07-13. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  8. "Rindsvögel von Elfi Graf". Radio Vorarlberg. ORF. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  9. "Superstimmung bei "Rote Lippen soll man küssen"". Badische Zeitung. Badischer Verlag. 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2009-03-29.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.