Elsbeth Johanna Irma Baltuttis (Lithuanian: Baltutis; 28 September 1920 — 20 May 1958) was a German singer and entertainer based in Leipzig, Germany.[1]
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| Born | Elsbeth Johanna Irma Baltuttis September 28, 1920 |
| Died | May 20, 1958 (aged 37) |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1947 – 1958 |
Early life
Baltuttis was born in the Leutzsch district of Leipzig, to Ernst Baltuttis and Elsa Hamann. Her parents recognized her talent and encouraged training for music early on.[citation needed]
Career
After training in music during the Third Reich, her singing career took place within the German Democratic Republic after the Soviet occupation of Eastern Germany.[1] Some of her music is featured on Spotify.[2]
Personal life
In the early 1950s, she married a doctor named Max Herricht, an important member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.[citation needed]
Death
Baltuttis died on May 20, 1958, after falling out of her apartment window in Leipzig.[1] Although her death was officially classified as suicide,[1] some speculated that her husband had pushed her out of the window. This speculation was fueled by the post-mortem circumstances: no autopsy was performed, nor was a coroner's inquest held.[citation needed]
Selected discography
- Ich Hab' Mich so an Dich Gewoehnt (I've become so accustomed to you)
— her first hit, recorded in 1947 in Leipzig - Leg´ deine Hand in meine Hand (with Hanns Petersen) - recorded in 1953 (Burger, S. Schmidt)
- Spatz und Spätzin (with Hanns Petersen) - recorded in 1953 (Helmut Nier)
- Wenn du wüsstest, ach, wie ich dich liebe[3] (with Hanns Petersen) - recorded in 1951 (Rolf Zimmermann, Günter Klein)
- Wir sind füreinander bestimmt (with Hanns Petersen) - recorded in 1951 (Gerhard Winkler, Hase)
- Die Sonne Geht Schlafen (The Sun is Going Asleep)[3]
— written by Gerhard Froboess & Leo Breiten; recorded in July 1948 in Berlin - Komm Mit Nach Saratow (Come With Me to Saratov)[3]
— written by Fradkin (trans. from the Russian by Helmut Kießling); recorded in August/September 1951 in Berlin - Ganz Paris Träumt von der Liebe[3] (All Paris Dreams of Love — original English title: I Love Paris)
— written by Cole Porter (German lyrics by Kurt Feltz); recorded on March 28, 1955, in Leipzig. - Die kleine Fischerhütte in Lugano (The Little Fishing Hut in Logano)
written by Brandner & Breé; duet with Peter Cornehlsen; appears as track 10 in volume 1 of the collection Kurt Henkels und sein Orchester, in the series Die Grossen Deutschen Tanzorchester (The Great German Dance Orchestras)