Lale Andersen

Lale Andersen (23 Maret 1905 – 29 Agustus 1972) adalah penulis musik-lagu chanson Jerman lahir di Bremerhaven, Jerman. Dia menjadi terkenal setelah lagu ciptaanya berjudul "Lili Marleen" pada 1939, menjadi populer sejak era Perang Dunia II.

Kehidupan awal 
Dia lahir di Lehe, sekarang Bremerhaven dan memiliki nama baptis Elisabeth Carlotta Helena Berta Bunnenberg

Pada 1922, di usia 17 tahun, dia menikah dengan Paul Ernst Wilke (1894–1971), seorang pelukis lokal. Mereka memiliki tiga anak bernama: Björn, Carmen-Litta, dan Michael. Tak lama setelah kelahiran ketiga anaknya, kehidupan rumah tangga mereka berantakan. Pada 1931, pernikahan mereka berakhir dengan perceraian.

Kematian 
Lale Andersen meninggal karena serangan jantung di Vienna, Austria, pada usia 67 tahun. Dia dimakamkan di Langeoog.

Catatan kaki 
 Note a:  Lale Andersen often wrote her own lyrics, usually under the pseudonym Nicola Wilke.
 Note b:  Lehe at the time of her birth was an independent municipality. It is now part of Bremerhaven. In 1924 Lehe was amalgamated with the neighbouring Geestemünde to become the city of Wesermünde. Bremerhaven, which was founded in 1827, was merged into Wesermünde in 1939. In 1947, Wesermünde became part of the state of Bremen and was renamed as Bremerhaven.
 Note c:  Although some online resources give 1924 as the year of the marriage, Lehrke's book contains a copy of the wedding announcement that had appeared in the Nordwestdeutsche Zeitung on 1 April 1922.
 Note d:  In her early career, Lale Andersen was sometimes billed as Liselotte Wilke.

Referensi

Bacaan tambahan 
 Ahlborn-Wilke, D.: Wie Einst: In Memoriam Lale Andersen 1945–1972, Gauke Verlag, 1978; ISBN 3-87998-023-3. In German.
 Ahlborn-Wilke, D.: Lale Andersen. Erinnerungen - Briefe - Bilder, 4th ed.; Gauke Verlag, 1990; ISBN 3-87998-058-6. In German.
 Magnus-Andersen, L.: Lale Andersen, die Lili Marleen, Universitas Verlag, 1985; ISBN 3-8004-0895-3. In German.

Pranala luar 
 Lale Andersen profile at IMDb
 Lale biography (in German)
 Biodata (in German with photos) 
 Lale while at BFN, Hamburg, 1946.

Kelahiran 1905
Kematian 1972