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'''Alexandra''' was the stage name of [[Germany|German]] singer ''Doris Nefedov née Treitz'' ([[May 19]] [[1942]] - [[July 31]] [[1969]]). |
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Doris Treitz was born in [[Heydekrug]], [[Memelland]] (today: Šilutė, Lithuania). Due to [[Flight and expulsion of Germans during and after WWII]], her mother had to take her and her two elder sisters to the West. While the father wanted his daughters to aim for office jobs, the mother supported artistic aspirations, and the interest in of foreign languages. At age 19, Doris Treitz took part in the [[Miss Germany]] pageant. She enjoyed being in the spotlight while the family live din a small cheap appartement in Hamburg. The had to rent a room, to a Russian, Nikolai Nefedov, who was 49 years older and enroute to emigration into the US. Doris fell in love, they married. After their boy Alexander ("Sascha") was born, the couple got a divorce and Mr. Nefedov went to America alone. |
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As the name Doris Nefedov was not considered helpful for a career, the name of Alexandra, after her son, was chosen for the singer who had a rather melancholic style. Before a concert of singer [[Salvatore Adamo]], the crowd booed other new female performers away, until Alexandra won them over. [[Hans R. Beierlein]], the well known German music manager of [[Udo Jürgens]], became her manager, friend and lover. |
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Alexandra's first hit single, "''Zigeunerjunge''" ("gypsy boy"), was released in [[1967]]; several more releases followed, including , "''Schwarze Balalaika''" ("black [[balalaika]]") and "''Mein Freund, der Baum''" ("my friend, the tree"). Most of the songs became no big hits, according to producer Fred Weyrich because they "were ahead of their time". She was forced to record a song not written by herself, "''Sehnsucht''" ("yearning") and vowed not to sing it again, yet it became a hit. |
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Alexandra and her mother died in a car accident near [[Tellingstedt]], [[Holstein]] under unexplained circumstances on [[July 31]] [[1969]] when they collided with a truck; her six year old son Alexander "Sascha" survived with minor injuries. She only recently had acquired a [[Mercedes-Benz W111|Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Coupé]]. The car might have had problems, and there was some speculation that the accident was sabotage.{{Fact|date=April 2007}} |
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In 1968, she performed in Rio de Janeiro, and spent a holiday there, meeting a new lover. In sring of 1969, she was awarded the "Golden Europa" award for best newcomer. Soon, she had to take a time-out in Davos due to the stress of her career which soon resumed after a move to Munich. She met [[Pierre Lafaire]], and they intended to marry even though her sisters disagreed, suspecting fraud. They split up. Following phone calls, she sleeps in the same room with her son fearing that her son might get abducted, and writes her last will in favour of her son and mother. |
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By car train she travels to Hamburg to negotiate with the record company on [[July 31]] [[1969]]. The same day, on her way to a holiday on [[Sylt]], Alexandra travels with her mother and her son in a recently acquired [[Mercedes-Benz W128|Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Coupé]]. On the way, she had the car checked in a work shop before she failed to brake for a crossing, colliding with a truck near [[Tellingstedt]], [[Holstein]] under unexplained circumstances. Her six year old son Alexander "Sascha" survived with minor injuries, while she was killed instantly, which her mother dying in hospital. The car might have had problems, and there was some speculation that the accident was sabotage.{{Fact|date=April 2007}} |
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Revision as of 19:53, 20 August 2007
Alexandra was the stage name of German singer Doris Nefedov née Treitz (May 19 1942 - July 31 1969).
Doris Treitz was born in Heydekrug, Memelland (today: Šilutė, Lithuania). Due to Flight and expulsion of Germans during and after WWII, her mother had to take her and her two elder sisters to the West. While the father wanted his daughters to aim for office jobs, the mother supported artistic aspirations, and the interest in of foreign languages. At age 19, Doris Treitz took part in the Miss Germany pageant. She enjoyed being in the spotlight while the family live din a small cheap appartement in Hamburg. The had to rent a room, to a Russian, Nikolai Nefedov, who was 49 years older and enroute to emigration into the US. Doris fell in love, they married. After their boy Alexander ("Sascha") was born, the couple got a divorce and Mr. Nefedov went to America alone.
As the name Doris Nefedov was not considered helpful for a career, the name of Alexandra, after her son, was chosen for the singer who had a rather melancholic style. Before a concert of singer Salvatore Adamo, the crowd booed other new female performers away, until Alexandra won them over. Hans R. Beierlein, the well known German music manager of Udo Jürgens, became her manager, friend and lover.
Alexandra's first hit single, "Zigeunerjunge" ("gypsy boy"), was released in 1967; several more releases followed, including , "Schwarze Balalaika" ("black balalaika") and "Mein Freund, der Baum" ("my friend, the tree"). Most of the songs became no big hits, according to producer Fred Weyrich because they "were ahead of their time". She was forced to record a song not written by herself, "Sehnsucht" ("yearning") and vowed not to sing it again, yet it became a hit.
She performed songs in several other languages besides German as well, including French, English, Russian and Hebrew.
In 1968, she performed in Rio de Janeiro, and spent a holiday there, meeting a new lover. In sring of 1969, she was awarded the "Golden Europa" award for best newcomer. Soon, she had to take a time-out in Davos due to the stress of her career which soon resumed after a move to Munich. She met Pierre Lafaire, and they intended to marry even though her sisters disagreed, suspecting fraud. They split up. Following phone calls, she sleeps in the same room with her son fearing that her son might get abducted, and writes her last will in favour of her son and mother.
By car train she travels to Hamburg to negotiate with the record company on July 31 1969. The same day, on her way to a holiday on Sylt, Alexandra travels with her mother and her son in a recently acquired Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Coupé. On the way, she had the car checked in a work shop before she failed to brake for a crossing, colliding with a truck near Tellingstedt, Holstein under unexplained circumstances. Her six year old son Alexander "Sascha" survived with minor injuries, while she was killed instantly, which her mother dying in hospital. The car might have had problems, and there was some speculation that the accident was sabotage.[citation needed]
With 3000 persons attending, she was buried at Munich's Westfriedhof, her tombstone is simply labelled "Alexandra".
A biography was published in 1999 by movie director Marc Boettcher; Boettcher received several anonymous threats while researching the circumstances of Alexandra's death, and announced that he would push for a new investigation of the circumstances of her death in 2004 after further research, citing former Stasi documents that revealed that her lover Pierre Lafaire had been a US-American secret agent in Denmark as well as testimonies contradicting the documented results of the original investigation.
Songs (Selection)
- Erstes Morgenrot
- Zigeunerjunge (Tzigane)
- Sehnsucht (Das Lied der Taiga)
- Illusionen
- Grau zieht der Nebel (Tombe la Neige)
- Was ist das Ziel?
- Die anderen waren schuld
- Those were the days
- Ja lubljú tebjá
- Der Traum vom Fliegen
- Im sechsten Stock
- Accordéon (franz)
- Mein Freund der Baum
- Schwarze Balalaika
- Auf dem Wege nach Odessa
- Das Glück kam zu mir wie ein Traum
- Am großen Strom
- Kleine Anuschka
- Wenn die letzten lila Astern blühn
- Es war einmal ein Fischer
- Duscha, Duscha
- La taiga (franz)
- Was sind wir Menschen doch für Leute
- Schwarze Engel