Liane Augustin (18 November 1927 – 30 April 1978) was a German

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n singer and actress.

Biography

Liane Augustin was born in

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in 1927. Her postwar successes as a

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in the Viennese Boheme Bar led to numerous recordings, mostly for the

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label; she was often joined by her regular accompanists, the Boheme Bar Trio, which included Michael Danzinger as pianist, Laszlo Gatti on guitar, and Willi Fantel as bassist. She also made frequent radio broadcasts and a number of international live performances. She was chosen to represent

at the

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with the song " Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" ''(The Whole World Needs Love)''. The song finished 5th out of 10 songs, and gained a total of 8 points. She died in 1978, in

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, and was memorialized on 26 May 2009 as a co-namesake with

Marx Augustin Marx Augustin (also Markus Augustin, "Der Liebe Augustin") (1643 in Vienna – 11 March 1685 (or 10 October 1705), in Vienna) was an Austrian minstrel, bagpiper, and improvisatory poet most famous for the song, "O du lieber Augustin "" (" ...

of the Augustinplatz in Vienna, a public square bounded by the Neustiftgasse, Kirchengasse and Kellermanngasse.

Filmography

*'' Die Fiakermilli'' (1953) *''

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'' (1953) *'' The Red Prince'' (1954) *'' ...und wer küßt mich?'' (1956) *'' Liebe, die den Kopf verliert'' (1956) *''

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'' (1962)

References

* R. E. B,
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* 1928 births Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Austria Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1958 1978 deaths 20th-century German women singers Nightclub performers {{Germany-singer-stub

Biography

Filmography

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