Edith "Ditta" Einzinger (born Edith Zuser; 17 January 1931 – 1 July 2010) was an Austrian
pop singer who recorded under the stage name Lolita.
She began singing in local clubs while working as a kindergarten teacher. Discovered in 1956, she began her recording career in 1957. Early recordings typically were songs with a Latin American, South Sea Island, or similar 'exotic' theme. In December 1959, she recorded what would become her only
gold record
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,
"
Seemann, deine Heimat ist das Meer" ("Sailor, Your Home is the Sea"), which was a
hit single in the United States, peaking at number five, and in Japan as well as in German-speaking Europe in 1960. It was one of a handful of records sung in a language other than English to have been successful in the mainstream American market.
Translated as "
Sailor
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", the song was later
covered
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by
Petula Clark
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Clark's professional career began during the ...
and
Anne Shelton, both of whom had hits with it in the
UK Singles Chart
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, as well as
the Andrews Sisters
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. Clark also took the song to No. 1 in France in 1961, under the title "Marin (Enfant du voyage)".
Lolita continued recording maritime and South Seas titles and in later years, her recordings were more typically Austrian and German
folk
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songs, including
yodels.
Death
Before her death in
Salzburg
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The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...
, aged 79, from cancer, Lolita lived in
Großgmain
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. Twice divorced, she was survived by two children.
References
External links
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Schlager Stars 1950–1970 (German)
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1931 births
2010 deaths
20th-century Austrian women singers
Austrian folk singers
Austrian pop singers
Schlager musicians
Deaths from cancer in Austria
People from Sankt Pölten