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Zarah Stina Leander (Karlstad, 15 maart 1907 - Stockholm, 23 juni 1981) was een bekende Zweedse zangeres en actrice. Haar geboortenaam was Zarah Stina Hedberg.Haar roem snelde vanaf het Europese continent vooruit naar Hollywood, waar enkele Zweedse acteurs en filmregisseurs werkten. Haar bijzondere stemgeluid heeft daar zeker aan bijgedragen, en is een zeldzame contra-alt.

In her films, Zarah Leander repeatedly played the role of a femme fatale, independently minded, beautiful, passionate and self-confident. Although most of her songs had a melancholic flair, some had a frivolous undertext, or could at least be interpreted that way. In 1942, in the midst of a burning war, Leander scored the two biggest hits of her recording career - in her signature deep voice, she sang her anthems of hope and survival: "Davon geht die Welt nicht unter" ('That is not the end of the world') and "Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder gescheh'n" ('I know that someday a miracle will happen'). These two songs in particular are often included in contemporary documentaries as obvious examples of effective Nazi propaganda at work; however, it should also be noted that Leander's performance on these tracks, along with countless other hits she had all over Europe, struck a chord with the German people. Although no exact record sales numbers exist, it is likely that she was among Europe's best-selling recording artists in the years prior to 1945. Zarah herself was quick to point out in later years that what made her a fortune was indeed not her salary from Ufa, but the royalties from the records she released.[1] "Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder gescheh'n" was the song on which New Wave singer Nina Hagen (who grew up in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and as a child had idolized Leander) based her 1983 hit "Zarah".

Post bevat de nummers van 2 CD's:
- Zarah Leander
- Zarah Leander: die groszen Erfolge