Helga Brauer

Helga Brauer was a German Schlager singer born on 2 May 1936 in Leipzig. She achieved professional recognition after winning a singing competition with the Helmut Opel Orchestra in 1954. Her first public performance followed in November 1954. Her recording career began with an exclusive contract for the label Amiga in 1957. Brauer achieved professional recognition for the track “Heute spielt der Konstantin Klavier” (1958), which reached Number 1 in the GDR pop rankings. Collaborating with her husband Walter Eichenberg, she popularized dances including the Lipsi and received the award Die goldene Note for the track “Mister Brown aus USA” (1959). Brauer conducted tours of the Soviet Union, the Czechoslovakia, and Egypt during the 1960s and won the first Schlagerwettbewerb der DDR (1966) with the track “Schlaf, mein kleiner Johnny”. Her discography includes the studio recordings Helga singt für Dich und mich (1965) and Helga Brauer – Das musikalische Porträt (1986). Brauer died on 15 June 1991.