Lale Andersen

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Lale Andersen
Lale Andersen in her garden, ca. 1952
Born	Elisabeth Carlotta Helena Berta (Liese-Lotte) Bunnenberg (1905-03-23)23 March 1905 Lehe, now a part of Bremerhaven, German Empire
Died	29 August 1972(1972-08-29) (aged 67) Vienna, Austria
Resting place	Langeoog, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany
Nationality	German until second marriage by which she became Swiss
Other names	Liselotte Wilke, Nicola Wilke
Occupation	Chanteuse, recording artist, lyricist, music writer, actress
Spouse(s)	German Impressionist painter Paul Ernst Wilke [de] ​ ​ (m. 1922; div. 1931)​ Swiss composer Artur Beul ​ ​ (m. 1949; her death 1972)​

A memorial to Lale Andersen and "Lili Marleen" on Langeoog Island, Germany.

Lale Andersen (23 March 1905 – 29 August 1972) was a German chanson singer-songwriter and actress