Reviews

“This insightful book reveals and honors the life of a woman with iron-hard ambitions to become a world star.”

“(…) a short but moving life story.”

“(…) a document of admiration.”

“The fact that Boettcher does not insist on far-fetched theories, but skilfully sets facts and speculation side by side, makes this—so far the only biography of the successful singer—an interesting read. With a sensitive hand, the author draws on Alexandra’s youth and her meteoric rise into the world of show business, thereby documenting a piece of unforgettable schlager history.”

“Thanks to this biography, Alexandra steps out of the shadows. What is remarkable about this book is the connection between the biographical text and authentic quotations, original song lyrics, and photographs.”

“Alexandra was somehow divine. Her melancholic songs, her steep career, and the mysterious death provide enough material for a German legend.”

“There has never again been such a voice with such a strong presence in German schlager. In this biography, not only fond memories return. Alexandra’s life and death were quite different from what close friends would like to believe. (…) It is now in the hands of the public prosecutor’s office in Schleswig to reopen the Alexandra case.”

“Almost 30 years after her death, a picture emerges that no one knew. She was full of contradictions and stubbornness, yet somehow gifted. (…) She survived as a legend, because her voice suggests that longing is stronger than death.”