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"O mein Papa" is a nostalgic German song, originally as related by a young woman remembering her beloved, once-famous clown father. It was written by Swiss composer Paul Burkhard in 1939 for the musical Der schwarze Hecht [] (The Black Pike), reproduced in 1950 as Das Feuerwerk (The Firework) to a libretto by Erik Charell, Jürg Amstein, and Robert Gilbert.
Albert Edward Calvert (15 March 1922 – 7 August 1978 [1]) was an English trumpeter successful in the 1950s.Between 1953 and 1958 he achieved seven instrumental hits on the UK Singles Chart, including the two chart-toppers "Oh, Mein Papa" in 1954 and "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" in 1955.
Probably his most famous artistic creation was the song "O mein Papa" ("Oh! My Pa-Pa") about the death of a beloved clown-father, written for the musical Der schwarze Hecht (re-issued in 1950 as Das Feuerwerk) that premiered in April 1939. The song rose to #1 on the Sheet Music Chart and stayed in the chart for 26 weeks.
Saxparty 5 is a 1978 Ingmar Nordströms studio album. [1] In 1991, it was re-released on CD. [2] Track listing ... Oh, Mein Papa; Mah-Na, Mah-Na; Charts. Chart (1978)
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Seventy-nine singles were in the top 10 in 1953. Sixteen singles from 1952 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "Oh Mein Papa" by Eddie Calvert, "Chicka Boom" by Guy Mitchell and "Let's Have a Party" by Winifred Atwell were all released in 1953
Issue date Song Artist January 2 "Oh My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)" Eddie Fisher, Eddie Calvert: January 9 January 16 January 23 January 30 February 6 "Stranger in Paradise" Tony Bennett, The Four Aces, Tony Martin
Rosa Mina Schärer (3 March 1924 – 24 March 2018), [1] [2] known by her stage name Lys Assia, was a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956.Assia was born in Rupperswil, Aargau, and began her stage career as a dancer, but changed to singing in 1940 where she met her first musical success in 1950 with "O mein Papa".