Hildegard Knef

Hildegard Knef was one of the most influential German actresses and singers of the 20th century. From 1950 onward, she spent much of her life in the United States, where she primarily pursued a career in film. In Germany, however, she was best known as a chanson singer. Her signature song, “Für dich soll's rote Rosen regnen” (1968), became a classic and was covered by more than 50 artists, most notably in a rock ballad version by Extrabreit in 1992. Her final album, 17 Millimeter, produced by Till Brönner, was met with critical acclaim and received the German Jazz Award.