Irma Baltuttis
Elsbeth Johanna Irma Baltuttis was a German singer and entertainer based in Leipzig, Germany.
Biography
Baltuttis was born in the Leutzsch district of Leipzig, to Ernst Baltuttis and Elsa Hamann. Her parents recognized her talent and encouraged training for music early on.After training in music during the Third Reich, her singing career took place within the German Democratic Republic after the Soviet occupation of Eastern Germany. Some of her music is featured on Spotify.
Personal life
In the early 1950s, she married a doctor named Max Herricht, an important member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.Death
Baltuttis died on May 20, 1958, after falling out of her apartment window in Leipzig. Although her death was officially classified as suicide, some speculated that her husband had pushed her out of the window. This speculation was fueled by the post-mortem circumstances: no autopsy was performed, nor was a coroner's inquest held.Selected discography
Ich Hab' Mich so an Dich Gewoehnt— her first hit, recorded in 1947 in LeipzigLeg´ deine Hand in meine Hand - recorded in 1953 Spatz und Spätzin - recorded in 1953 Wenn du wüsstest, ach, wie ich dich liebe - recorded in 1951 Wir sind füreinander bestimmt - recorded in 1951 Die Sonne Geht Schlafen
— written by Gerhard Froboess & Leo Breiten; recorded in July 1948 in BerlinKomm Mit Nach Saratow
— written by Fradkin ; recorded in August/September 1951 in BerlinGanz Paris Träumt von der Liebe
— written by Cole Porter ; recorded on March 28, 1955, in Leipzig.Die kleine Fischerhütte in Lugano
written by Brandner & Breé; duet with Peter Cornehlsen; appears as track 10 in volume 1 of the collection Kurt Henkels und sein Orchester, in the series ''Die Grossen Deutschen Tanzorchester''