Maria Hellwig

Maria Hellwig (22 February 1920 – 26 November 2010) was a German yodeler, popular performer of volkstümliche Musik (Alpine folk music), and television presenter.

Maria Hellwig
Maria & Margot Hellwig at Europapark Rust, 2007
Born(1920-02-22)22 February 1920
Reit im Winkl, Germany
Died26 November 2010(2010-11-26) (aged 90)
Ruhpolding, Germany
Occupationmusician
Known foryodelling
Websitehttp://www.hellwig-musik.de

Life

Maria Neumaier was born in 1920 to Heinrich Neumaier, an electrician, and his wife, Maria, in Reit im Winkl, Bavaria, Germany. At the age of five, she performed for the first time at Bauer Theatre in Reit im Winkl. After leaving school, she took an apprenticeship as a shop assistant. In her spare time, she acted in the theatre and took voice lessons.

She married her first husband, Joseph Fischer, a fellow amateur actor, and had their only child, Margot, on 5 July 1941. Fischer died shortly afterwards while fighting in World War II.

She hosted several music TV-shows in the 1980s and 1990s. Maria became almost blind in 1996. On 26 November 2010, she died in Ruhpolding, Bavaria, Germany.[1]

gollark: What would it do?
gollark: ++remind 1y TF3?
gollark: ?remind 2y HL3?
gollark: ?remind 1y TF3?
gollark: TF3 coming soon™.

References
  1. "Jodelkönigin Maria Hellwig gestorben". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 27 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.


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