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Elfi Graf (born Elfriede Rupp 20 November 1952 in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian Schlagersinger. ==Biography== Graf was born in Dornbirn and grew up there with her two siblings. She studied classical music, but did not complete the course.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher =Songtext.de )〕 In 1971, she won the talent competition ''Show Chance'' and then the schlager singer Gus Backus discovered her in ''Talentschuppen''. After working as a telephonist, Graf had her first hit in 1974 with ''Herzen haben keine Fenster'', which was rewritten in English as ''My Melody of Love'', which was a hit for Bobby Vinton, and as ''Don't stay away too long'', which was a hit for Peters and Lee.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher =Deutsche Coverversion )〕〔Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications)〕 Its Russian version "''Люди, улыбнитесь миру''" (lyrics by Igor Reznik) has been singing by Edita Piekha since 1983.〔(The USSR Records Catalogue )〕''Herzen haben keine Fenster'' was chosen by Jan Feddersen in 2008 as number three in a list of 'feelings charts'. Later in 1974, Graf won the ''Goldene Europa'' and the silver ''Bravo-Otto''.〔 〕 Graf had further hits with the songs ''Am schönsten ist es zu Hause'' (1976) and ''Mozartgasse 10'' (1977). her daughter Heidi was born in 1982.〔 In 1990, Graf competed in the German preliminary round of ''Grand Prix der Volksmusik'' with the song ''Einen Adam, einen Apfel und ein kleines Paradies'', and in 1995, she competed in the Austrian round with the song ''Lieber Leierkastenmann''. Graf lives in Götzis, Vorarlberg and continues to appear in schlager festivals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elfi Graf」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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