Alexandra was born in 1944 in Heydekrug, Litauen. She was famous for
singing hits like "Zigeunerjunge", "Schwarze Ballaleika", "Sehnsucht -
das Lied der Taiga" und "Mein Freund, der Baum". She died in 1969 in
Schleswig-Holstein at a road accident.
Her songs "Zigeunerjunge" (gipsy boy), "Sehnsucht" (yearning),
"Schwarze Balalaika" (black balalaika) and "Mein Freund, der Baum" (my
friend, the tree) became cult classics after her death.