Artur Beul (December 9, 1915 in

Einsiedeln, Switzerland Einsiedeln () is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey, established in the 10th century. History Early history There was no permanent settlement in the area p ...

– January 9, 2010 in

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) was a Swiss songwriter. He was married from 1949 until her death in 1972 to the German singer

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, best known for her interpretation of the song ''

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''.

Discography

* ''20 Goldene Erinnerungen an Artur Beul'' (''Twenty Golden Memories of Artur Beul'') on the Turicaphon label * ''Artur Beul spielt Klavier'' (''Artur Beul Plays Piano'') on the Phonodisc label

Awards

*1985:

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for 50'000 recordings sold *1995:

Prix Walo The Prix Walo is the most important award in Swiss show business. It is known as the " Swiss Oscar". Awards since 1994 Honorable - Walo - awards * 1983: Charly Fritsche * 1991: Eynar Grabowsky * 1992: Willi Schmidt, First Harmonic Brass Ba ...

for his life's work. *2007: On 14 September 2007, Artur Beul was awarded the Golden Medal of Honour of the

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by the

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, in recognition of his services to the art of music.Ehrenmedaille

References

Bibliography

* Artur Beul (1994) ''Nach Regen scheint Sonne'' (''After Rain Comes Sunshine''), Edition Swiss Music, Winterthur, CH * Adrian Michael (1995) ''Zolliker Jahrheft 1995'' ('' Zolliker Yearbook 1995'') - detailed

curriculum vitae In English, a curriculum vitae (,

External links

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Homepage Artur Beul

Interview
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1915 births 2010 deaths People from Einsiedeln Swiss songwriters {{songwriter-stub