Helen Vita (7 August 1928 in

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– 16 February 2001 in

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) was a Swiss

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singer, actress, and comedian. In 1966 Vita recorded ''Freche Chansons aus dem alten Frankreich'', traditional French chansons translated into German. The explicit content of the songs was under scrutiny by courts in Germany before the

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. She was married to the composer Walter Baumgartner.

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* * 1928 births 2001 deaths Swiss film actresses 20th-century Swiss women singers 20th-century Swiss actresses People from Ostallgäu {{Switzerland-actor-stub