Germany’s rising chanson star Alexandra, known for her dark, smoky voice and haunting hits like “Mein Freund, der Baum”, died in a car crash at 27 in 1969. In just three years she’d tasted fame’s glory and its price: lost privacy, relentless pressure, and creative compromise.
Marc Boettcher
Director

Salvatore Adamo
Self
Alexandra
Self (archive footage)

Gilbert Bécaud
Self

Rex Gildo
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