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Irma Baltuttis | |
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Born | Elsbeth Johanna Irma Baltuttis September 28, 1920 |
Died | May 20, 1958 | (aged 37)
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1947 – 1958 |
Elsbeth Johanna Irma Baltuttis ( Lithuanian: Baltutis; 28 September 1920 — 20 May 1958) was a German singer and entertainer based in Leipzig, Germany. [1]
Baltuttis was born in the Leutzsch district of Leipzig, to Ernst Baltuttis and Elsa Hamann. Her parents recognized her talent and encouraged training for music early on.[ citation needed]
After training in music during the Third Reich, her singing career took place within the German Democratic Republic after the Soviet occupation of Eastern Germany. [1] Some of her music is featured on Spotify. [2]
In the early 1950s, she married a doctor named Max Herricht, an important member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.[ citation needed]
Baltuttis died on May 20, 1958, after falling out of her apartment window in Leipzig. [1] Although her death was officially classified as suicide, [1] some speculated that her husband had pushed her out of the window. This speculation was fueled by the post-mortem circumstances: no autopsy was performed, nor was a coroner's inquest held.[ citation needed]