10 Facts About Raquel Rastenni

Raquel Rastenni, born Anna Rachel Rasten, was a Danish-Russian singer.

Raquel Rastenni was born in Copenhagen, and grew up in an apartment in the poor part of the city.

Raquel Rastenni's father was a tailor, and her mother was a seamstress.

Raquel Rastenni debuted as a singer in 1938 by being broadcast on radio.

Raquel Rastenni sang with various orchestras through the early 1940s and in 1940 formed her own swing trio.

Raquel Rastenni spent the rest of the war years in Sweden where she continued having great success with her career, performing with orchestras and in cabarets and varieties.

Raquel Rastenni's jazz singing style has been compared to that of Ella Fitzgerald.

Raquel Rastenni returned to Denmark in 1945 and became Denmark's leading female ballad singer.

Raquel Rastenni's best-selling song was Hele ugen alene in 1953, which sold over 120,000 copies.

Raquel Rastenni was the first artist in Denmark to earn a gold record.