Ari Leschnikoff

Birth : 1897-06-16, Haskovo, Principality of Bulgaria

Death : 1978-07-31

History

Ari Leschnikoff was born as Asparuh Leshnikow in Haskovo, then Principality of Bulgaria. He was a famous Bulgarian tenor singer, who gained international prominence as a member of the all-male German close harmony ensemble Comedian Harmonists.

Profile

Movies

Comedian Harmonists

Himself

Documentary about the Comedian Harmonists, a German vocal ensemble in the 20s and 30s.

Die Comedian Harmonists singen Volkslieder

1. Tenor

The Comedian Harmonists sing various German folk songs in a picturesque landscape.

Her Highness Commands

Simultaneously made French version of "Ihre Hoheit Befiehlt": An officer, posing as a deli clerk, and a princess, posing as a manicurist, meet at a ball. The court especially the prime minister oppose a marriage, for political reasons.

The Road to Paradise

(as Comedian Harmonists)

Willy, Kurt and Hans are broke, so they sell their car and open a filling station. Then they all fall in love for the same girl. Simultaneously filmed French version of the German musical, Die Drei Von Der Tankstelle.