Bbc Music Magazine 377 Monday September 5Th 2022

[RocW]

Just one. 1 down:Classic German singer coming up short before a popular French singer (5). I kave S?C?E

[Captain2]

Sach-a? (Distel)

[klazomaniac]

Doris Soffel
becomes
Angela Soffe

[klazomaniac]

Please scrap my answer. I think she's American.

[Captain2]

.... and there was I just about to bow to your superior knowledge, klazo. ;0))

[bookbinder]

Despite contributions from two of the more erudite members of the AB, I have to confess that I understand neither the question nor the two answers. Is it possible to have easy-to-understand explanations, please?

[klazomaniac]

I certainly do not possess that quality Capt' ;-)

But on further investigation, I neither think She is American now. Raised in Asia is as far as I have got

[Neveracrossword]

I thought Captain2's answer was great. Hans Sachs was a famous German Meistersinger, drop the last letter/coming up short + add A (before a). Sacha, popular French singer, Sacha Distel,

[klazomaniac]

Hear, Hear NAC

[Captain2]

Gosh, I'm blushing (To be fair, I did put a '?' at the end). I was hoping the OP would come back to say the 'E' could be wrong.

[Neveracrossword]

Captain2, maybe your blushing face will now match your jacket? PS I too like the tact of using a ?, rather than saying 'are you sure of the..?'

[RocW]

Wow! My cup runneth over! I must confess to my total ignorance of Meistersingers although I have heard of Sacha Distel. ( I even had one of his records many years ago). is he still with us or has he joined the Choir Eternal?
Many thanks to all.

[klazomaniac]

Cancer took him in 2004 :-(