Golzmann was born in Kyiv, now part of Ukraine, to a Russian father and Hungarian mother.

He was contacted by Carl Lindström AG to make recordings and started his own salon orchestra, at which period he changed his name to the more Hungarian-sounding Dajos Béla, Hungarian or Romanian music then being popular in Germany.

Along with those of Paul Godwin and Marek Weber, his orchestra became one of the most popular in Germany and gained a high reputation abroad.

Among the many musicians who played with him or in his orchestra were the pianist and composer Franz Grothe,[3]: 191  the jazz-musicians Rudi Anhang [de] and Kurt Hohenberger, the singers Rex Allen, Paul O'Montis and Henri René, banjo-player Mike Danzi and accordionist Will Glahé, composers Wilhelm Grosz and Willy Engel-Berger [de], and actors Marta Eggerth and Max Hansen.

[4][3] In addition, he made around 70 records with the tenor Richard Tauber (1891–1948) as violin soloist or orchestra director.