Willy Hagara

Willy Hagara (4 June 1927 – 15 May 2015) was an Austrian schlager pop singer and actor.

Credited at the time as "the best jazz singer in Vienna", he took singing and acting lessons and began a career as a popular baritone singer and entertainer.

His song "Casetta in Canada" reached number 3 on the German pop chart in 1958.

He made numerous television appearances, and appeared in popular West German films such as Weißer Holunder, Der Haus-Tyrann, and Paprika.

He lived quietly in retirement, and made his final public appearance in 2002.