Leo Monosson

This article is about the singer, also known as Léon Monosson, Leo Moll, Leo Frey, Leo Moon, Leo Frank, Leo Minor, Leo Emm and Fred Mossner. It is not to be confused with Léon Monosson (chess player).

Leo Monosson (1897–1967) was a tenor singer born in Moscow, who found fame in Germany in the years 1928-1933. He spoke eleven languages and produced over 1400 records, one of his best-known being "Liebling, mein Herz lässt dich grüßen" with the Ben Berlin Orchestra. He was also an actor, appearing in films such as the musical The Three From the Filling Station. As a Jew, he had to leave Germany in 1933, moving first to France and then the United States. In New York, he started a new career as a stamp trader.

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