Eric Helgar was the voice of the 1930s and the "Schellack Prince". His voice can be heard on the dance records of the most famous orchestras of his time. When Helgar sings, it sounds as if he actually had "better things to do", as if he accidentally recorded something legendary in the studio -- without a trace of effort, with a hint of irony and distance, a lot of self-confidence, and a bright smile. It is this ease that distinguishes him from, e.g., the twanging tenor of his colleague Rudi Schuricke and Wilhelm Strienz's operatic bass. Eric Helgar's vocals convey something very modern and non-German.