- His father was a pediatrician.
- Met Erwin Bootz while he was studying at university. Through Bootz he joined the Comedian Harmonists in 1929, replacing Walter Nussbaum.
- A well-off lady who had heard him singing as a child consequently sponsored his singing education.
- Parents, Paul Abraham and Elsbeth "Else" Collin.
- Daughter, Eva Suzanne (1932-1994).
- He was a medical student before joining the Comedian Harmonists.
- Sisters, Charlotte (born 1892) and Anne-Marie (known as Mimi, born 1901).
- His wife Fernande was half French and half German.
- Was skilled in several languages which helped him sing Comedian Harmonists songs that were not in German.
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