Sigismund Romberg was a Hungarian-born American composer of operettas and musicals. He is best known for his works such as The Student Prince, The Desert Song, and The New Moon. He was born in Nagykanizsa, Hungary in 1887 and moved to the United States in 1909. He composed over 30 musicals and operettas during his career, and his works were popular throughout the 1920s and 1930s. His most famous works include 'Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise' and 'One Alone'. Sig Romberg was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.