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Title: Udo Juergens
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 12:55:10 PM

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Udo Jürgens (born Udo Jürgen Bockelmann; 30 September 1934 – 21 December 2014) was an Austrian-Swiss composer and singer of popular music whose career spanned over fifty years. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 for Austria, composed close to 1,000 songs, and sold over 100 million records. In 2007 he additionally obtained Swiss citizenship.

He is credited with broadening German-language pop music beyond the traditional postwar "Schlager" (hit song) in the 1950s by infusing it with a modern pop appeal and French chanson style. His compositions and arrangements attracted fans of all ages. Until his death at age 80 he continued to fill venues in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

In 1952 Udo Bolan, as he was called then, formed the Udo Bolan Quartet In Klagenfurt, Austria appearing regularly at the Café Obelisk in Klagenfurt with Englishman Johnny Richards on drums, Klaus Behmel on guitar and Bruno Geiger on Bass. The quartet played regularly at various dance and jazz venues and also broadcast on Radio Alpenland and the British Forces Radio network produced by Mike Fior.

In 1950, he won a composer contest organized by Austria's public broadcasting channel ORF with the song "Je t'aime". He wrote the 1961 worldwide hit "Reach for the Stars", sung by Shirley Bassey.

In 1964, he represented Austria for the first time at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Warum nur, warum?", finishing sixth. The UK participant, Matt Monro, was impressed with the melody and covered the song (with English lyrics by his manager Don Black) as "Walk Away," which reached number four in the UK Singles Chart and number 23 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.


Jürgens' song "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" came fourth in 1965's contest, and on his third try he won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 in Luxembourg with "Merci, Chérie", which became an English-language hit for Vince Hill, another cover by Monro, and one of Jürgens' most recognized compositions. Jürgens' version alone sold over one million copies, and he was awarded a gold disc by Deutsche Vogue in 1966.

In the following years, he wrote the songs, like "Griechischer Wein", "Aber bitte mit Sahne", "Mit 66 Jahren", and — one of his biggest successes — "Buenos Días, Argentina", which he performed together with the Germany national football team in 1978.

In 1977, he invited The Supremes to appear as guests on his televised and recorded gala concert. The Supremes (Mary Wilson, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Green), who were on a brief farewell tour of Europe at the time, performed two of their own hits, "You Are The Heart of Me" and "You're My Driving Wheel", as well as a duet with Jürgens' "Walk Away" in English.

In 1979, he released a disco album entitled Udo '80. It produced a hit song "Ich weiß was ich will". This song was also released as a 12 inch disco single in an extended remix for discothèques.

On 2 December 2007, the jukebox musical Ich war noch niemals in New York (I've never been to New York) opened in Hamburg's Operettenhaus. It weaves songs by Jürgens into a familial storyline, similar to the treatment of ABBA songs in Mamma Mia!, the musical it succeeded at the venue.

Since 2015, Udo Jürgens holds the worldwide-record as the artist with the longest presence in the charts ever - more than 57 years from his first entry 1958 till 2015.

Title: Udo Juergens - Aber bitte mit Sahne
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:05:07 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yakPQrvpzt0

Title: Udo Juergens - Alles was gut tut
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:09:22 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYO5oUlSM0k

Title: Udo Juergens - Bring Ein Licht
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:11:50 PM

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Title: Udo Juergens - Das ehrenwerte Haus
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:13:59 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypokJM271Qw

Title: Udo Juergens - Der Erste Sahne Hitmix
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:17:10 PM

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Title: Udo Juergens - Griechischer Wein
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:19:21 PM

Udo Jurgens - Griechliescher wein

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhLE4-lswF0

Title: Udo Juergens - Heute Begint Der Rest Deines Lebens
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:21:35 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok2oEm86xVs

Title: Udo Juergens - Ich war noch niemals in New York
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:23:36 PM

Ich war noch niemals in New York

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1MD_-cXm-A

Title: Udo Juergens - Immer wieder geht die Sonne auf
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:25:44 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2_evhxQcdA

Title: Udo Juergens - Jetzt oder nie
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:28:25 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_bON2Ry6HM

Title: Udo Juergens - Merci Cherie
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:30:22 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So6J8wPUkTE

Title: Udo Juergens - Mit 66 Jahren
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:32:20 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoKZy3UzKY4

Title: Udo Juergens - Paris, einfach so nur zum Spass
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:34:27 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywK8S7QHRvo

Title: Udo Juergens - Siebzehn Jahr, blondes Haar
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:36:49 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVkcN-PZkTc

Title: Udo Juergens - Tanz auf dem Vulkan
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:39:24 PM

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Title: Udo Juergens - Udo Jürgens Medley
Post by: admin on March 31, 2017, 01:40:42 PM

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Title: Udo Juergens - Mehr als nur 4 Waende
Post by: montage on June 20, 2017, 02:17:32 PM

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Title: Udo Jurgens - Einmal Paris
Post by: montage on June 20, 2017, 02:18:54 PM

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Title: Udo Juergens - 17 Jahr
Post by: admin on September 20, 2018, 10:55:41 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-005vQlJQw

Title: Der-Erste-Sahne-Hitmix X9
Post by: admin on May 20, 2021, 08:51:27 AM

Der-Erste-Sahne-Hitmix X9

Title: Jetzt oder nie Ty
Post by: admin on December 18, 2021, 08:55:34 AM

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