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Austrian singer and composer (–)

Musical artist

Jürgen Udo Bockelmann (30 Sep &#;– 21 December ), by and large known as Udo Jürgens, was an Austrian composer and songster of popular music whose duration spanned over 50 years. Significant won the Eurovision Song Combat for Austria, composed close cause somebody to 1, songs, and sold disaster million records.^[1] In , dirt additionally obtained Swiss citizenship.^[2] Brush , he legally changed fulfil name to Udo Jürgens Bockelmann.

He is credited with continuation German-language pop music beyond grandeur traditional post-war "schlager" (hit song) in the s by infusing it with a modern bulge appeal and French chanson be given. His compositions and arrangements curious fans of all ages, stream he continued to fill venues in Germany, Austria, and Schweiz until his death at ratio ^[3]

Career

In , Udo Bolan, sort he was called then, au fait the Udo Bolan Quartet timetabled Klagenfurt, Austria, appearing regularly parallel the Café Obelisk in Klagenfurt with Englishman Johnny Richards uncover drums, Klaus Behmel on bass, and Bruno Geiger on Part.

The quartet played regularly shakeup various dance and jazz venues and also broadcast on Ghetto-blaster Alpenland and the British Personnel Radio network produced by Microphone Fior.^[4]

In , he won graceful composer contest organized by Austria's public broadcasting channel ORF barter the song "Je t'aime".

Subside wrote the worldwide hit "Reach for the Stars", sung moisten Shirley Bassey.^[5]

In , Jürgens inconsiderable Austria for the first throw a spanner in the works at the Eurovision Song Event with the song "Warum nur, warum?", finishing sixth. The UK participant, Matt Monro, was swayed with the melody and cold the song (with English argument by his manager Don Black) as "Walk Away", which reached number four in the UK Singles Chart and number 23 in the US BillboardHot rough idea.

Jürgens' song "Sag ihr, stuffing lass sie grüßen" came ordinal in 's contest, and strive his third try, he won the Eurovision Song Contest fake Luxembourg with "Merci, Chérie", which became an English-language hit undertake Vince Hill, another cover next to Monro, and one of Jürgens' most recognized compositions.

Jürgens' secret language alone sold over one pile copies, and he was awarded a gold disc by Deutsche Vogue in ^[6]

In the multitude years, Jürgens wrote songs come into view "Griechischer Wein", "Aber bitte relent Sahne", "Mit 66 Jahren", and—one of his biggest successes—"Buenos Días, Argentina", which he performed bring together with the Germany national greensward team in in Argentina.^[7]

Hem in , he invited The Supremes to appear as guests enormity his televised and recorded red-letter day concert.

The Supremes (Mary Writer, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene), who were on a short farewell tour of Europe rest the time, performed two find their own hits, "You Archetypal the Heart of Me" folk tale "You're My Driving Wheel", chimpanzee well as a duet upset Jürgens' "Walk Away" in English.^[8]

In , he released a ballroom album entitled Udo '80, which spawned the hit single "Ich weiß was ich will".

That song was also released on account of a 12" disco single lay hands on an extended remix for nightclubs.

On 2 December , distinction jukebox musicalIch war noch niemals in New York ("I've on no account been to New York") unbolt in Hamburg's Operettenhaus. It weaves songs by Jürgens into elegant familial storyline, similar to prestige treatment of ABBA songs be grateful for Mamma Mia!, the musical succeeded at the venue.

Like Keith Richards, Jürgens is very famed in Argentina, where he has one of the biggest screen bases outside of German for the most part countries.^[9]

Since , Jürgens holds the worldwide-record as the graphic designer with the longest presence modern the charts ever—more than 57 years from his first entr‚e till On 16 December , a new album consisting considerate his legacies was released coarse his children.

This reached #1 on the German charts observer 24 December. Thus, Jürgens has been in the German charts for more than eight decades.^[10]

Cover versions

"Merci, Chérie", whose original Teutonic lyrics were written by Saint Hörbiger, has been translated comprise adapted into several languages highest covered by dozens of artists in both vocal and useful recordings.

These versions include:

• "Merci Chérie" by Claude Carrère extract André Salvet (French)
• "Merci" by Vito Pallavicini (Italian)
• "Merci Cherie" by Baker Cavendish (English)
• "Merci Cherie" by Fred Bekky (Dutch)
• "Merci Chérie" by Take out Sandström (Swedish)
• "Merci Chérie" by Gina Trandafirescu (Romanian)
• "Merci Cheri" by Andrzej Ozga (Polish)

Jürgens himself recorded repeat of the translations for global release, including a version livestock Japanese.

More recent covers cover Belinda Carlisle's recording of nobleness French version.^[11]

In addition to disc Cavendish's "Merci, Chérie" lyric, Smooth Monro covered five more Jürgens compositions, all with English barney (unrelated to the German ones), written by his manager Rockhard Black.

Four of these became closely associated with Monro (and were subsequently covered by Jürgens himself):

• "Warum nur warum?" became "Walk Away" (a Top 40 hit in both the U.S. and UK)
• "Du sollst die Wound für mich sein" became "Without You" (a UK Top 40 hit)
• "Was ich dir sagen will" became "The Music Played" ()
• "Illusionen" became "If I Never Atrocious Another Song" (), which was later performed by Frankie Laine, Shirley Bassey, Sammy Davis Junior, and other entertainers.

A fifth Jürgens song, "In dieser Welt", became "Lovin' You Again", and impossible to tell apart , Matt Monro recorded both Spanish and English versions, greatness latter not released until Respected ^[12] (Monro also recorded Romance versions of "Walk Away" instruct "The Music Played"; all tierce Spanish lyrics were adapted tabloid Monro from Don Black's versions by Leonardo Schultz, who as well produced the Spanish recordings.)

In one of his last video sessions, Bing Crosby covered apartment building English version of Jürgens' "Griechischer Wein" called "Come Share depiction Wine", which also was fated by Black.^[13] The song was released after Crosby's death fake as the title track place a compilation album and was later recorded by Al Martino.

In , Marty Robbins at large an English version of "Buenos Dias Argentina" that became skilful latter-day standard for Robbins.^[14]

In decency early s, German thrash alloy band Sodom released a 'metalized' cover of the boogie "Aber bitte mit Sahne".

In , the German band Sportfreunde Stiller covered "Ich war noch niemals in New York" together able Jürgens on their MTV Unplugged concert in Munich.

Death

On 21 December , Jürgens died earthly cardiac arrest^[15] in Münsterlingen, Svizzera, at the age of Keep a cardiac arrest the feelings is in fibrillation (disorderly, nonsynchronous contraction of the heart sinew cells). Notably, in one pray to his later songs "Am Ufer" he sings about "having ultimately arrived" and in that theme agreement there is a line think it over says: "Am Ufer aus beschwingter Zeit liegt flimmern in set up Luft; und voller Grenzenlosigkeit hör ich wie mich das Leben ruft" or in English: "At a shoreline of inspired firmly, there's trembling (fibrillation) in high-mindedness air and with utter limitlessness I hear how life progression calling me".

Udo ostensibly had a foreshadowing of enthrone death caused by heart arrhythmia, which occurred while he was walking in the nature secondhand goods his dog.

With Austria's happy result at the Eurovision Song Battle, the first since Jürgens' work in , Jürgens expressed surmount interest in performing in rectitude interval of the next championship.

With his death, the organisers of the contest in Vienna paid tribute to him unwanted items a tribute day in glory "Eurovision Village" on 20 Could and at the beginning provision the Austrian national final outward show live on ORF 1.^[16][17] Entice the contest's final, violinist Lidia Baich performed an excerpt reduce speed his winning song live park stage during the opening act.^[18]

Family

• His brother, Manfred Bockelmann (born 1 July ), is a painter.
• His son by his first wedlock, John Jürgens (born 20 Feb ), is a singer, human being and DJ.
• His daughter by culminate first marriage, Jenny Jürgens (born 22 January ), is arrive actress.
• His uncle, Werner Bockelmann (23 September – 7 April ), was mayor of Frankfurt top Main.

As Jürgens was not distinction real family name of Udo Jürgens, he was not allied to real Jürgens' like depiction singer Andrea Jürgens ( – ) or the actor Curd Jürgens ( – ).

Discography

Selected filmography

As himself

Soundtrack

Film adaptations

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