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Udo Jürgens
Born · September 30, 1934
Died · December 21, 2014 (80 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Klagenfurt, Austria
Bio
Jürgen Udo Bockelmann (since 2010 as Udo Jürgens Bockelmann; 30 September 1934 – 21 December 2014), better known as Udo Jürgens, was an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spanned over 50 years. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 for Austria, composed close to 1,000 songs, and sold over 104 million records. In 2007, he additionally obtained Swiss citizenship. He is credited with broadening German-language pop music beyond the traditional post-war "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, Jürgens 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, Jürgens wrote 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 Argentinia. 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 Greene), 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, which spawned the hit single "Ich weiß was ich will". This song was also released as a 12" disco single in an extended remix for nightclubs. Few people know that Udo Jürgens was an inspiration for Shepard Fairey to establish the label OBEY Clothing. ... Source: Article "Udo Jürgens" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Stars unterm Funkturm – Die Zeit der großen Unterhaltungsshows
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Weihnachten mit Udo Jürgens
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2016
Soundtrack Deutschland
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2015
Von Udo Jürgens bis Helene Fischer
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2015
Udo Jürgens - Das letzte Konzert: Zürich 2014
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2015
Die Helene Fischer Show 2014
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9.0
2014
Merci Udo Jürgens
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2014
Udo Jürgens - Mitten im Leben
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Der Mann, der Udo Jürgens ist
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2014
Kunscht!
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2014
Der Mann mit dem Fagott
Udo Jürgens · (2 episodes)
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2011
Der Mann mit dem Fagott
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6.1
2011
Sesamstraße präsentiert: Ernie & Bert Songs
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2011
Sing! Inge, Sing!
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2.0
2011
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire
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4.5
2010
Tonspur – Der Soundtrack meines Lebens
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0.0
2010
Musikalische Reise
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0.0
2010
Udo Jürgens - Einfach ich - Live 2009
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2009
Willkommen Österreich
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6.0
2007
Udo Jürgens - Jetzt oder nie: Live
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2007
Udo Jürgens - Der Solo-Abend - Live am Gendarmenmarkt
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2006
Semperopernball
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2006
Hape trifft!
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2005
Udo Jürgens - Es lebe das Laster - Live 2004
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2005
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
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4.0
2004
Weihnachten auf Gut Aiderbichl
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2003
Unsere Besten
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2003
Daheim & unterwegs
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2003
Die ultimative Chartshow
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8.0
2003
Elefant, Tiger & Co.
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6.3
2003
Udo Jürgens: Mit 66 Jahren - Live 2001
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2001
Aeschbacher
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2001
V.I.P.
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2000
Menschen der Woche
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6.0
2000
Starnacht am Wörthersee
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2000
Alexandra – die Legende einer Sängerin
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7.0
1999
Maybrit Illner
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8.0
1999
German Television Award
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8.0
1999
TV total
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6.1
1999
Beckmann
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3.0
1999
Show Palast
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1999
Ein Herz für Kinder
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10.0
1998
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show
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1998
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
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4.0
1998
Sabine Christiansen
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1998
Tietjen und Bommes
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1997
Im Dialog
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1997
Zimmer frei!
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6.9
1996
José Carreras Gala
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1995
Die Harald Schmidt Show
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7.0
1995
Lebens-Künstler
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1995
Goldene Henne
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1995
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
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5.0
1994
ECHO-Verleihung
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1992
Jux und Dallerei
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1992
Boulevard Bio
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6.0
1991
Musik liegt in der Luft
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1991
Musik liegt in der Luft
Self - Singer · (1 episode)
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1991
Schmidteinander
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8.0
1990
Romy Award
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9.0
1990
Die schnelle Gerdi
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1989
Flitterabend
Self - Singer · (1 episode)
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1988
Ein Abend in Gold
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1988
Na siehste!
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1987
Seitenblicke
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1987
4 gegen Willi
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1986
Showgeschichten
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1986
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
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1.7
1986
Wedden, dat..?
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0.0
1986
Melodien für Millionen
Self · (4 episodes)
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1985
Show & Co. mit Carlo
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1984
Goldener Löwe
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1984
Vorsicht, Musik
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1982
Na sowas!
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1.0
1982
Das Traumschiff
Udo Jürgens · (1 episode)
4.6
1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (9 episodes)
5.5
1981
Tag des deutschen Schlagers
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0.0
1981
Show-Express
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1980
Heut' abend
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1980
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
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3.8
1980
Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren
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1979
Okay
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1979
NDR Talk Show
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6.5
1979
Bio’s Bahnhof
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1978
Udo Jürgens – Aber bitte mit Sahne´77
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1977
Bitte umblättern
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6.0
1977
Auf los geht's los
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1977
Musik & Gäste
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1976
Das ist Ihr Leben
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1976
Rendezvous bei Caterina Valente
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1976
Système 2
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0.0
1975
Musik ist Trumpf
Self · (3 episodes)
6.0
1975
Der große Preis
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6.0
1974
Die Montagsmaler
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0.0
1974
Klimbim
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6.5
1973
8 x 1 in Noten
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1973
Acht nach 8
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1973
Don-Lurio-Show
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0.0
1972
Midi trente
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1972
A Kettle of Colour
Self - Musician · (4 episodes)
1.8
1972
Jenny und Jonny oder Alle Kinder dieser Welt
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0.0
1971
Baden-Badener Roulette
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1971
Dalli Dalli
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8.0
1971
Disco
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1971
Samedi soir
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6.0
1971
Drei mal neun
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7.0
1970
Treffpunkte
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1970
Münchner Bilderbogen
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1970
TV Intim
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1969
Wünsch dir was
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1969
Unsere kleine Show
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1969
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
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1969
Die ZDF-Hitparade
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1969
Françoise et Udo...
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1968
Night-Club
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1968
Starparade
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1968
Píseň pro Rudolfa III.
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6.0
1967
Das Spukschloß im Salzkammergut
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1966
Die Caterina-Valente-Show
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1.5
1966
The Battle of the Mods
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1966
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
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1966
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
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3.5
1966
Talentschuppen
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1966
Schaufenster Deutschland
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1965
Meine Melodie
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1965
Hör hin, schau zu!
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1965
Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone
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1964
Der goldene Schuß
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6.0
1964
Vergißmeinnicht
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1964
Musikauktion
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1964
Die Drehscheibe
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6.0
1964
Unsere tollen Tanten in der Südsee
Pitt van Rees
3.7
1964
Einer wird gewinnen
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7.0
1964
Hochzeit am Neusiedler See
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1963
Unsere tollen Nichten
Pitt van Rees
3.5
1963
Tanze mit mir in den Morgen
Max Kainz
4.2
1962
Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol
Martin Hinterkirchner
5.0
1962
Unsere tollen Tanten
Pitt van Rees
4.4
1961
Werner Müllers Schlagermagazin
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0.0
1961
Musik aus Studio B
Self · (8 episodes)
0.0
1961
Treffpunkt Telebar
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1961
… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier
Udo
6.0
1961
Sportschau
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7.0
1961
Schlager von morgen?
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0.0
1961
Hotel Victoria
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0.0
1961
Stars in der Manege
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5.3
1959
Discorama
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0.0
1959
Lilli, a Girl from the Big City
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1958
Aktuelle Schaubude
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6.0
1957
Zum blauen Bock
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6.0
1957
Was bin ich?
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6.5
1955
Bambi Awards
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9.0
1948