Udo Jürgens
Austrian singer and composer (1934–2014)
Udo Jürgens (born Udo Jürgen Bockelmann, 30 September 1934 – 21 December 2014) was an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spans over fifty years. He wrote more than 800 songs and sold over 100 million records.[1] In 2007 he additionally obtained Swiss citizenship.[2] He was known for his song "Reach for the Stars". and titular song called Vielen Dank für die Blumen the German language dub animated short series ''Tom and Jerry''.
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.jpg) Udo Jürgens in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Udo Jürgen Bockelmann |
| Born | 30 September 1934 Klagenfurt, Austria |
| Died | 21 December 2014 (aged 80) Münsterlingen, Switzerland |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1950–2014 |
| Website | Official website (in German) |
Jürgens died on 21 December 2014 in Münsterlingen, Switzerland from acute heart failure at the age of 80.[3]
References
change- ↑ Jan Meyer-Veden (29 July 2004). "Philosophische Hilfestellungen (159. Folge). Diesmal für: Udo Jürgens, Selbstdarsteller". Lebensart (in German). Zeit Online. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ↑ Udo Jürgens ist jetzt Schweizer Archived 2019-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, article published on 28 February 2007 at blick.ch (in German)
- ↑ Udo Jürgens an Herzversagen verstorben (in German)
Other websites
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Media related to Udo Jürgens at Wikimedia Commons
- Excerpts from a thesis on Jürgens (2002) Archived 2003-03-11 at the Wayback Machine by Christian Mädler (in German)
- Official website (in German)
- Udo Jürgens discography at Discogs
- Udo Jürgens on IMDb
- (in German) Udo Jürgens - Ich war noch niemals in New York Musical Archived 2014-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
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