Udo Jürgens
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1934-09-30 (80 years old)
Deathday
2014-12-21
Place of Birth
Klagenfurt, Austria
Also known As
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Udo Jürgens
Biography
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 ...
Acting
1977
as Udo Jürgens
1962
as Max Kainz
1963
as Pitt van Rees
1961
as Pitt van Rees
1964
as Pitt van Rees
1966
as Udo
1966
1958
as himself
1999
1963
as Udo Jürgens
1961
1962
as Martin Hinterkirchner
2014
as Himself
2014
as Self
1968
as Udo
2011
as Himself
2010
1988
as Self
2014
as self
2015
2024
as Self (archive footage)
1964
Production
1966
as Original Music Composer
1977
1988
as Original Music Composer
1971
as Music
2019
as Original Music Composer
1976
as Original Music Composer
2019
as Musical
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