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

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

1961

Unsere tollen Tanten

as Pitt van Rees

1963

Unsere tollen Nichten

as Pitt van Rees

1963

1962

Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol

as Martin Hinterkirchner

2011

2024

UDO!

as Self (archive footage)

2024

Udo Jürgens Forever

as Self (archive footage)

1970

1968

Production

1966

The Battle of the Mods

as Original Music Composer

1988

Ein Schweizer namens Nötzli

as Original Music Composer

2019

I've Never Been to New York

as Original Music Composer

1976

Montana Trap

as Original Music Composer

1971

Glückspilze

as Original Music Composer

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