!!!Jürgens, Udo eigentlich Udo Jürgen Bockelmann

b. Ottmanach (Carinthia), Sept. 30, 1934, pop singer, composer. 
Breakthrough in 1950 (winner of the composition competition of the 
Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, ORF with "Je t'aime"), 1954 first 
recordings, films (Unsere tollen Tanten, Unsere tollen Nichten), 1966 
winner of the "Grand Prix d'Eurovision" in Luxembourg with "Merci 
Cherie". Numerous tours and TV shows. Several major awards, 1985 
awarded the honorary title of Professor. As of 2000, 70 million of his 
records had been sold.

!Works
approx. 600 compositions, including: Merci Cherie, Griechischer 
Wein, Anuschka, Aber bitte mit Sahne, Buenos Dias Argentina, Mit 66 
Jahren. - ... unterm Smoking Gaensehaut, 1994 (autobiography).


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