Udo Jürgens

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Udo Jürgens was a renowned Austrian composer, pianist, and singer-songwriter celebrated for his prolific career in German-language pop music and his victory at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest.

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instanceOf Eurovision Song Contest winner
composer
human
pianist
pop musician
singer-songwriter
birthName Udo Jürgen Bockelmann NERFINISHED
burialPlace Zürich Nordheim cemetery
causeOfDeath heart failure
citizenship Austria
Switzerland
countryOfBirth Austria
countryOfDeath Switzerland
dateOfBirth 1934-09-30
dateOfDeath 2014-12-21
familyName Bockelmann
gender male
genre Schlager
pop music
givenName Udo
hasChild Jenny Jürgens
John Jürgens
Sonja Jürgens
honor Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art
surface form: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
instrument piano
languageOfWork German
name Udo Jürgens self-link
notableFor German-language pop and Schlager music
long-running concert tours in German-speaking countries
notableWork Whipped Cream & Other Delights
surface form: Aber bitte mit Sahne

Griechischer Wein
Ich war noch niemals in New York
Merci, Chérie
numberOfAlbumsSold over 100 million records worldwide
occupation composer
pianist
singer
songwriter
participatedIn Eurovision Song Contest 1964
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
placeOfBirth Klagenfurt
placeOfDeath Münsterlingen
recordLabel Ariola Records
Polydor Records
relative John Bockelmann
representedCountryAtEvent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
songPerformedAtEvent "Merci, Chérie" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
winnerOf Eurovision Song Contest 1966
yearsActive 1950s–2014

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Ariola Records notableArtist Udo Jürgens
Udo Jürgens name Udo Jürgens self-link