Udo Jürgens

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 his death at age 80, he continued to fill venues in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In 1952, Udo Bolan, as he was called then, formed the Udo Bolan Quartet in Klagenfurt, Austria, appearing regularly at the Café Obelisk in Klagenfurt with Englishman Johnny Richards on drums, Klaus Behmel on guitar, and Bruno Geiger on Bass. The quartet played regularly at various dance and jazz venues and also broadcast on Radio Alpenland and the British Forces Radio network produced by Mike Fior. In 1950, he won a composer contest organized by Austria's public broadcasting channel ORF with the song "Je t'aime". He wrote the 1961 worldwide hit "Reach for the Stars", sung by Shirley Bassey. In 1964, Jürgens represented Austria for the first time at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Warum nur, warum?", finishing sixth. The UK participant, Matt Monro, was impressed with the melody and covered the song (with English lyrics by his manager Don Black) as "Walk Away", which reached number four in the UK Singles Chart and number 23 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Jürgens' song "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" came fourth in 1965's contest, and on his third try, he won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 in Luxembourg with "Merci, Chérie", which became an English-language hit for Vince Hill, another cover by Monro, and one of Jürgens' most recognized compositions. Jürgens' version alone sold over one million copies, and he was awarded a gold disc by Deutsche Vogue in 1966. In the following years, Jürgens wrote songs like "Griechischer Wein", "Aber bitte mit Sahne", "Mit 66 Jahren", and—one of his biggest successes—"Buenos Días, Argentina", which he performed together with the Germany national football team in 1978 in Argentinia. In 1977, he invited The Supremes to appear as guests on his televised and recorded gala concert. The Supremes (Mary Wilson, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene), who were on a brief farewell tour of Europe at the time, performed two of their own hits, "You Are the Heart of Me" and "You're My Driving Wheel", as well as a duet with Jürgens' "Walk Away" in English. In 1979, he released a disco album entitled Udo '80, which spawned the hit single "Ich weiß was ich will". This song was also released as a 12" disco single in an extended remix for nightclubs. Few people know that Udo Jürgens was an inspiration for Shepard Fairey to establish the label OBEY Clothing. ... Source: Article "Udo Jürgens" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For: Acting

Born: Klagenfurt, Austria, 1934-09-30

Died: 2014-12-21

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1958	Lilli, a Girl from the Big City	himself	0
2	1961	… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier	Udo	60
3	1961	Unsere tollen Tanten	Pitt van Rees	46
4	1962	Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol	Martin Hinterkirchner	50
5	1962	Tanze mit mir in den Morgen	Max Kainz	42
6	1963	Unsere tollen Nichten	Pitt van Rees	36
7	1963	Hochzeit am Neusiedler See	Udo Jürgens	0
8	1964	Unsere tollen Tanten in der Südsee	Pitt van Rees	40
9	1964	Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone	Self	17
10	1966	The Battle of the Mods	Udo	75
11	1966	Das Spukschloß im Salzkammergut	Udo	40
12	1968	Françoise et Udo...	Udo	60
13	1977	Udo Jürgens – Aber bitte mit Sahne´77	Udo Jürgens	0
14	1988	Ein Abend in Gold	Self	0
15	1999	Alexandra – die Legende einer Sängerin	Self	70
16	2001	Udo Jürgens: Mit 66 Jahren - Live 2001		0
17	2005	Udo Jürgens - Es lebe das Laster - Live 2004		0
18	2006	Udo Jürgens - Der Solo-Abend - Live am Gendarmenmarkt		0
19	2007	Udo Jürgens - Jetzt oder nie: Live		0
20	2009	Udo Jürgens - Einfach ich - Live 2009		0
21	2010	Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire	Self	52
22	2011	Sing! Inge, Sing!	Himself	20
23	2014	Der Mann, der Udo Jürgens ist	Himself	80
24	2014	Udo Jürgens - Mitten im Leben		100
25	2014	Merci Udo Jürgens	self	0
26	2014	Die Helene Fischer Show 2014	Self	90
27	2015	Udo Jürgens - Das letzte Konzert: Zürich 2014		85
28	2015	Von Udo Jürgens bis Helene Fischer	Self	0
29	2016	Weihnachten mit Udo Jürgens		0
30	2019	Stars unterm Funkturm – Die Zeit der großen Unterhaltungsshows	self	0
31	2024	UDO!	Self (archive footage)	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	Bambi-Verleihung	Self	90
2	1955	What Am I?	Self	65
3	1957	Zum blauen Bock	Self	60
4	1957	Aktuelle Schaubude	Self	60
5	1959	Discorama	Self	0
6	1959	Stars in the Ring	Self	53
7	1961	Hotel Victoria	Self	0
8	1961	Schlager von morgen?	Self	0
9	1961	Sportschau	Self	70
10	1961	Treffpunkt Telebar	Self	0
11	1961	Musik aus Studio B	Self	0
12	1961	Werner Müllers Schlagermagazin	Self	0
13	1964	Einer wird gewinnen	Self	70
14	1964	Die Drehscheibe	Self	60
15	1964	Musikauktion	self	0
16	1964	Vergißmeinnicht	Self	0
17	1964	Der goldene Schuß	Self	60
18	1965	Hör hin, schau zu!	Self	0
19	1965	Meine Melodie	Self	0
20	1965	Schaufenster Deutschland	Self	0
21	1966	Talentschuppen	Self	0
22	1966	4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet	Self	0
23	1966	Die Caterina-Valente-Show	Self	15
24	1967	Píseň pro Rudolfa III.	Self	60
25	1968	Starparade	Self	0
26	1968	Night-Club	Self	0
27	1969	Die ZDF-Hitparade	Self	0
28	1969	Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten	Self	0
29	1969	Unsere kleine Show	Self	0
30	1969	Wünsch dir was	Self	0
31	1969	TV Intim	Self	0
32	1970	Münchner Bilderbogen	Self	0
33	1970	Treffpunkte	Self	0
34	1970	Drei mal neun	Self	70
35	1971	Samedi soir	Self	60
36	1971	Disco	Self	0
37	1971	Dalli Dalli	Self	80
38	1971	Baden-Badener Roulette	Self	0
39	1971	Jenny und Jonny oder Alle Kinder dieser Welt	Self	0
40	1972	Ein Kessel Buntes	Self - Musician	18
41	1972	Midi trente	Self	60
42	1972	Don-Lurio-Show	Self	0
43	1973	Acht nach 8	Self	0
44	1973	8 x 1 in Noten	Self	0
45	1973	Klimbim	Self	65
46	1974	Die Montagsmaler	Self	0
47	1974	Der große Preis	Self	60
48	1975	Musik ist Trumpf	Self	60
49	1975	Système 2	Self	0
50	1976	Rendezvous bei Caterina Valente	Self	0
51	1976	Das ist Ihr Leben	Self	0
52	1976	Music & Guests	Self	0
53	1977	Auf los geht's los	Self	0
54	1977	Please Turn the Page	Self	60
55	1978	Bio’s Bahnhof	Self	0
56	1979	NDR Talk Show	Self	65
57	1979	Okay	Self	0
58	1979	Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren	Self	0
59	1980	Verstehen Sie Spaß?	Self	38
60	1980	Heut' abend	Self	0
61	1980	Show-Express	Self	0
62	1981	Tag des deutschen Schlagers	Self	0
63	1981	Wetten, dass..?	Self	53
64	1981	Das Traumschiff	Udo Jürgens	43
65	1982	Na sowas!	Self	10
66	1982	Vorsicht, Musik	Self	0
67	1984	Goldener Löwe	Self	0
68	1984	Goldene Kamera Verleihung	Self	35
69	1984	Show & Co. mit Carlo	Self	0
70	1985	Melodien für Millionen	Self	0
71	1986	Wedden, dat..?	Self	80
72	1986	ZDF-Fernsehgarten	Self	15
73	1986	Showgeschichten	Self	0
74	1986	4 gegen Willi	Self	0
75	1987	Seitenblicke	self	0
76	1987	Na siehste!	Self	0
77	1988	Super-Chancen	Udo Jürgens	0
78	1988	Flitterabend	Self - Singer	0
79	1989	Die schnelle Gerdi	Self	0
80	1990	Romy Award	Self	90
81	1990	Schmidteinander		80
82	1991	Musik liegt in der Luft	Self	0
83	1991	Musik liegt in der Luft	Self - Singer	0
84	1991	Boulevard Bio	Self	60
85	1992	Jux und Dallerei	Self	0
86	1992	ECHO-Verleihung	Self	0
87	1994	alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio	Self	50
88	1995	Goldene Henne	Self	0
89	1995	Lebens-Künstler	Self	0
90	1995	Die Harald Schmidt Show	Self	70
91	1995	José Carreras Gala	Self	0
92	1996	Zimmer frei!	Self	63
93	1997	Im Dialog	self	0
94	1997	Tietjen und Bommes	Self	0
95	1998	Sabine Christiansen	Self	0
96	1998	The Johannes B. Kerner Show	Self	40
97	1998	Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show	Self	0
98	1998	Ein Herz für Kinder	Self	100
99	1999	Show Palast	Self	0
100	1999	Beckmann	Self	20
101	1999	TV total	Self	62
102	1999	German Television Award	Self	80
103	1999	maybrit illner	Self	80
104	2000	Starnacht am Wörthersee	Self	0
105	2000	Menschen der Woche	Self	60
106	2000	V.I.P.	Self	0
107	2001	Aeschbacher	Self	0
108	2003	Elefant, Tiger & Co.		73
109	2003	Die ultimative Chartshow	Self	50
110	2003	Daheim & unterwegs	self	0
111	2003	Our Best	Self	0
112	2003	Weihnachten auf Gut Aiderbichl	Self	0
113	2004	Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel	Self	40
114	2005	Hape trifft!	Self	0
115	2005	Eine große Nachtmusik	Self	0
116	2006	Semperopernball	Self	0
117	2007	Willkommen Österreich	Self	60
118	2010	Musikalische Reise	Self	0
119	2010	Tonspur – Der Soundtrack meines Lebens	Self	0
120	2011	Sesamstraße präsentiert: Ernie & Bert Songs	Self	0
121	2011	Der Mann mit dem Fagott	Udo Jürgens	0
122	2014	Kunscht!	Self	0
123	2015	Soundtrack Deutschland	Self	0

Udo Jürgens

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Television