Udo Jürgens
Schlager music, Musical Artist
1934 –
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Who is Udo Jürgens?
Udo Jürgens is an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spans over fifty years. He has written more than 800 songs and sold over 100 million records. In 2007 he additionally obtained Swiss citizenship.
He is credited with broadening German-language pop music beyond the traditional postwar schlager in the 1960s by infusing it with a modern pop appeal; his exceptionally tuneful compositions and sophisticated arrangements attract fans of all ages, and even in his 70s he continues to fill the largest concert venues in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
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- Born
- Sep 30, 1934
Klagenfurt - Also known as
- Udo Jurgen Bockelmann
- Udo Jurgens
- Udo Juergens
- Udo Jürgen Bockelmann
- Jürgens, Udo
- Spouses
- Corinna Reinhold
(1999/07/04 - 2006/09/15) - Erika Meier
(1964 - 1989) - Panja Jürgens
- Corinna Reinhold
- Children
- Nationality
- Austria
- Profession
- Lived in
- Klagenfurt
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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