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 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 p…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Eurovision Song Contest (1956) — Self - Contestant
2. TV total (1999) — Self
3. Wetten, dass..? (1981) — Self
4. Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995) — Self
5. Das Traumschiff (1981) — Udo Jürgens
6. Zimmer frei! (1996) — Self
7. Unsere tollen Tanten (1961) — Pitt van Rees
8. Unsere tollen Tanten in der Südsee (1964) — Pitt van Rees
9. Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire (2010) — Self
10. Klimbim (1973) — Self
11. Unsere tollen Nichten (1963) — Pitt van Rees
12. Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980) — Self
13. Elefant, Tiger & Co. (2003)
14. ZDF-Fernsehgarten (1986) — Self
15. NDR Talk Show (1979) — Self
16. Das Spukschloß im Salzkammergut (1966) — Udo
17. Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone (1964) — Self
18. Tanze mit mir in den Morgen (1962) — Max Kainz
19. The Battle of the Mods (1966) — Udo
20. … und du mein Schatz bleibst hier (1961) — Udo
21. Die Helene Fischer Show 2014 (2014) — Self
22. Dalli Dalli (1971) — Self
23. Stars in the Ring (1959) — Self
24. Ein Kessel Buntes (1972) — Self - Musician
25. Schmidteinander (1990)
26. Goldene Kamera (1984) — Self
27. Die ultimative Chartshow (2003) — Self
28. Zum blauen Bock (1957) — Self
29. The Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998) — Self
30. Beckmann (1999) — Self
31. Die Drehscheibe (1964) — Self
32. Der große Preis (1974) — Self
33. Sportschau (1961) — Self
34. Was bin ich? (1955) — Self
35. Alexandra – die Legende einer Sängerin (1999) — Self
36. Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol (1962) — Martin Hinterkirchner
37. Píseň pro Rudolfa III. (1967) — Self
38. Einer wird gewinnen (1964) — Self
39. Na sowas! (1982) — Self
40. Die Montagsmaler (1974) — Self