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FEMUSINDO.com - Udo Jürgen Bockelmann, better known as Udo Jürgens, is an Austrian-Swiss pop music composer and singer whose career spanned over fifty years.
Udo Jürgens, also known as Udo Bolan, was born in Klagenfurt, Austria, on September 30, 1934.
Forming the Udo Bolan Quartet
Udo Jürgens became known in 1952 when he formed the Udo Bolan Quartet in Klagenfurt, Austria.
He performed regularly at the Café Obelisk in Klagenfurt with English drummer Johnny Richards, Klaus Behmel on guitar and Bruno Geiger on bass.
The quartet performed regularly at dance and jazz venues and also broadcast on Radio Alpenland and the British Forces Radio network produced by Mike Fior.
He won the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest representing Austria, composed around 1,000 songs, and sold over 100 million records.
Received Swiss Citizenship and Name Change
In 2007, he also received Swiss citizenship. In 2010, he legally changed his name to Udo Jürgens Bockelmann.
He is credited with expanding German-language pop music beyond the traditional post-war "Schlager" (hit songs) of the 1950s by blending it with modern pop appeal and French chanson style.
His compositions and arrangements have attracted fans of all ages, and he continues to perform at venues in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Udo Jürgen, the pop music composer and singer, died in Münsterlingen, Switzerland, on December 21, 2014 at the age of 80.
Longest Charting Artist of All Time
Since 2015, Jürgens has held the world record for the artist with the longest presence on the charts of all time, more than 57 years from his first entry in 1958 to 2015.
On December 16, 2022, a new album containing his legacy was released by his children. The album reached #1 on the German charts on December 24, 2022.
Thus, Jürgens has been on the German charts for more than eight decades. An extraordinary achievement for a Jürgens. (*)
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