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Engelbert Humperdinck

Engelbert Humperdinck

Arnold George Dorsey MBE (born 2 May 1936), known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, is a British pop singer who has been described as "one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around". He achieved international prominence in 1967 with his recording of "Release Me". Starting as a performer in the late 1950s under the name "Gerry Dorsey", he later adopted the name of German composer Engelbert Humperdinck as a stage name and found success after he partnered with manager Gordon Mills in 1965. His recordings of the ballads "Release Me" and "The Last Waltz" both topped the UK Singles Chart in 1967, selling more than a million copies each. Humperdinck scored further major hits in rapid succession, including "There Goes My Everything" (1967), "Am I That Easy to Forget" (1968) and "A Man Without Love" (1968). In the process, he attained a large following, with some of his most devoted fans calling themselves "Humperdinckers". Two of his singles were among the best-selling of the 1960s in the UK. During the 1970s, Humperdinck had significant North American chart successes with "After the Lovin'" (1976) and "This Moment in Time" (1979). Having garnered a reputation as a prolific concert performer, he received renewed attention during the 1990s lounge revival with his recordings of "Lesbian Seagull" for the soundtrack of Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996), and a dance album (1998). The new millennium brought a range of musical projects for the singer, including the Grammy-nominated gospel album Always Hear the Harmony: The Gospel Sessions (2003) and a double album of duets, Engelbert Calling (2014). In 2012, Humperdinck represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku with the song "Love Will Set You Free", and placed 25th out of 26. After marking more than 50 years as a successful singer, Humperdinck continues to record and tour, having sold more than 140 million records worldwide. Arnold George Dorsey was born in Madras, British India (now Chennai, India) in 1936, one of 10 children born to British Army NCO Mervyn Dorsey, who was of Welsh descent, and his wife Olive who, according to the singer, was of German descent. Various sources also say that he has Anglo-Indian heritage. His family moved to Leicester, England, when he was ten years old. He later showed an interest in music and began learning the saxophone. By the early 1950s, he was playing saxophone in nightclubs, but he is believed not to have begun singing until he was in his late teens. His impression of Jerry Lewis prompted friends to begin calling him "Gerry Dorsey", a name that he worked under for almost a decade. ... Source: Article "Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Personal information

Birthday

1936-05-02

Birth Place

Madras, India

Movies and TV shows :

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Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

1966

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Chicago Hope

1994

7.2

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Die Drehscheibe

1964

6.0

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Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen

1994

0.0

TV
Die Helene Fischer Show 2019

Die Helene Fischer Show 2019

2019

0.0

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Donny & Marie

1976

6.5

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E! True Hollywood Story

1996

8.0

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Engelbert Humperdinck Christmas Special 2020

Engelbert Humperdinck Christmas Special 2020

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Engelbert Humperdinck: Live at the London Palladium

Engelbert Humperdinck: Live at the London Palladium

2000

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Engelbert Humperdinck: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Engelbert Humperdinck: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

1985

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Engelbert Live

Engelbert Live

2003

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Europarty

1967

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Even Angels Fall

Even Angels Fall

1991

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Glory Years

Glory Years

1987

5.0

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Grace and Frankie

2015

7.7

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I Love the '70s: Volume 2

2006

0.0

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Le monde est à vous

1987

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Malibu U

1967

1.0

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Mike Yarwood In Persons

1976

7.0

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Miss USA

1963

6.0

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Musik für Sie

1995

0.0

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Musikantenstadl

1981

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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

6.0

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Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10

Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10

2012

6.5

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967

6.4

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Separate Bedrooms

Separate Bedrooms

1989

5.2

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Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

1991

5.1

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Show Palast

1999

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Show-Express

1980

0.0

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Surprise, Surprise

1984

5.8

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The Bruce Forsyth Show

1959

0.0

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The Cannon & Ball Show

1979

0.0

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The Captain and Tennille

1976

5.5

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The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

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The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

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The Heaven and Earth Show

1998

3.2

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The Hollywood Palace

1964

4.5

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The Jeffersons

1975

7.3

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The Joy of Easy Listening

The Joy of Easy Listening

2011

0.0

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The Liberace Show

1952

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The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

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The Mrs Merton Show

1995

6.3

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The Sonny & Cher Show

1976

4.7

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The Special London Bridge Special

The Special London Bridge Special

1972

0.0

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The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

1995

4.0

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The Story of Light Entertainment

2006

5.0

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The Terry and Gaby Show

2003

5.0

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

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The Vanessa Show

1999

0.0

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This Is Tom Jones

1969

6.0

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V.I.P.

1998

5.2

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Where Are They Now?

1999

7.5

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