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Engelbert Humperdinck
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Engelbert Humperdinck
Homepage
https://www.engelbert.com/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1936-05-02,Madras, India
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

Die Helene Fischer Show 2019

0

Die Helene Fischer Show 2019
2019-12-25

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

6

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982-01-01

Engelbert Humperdinck: Live at the London Palladium

0

Engelbert Humperdinck: Live at the London Palladium
2000-06-06

The Special London Bridge Special

0

The Special London Bridge Special
1972-01-01

0

Engelbert Live
2003-07-29

Engelbert Humperdinck: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

0

Engelbert Humperdinck: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
1985-01-06

Engelbert Humperdinck Christmas Special 2020

0

Engelbert Humperdinck Christmas Special 2020

The Joy of Easy Listening

0

The Joy of Easy Listening
2011-05-27

Separate Bedrooms

5.2

Separate Bedrooms
1989-11-22

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

4

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
1995-10-27

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

5.1

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991-12-06

Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10

6.5

Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
2012-11-16

Even Angels Fall

0

Even Angels Fall
1991-01-01

5

Glory Years
1987-01-01

The Sonny and Cher Show

6

The Sonny and Cher Show
1976-02-01

7.325

The Jeffersons
1975-01-18

5.161

V.I.P.
1998-09-26

0

Europarty
1967-06-04

The Terry and Gaby Show

5

The Terry and Gaby Show
2003-06-02

E! True Hollywood Story

8.092

E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21

Surprise, Surprise

5.8

Surprise, Surprise
1984-05-06

6.5

Donny & Marie
1976-01-23

7.247

Chicago Hope
1994-09-18

The Hollywood Palace

4.5

The Hollywood Palace
1964-01-04

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.5

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967-09-09

This Is Tom Jones

6

This Is Tom Jones
1969-02-07

1

Malibu U
1967-07-21

Where Are They Now?

7.5

Where Are They Now?
1999-06-07

I Love the '70s: Volume 2

0

I Love the '70s: Volume 2
2006-07-10

The Heaven and Earth Show

3.2

The Heaven and Earth Show
1998-09-06

The Story of Light Entertainment

5

The Story of Light Entertainment
2006-07-22

The Captain and Tennille

5.5

The Captain and Tennille
1976-09-20

The Liberace Show

0

The Liberace Show
1952-05-16

The Vanessa Show

0

The Vanessa Show
1999-01-04

Mike Yarwood In Persons

7

Mike Yarwood In Persons
1976-12-27

The Cannon & Ball Show

0

The Cannon & Ball Show
1979-07-28

The Mike Douglas Show

5.1

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

The Mrs Merton Show

6.4

The Mrs Merton Show
1995-02-10

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.6

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

The Bruce Forsyth Show

0

The Bruce Forsyth Show
1959-03-29

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.415

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

0

Show Palast
1999-01-10

0

Show-Express
1980-09-25

Le monde est à vous

0

Le monde est à vous
1987-09-13

Die Drehscheibe

6

Die Drehscheibe
1964-04-01

The Graham Norton Show

7.2

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

Grace and Frankie

7.7

Grace and Frankie
2015-05-08

Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen

0

Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
1994-06-02

Musikantenstadl

0

Musikantenstadl
1981-03-05

0

Musik für Sie
1995-07-07

6

Miss USA
1963-07-17

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

0

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
1966-02-10

6.2

Sacrée soirée
1987-09-02