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Also known as Bert Kaempfert Berthold

German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger and composer (1923-1980)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1923-10-16
Active to
1980-06-21
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Bert Kaempfert (also Kämpfert) (b. 16 October 1923 - d. 21 June 1980) was a German orchestra leader and songwriter. He made easy listening and jazz-oriented records, and wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, such as "Strangers in the Night" (originally recorded by Ivo Robić) and "Spanish Eyes". He was born in Hamburg, Germany, and studied at the School of Music there. A multi-instrumentalist, he was hired by Hans Busch to play with his orchestra before serving as a bandsman in the G

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Heinrich
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Hamburg
Place of death
Mallorca
Languages spoken
German
Instrument
trombone
Record label
Polydor
Official website
www.kaempfert.de/en
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Bert Kaempfert.png
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Bert Kaempfert
date of birth
1923-10-16
date of death
1980-06-21
name in kana
ベルト・ケムプフェルト
cause of death
stroke
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert
pseudonym
Marc Bones
start of work period
1939-00-00
copyright representative
GEMA
name in native language
Bert Kämpfert
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