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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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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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www.kaempfert.de/en
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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
birth name
Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert
pseudonym
Marc Bones
start of work period
1939-00-00
name in native language
Bert Kämpfert
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