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Engelbert Humperdinck
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British singer
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Engelbert Humperdinck is a British singer and actor born Arnold George Dorsey on May 2, 1936, in Chennai, India. He began his work period in 1956 and is a male tenor who speaks English. His musical output spans genres including easy listening, ballads, and pop, and he plays the piano, voice, and saxophone. He has been associated with record labels such as Decca and Epic Records.
Humperdinck participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. He has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. He resides in Beverly Hills and has four children. He is also known by the pseudonyms Gerry Dorsey and Engelbert Humperdinck.
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Film & TV
Madras, India
Arnold George Dorsey (born 2 May 1936), known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, is a British pop singer described by AllMusic as "one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around". He achieved international prominence in 1967 with his recording of "Release Me". Humperdinck started as a performer in the late 1950s under the name "Gerry Dorsey", but found success after 1965 when he…
Known for
- Engelbert: Totally Amazing — Self2021
- Die Helene Fischer Show 2019 — Self2019
- Spektakulär und schräg - Best of Eurovision Song — Self (archive footage)2018
- Mansfield 66/672017
- Grace and Frankie — Engelbert Humperdinck2015
- Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10 — Self2012
- The Joy of Easy Listening — Self2011
- The Graham Norton Show — Self2007
- I Love the '70s: Volume 2 — Self2006
- The Story of Light Entertainment — Self2006
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1936
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 668,087
- Total plays
- 7,830,503
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There are multiple artists with this name: 1. Arnold George Dorsey, MBE (born 2 May 1936), known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, is a British pop singer. He has been described by AllMusic as a prominent performer of middle-of-the-road ballads and achieved international prominence in 1967 with his recording of "Release Me". Humperdinck began his career in the late 1950s under the name "Gerry Dorsey", but achieved commercial success after 1965 when he partnered with manager Gordon Mills
Key facts
- Born
- Arnold George Dorsey , ( 1936-05-02 ) 2 May 1936 (age 90) , Madras , Madras Presidency , British India
- Occupation
- Singer
- Years active
- 1956–present
- Spouse
- Patricia Healey ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ; died 2021 )
- Origin
- Leicester , England
- Genres
- Traditional pop easy listening schlager
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Labels
- Decca Parrot Epic White Ariola OK! Good Records
- Website
- engelbert .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Chennai
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 2012
- Genre
- easy listening
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- Epic Records
- Military branch
- British Army
- Official website
- www.engelbert.com
- Image
- Engelbert Humperdinck (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Residence
- Beverly Hills
- Voice type
- tenor
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- Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)
- date of birth
- 1936-05-02
- different from
- Engelbert Humperdinck
- birth name
- Arnold George Dorsey
- pseudonym
- Gerry Dorsey
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- name in native language
- Engelbert Humperdinck
- social media followers
- 12295
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Encyclopedic overview
Arnold George Dorsey (born 2 May 1936), known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, is a British singer. He achieved international success in 1967 with his recording of "Release Me".
Humperdinck started as a performer in the late 1950s under the name "Gerry Dorsey", but found success after 1965 when he partnered with manager Gordon Mills, who advised him to adopt the name of German composer Engelbert Humperdinck as a stage name. His recordings of the ballads "Release Me" and "The Last Waltz" 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). 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.
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