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Udo Jürgens

1934 - 2014

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Jürgen Udo Bockelmann (30 September 1934 – 21 December 2014), generally known as Udo Jürgens, was an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spanned over 50 years. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 for Austria, composed close to 1,000 songs, and sold over 104 million records. In 2007, he additionally obtained Swiss citizenship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Udo Jürgens has received more than 447,553 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Udo Jürgens is the 198th most popular singer (down from 195th in 2019), the 272nd most popular biography from Austria and the 2nd most popular Austrian Singer.

Udo Jürgens is a German singer and songwriter who is most famous for his song "Merci Cherie" which was a number one hit in France in 1965.

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  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Udo Jürgens ranks 198 out of 4,381. Before him are Otis Redding, Bob Geldof, Courtney Love, Kyu Sakamoto, Zucchero Fornaciari, and Eric Burdon. After him are Viktor Tsoi, Alessandro Moreschi, David Coverdale, Anastacia, Valery Leontiev, and Dionne Warwick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Udo Jürgens ranks 71. Before him are Édith Cresson, Lansana Conté, Eduard Khil, Diana Wynne Jones, Abimael Guzmán, and Fujiko Fujio. After him are Albert Speer, Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Hans Hollein, Henri Konan Bédié, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., and Valentin Ivanov. Among people deceased in 2014, Udo Jürgens ranks 50. Before him are Veljko Kadijević, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Gyula Grosics, Pete Seeger, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, and Gerald Edelman. After him are Miklós Jancsó, Dale T. Mortensen, Hans Hollein, David Easton, Ernesto Laclau, and Stephanie Kwolek.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Udo Jürgens ranks 272 out of 1,424. Before him are Adam Albert von Neipperg (1775), Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria (1866), Koloman Moser (1868), Fanny Elssler (1810), Victor Weisskopf (1908), and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma (1893). After him are Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria (1818), Max Steiner (1888), Ferdinand Čatloš (1895), Walter Kohn (1923), Claudia Felicitas of Austria (1653), and Hans Hollein (1934).

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Among SINGERS In Austria

Among singers born in Austria, Udo Jürgens ranks 2. Before him are Falco (1957). After him are Freddy Quinn (1931), Conchita Wurst (1988), Marianna Martines (1744), Johann Michael Vogl (1768), Walter Berry (1929), Caroline Unger (1803), Hansi Hinterseer (1954), Leonie Rysanek (1926), Anna von Mildenburg (1872), and Ferry Graf (1931).

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