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Udo Jürgens

1934 - 2014

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Jürgen Udo Bockelmann (30 September 1934 – 21 December 2014), better known as Udo Jürgens, was an Austrian-born 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 403,642 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Udo Jürgens is the 195th most popular singer (down from 185th in 2019), the 272nd most popular biography from Austria (down from 260th in 2019) 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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  • 400k

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  • 60.53

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  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Udo Jürgens ranks 195 out of 3,528. Before him are Etta James, Franco Corelli, Marie-Louise O'Murphy, Astrud Gilberto, Petula Clark, and Drake. After him are Sam Cooke, Mariska Veres, Lara Fabian, Mario Del Monaco, Chavela Vargas, and Giuseppe Di Stefano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Udo Jürgens ranks 65. Before him are Fujiko Fujio, Giovanni Battista Re, Bettino Craxi, Brian Epstein, Tassos Papadopoulos, and Joan Didion. After him are Rudolf Schuster, Hans Hollein, Leonid Rogozov, Kurt Hamrin, Ingvar Carlsson, and Heng Samrin. Among people deceased in 2014, Udo Jürgens ranks 46. Before him are Daniel Keyes, Maurice Duverger, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pete Seeger, Dobrica Ćosić, and Stephanie Kwolek. After him are James Garner, Ernesto Laclau, Gyula Grosics, Hans Hollein, Gerald Edelman, and Dale T. Mortensen.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Udo Jürgens ranks 272 out of 1,237. Before him are Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (1711), Paul Watzlawick (1921), Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria (1878), Cecilia Renata of Austria (1611), Felix Baumgartner (1969), and Matthäus Hetzenauer (1924). After him are Kunigunde of Austria (1465), Albert VI, Archduke of Austria (1418), August Kubizek (1888), Otto, Duke of Austria (1301), Brigitte Bierlein (1949), and Hermann Buhl (1924).

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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), Solomiya Krushelnytska (1872), Marianna Martines (1744), Conchita Wurst (1988), Walter Berry (1929), Johann Michael Vogl (1768), Anna von Mildenburg (1872), Hansi Hinterseer (1954), Ferry Graf (1931), and Eleonore Schwarz (1936).

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