Engelbert Humperdinck (Arnold George Dorsey) is an English pop singer who, at the beginning of his career, performed under the name Jerry Dorsey. Popularity came to him in the mid-60s. He has accounted for about ten Grammy awards in the category "Best Song of the Year." He has released 59 gold and 18 platinum albums.
Engelbert managed to achieve unprecedented heights during the period of popularity in England of the Beatles quartet, and his single "Release Me" remained on the first line of the British hit parade for five weeks, ahead of the famous group. He became one of the most sought-after and highly paid performers of England in the late 60s.
early years
The boy was born in India in the spring of 1936 into a large family, which soon moved to England. My father was an officer in the British army, and my mother was a musician, instilling in children a love of music and singing from early childhood. But unlike his brothers and sisters, Engelbert became the only member of the family who devoted his career to show business.
After graduating from school, the young man got a job, and in the evenings began to speak in local cafes and pubs. Soon, Engelbert went to serve in the army, where he learned strict discipline and fulfillment of assigned tasks. According to him, he returned from the army as a completely different person.
The creative way of the singer
After serving in the army, Humperdink returns to music and singing. Taking the pseudonym Jerry Dorsey, the singer begins to perform on stage again and even releases his first album. But glory bypasses him.
After meeting with producer Gorodon Mills, a new round begins in his career and creative biography. Gorodon makes every effort to pay attention to his protege and, for a start, changes his name. From that moment on, the singer began to call Engelbert Humperdinck. The name was not chosen by chance. The producer believed that it should be difficult to pronounce for better memorization and be associated with one of the great musicians. For this purpose, the surname of the composer Gumperdink was chosen, who wrote only one opera, which made him famous. The humperdinks even began to be asked whether he really not only sings, but also composes opera parts, because the surname was really associated with a famous musician.
But even these tricks did not bring the long-awaited popularity. Everything changed only after the singer began to collaborate with the Parrot studio, where he recorded his single, which made him famous. The song was called "Release Me" and soon took first place in the English charts. The singer released nearly two million records with this record in a few weeks.
Until the beginning of the 70s, Engelbert was at the pinnacle of fame thanks to his velvety voice and his beautiful appearance. He was a favorite of the public and especially women. His fans still admire his talent and literally idolize the singer.
After a tour of America, Engelbert went to conquer the world in the early 70's. He was enthusiastically received by the audience of many countries, and popularity with each performance only grew. This continued until the mid-80s, when the singer gradually began to lose ground, giving way to new popular performers.
Enegelbert represented Great Britain at the popular Eurovision Song Contest 2012, but could not win the jury and took only 25th place. A year later, the singer visited Russia and was chairman of the jury of the White Nights contest in St. Petersburg.
