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Rainy Day Relaxation Road Trip. Romantic Evening Sex All Themes. Articles Features Interviews Lists. Streams Videos All Posts. My Profile. Advanced Search. Artist Biography by Steve Huey. He gradually established a reputation in the UK club circuit, but his career was cut short by tuberculosis. He relaunched his career with a new image and a new name, which for most people was simply outrageous. Release Me led to the formation of a huge fan following.
By , Engelbert had established fan clubs around the world. In a career spanning till the present day, Engelbert has sold in excess of million records, including 64 gold albums and 23 platinum, received four Grammy nominations, a Golden Globe, and stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Las Vegas Walk of Fame.
He has performed for the Queen and many heads of state. He has recorded everything from the most romantic ballads to movie theme songs, disco, rock, and gospel. Engelbert has even struck a chord with the younger generation after appearing on MTV several times. Even Elvis owed a debt to Engelbert — his sideboards were introduced by Engelbert and then borrowed by Elvis.
His unique voice has charmed millions of fans across the globe. His power as a balladeer relates both to his presence and his voice. He gives the impression that he is singing for the individual listener, to whom both the narrative and the emotions seem to be directed. Engelbert does not sing to the collective, but to each listener individually. He is a sensitive lyric interpreter with excellent vocal technique. And what a stage presence! During his heyday in the late s and early s, he cultivated the image of a mysterious heart-throb and donned a flamboyant wardrobe that, when coupled with his rich, silky crooning, drove female fans wild.
With his square jaw, olive skin and plump lips, not to mention sideburns so ridiculously thick and lustrous they each required a barber of their own - Humperdinck was at the height of his game in the heart-throb stakes.
During his heyday, Engelbert cultivated the image of a mysterious heartthrob and donned flamboyant wardrobe that, when coupled with his rich, silky crooning, drove female fans wild. Photo: Getty Images. Just imagine a typical show. A dark, handsome, sensuous singer, crooning smoothly and effortlessly to shrieking women of a wide range of ages, an occasional subtle pelvic movement in keeping with the relaxed but purposeful singing.
His endearing sense of humour would be visible in his attempts to engage in badinage between songs — in a warm, strong voice — which would get overwhelmed by comments and statements from his audience. He's not exaggerating. In recent years, audiences noticed he occasionally would choke up on stage. At first, he said nothing about it. Now they may get an inkling of what is going on with my heart. Humperdinck and his wife used to split their time between Los Angeles and a home in Leicester, England, where he grew up.
These days, however, the couple sticks to California, and he gets back to England about two or three times a year. She recognizes me and she smiles and she says hello sometimes. Her speech is not very good at this moment, but with treatment and hopefully the discovery of a cure in the near future, I hope and pray that all is well.
Humperdinck usually keeps his private life out of the spotlight, but chose to go public for one reason. I thought it was important to let people know. It was pretty impressive, particularly for an old-fashioned country tune in the hazy days of the late '60s.
It stopped the almighty Beatles from getting to No. For this unknown to do that? That was something. It launched an amazingly durable international career for Humperdinck.
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