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For the German composer, see Engelbert Humperdinck (composer).
Engelbert Humperdinck
MBE

Humperdinck performing in Las Vegas, 2009

Born Arnold George Dorsey
2 May 1936 (age 87)
Madras, British Raj (now India)
Occupation Singer
Spouse Patricia Healey

(m. 1964; died 2021)

Children 4
Musical career
Origin Leicester, England
Genres Traditional pop, easy listening, schlager
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active 1956–present
Labels Decca, Parrot, Epic, White, Ariola, OK! Good Records
Website engelbert.com
Arnold George Dorsey MBE (born 2 May 1936), known professionally as Engelbert
Humperdinck, is a British pop singer who has been described as "one of the finest
middle-of-the-road balladeers around".[1] He achieved international prominence in
1967 with his recording of "Release Me".

Starting as a performer in the late 1950s under the name "Gerry Dorsey", he later
adopted the name of German composer Engelbert Humperdinck as a stage name and found
success after he partnered with manager Gordon Mills in 1965. His recordings of the
ballads "Release Me" and "The Last Waltz" both topped the UK Singles Chart in 1967,
selling more than a million copies each.[2] 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). In the process, he attained a
large following, with some of his most devoted fans calling themselves
"Humperdinckers". Three of his singles were among the best-selling of the 1960s in
the United Kingdom.

During the 1970s, Humperdinck had significant North American chart successes with
"After the Lovin'" (1976) and "This Moment in Time" (1979). Having garnered a
reputation as a prolific concert performer, he received renewed attention during
the 1990s lounge revival with his recordings of "Lesbian Seagull" for the
soundtrack of Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996), and a dance album (1998). The
new millennium brought a range of musical projects for the singer, including the
Grammy-nominated gospel album Always Hear The Harmony: The Gospel Sessions (2003)
and a double album of duets, Engelbert Calling (2014). In 2012, Humperdinck
represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku with the song "Love Will
Set You Free". After marking more than 50 years as a successful singer, Humperdinck
continues to record and tour, having sold more than 140 million records worldwide.
[3]

Early life
Arnold George Dorsey was born in Madras, British India (now Chennai, India) in
1936,[4] one of 10 children born to British Army NCO Mervyn Dorsey, who was of
Welsh descent, and his wife Olive who, according to the singer, was of German
descent.[5][6] Various sources also say that he has Anglo-Indian heritage.[7][8][9]
His family moved to Leicester, England, when he was ten years old. He later showed
an interest in music and began learning the saxophone. By the early 1950s, he was
playing saxophone in nightclubs, but he is believed not to have begun singing until
he was in his late teens. His impression of Jerry Lewis prompted friends to begin
calling him "Gerry Dorsey", a name that he worked under for almost a decade.[10]

Dorsey's attempt to get his music career off the ground was interrupted by
conscription into the British Army Royal Corps of Signals during the mid-1950s.
After his discharge, he got his first chance to record in 1959 with Decca Records.
He had been spotted when he won a talent contest in the Isle of Man the previous
summer. Dorsey's first single "Crazy Bells" (b/w "Mister Music Man")[11] was not a
hit despite him plugging the songs on two appearances on the ITV teenage music show
Oh Boy! in February [12] and March 1959.[13] He switched to Parlophone later that
year but his first record for them, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (b/w "Every Day
Is a Wonderful Day")[14] was not successful either. Dorsey would return to record
for Decca again, but almost a decade later and with very different results. Also in
1959 he became part of a touring show called "The Big Beat Show" with other pop
singers of the time including Billy Fury, Vince Eager, and Terry Dene.[15] Further
television appearances followed in 1959 on the ITV show "The Song Parade".[16] A
tour as a support to Adam Faith followed[17] and he continued working the
nightclubs. In June 1961, however, he was stricken with tuberculosis and spent nine
months in hospital.[18] He eventually regained his health and returned to show
business in 1962 but had to start virtually all over again. Dorsey went back on the
variety stage and to nightclub work, but with little success.[19]

Career
Changes and "Release Me"
In 1965, Dorsey teamed up with Gordon Mills, his former roommate while in
Bayswater, London, who had become a music impresario and the manager of Tom Jones.
[10] Mills, aware that the singer had been struggling for several years to become
successful in the music industry, suggested a name-change to the more arresting
Engelbert Humperdinck, borrowed from the 19th-century German composer of operas
such as Hansel and Gretel.[1] Humperdinck enjoyed his first real success during
July 1966 in Belgium, where he and four others represented Britain in the annual
Knokke song contest, winning that year's prize.[20][21] Three months later, in
October 1966, he was on stage in Mechelen. He made a mark on the Belgian charts
with "Dommage, Dommage", and an early music video was filmed with him in the
harbour of Zeebrugge.[22]

In the mid 60s, Humperdinck visited German songwriter Bert Kaempfert at his house
in Spain and was offered arrangements of three songs: "Spanish Eyes", "Strangers in
the Night", and "Wonderland by Night". He returned to Britain where he recorded all
three songs. He recognised the potential of "Strangers in the Night" and asked
manager Gordon Mills whether it could be released as a single, but his request was
refused, since the song had already been requested by Frank Sinatra.[23] "Spanish
Eyes" and "Wonderland by Night" would be included on the singer's 1968 LP A Man
Without Love.[24]

"A Man Without Love"

0:23
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In early 1967, the changes paid off when Humperdinck's version of "Release Me"
topped the charts in the United Kingdom and hit No. 4 on the US Billboard 100.
Arranged by Charles Blackwell in an "orchestral country music" style, with Big Jim
Sullivan and Jimmy Page as session musicians and a full chorus joining Humperdinck
on the third refrain, the record kept the Beatles' "Strawberry Fields
Forever"/"Penny Lane" from the top slot in the United Kingdom.[25] The B-side of
"Release Me", "Ten Guitars", continues to be enormously popular in New Zealand.[26]
"Release Me" spent 56 weeks in the Top 50 in a continuous chart run, and was
believed to have sold 85,000 copies a day at the height of its popularity.[27] The
song has remained at the core of Humperdinck's repertoire ever since. Humperdinck's
easygoing style and good looks soon earned him a large following, particularly
among women. His hardcore female fans called themselves "Humperdinckers".[28]
"Release Me" was succeeded by two more hit ballads: "There Goes My Everything" and
"The Last Waltz", earning him a reputation as a crooner, a description which he
disputed. As Humperdinck told Hollywood Reporter writer Rick Sherwood:

"[I]f you are not a crooner it's something you don't want to be called. No crooner
has the range I have. I can hit notes a bank could not cash. What I am is a
contemporary singer, a stylised performer."[29]

In 1968, following his major successes the previous year, Humperdinck reached No. 2
on the UK Singles Chart with "A Man Without Love", with his album of the same name
climbing to No. 3 on the UK album charts.[30] Another single, "Les Bicyclettes de
Belsize",[31][32] was a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom and reached the top 40 in
the United States. By the end of the decade, Humperdinck's expanding roster of
songs also included "Am I That Easy to Forget", "The Way It Used to Be", "I'm a
Better Man (For Having Loved You)" (written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David) and
"Winter World of Love". He supplemented these big-selling singles with a number of
equally successful albums. These albums – Release Me, The Last Waltz, A Man Without
Love, and Engelbert Humperdinck—formed the bedrock of his success. For six months
in 1969–70, Humperdinck fronted his own television series The Engelbert Humperdinck
Show for ATV in the United Kingdom, and ABC in the US. In this musical variety
format, he was joined by, among others, Paul Anka, Shirley Bassey, Tony Bennett,
Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Ray Charles, Four Tops, Lena Horne, Liberace, Lulu,
Carmen McRae, Dusty Springfield, Jack Jones, Tom Jones and Dionne Warwick.
1970s

Humperdinck (right) and Oliver on The Engelbert Humperdinck Show in 1970

By the start of the 1970s, Humperdinck had settled into a busy schedule of
recordings, and a number of signature songs emerged from this period, often written
by noted musicians and songwriters; among them, "We Made It Happen" (written by
Paul Anka),[33] "Sweetheart" (written by Barry Gibb and Maurice Gibb),[34] "Another
Time, Another Place", and "Too Beautiful to Last" (theme from the film Nicholas and
Alexandra). In 1972, he starred in another television series, for BBC 1. Titled
Engelbert with The Young Generation, the show ran for thirteen weeks, and featured
the dance troupe, regular guests the Goodies and Marlene Charell, and international
stars.[35] Also in 1972, he was among the guests in David Winters' musical
television special The Special London Bridge Special, starring Tom Jones, and
Jennifer O'Neill.[36]

By the middle of the decade, Humperdinck concentrated on selling albums and on live
performances, with his style of balladry less popular on the singles charts. He
developed lavish stage productions, making him a natural for Las Vegas and similar
venues. He performed regularly at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas through the early
and middle years of the decade, recording a live album at the venue with the Three
Degrees as backing singers.[37]

In 1976, Humperdinck's commercial credentials were buoyed by "After the Lovin'", a

ballad produced by Joel Diamond and Charles Calello, and released by CBS subsidiary
Epic. The song was a top 10 hit in the US[38] went Gold, and won the "most played
juke box record of the year" award. The album of the same name reached the top 20
on the US charts,[38] was nominated for a Grammy Award,[39] and was a Double
Platinum hit for the singer.[40] Three of the album tracks were produced by Bobby
Eli and recorded at the Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia. As critics point out,
the singer's unexpected foray into the "Philadelphia Sound" was successful, adding
to the overall strength of the work.[41] Rounding off the year, Humperdinck made
his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson with a live
performance of the hit single.[42] Joel Diamond went on to produce a series of
albums recorded by Humperdinck for Epic, including This Moment in Time from 1979
(the title song topped the US adult contemporary charts)[43] and two Christmas
albums. In 1979, following his late-decade chart successes stateside, Humperdinck
took his stage show to Broadway with appearances at the Minskoff Theatre.

1980s and 1990s

In the 1980s, Humperdinck consolidated his discography, recording regularly and
performing as many as 200 concerts a year while continuing with headlining
appearances in Las Vegas at the Hilton Hotel (Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino).
[44] In the early and mid-1980s, he made a number of special appearances as an
actor on popular television dramas of the time, including The Love Boat, Hotel and
Fantasy Island.

Following his stint as a recording artist with Epic, Humperdinck released what
William Ruhlmann has called an "ambitious double album" titled A Lovely Way to
Spend An Evening (1985). Ruhlmann commends Humperdinck for recording this album of
standards from the American Songbook; he notes that the work "was a long time
coming", while acknowledging that "the album deserved a broader distribution than
it received."[45] The album was released in the United Kingdom as Getting
Sentimental and reached the UK Top-40 album charts in the summer of 1985.[46]

In the following years, Humperdinck continued with studio recordings, including a

duet with Gloria Gaynor for his album Remember, I Love You (1987).[47] In the
latter half of the 1980s, with new material like the song "Portofino" (1985),[48]
Humperdinck also focused on recordings influenced by European popular music of the
time, particularly German popular music. Albums of this period include Träumen Mit
Engelbert (1986)[49] and Step into My Life (1989).[50] Released as Ich Denk An Dich
in Germany, Step into My Life included songs composed by Dieter Bohlen and Barry
Mason, while the title song was co-written by Humperdinck himself.[51] It spawned
several singles, and a cover of Bohlen's hit song, "You're My Heart, You're My
Soul".[52]

Humperdinck was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1989 and won a
Golden Globe Award as entertainer of the year, while also beginning major
involvement in charitable causes such as the Leukemia Research Fund, the American
Red Cross, the American Lung Association, and several AIDS relief organisations. He
wrote a song for one charity-group titled "Reach Out" (released on his 1992 studio
album Hello Out There).[53]

Musical appraisals of Humperdinck's career in the 1990s point to him earning "a new
hip cachet" during the Lounge Revival, and note the success of new artistic
ventures such as his recording of "Lesbian Seagull" for the soundtrack of the film
Beavis and Butt-head Do America (1996), and his dance album from 1998.[47] 1995's
Love Unchained, produced by Bebu Silvetti, peaked in the UK Top-20 album charts,
marking a return to form in his home country.[54] He retained a public profile
during these years, making numerous appearances on radio and television, including
the Late Show with David Letterman and The Howard Stern Show, and at events such as
the 1996 Daytona 500, where he performed "The Star-Spangled Banner".[55]

In 1988, Humperdinck filed a libel suit against the National Enquirer. The origin
of the libelous statements was said to be Kathy Jetter, the mother of Humperdinck's
illegitimate child, and were made in an affidavit filed by Jetter in New York
Family Court in an effort to increase child support payments from Humperdinck.
Jetter lost the action.[56] Jetter had successfully brought a paternity suit
against Humperdinck following the birth of her daughter Jennifer in 1977.[57]

2000s

Humperdinck performing in 2008

Humperdinck's recording career has continued into the new millennium, with a range
of musical collaborations. In 2000, he hit the top five of the British album charts
with Engelbert at His Very Best, and returned to the top five four years later,
after he appeared in a John Smith's TV-advertisement. In the spring of 2003,
Humperdinck collaborated with American artist-producer Art Greenhaw to record the
roots gospel album Always Hear the Harmony: The Gospel Sessions; joining
Humperdinck on the album were the Light Crust Doughboys, the Jordanaires and the
Blackwood Brothers.[58] The critically acclaimed album was nominated for a Grammy
for "Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album of the Year", while
Humperdinck was photographed with generations of fans at the 2004 Grammy Awards in
Los Angeles. He was back in the studio soon after, releasing Let There Be Love in
2005. Music critics have remarked on the historical span of material in the album,
from songs first made popular in the 1920s to more recent ones from the 1990s, and
point especially to Humperdinck's version of Nick Lowe's "You Inspire Me" as a
noteworthy cut.[59] In 2007, Humperdinck released The Winding Road. In a
conversation with Larry King, Humperdinck discussed the genesis of the album; he
pointed out that The Winding Road featured songs exclusively by British composers,
as a "tribute to [his] home country", released as it was to mark 40 years since his
first international hit recording.[60]

During the recording of the Gorillaz album Plastic Beach, Humperdinck was asked by
Damon Albarn to contribute to the album as a guest artist. Humperdinck's management
at the time, however, declined the offer without Humperdinck's knowledge.
Describing the event, Humperdinck stated that the missed opportunity was, "the most
grievous sin ever committed", and that he would have gladly collaborated with
Gorillaz. He added that he had since parted ways with his then-management, handing
over duties to his son, Scott Dorsey. At the end of the interview, Humperdinck
observed: "I'd really like to rekindle that suggestion again and bring it back.
Hopefully they will ask me again. My son Scott will definitely say yes".[61][62]

2010s and 2020s

In March 2012, the BBC announced that Humperdinck would represent the United
Kingdom in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, to be staged in Baku,
Azerbaijan, on 26 May. The song, "Love Will Set You Free" was unveiled on 19 March
2012, produced by Grammy Award-winning music producer Martin Terefe and co-written
by Sacha Skarbek. The song was recorded in London, Los Angeles and Nashville,
Tennessee, and was mixed by Thomas Juth in London.[63] When Humperdinck's
participation was announced, he was set to become the oldest singer to ever
participate in the contest at the age of 76.[64] He was however overtaken in the
same year when the Buranovskiye Babushki performed later on that night. During the
final allocation draw, the United Kingdom was drawn to perform first.[65]
Humperdinck eventually finished in 25th place out of 26, coming in second to last
in the voting, with 12 points.[64][66]

With a rapid series of recordings, Humperdinck showed no signs of slowing the pace
of his work in the 2010s. A career-first double-CD of duets, Engelbert Calling, was
released in the United Kingdom in March 2014 by Conehead Records, charting in the
UK Top 40.[67] The album found the singer in the studio with musicians like Charles
Aznavour, Elton John, Il Divo,[68][69] Johnny Mathis, Lulu, Willie Nelson, Olivia
Newton-John, Cliff Richard, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Neil Sedaka, Ron
Sexsmith, Gene Simmons and Dionne Warwick.[70] Engelbert Calling was released in
North America by OK! Good Records on 30 September 2014, with Humperdinck making a
number of promotional appearances on radio and television, including an extended
conversation with Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani on HuffPost Live.[71] In the UK,
Humperdinck showcased songs from the album in shows like Weekend Wogan for which he
performed acoustic versions of Make You Feel My Love and "The Hungry Years".[72] A
special edition vinyl EP with four tracks from the album was released in May 2015.
According to OK! Good Records, the EP was Humperdinck's first vinyl release after a
gap of twenty-five years, "a limited-edition 7" vinyl record with a first pressing
of 1,000 copies on transparent cloudy clear vinyl".[73]

2017 was the 50th anniversary of Humperdinck's first international chart success,
and two major celebratory disc sets were produced in the early summer. The first,
Engelbert Humperdinck 50, was a two-disc album bringing together the singer's
charting singles for Decca, other songs from different points in his career, two
new studio recordings, and a new remix of "Release Me".[74] The second was an
extended box set of Humperdinck's first eleven albums, reissued by Decca Records,
complete with original album artwork and new liner notes.[75] Engelbert Humperdinck
50 was released in the United Kingdom in May 2017, and entered the UK album charts
at No. 5, indicating the singer's enduring popularity in his home country.[76] The
album was released in North America in June 2017.

The Man I Want to Be was released in late 2017.[77] While composed largely of newly
written material, the album included two notable covers: "Photograph" (Ed Sheeran),
and "Just the Way You Are" (Bruno Mars). In 2018, the singer came out with a newly
recorded Christmas album, Warmest Christmas Wishes.[78] In May 2019, Humperdinck
premiered a new song, "You", a self-described ode to motherhood written for him by
British songwriters Jon Allen and Jake Fields. As a birthday gift to his wife,
Patricia, Humperdinck appeared in a music video of "You", filmed on location at the
Houdini Estate.[79] The singer's record label announced the late-2019 release of an
EP of songs titled Reflections.[80] Humperdinck followed this up with a 2020-EP,
Sentiments.
Well into his sixth decade as an entertainer, Humperdinck continues with
international concert dates. While touring North America on an annual basis, he has
performed in a range of venues and events in Europe, Australia and the Far East. In
2009, Humperdinck performed at Carols in the Domain, a popular Christmas event held
in Sydney. In November 2010, he returned to Australia for a number of concerts,
adding a new studio album, Released, to his discography.[81] Humperdinck also
returns for performances in the United Kingdom. In May 2015, he appeared at the
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, the Symphony Hall, Birmingham and the Royal Albert
Hall[82] and at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in November 2017. In 2019
Humperdinck performed in Singapore, Manila and Tokyo. In late 2021 and 2022 the
singer appeared in cities in the UK and Europe, including a return to the London
Palladium.[83][84]

In early 2022, his song A Man Without Love was featured in the Marvel Studios
series Moon Knight.[citation needed] Later, he performed a cover of the popular
song "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" for the film Bullet Train.[85]

Personal life
Lifelong Catholics Humperdinck and Patricia Healey wed in 1964; the two first met
at the Palais de Danse, a nightclub in Leicester.[86] They had four children, and
the family lived between homes in the UK and the US.[87][88] Humperdinck's wife
once said that she could paper their bedroom with all of the paternity lawsuits
filed against her husband.[88][89][90] He was successfully sued for paternity by
two women during the 1970s and 1980s.[88][89]

In 2017, the singer revealed that Patricia had been suffering from Alzheimer's
disease for 10 years.[91][92][93] She died in Los Angeles on 5 February 2021 after
contracting COVID-19. Humperdinck later described how the family had prayed with
her and blessed her with water from Lourdes before she "slipped softly away".[94]
[95]

Humperdinck retains ties with Leicestershire, where he spent much of his youth, and
is a fan of Leicester City F.C.[96] In August 2005, he auctioned one of his Harley-
Davidson motorbikes on eBay to raise money for the County Air Ambulance in
Leicestershire. In 2006, the University of Leicester awarded Humperdinck an
Honorary Doctorate of Music.[97] On 25 February 2009, Leicester City Council
announced that Humperdinck would be given the Honorary Freedom of Leicester
alongside author Sue Townsend and former professional footballer Alan Birchenall.
[98] In 2010, Humperdinck was one of the first nine people to be honoured with a
plaque on the Leicester Walk of Fame.[99]

He has also been active in real-estate investments in Mexico and the US. In the
latter half of the 1970s, the singer bought the Pink Palace in Los Angeles,
previously the home of Jayne Mansfield; in 2002, he sold the mansion to developers.
[100] During the 1980s, Humperdinck bought a hotel property in La Paz, Mexico, and
renamed it La Posada de Engelbert.[101] The hotel was demolished in 2012, and
replaced by the Posada Hotel Beach Club.[102]

Humperdinck was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the
2021 Birthday Honours for services to music.[103]

Discography
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