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Engelbert Humperdinck

エンゲルベルト・フンパーディンク　/　えんげるべると・ふんぱーでぃんく

Singer from India

May 2, 1936 (age 90)　・　Chennai, Chennai district, India

Chennai district
singer

My Take

What I admire most about Engelbert Humperdinck is the audacity of his reinvention. A decade of obscurity as Gerry Dorsey would have broken most performers, yet he borrowed the unwieldy name of a German opera composer and turned it into one of pop's most recognizable brands. To me, Release Me isn't just a hit; it's proof that persistence plus one bold gamble can rewrite a career overnight. I also respect his longevity: still performing toward his nineties, he treats crooning as a craft rather than nostalgia. In an industry obsessed with youth, his stamina feels quietly radical, and his Walk of Fame star well earned.

Overview

Arnold George Dorsey (born 2 May 1936), known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, is a British singer. He achieved international success in 1967 with his recording of "Release Me". Humperdinck started as a performer in the late 1950s under the name "Gerry Dorsey", but found success after 1965 when he partnered with manager Gordon Mills, who advised him to adopt the name of German composer Engelbert Humperdinck a…

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1. Profile

Name (English): Engelbert Humperdinck
Name (Japanese): エンゲルベルト・フンパーディンク
Reading: えんげるべると・ふんぱーでぃんく
Born: May 2, 1936 (age 90)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Rat
Origin: Chennai, Chennai district, India
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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