Engelbert Humperdinck

Arnold George Dorsey (lahir 2 Mei 1936), dikenal secara profesional sebagai Engelbert Humperdinck, adalah penyanyi pop Inggris yang digambarkan oleh AllMusic sebagai "salah satu pemain balada terbaik di dunia". Dia mencapai ketenaran internasional pada tahun 1967 dengan rekaman "Release Me". Humperdinck bermula sebagai pemain pada akhir tahun 1950-an dengan nama "Gerry Dorsey", tetapi menemui kejayaan setelah tahun 1965 ketika dia bekerjasama dengan pengurus Gordon Mills, yang menasihatinya untuk menggunakan nama komposer Jerman Engelbert Humperdinck sebagai nama pentas. Rekaman lagu balada "Release Me" dan "The Last Waltz" menduduki puncak UK Singles Chart pada tahun 1967, masing-masing terjual lebih dari satu juta kopi. Humperdinck mencetak hits besar lebih lanjut secara berurutan, termasuk "There Goes My Everything" (1967), "Am I That Easy to Forget" (1968), dan "A Man Without Love" (1968). Dia memperoleh banyak pengikut, dengan beberapa penggemarnya yang paling setia menyebut diri mereka "Humperdinckers". Dua singelnya termasuk yang terlaris tahun 1960-an di Inggris. Selama tahun 1970-an, Humperdinck meraih kesuksesan tangga lagu Amerika yang signifikan dengan "After the Lovin'" (1976) dan "This Moment in Time" (1979). Dia mendapatkan reputasi sebagai pemain konser dan mendapat perhatian baru selama kebangkitan lounge tahun 1990-an dengan rekaman "Lesbian Seagull" untuk soundtrack Beavis dan Butt-Head Do America (1996) dan album dance (1998). Milenium baru menghadirkan berbagai proyek musik, termasuk album gospel nominasi Grammy Always Hear the Harmony: The Gospel Sessions (2003) dan album ganda duet Engelbert Calling (2014). Humperdinck mewakili Inggris di Kontes Lagu Eurovision 2012 di Baku dengan lagu "Love Will Set You Free", menempati posisi ke-25 dari 26. Humperdinck terus melakukan rekaman dan tur, telah menjual lebih dari 140 juta rekaman di seluruh dunia. Dorsey lahir di Madras, British India (sekarang Chennai, India) pada tahun 1936, salah satu dari 10 bersaudara yang lahir dari NCO Angkatan Darat Inggris Mervyn Dorsey, yang merupakan keturunan Irlandia, dan istrinya Olive yang, menurut penyanyi tersebut, adalah keturunan Jerman. Keluarganya pindah ke Leicester, Inggris, ketika dia berumur sepuluh tahun. Dia kemudian menunjukkan minat pada musik dan mulai belajar saksofon. Pada awal 1950-an, dia bermain saksofon di klub malam, namun diyakini dia baru mulai bernyanyi ketika dia berusia akhir remaja. Kesan dia terhadap Jerry Lewis mendorong teman-temannya untuk mulai memanggilnya "Gerry Dorsey", nama yang dia gunakan selama hampir satu dekade. ... Sumber: Artikel "Engelbert Humperdinck (penyanyi)" dari Wikipedia dalam bahasa Inggris, berlisensi CC-BY-SA.

Arnold George Dorsey (born 2 May 1936), known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, is a British pop singer described by AllMusic as "one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around". He achieved international prominence 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 as a stage name. His recordings of the ballads "Release Me" and "The Last Waltz" topped the UK Singles Chart in 1967, selling more than a million copies each. 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). He attained a large following, with some of his most devoted fans calling themselves "Humperdinckers". Two of his singles were among the best-selling of the 1960s in the UK. During the 1970s, Humperdinck had significant American chart successes with "After the Lovin'" (1976) and "This Moment in Time" (1979). He garnered a reputation as a concert performer and 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, including the Grammy-nominated gospel album Always Hear the Harmony: The Gospel Sessions (2003) and the double album of duets Engelbert Calling (2014). Humperdinck represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku with the song "Love Will Set You Free", placing 25th out of 26. Humperdinck continues to record and tour, having sold more than 140 million records worldwide. Dorsey was born in Madras, British India (now Chennai, India) in 1936, one of 10 children born to British Army NCO Mervyn Dorsey, who was of Irish descent, and his wife Olive who, according to the singer, was of German descent.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. ... Source: Article "Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.