Portrait of Udo Jürgens

Udo Jürgens

Austrian singer and composer

Lived
1934–2014
Country
Austria
Also writes as
Udo Bolán

Updated September 2026

About Udo Jürgens

Udo Jürgens was an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spanned over 50 years. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 for Austria, composed close to 1,000 songs, and sold over 104 million records. In 2007, he additionally obtained Swiss citizenship.

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