Udo Jürgens playing the piano at Madame Tussauds™ Wien
Udo Jürgens presents his wax figure
Did you know?
- Udo Jürgens, whose real name is Udo Jürgen Bockelmann, is an Austrian singer, composer, musician and entertainer who can be categorised musically in the genres of Schlager, chanson and pop. He studied music at the Klagenfurt Conservatory and is a full professor of the Republic of Austria.
- He took part in the Eurovision Song Contest a total of three times. After 1964 and 1965, he once again competed for his home country of Austria and made it onto the winner's podium in Luxembourg with the song ‘Merci, Chérie’. With 31 points, he received almost twice as many as the second-placed country, Sweden.
- He was born on 30 September 1934 in Klagenfurt, Austria, and died on 21 December 2014 in Münsterlingen, Switzerland. The sitting for the wax figure took place in June 2012. On 15 May 2013, Udo Jürgens himself unveiled his wax figure at Madame Tussauds Vienna and was delighted with the result. The wax figure of Udo Jürgens sits at an original Bösendorfer piano.
