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The star opened up on a potential knighthood

Beth Allcock Published: 10:01, 1 Feb 2024 The Sun

GOOD Morning Britain fans were left stunned as Engelbert Humperdinck revealed his "real age" on the ITV show.

The Leicester-born singer is set to embark on a new world tour, complete with dates in Australia and Kuala Lumpur before he returns to home turf.

Cutting a suave figure in a black pinstripe suit jacket and glowing tan, Good Morning Britain viewers gushed how the star was "looking great" as he revealed he was 87.

One took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to post: "Engelbert looking great. 87 and still touring!"

A second put: "Engelbert does look good for his age."

A third then joked about the Release Me hitmaker's crop of brunette locks and quipped: "I hope my hair turns back to brown at 87."

As well as talking about his new tour, Engelbert opened up on his friendship with Elvis Presley as well as his new material with Eurovision singer Emin.

Joking about Wonder Of You singer Elvis drawing inspiration from his appearance Engelbert, real name Arnold George Dorsey, said: "He did take my sideburns off me.

"I was the first."

Back in 2021, we reported how Spanish Eyes singer Engelbert's wife had tragically died.

Just months later, we exclusively revealed the star was forced to cancel a slew of live tour dates after an illness left him "totally incapacitated."

At the time, a source told us: Due to a very unpleasant viral illness that left Engelbert completely incapacitated for a few days he had to cancel his shows in Manchester and Cambridge, however the star feels he is on the mend and expects to be able to resume his tour for tomorrow night’s Birmingham show."

They added: "Engelbert is one of the hardest working stars in showbiz and he got everyone worried when he got sick."

Engelbert’s lengthy career spans almost five decades and has seen him amassing a whopping 35 platinum albums and 64 gold.

As well as performing four times for the late Queen, he has played to a number of US presidents and heads of state worldwide.

On Good Morning Britain, he was then asked about a potential knighthood from a royal.

He replied: "Not yet, but I have got the MBE which I am quite happy with."

Host Ben Shephard said: "Surely a knight of the realm would be appropriate?" to which Engelbert said: "It would be lovely."

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/25644952/good-morning-britain-engelbert-humperdinck-real-age-74-great/

Tuesday, 30 January 2024 Stereoboard.com  Written by Jon Stickler

Engelbert Humperdinck has announced the UK leg of The Last Waltz Farewell Tour.

The multi platinum-selling vocalist will perform at the London Palladium, Manchester Opera House, Birmingham Symphony Hall and Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall between September 8 and 12. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday (February 2).

Humperdinck, who boasts a career spanning over 50 years and sales in excess of 140 million records, also has North American dates scheduled for February and June, and Australian shows in the diary for May. Tickets for those concerts are already on sale.

In 2023, he released the album 'All About Love', which includes renditions of Barry White's You’re The First, The Last, My Everything, and How Can You Mend A Broken Heart by The Bee Gees.

Engelbert Humperdinck Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows

Sun September 08 2024 - LONDON Palladium

Mon September 09 2024 - MANCHESTER Opera House

Tue September 10 2024 - BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall

Thu September 12 2024 - GLASGOW Royal Concert Hall

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By Glam Adelaide Posted on December 4, 2023

In a momentous announcement that has stirred the hearts of music lovers worldwide, British icon Engelbert Humperdinck has revealed his plans for a grand farewell tour in May 2024. The legendary singer, whose illustrious career spans over five decades, is set to grace the stages of all Australian major capital cities for his final performances. Fans can expect a spectacular set list brimming with his greatest hits and beloved classics, promising a series of unforgettable nights.

With a staggering record of over 140 million albums sold, including 65 gold and 35 platinum records, Engelbert Humperdinck’s achievements in the music industry are nothing short of extraordinary. His accolades include four Grammy nominations, a Golden Globe, and coveted stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Las Vegas Walk of Fame, and Leicester Walk of Fame. His universal appeal has seen him perform for dignitaries such as the Queen, several presidents, and numerous heads of state.

Engelbert’s versatility as an artist is evident in his wide-ranging repertoire, which includes romantic ballads, movie theme songs, disco, rock, and even gospel. His distinctive voice has won the hearts of millions across the globe, but it’s not just his musical talent that endears him to fans. His charming sense of humor and self-deprecating wit have also played a significant role in connecting with a younger audience, as evidenced by the soaring numbers on his YouTube music videos and social media platforms.

Rising to fame alongside The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, Engelbert quickly became a global sensation. His friendship with Elvis Presley is well-documented, with the two legends often performing each other’s songs. His chart-topping single ‘Release Me’ entered the Guinness Book of Records for its 56 consecutive weeks on the charts and was No. 1 in 11 countries. Engelbert’s passion for performing has never waned, as seen in his constant touring and joy in every stage appearance.

Engelbert’s timeless music continues to resonate with audiences of all ages, evoking a range of emotions and memories. His hit song ‘A Man Without Love’ recently featured in Marvel’s ‘Moon Knight’ Disney+ Series, and his tracks have appeared in Sony Pictures’ ‘Bullet Train’ and Netflix’s ‘Umbrella Academy’.

Last year, Engelbert’s contributions to music and charity were recognized with the prestigious Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE), presented by Princess Anne.

The recent release of the documentary ‘Engelbert Humperdinck: The Legend Continues’ offers an intimate look into the life of this musical giant. Directed by Steven Murray, the film provides unprecedented access to Engelbert, his family, friends, and associates. Shot across two continents, it presents a heartwarming narrative that reveals the man behind the music.

As Engelbert Humperdinck prepares for his final tour, fans can anticipate a magical evening filled with iconic songs and an unmatched stage presence. This tour is not just a farewell; it’s a celebration of a legendary career that has touched the hearts of millions around the world.

ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK TOUR DATES 2024:

Tuesday 14th May

QPAC, Brisbane QLD

Thursday 16th May

The Star, Gold Coast, QLD

Saturday 18th May

Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide SA

Monday 20th May

Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW

Thursday 23rd May

Hamer Hall, Melbourne VIC

Saturday 25th May

Riverside Theatre – PCEC, Perth WA

https://glamadelaide.com.au/engelbert-humperdinck-announces-grand-farewell-tour-with-adelaide-date/

by PAUL CASHMERE on DECEMBER 4, 2023 Noise11.com

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck will tour Australia in 2024 for the last time.

Engelbert will turn 88 just before the tour. He was born on 2 May, 1936. Those who saw him on his last Australian tour of 2019 know exactly how great the voice still is.

Engelbert’s first hit in Australia was ‘Release Me’ (no 3, 1967). His first number one was ‘The Last Waltz’ that same year. 

Engelbert hits in Australia included ‘’There Goes My Everything’, ‘Am I That Easy To Forget’, ‘A Man Without Love’, ‘Les Bicyclettes de Belsize’ and in 1976 the lnow classic ‘After The Lovin’.

ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK TOUR DATES 2024:
Tuesday 14th May
QPAC, Brisbane QLD

Thursday 16th May
The Star, Gold Coast, QLD

Saturday 18th May
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide SA

Monday 20th May
Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW

Thursday 23rd May
Hamer Hall, Melbourne VIC

Saturday 25th May
Riverside Theatre – PCEC, Perth WA

https://www.noise11.com/news/the-legendary-engelbert-humperinck-announces-his-last-ever-australian-tour-20231204

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/singer-engelbert-humperdincks-new-documentary/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

Hosted by Steve Chiotakis Nov. 14, 2023 KCRW Greater LA

Arnold “Gerry” Dorsey’s name might not ring a bell to most, but his alter ego, Engelbert Humperdinck, should. The multiple platinum-selling performer has been at it for over 70 years, singing his heart out to crowds around the world. Just don’t call him a crooner. “I don't like the word. When I started singing, I had a three-and-a-half octave range, crooners don't have that,” Humperdinck proudly explains.

He refers to himself as a “thespian of song,” explaining that performing is so much more than just singing.

“Being an artist, you have to portray it in a way that actors do when they're in front of a camera,” Humperdinck explains of his approach to song. “You have to use your eyes, your nose, your mouth, your face, your actions, your body language. It's all acting, it's a performance.”

A new film about his life — Engelbert Humperdinck, The Legend Continues — premieres tonight at the Montalban Theater.

https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/venice-book-club-humperdinck-indigenous/humperdinck-legend-continues-documentary

https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/venice-book-club-humperdinck-indigenous/humperdinck-legend-continues-documentary

This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Nov. 13, 2023.

https://ktla.com/video/engelbert-humperdinck-tells-his-life-story-in-engelbert-humperdinck-the-legend-continues/9168441/?fbclid=IwAR1KC5RkOTdrgwqVnUxr6VrwPeMHlnrfviIQrWQIvVZ9oJBMXkOimwDw5Vg

All about Engelbert Humperdinck, ballad singer for the ages

by Bill Kopp Rock On Magazine

Romantic singer Engelbert Humperdinck is one of the most beloved singers in modern times. He’s also one of the most prolific, with more than 100 albums released between his 1967 debut and today. His latest release, 2023’s All About Love shows that time has not diminished the skills nor appeal of the Madras-born and London-raised singer. Today at age 87, Humperdinck still maintains a busy concert touring schedule, and there’s a new documentary film chronicling his life and career. Ahead of a North American tour that takes him back and forth across the continent (including a January 13 date at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, NV, Humperdinck spoke with Rock On about his enduring passion for music and performance.

On All About Love, you manage the neat trick of sounding contemporary without pandering to trends. Do you personally choose the songs? 

Well, I’ll be honest with you: no. My producer [Jurgen Korduletsch] brings the songs to me, and he asks me, “Do you think you’d like this?” He says, “I think these are going to be good for you,” and I listen to them, because he’s the man who’s making it happen for me. And I say, “Well, some of them.” There are some that he brings to me that I throw out. I pick the songs I think that would be appropriate, and we work together on it.  

On this particular one, all the arrangements were done in Nashville with Nashville musicians, and I wasn’t there. I would have loved to have been there. 

It worked all right, but I’d rather have been there with him. As I do with everything that I do in life, I like to put my little input in every now and again. I like to have my finger on every project, but this particular one, [Jordan] did it on his own. And it worked out.  

When there’s a song that’s suggested and you decide for one reason or another that you don’t care to do it, what kind of reasons figure into that equation?  

If I listen to it, and I don’t think it suits my style,  I just say, “It’s a ‘no’ on this one, but this one looks good.” I’m very particular. 

When you sing a song that has already been a hit for another artist – which is the case with several of the songs on this new album – how much notice do you take of the style in which the song was cut before? 

I just give it my own stamp. And it’s very hard to do, mind you. It’s very hard to do after somebody else [puts their] stamp and style on it, but I do.  

I’m singing a lot differently now than I did when I first began; my style has really changed a lot,  because I’m growing rather than standing still. And the way I read into a lyric now is differently than I did before, because a lot of things have transpired in my life that have been a bit hard. For instance, I lost my wife [Patricia, in 2021]. And so, when I read a lyric now, it’s a lot different. Her image always comes into my head and my heart. So it comes out a lot differently. 

With regard to music, I sometimes think of method actors, even though that’s a very different thing from singing. They immerse themselves in the character that they’re playing. And I wonder if that approach would have value for a ballad singer. Your songs always seem to completely convey the mood that they contain. When there’s a session, do you do any kind of emotional preparation ahead of singing a particular song to get into that headspace? 

I consider myself a thespian of song. Because I think you have to be. Like an actor, you have to read your lines the way it’s written. And like an actor, it comes through your eyes and through the expression of your face and your body language and all those things that go along with portraying your subject matter.  

And that’s what I do on stage now. I live the part, and then you can see it in my expression. You don’t have to move a lot. An actor, if he moves like this, he goes out of the shot. And it’s the same thing when you’re on stage. You have to let [the audience] recognize your moves, and the more you are steady, the more you get across, I think. When you’re moving around, it’s for a different kind of song; not for a ballad, not for something you’re telling a story with. 

You’ve been on stage countless times. To what degree are you able to get a sense of how the audience is reacting to your performance, and how does that factor into what you’re doing in real time? 

Well, you can see the front rows. You can [see] what’s happening in the first few rows, and you can judge from that, what is happening throughout the audience. 

Sometimes it’s rather surprising to the performer, like me, who sees the reaction of what takes place in an audience. Sometimes, when I’m singing a particular song, I can look down and see somebody reach over and touch the person’s hand and squeeze them, or put their arm around them. And it’s just amazing to see what transpires during a performance. It’s rather wonderful to think that you are responsible for that, actually. 

There’s a new documentary, Engelbert Humperdinck: The Legend Continues. What can you tell me about it? 

Well, I haven’t watched many documentaries in my life, but I watched this one because it’s about me! I did it a few years ago, and it was rather shocking, actually, because there were many touching moments in it that made me cry.  

And I also was shocked at the fact that I must’ve been going through some trauma at that particular time, because I was 40 pounds heavier than I am today. It’s shocking to watch myself in that state, you know? When I look at myself today, I’m 200 pounds. At that particular time, it was in the middle of my wife’s illness and having to deal with doing my work plus the worry of what’s going on at home, you know? It was a hard time. 

Following on from that, do you ever find yourself overcome by the emotion of a particular song? 

Many times, yes. As a matter of fact, I wrote a song for my wife about 30 years ago called “Everywhere I Go” [on 1993’s Yours – ed.] If you look it up and listen to it, you’ll understand what I mean with the lyrics, and it’s a wonderful arrangement by Bebu Silvetti. He did all these wonderful string arrangements for me – he did about six albums for me – and he did the arrangement for that particular one.  

Since my wife has been gone, I sing “Everywhere I Go” in my show. I dedicate the song to her, and there’s many a night that I don’t get through it. It’s one of those things.

I would imagine that you take the audience with you on that emotional journey…

Yeah, I do see people weeping in the audience. And it’s something you can’t put on. It just happens, you know? There are nights when it won’t happen, but the majority of shows that I do, it does get me, because it was written for her. And it gets me. 

Are there any surprises in the film for audiences? 

Well, they’ll see footage that they’ve never seen before about my children and growing up. They’ll see me talk about my life in a way that I’ve never done before. You see my humble beginnings, you know? It takes me back to the place where I first began, when I lived in a flat in Hammersmith, London. It had no carpet, no curtains, no light bulbs or lamp shades, and very [few] chairs to sit on. And it took me back to that era. I remember those wonderful days. 

“The Hungry Years," you know, which I had joy in singing, and it brought all sorts of memories back. If you listen to “The Hungry Years” [from 1976’s After the Lovin’], which I had joy in singing, it’s really my life story. I feel as though Neil Sedaka wrote it for me, but he didn’t. He wrote it for himself, so he must’ve been going through the same thing in his beginning. 

Plenty of artists who’ve had successful careers retire when they’re 20 years younger than you are now. What motivates you to keep recording and performing? 

It’s the passion I have. I don’t consider my job as work. When I walk on stage, it’s just a passion. It’s not hard work for me, not at all. I just love what I do, so therefore the passion strengthens my whole being. I just feel good about it.  

If I didn’t want to perform, I wouldn’t get that feeling. But I love it. I love the performance, I love the reaction. And my audience feeds me with the passion that I love to portray.

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