“A Large of the German chansons” – reactions to Udo Jürgens’ death – tagesschau.de

Date: 22/12/2014 00:42 clock

The unexpected death of Udo Jürgens has provoked many reactions in Germany and Austria. In condolences, public statements or in the social networks politicians, artists and companions praised the deceased as great artists and reported on their shared experiences.

The Austrian-Swiss singer and composer died at the age of 80 of heart failure. This was announced by Jürgens’ management in Switzerland. Jürgens collapsed unconscious on a walk in God loved ones in the canton of Thurgau. Despite immediate resuscitation he had died after the overpass at the Kantonsspital Münsterlingen, then the management.

letter of condolence from President

In a letter of condolence to the German President Joachim Gauck to Jenny Jürgens, the daughter of the deceased, it says: “With Udo Jürgens Large of the German chansons died For over fifty years your father has thrilled audiences His songs have all accompanied and delighted sometimes comforted.. and made thoughtful “

The State Minister of Culture of the Federal Government, Monika Grütters, expressed in a similar sense:”.. We have lost Udo Jürgens a truly exceptional artist, he has over decades with its songs and songs entertain profound and at the same time easy. ” The hit was obtained by him a “NEW”.

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ARD shows Udo Jürgens movie

The ARD Chairman Lutz Marmor said: “Over the generations, he has wowed people with his music and his personality ARD mourns a great artist We will miss him very much…” The first is tonight from 20:15 clock the movie “The man who is Udo Jürgens.”

The TV presenter Johannes B. Kerner Udo Jürgens as a “really important artist and large cabaret singer “appreciated. “I’m incredibly sad,” Kerner, who moderated until October the ZDF Gala for the 80th birthday of singer and composer said. Udo Jürgens have written texts with lyrical quality and was an “incredibly empathetic person.” Kerner showed up late November impressed by Jurgens’ stage presence at his last concert in Hamburg. “On stage, he was certainly not 80,” said the Hamburg-based moderator. After the concert, both one and a half hours had been sitting in a fish restaurant. “I am grateful and humbled to have known him.”

The Czech pop singer Karel Gott Jürgens praised as a “great colleagues”. “I admired his beautiful songs which he composed during his life around 1000, and the way he gave himself entirely to the audience during his concerts”, said Karel Gott. From the sad news he had learned after a concert in Slovakia. “Honor his memory,” added the musician.

“shock for the family”

In Austria, the homeland of the musician , saw the news of Jürgens’ death dismay. Udo Jürgens the Alpine republic lose a musical prodigy, the Vienna Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz explained

The brother of Udo Jürgens, the painter Manfred Bockelmann, said. “I can not believe that it happened so suddenly. “The message was” a great shock for the family, “added the 71-year-old artist who lives with his family in Carinthia in Austria. Jürgens had Bockelmann with his song” My brother is a painter “of 1977 a musical monument set.

“Udo, I am deeply concerned that you are now gone from us,” the Austrian drag queen and Euro Vision Song Contest winner Conchita Wurst wrote on Facebook . “50 years ago, you’re occurred in Copenhagen at the Song Contest, to fetch him two years later in Vienna. What I want to tell you: It would have been a great honor to me, maybe stand together with you on stage at the 60th Euro Vision Song Contest. You were a great artist – Merci “The ESC will be held in Austria next year

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