A Tribute to Udo Jürgens - The Concert with Alex Parker

Name: A Tribute to Udo Jürgens - The Concert with Alex Parker
Start: 2027-01-13T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2027-01-13T22:30:00+01:00
Location: RUHRFESTSPIELHAUS

Wed, 13 Jan 2027 · 19:30

RUHRFESTSPIELHAUS, Recklinghausen, Germany

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A Tribute to Udo Jürgens - The Concert with Alex Parker — RUHRFESTSPIELHAUS, Recklinghausen

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A tribute concert to Udo Jürgens featuring Alex Parker takes place on Wednesday, 13 January 2027 at 19:30 in Ruhrfestspielhaus, Recklinghausen. This is one of nine German dates on the tour celebrating Udo Jürgens' work. Ruhrfestspielhaus, which opened in 1965, serves as the home venue of Ruhrfestspiele, one of Germany's oldest and most prestigious theatre festivals, held annually since 1947. The hall accommodates approximately 900 guests and provides an intimate setting for this concert.

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About: Udo Jürgens

A titan of German-language pop, Udo Jürgens left behind nearly 1,000 compositions and over 104 million records sold across a career that ran from the late 1950s until his death in 2014. His Eurovision-winning "Merci, Chérie" and anthems like "Griechischer Wein" remain fixtures of the German-speaking world's musical memory.

104M+

Records sold

197M+

YouTube channel total views

1.5M

Spotify monthly listeners

57+

Longest chart presence (world record, years)

What's new

2025-01
A Sotheby's online auction of Udo Jürgens' personal estate (23-30 January 2025) raised approximately €1.7 million - more than three times the pre-sale high estimate - with all 99 lots sold to bidders from 23 countries.
2025-01
The highlight of the Sotheby's auction was Jürgens' transparent Schimmel concert grand piano, which sold for €240,000 - far exceeding its estimate of €20,000-30,000.
2022-12
A new posthumous album compiled from Jürgens' legacy recordings was released on 16 December 2022.

Tracks

Merci, ChérieEurovision Song Contest 1966 winner for Austria; sold over 1 million copies

Griechischer WeinOne of his most-streamed songs; 38M+ plays on YouTube Music

Ich war noch niemals in New YorkSignature anthem; basis for a long-running jukebox musical (2007)

Mit 66 JahrenBeloved late-career hit, a staple of his live shows

Aber bitte mit SahneClassic crowd favourite, covered across multiple genres

About the venue: RUHRFESTSPIELHAUS

The Ruhrfestspielhaus in Recklinghausen is the main venue of the Ruhrfestspiele, one of Germany's oldest and most prestigious theatre festivals held annually since 1947. The building, inaugurated in 1965, seats around 900 spectators and hosts theatre productions, concerts, and cultural events throughout the year. Its distinctive architecture and large stage make it a landmark of the cultural life of the Ruhr region.

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A Tribute to Udo Jürgens - The Concert with Alex Parker

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