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Engelbert Humperdinck

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About Engelbert Humperdinck

Engelbert Humperdinck was born Arnold Dorsey in India and grew up in Leicester, England. He worked as a saxophonist and nightclub entertainer before adopting a stage name borrowed from the German composer. Release Me established his international singing career in 1967, followed by There Goes My Everything and The Last Waltz. Las Vegas engagements and concert appearances complemented his recordings, while the later album Engelbert Calling brought together a range of duet partners.

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Engelbert Humperdinck - official-site career interview and biography
Read early-life and career passages: India/Leicester, saxophone/nightclubs, distinct borrowed stage name, 1967 repertoire, Las Vegas and Engelbert Calling. Early label chronology, awards, other singers' name claims, health/private life and commercial totals are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

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