For Engelbert, Life Begins at 70
For Engelbert, Life Begins at 70
LONDON, May 1/PRNewswire/ --
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When legendary superstar Engelbert Humperdinck walks off the plane at
London Heathrow Airport on Tuesday, May 2, those in attendance will discover
that there's finally one thing about him that's definitely "easy to forget"
-- his age.
That's because while others of his generation are thinking about
replacing theirs, the perennially youthful Engelbert, who will be
celebrating his 70th birthday that day, is simply relocating his "hip."
The ever-handsome, ever-sexy, ever-dynamic romantic singer with the
golden voice will be making an announcement to the press about his stepping
into the second phase of his career. And with in excess of 150 million
records sold, 72 gold albums, 23 platinum albums, four Grammy nominations,
a Golden Globe Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame behind him,
there's no doubt that he still has all the moves.
"I have no concept of time," Engelbert laughs about his career decision.
As well he shouldn't.
The year 2006 has already borne a full plate of new things for this
still-ambitious acclaimed artist who first came on the international music
scene in 1967 with his smash hit "Release Me." On January 27, he received
an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the University of Leicester, in
recognition of his contributions to the university and for putting his
hometown of Leicester on the international map. Then, in March, he recorded
the theme song for the Golden Globe-winning hit Showtime TV series "Weeds"
(which airs in 130 countries). In April, he changed his artist
representation agency, once again joining the ranks of William Morris.
This summer will see the release of a new DVD and CD, the latter of
which promises some surprises. He will also be releasing a single from
the DVD called "Columns of Gray," from which he will be donating all the
proceeds to veterans and their dependents. The song, written by Mike Egan,
was inspired, by the actual columns of gray located in Bastoigne, Belgium,
on which a tribute to fallen soldiers is etched in gold. Plus, all this
year, Engelbert is touring the globe with his "Totally Amazing World Tour,"
named for a song he co-wrote with his daughter, Louise, and Tony Tolliver.
"I'm really excited about what lies ahead," Engelbert enthuses. "I'm
sure there's going to be a sequel to my autobiography that came out at the
end of last year."
For today, he's looking forward to celebrating his three-score-and-ten
birthday with family and friends. Of course, since he enjoys having his
cake and eating it, too, he would like to invite the media to meet him at
the airport at the arrival area for a question-and-answer session.
Engelbert will be arriving at 11 a.m. on Air New Zealand,
Flight NZ22, Terminal 3.
No "last waltz" here.
Source: EH Productions
Carole Darling of EH Productions, +44-1992581542
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