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Kaempfert was born in Hamburg, Germany, where he received his lifelong nickname, Fips, and studied at the Hamburg School of Music. [2] A multi-instrumentalist who played accordion, piano, clarinet, and other instruments, he was hired by Hans Busch to play with his orchestra, before serving as a bandsman in the German Navy during World War II.
In the 1970s, she occasionally appeared as guest singer with the Bert Kaempfert orchestra, singing in English. [3] After a series of tribute concerts in Germany in 2006 and 2008, where she returned to the bandleader's music with ex-Kaempfert trombonist Jiggs Whigham and other former orchestra members (playing as the HR Big Band), [ 4 ] in 2012 ...
The Austrian singer Freddy Quinn was the first artist who recorded "Spanish Eyes" in 1965 with English lyrics written by Eddie Snyder and Charles Singleton.Quinn was a friend of Kaempfert who was involved in the production of Quinn's hit song "Die Gitarre und das Meer".
Bert Kaempfert, who composed the melody, recorded it as an instrumental, in 1959 and later in 1962, under the title "Candlelight Cafe". Kurt Schwabach wrote the German lyrics. The song gained international fame in 1963 when singer Wayne Newton recorded an American version, with English lyrics by Milt Gabler.
English singer Joss Stone recorded a cover of "L-O-V-E" for the soundtrack to a commercial for Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle fragrance. The ad, starring Keira Knightley and directed by Joe Wright, debuted on September 24, 2007, on E!, Bravo, and VH1.
"Wonderland by Night" (German title "Wunderland bei Nacht") is a popular song by Bert Kaempfert that was a Billboard number one hit for three weeks, starting January 9, 1961. Written by Klaus Günter Neumann with English lyrics by Lincoln Chase , it was recorded in July 1959 and became Bert Kaempfert's first hit with his orchestra.
"Morgen" is a popular song (1959), originally performed in German by Croatian singer Ivo Robić and The Song-Masters, accompanied by Bert Kaempfert and his orchestra. 1959 single by Ivo Robić "Morgen"
The song was revived during the winter of 1965 by vocalists Vic Dana and Wayne Newton and instrumentalist Bert Kaempfert, all three versions charting simultaneously: Dana's rendition was the most successful, peaking at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [5] Kaempfert's recording peaked at #11 on the same chart, and Newton's reached #23.