Felgen started his career as a teacher, then he was a translator for the occupying troops and a reporter for a French-language newspaper. He studied theater and opera in Brussels and Liège; in 1946, he joined Radio Luxembourg as a chorus singer and a French-language reporter. In 1949, the mastering of his baritone completed his theatre and opera studies. In 1951, he had his first international hit record, "Bonjour les amies" ("Hello Friends"). The song went on to become the theme song for his national broadcaster. In 1953, he recorded his first German-language record, "Onkel Toms altes Boot" ("Uncle Tom's Old Boat"), in Berlin. He represented his home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with "So laang we's du do bast", becoming the first Luxembourger and the first male contestant to represent Luxembourg and the first participant to sing in Luxembourgish. He finished last with only one point. Two years later he entered the contest again, this time doing much better by finishing in 3rd place with the song "Petit bonhomme". He did at times do the commentary in German, too.
One of Felgen's greatest hits was "Ich hab Ehrfurcht vor schneeweißen Haaren" ("I Respect Your Grey Hair"), a cover of singer-guitarist and entrepreneur Bobbejaan Schoepen. Another was "Sag warum", in 1959, based on a melody by Phil Spector.
Camillo Felgen also wrote German lyrics for cover versions of international songs, using the pseudonym Jean Nicolas, writing for Connie Francis, Caterina Valente, Greetje Kauffeld and Lill-Babs, among others. It is sometimes incorrectly stated that he also used the name "Lee Montague", but that was the pen-name of Lawrence “Larry” M. Yaskiel, a Londoner who worked as a Sunday-school teacher and encyclopedia salesman, before becoming involved in pop music in Germany in the 1960s, working first for Deutsche Vogue, then for various production companies, and for A&M Records, before retiring to the Canary Islands.[2]
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camillo, felgen, camillo, jean, nicolas, felgen, november, 1920, july, 2005, luxembourgish, singer, lyricist, disc, jockey, television, presenter, represented, luxembourg, eurovision, song, contest, 1960, 1962, borncamillo, jean, nicolas, felgen, 1920, novembe. Camillo Jean Nicolas Felgen 17 November 1920 16 July 2005 was a Luxembourgish singer lyricist disc jockey and television presenter who represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 and in 1962 Camillo FelgenBornCamillo Jean Nicolas Felgen 1920 11 17 November 17 1920Tetange LuxembourgDied16 July 2005 2005 07 16 aged 84 Esch sur Alzette LuxembourgOccupation s Singer songwriterYears active1946 2005Musical careerGenresSchlagerInstrument s vocalsLabelsElectrolaBiography editSource 1 Felgen started his career as a teacher then he was a translator for the occupying troops and a reporter for a French language newspaper He studied theater and opera in Brussels and Liege in 1946 he joined Radio Luxembourg as a chorus singer and a French language reporter In 1949 the mastering of his baritone completed his theatre and opera studies In 1951 he had his first international hit record Bonjour les amies Hello Friends The song went on to become the theme song for his national broadcaster In 1953 he recorded his first German language record Onkel Toms altes Boot Uncle Tom s Old Boat in Berlin He represented his home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with So laang we s du do bast becoming the first Luxembourger and the first male contestant to represent Luxembourg and the first participant to sing in Luxembourgish He finished last with only one point Two years later he entered the contest again this time doing much better by finishing in 3rd place with the song Petit bonhomme He did at times do the commentary in German too One of Felgen s greatest hits was Ich hab Ehrfurcht vor schneeweissen Haaren I Respect Your Grey Hair a cover of singer guitarist and entrepreneur Bobbejaan Schoepen Another was Sag warum in 1959 based on a melody by Phil Spector Camillo Felgen also wrote German lyrics for cover versions of international songs using the pseudonym Jean Nicolas writing for Connie Francis Caterina Valente Greetje Kauffeld and Lill Babs among others It is sometimes incorrectly stated that he also used the name Lee Montague but that was the pen name of Lawrence Larry M Yaskiel a Londoner who worked as a Sunday school teacher and encyclopedia salesman before becoming involved in pop music in Germany in the 1960s working first for Deutsche Vogue then for various production companies and for A amp M Records before retiring to the Canary Islands 2 In 1964 as Jean Nicolas Felgen also translated the only two songs recorded by The Beatles in German Komm gib mir deine Hand I Want to Hold Your Hand and Sie liebt dich She Loves You Felgen then working as a programme director at Radio Luxembourg was given just 24 hours to finalize the translated lyrics fly to Paris and coach the band on German phonetics 3 From 1965 until 1973 Felgen was the host and commentator for the German broadcasts of Jeux sans frontieres Spiel Ohne Grenzen 4 Death editHe died in Esch sur Alzette on 16 July 2005 at the age of 84 Footnotes edit https www camillo felgen de biografie Bernd Matheja 1000 Nadelstiche Biographien Discographien Cover amp Fotos Bear Family Records Hambergen 2000 German Songs The Beatles About com Archived from the original on 2013 03 20 Retrieved 2007 01 01 Spiel ohne Grenzen 1965 26 May 1965 Camillo Felgen at IMDb Preceded byJean Claude Pascal Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest1962 Succeeded byNana Mouskouri Preceded bySolange Berry Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest1960 Succeeded byJean Claude Pascal nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Camillo Felgen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Camillo Felgen amp oldid 1187910866, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
