Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)

Engelbert Humperdinck, born May 2 1936 in what was then known as Madras, India as Arnold George Dorsey, is a well-known pop singer. He was raised in Leicester, England and adopted the stage name Engelbert Humperdinck, after the German opera composer of the same name. Humperdinck has sold about 150 million records and has established himself as one of the world's premiere live performers in a number of sold-out tours.

Trivia

In Germany and Austria, Dorsey is simply known as Engelbert. The heirs of the romantic composer Engelbert Humperdinck had sued him for adopting his stage name, as they are not related to each other.

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