Margot Eskens

Margot Eskens ( born August 12, 1939 in Düren, others reportedly already on August 12, 1936) is a German pop singer who mostly enjoyed success in the 1950s and 1960s.

Biography and artistic work

The trained dental assistant Margot Eskens in 1954 he became a singer on a Polydor junior contest, which she won with the title Moulin Rouge. That earned her a recording contract with Polydor and meant rapid success in the music market. In October 1955 she was listed with the recording I want to go out today in the German hit parade for the first time and came up to third place. In the years 1956 and 1957 she was with the two number - one titles Tiritomba which sold over 800,000 times, and Cindy Oh Cindy celebrate their greatest successes. Also several duets with Silvio Francesco were well received by the audience. Most commonly, the plate of the two sold entitled Moonlight game in 1959. But even with René Carol, Willy Hagara, Udo Jürgens, Will Brandes and Peter Alexander took on successful title.

The Krefeld producer and lyricist Kurt Feltz, with Margot Eskens worked until 1961, was responsible for this success. At the really big successes of the fifties, the new production team under Hans Bertram did not match, but succeeded in 1962 with the song A heart that can not buy back a considerable success. With this title Polydor Margot Eskens sent to the German Schlager Festival 1962. Although there won Conny Froboess and Siw Malmkvist was second, but the third place went to Margot Eskens.

1963 Heidi Brühl has been nominated directly for the Euro Vision Song Contest; but since they had health problems and participate therefore was not sure Margot Eskens took on the title of Marcel to, if necessary, to stand in for Brühl can. When Euro Vision Song Contest in 1966, she represented then - also nominated directly - Germany with the song The hands of the clock and was ranked 10th

Also in 1964 Margot Eskens was with mom again well in business, eight place was listed in the charts. In subsequent years, they no longer belonged to the current pop stars. The change to the record companies CBS and Columbia fought no longer reflected in success. Only in 1977 it was not represented by thinking about tomorrow again for two weeks in the German leaderboards.

Margot Eskens appeared in numerous television shows and several films. She has sold 40 million records and CDs since 1956. Eskens was married to her late on December 23, 2011 Manager Karl -Heinz Münchow and lives on Lake Wörth.

Award

• 2005: tuning fork in platinum for its 50th anniversary on stage

Record successes (selection)

( Title, year, hit parade placement)

• I 'd go out to-day, 1955, 3
• Tiritomba, 1956, 1
• Mamatschi, 1956, 9
• Peterle, 1956
• Cindy Oh Cindy, 1957, 1
• Calypso Italiano, 1957, 9 (*)
• Sky Blue Serenade, 1958, 8 (*)
• Do not forget so quickly, 1958 (** )
• Three bars of music in the heart, 1959 ( ***)
• Moonlight game, 1959, 5 (*)
• Do not forget that I am with you, 1961 (**** )
• A heart can not be bought in 1962
• I'd like to you to be married (***** )
• Mama, 1964 8
• The hands of the clock, 1966
• Life is Beautiful, 1975
• From the tree fell in 2005

• Bonjour la France 1963
• Serenade of Love 1964
• Roller coaster of love 2010 ( Mondial )

All tracks have been released on Polydor.

Movies

• Goodbye (1961 )
• Three Against America (1961 )
• ... Thin Man Show ( 1971)