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Eskens at the Kurhaus, Scheveningen in 1961

Margot Eskens (12 August 1936 – 29 July 2022)[1] was a German Schlager singer, most popular in the 1950s and 1960s. She continued to be a frequent guest on television programs into the 2000s.

Eskens was born in Düren on 12 August 1936. In 1954, while a dental assistant, Eskens won a Polydor Records talent competition with the song "Moulin Rouge". A contract with Polydor followed, and in 1955 she had her first hit in Germany with "Ich möcht’ heut’ ausgehn". In 1956 and 1957 she had two #1 hits, "Tiritomba" (which sold over 800,000 copies) and "Cindy, oh Cindy",[2] which was her biggest hit, which stayed for 25 weeks in the German Singles Top 10. Several duets with Silvio Francesco [de], the brother of Caterina Valente,[3] also ensued.

Eskens collaborated with producer/songwriter Kurt Feltz until 1961. She participated in the Deutscher Schlager-Festspiele in 1962, winning third place behind Conny Froboess and Siw Malmkvist. In 1966, she represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest and won tenth place.[4]

At the end of the 1980s she began to record more traditional "Schlagermusik" like her album Mein Traumland am Wörthersee (1990).[5] She sold 40 million records since 1956.

Discography

Albums

  • 1960: Margot Eskens (25-cm-LP)
  • 1963: Bonjour la France (Kompilation, u. a. mit Margot Eskens)
  • 1964: Serenade der Liebe
  • 1987: Dieses Gefühl
  • 1990: Such’ mit mir die Zärtlichkeit
  • 1993: Auch Matrosen haben Heimweh
  • 2009: Ich für Dich
  • 2011: Achterbahn der Liebe

Singles

Hits that reached the German Top 20[6]

  • Ich möcht’ heut’ ausgehn, 1955, #3
  • Tiritomba, 1956, #1
  • Mamatschi, 1956, #9
  • Cindy, oh Cindy, 1957, #1
  • Calypso Italiano, 1957, #9 (with Silvio Francesco)
  • Wenn du wieder mal auf Cuba bist, 1957, #12 (with Silvio Francesco)
  • Wenn du wiederkommst, 1958, #11 (with Silvio Francesco)
  • Himmelblaue Serenade, 1958, #8 (with Silvio Francesco)
  • Du bist mir lieber als die andern, 1959, #12 (with Silvio Francesco)
  • Mondschein-Partie, 1959, #5 (with Silvio Francesco)
  • Wenn du heimkommst, 1961, #18
  • Ein Herz, das kann man nicht kaufen, 1962, #19
  • Mama, 1964, #8

Further Singles:

  • 1956: Mamatschi
  • 1956: In dem kleinen Café
  • 1956: Peterle
  • 1957: Calypso Italiano (with Silvio Francesco)
  • 1958: Vergiß mich nicht so schnell (with Peter Alexander)
  • 1958: Andalusische Märchen
  • 1959: Drei Takte Musik im Herzen
  • 1961: Vergiß nicht, daß ich bei dir bin (with René Carol)
  • 1961: Ich möcht’ mit dir verheiratet sein (with Will Brandes)
  • 1963: Weiße Weihnacht (White Christmas)
  • 1964: Eine Reise in die Vergangenheit
  • 1966: Die Zeiger der Uhr
  • 1975: Das Leben ist schön
  • 2005: Vom Baum gefallen

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Margot Eskens: Schlager-Star wird auf Melaten in Köln beerdigt". Express (in German). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ Polydor 841 324-2
  3. ^ Caterina Valente's hit The Breeze And I (Andalucia) reached the Top 10 the USA in 1955; Joel Whitburn: Top Pop Singles 1955–1993. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research Inc., 1994, pg. 620
  4. ^ Unterlechner, Sebastian (4 August 2022). "German Eurovision Star Margot Eskens Passed Away!".
  5. ^ Frank Laufenberg / Ingrid Hake: Rock- und Pop-Lexikon. Vol. 1: ABBA – Kay Kyser. Düsseldorf and Wien: ECON, 1994, pg. 471
  6. ^ Günther Ehnert (ed. (1990): Hit Bilanz. Deutsche Chart Singles 1956–1980. Hamburg: Taurus Press p. 70
Preceded by Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
1966 		Succeeded by
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