Margot Eskens
Margot Eskens (born August 12, 1936 in Düren ) is a German pop singer who mainly celebrated success in the 1950s and 1960s.
Biography and artistic work
The trained dental assistant Margot Eskens took part as a singer in a Polydor junior competition in 1954 , which she won with the title Moulin Rouge . That earned her a record deal with Polydor and meant quick success in the music market. As early as October 1955, it was recorded for the first time in the German hit parade with the recording I want to go out today and came in third. In 1956 and 1957 she was able to celebrate her greatest successes with the two number 1 titles Tiritomba, which sold over 800,000 times, and Cindy, Oh Cindy . Several duets with Silvio Francesco were also well received by the audience. Most often sold plate of the two titled Moonlight game in 1959. But even with René Carol , Willy Hagara , Udo Jürgens , Will Brandes and Peter Alexander took her in successful title.
The Krefeld producer and lyricist Kurt Feltz , with whom Margot Eskens worked until 1961, was responsible for these successes. The new producer team under Hans Bertram was unable to build on the great successes of the 1950s, but in 1962 they achieved another notable success with the song Ein Herz, das You can't buy . With this title, Polydor sent Margot Eskens to the German Schlager Festival in 1962. Conny Froboess won there and Siw Malmkvist came second, but third place went to Margot Eskens.
In 1963 Heidi Brühl was nominated directly for the Eurovision Song Contest ; but since she had health problems and participation was not certain, Margot Eskens also took on the title Marcel in order to be able to step in for Brühl if necessary. At the Eurovision Song Contest in 1966 she represented Germany - also directly nominated - with the song Die Zeiger der Uhr and took 10th place.
In 1964 Margot Eskens was once again doing well with Mama , and it was ranked eighth in the charts. In the following years she was no longer one of the current pop stars. The change to the record companies CBS and Columbia was no longer reflected in success. Only in 1977 she was represented in the German best lists for two weeks with Denk not an morgen .
Margot Eskens has appeared in numerous television shows and several films. It has sold a total of 40 million records and CDs since 1956. Eskens was married to her manager Karl-Heinz Münchow († December 23, 2011). She lives on Lake Wörthersee .
Award
- 2005: Tuning fork in platinum for their 50th stage anniversary
Discography
Albums
- 1963: Bonjour la France
- 1964: Serenade of Love
- 2010: roller coaster of love
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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DE | |||
1955 | Mummy, you mustn't cry |
DE5 (3 months) DE |
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I want to go out today |
DE21 (1 month) DE |
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1956 | Tiritomba |
DE6 (7 months) DE |
|
1957 | Cindy, oh Cindy |
DE1 (7 months) DE |
|
Bombalu |
DE14 (2 months) DE |
||
1958 | All beautiful women |
DE25 (1 month) DE |
with Silvio Francesco
|
Sky blue serenade |
DE3 (6 months) DE |
with Silvio Francesco
|
|
I prefer you to the others |
DE21 (2 months) DE |
with Silvio Francesco
|
|
1959 | Moonlight party |
DE6 (3 months) DE |
with Silvio Francesco
|
1960 | So wonderful, so fabulous |
DE39 (1 month) DE |
|
1961 | When you come home |
DE18 (2 months) DE |
|
1962 | A heart that cannot be bought |
DE19 (4 months) DE |
|
1963 | Marcel |
DE36 (1 month) DE |
|
Whether in Bombay or in Rio |
DE40 (2 months) DE |
||
1964 | mummy |
DE8 (4 months) DE |
More singles
- 1956: Mamatschi
- 1956: In the little cafe
- 1956: Peterle
- 1957: Calypso Italiano (with Silvio Francesco)
- 1958: Don't forget me so quickly (with Peter Alexander)
- 1958: Andalusian fairy tales
- 1959: Three bars of music in the heart
- 1961: Don't forget that I'm with you (with René Carol)
- 1961: I want to be married to you (with Will Brandes)
- 1966: The hands of the clock
- 1975: life is good
- 2005: fell from the tree
Filmography
- 1961: Goodbye
- 1971: ... and that's called a show
Web links
- Margot Eskens with the song Cindy oh Cindy on youtube.de
- Margot Eskens with the song Tiritomba (1956) on youtube.de
- Tiritomba notation in the archive of Didldu e. K. (German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.filmportal.de/person/margot-eskens_0596747b0a674f9a8622e7a04984c29c
- ↑ http://www.wirtrauern.de/Trauerbeispiel/KarlHeinz-Muenchow#
- ↑ Chart sources: DE
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Eskens, Margot |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pop singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1936 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Düren |