Udo Wenders
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Udo Wenders (born October 29, 1972 ; real name Udo Ebner ) is an Austrian pop singer and former cabaret artist and comedian.
Career
Wenders grew up singing, his parents were already members of the choir, and he completed a two-year classical vocal training course at the conservatory. Under his real name, Udo Ebner , he was active as a cabaret artist in addition to his job and was also a fixture in carnival in his home town of Feffernitz near Villach .
In 2008, the Carinthian took under his stage name Udo Wenders on the Folk Music Grand Prix in part. Surprisingly, he clearly won the Austrian preliminary decision with the song The Last Train, Cara mia before the Klostertalers .
Then Wenders decided to concentrate on the music and released his debut album in the same year, which bears the same title as his successful Grand Prix song. It reached number 7 in the Austrian charts and stayed in the charts for over a year. He received a platinum record for over 20,000 albums sold.
In March 2009 he took part in the dance show Dancing Stars , where he and his dance partner Barbara Koitz reached 3rd place. A few months later, album number two, Tender Signals , followed, which even made it into the top 3 and got gold . He was then nominated for the Amadeus in the Schlager category.
In 2010, the third album followed , It's always forever .
Discography
Albums
- The last train, Cara mia (2008)
- Tender Signals (2009)
- Everytime it's forever (2010)
- I find you (2012)
- World famous (in my heart) (2013)
- Born to be Wenders (2016)
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- Biography at the Schlager portal ( Memento from January 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Udo Wenders in the Austrian charts (austriancharts.at)
- ^ "Die Schotten" member list , accessed on July 23, 2010
- ↑ Actors in Feistritzer Fasching ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Last fool season for pop singer Udo Wenders , kleinezeitung.at, January 7, 2010
- ↑ Gold & Platinum database of IFPI Austria (search: interpreter = Udo Wenders)
Web links
- Sound carrier by Udo Wenders in the catalog of the German National Library
- official homepage
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| SURNAME | Wenders, Udo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ebner, Udo (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1972 |