{"id":45968,"date":"2024-06-04T15:16:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T13:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/sponsored-engelbert-humperdinck-the-birth-of-a-legend-20240604\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:32:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:32:30","slug":"sponsored-engelbert-humperdinck-the-birth-of-a-legend-20240604","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/sponsored-engelbert-humperdinck-the-birth-of-a-legend-20240604\/","title":{"rendered":"SPONSORED | Engelbert Humperdinck &#8211; the birth of a legend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>British musical legend Engelbert Humperdinck\u2019s \u2018The Last Waltz\u2019 Farewell Tour\u2019 to Cape Town and Gauteng in July<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>With a career spanning over six decades, he has sold over 150 million records worldwide and received numerous awards, including four Grammy nominations and a Golden Globe.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Humperdinck is known for songs like <em>Quando, Quando, Quando<\/em> and <em>A Man Without Love.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>British musical legend Engelbert Humperdinck has thrilled audiences for decades with his timeless classics and charismatic performances. Now, after an illustrious career spanning over six decades, he has announced his final hoorah, \u2018The Last Waltz\u2019 Farewell Tour\u2019, set to captivate audiences in Cape Town and Gauteng later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engelbert Humperdinck, born Gerry Dorsey, rose to international fame in 1965, enchanting listeners with his romantic melodies. With hits like \u2018Release Me\u2019, \u2018A Man Without Love\u2019 and \u2018The Last Waltz\u2019, he has sold over 150 million records worldwide and received numerous accolades, including four Grammy nominations, a Golden Globe for Entertainer of the Year, and he is one of only a handful of artists with a star on both the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Las Vegas Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span lang=\"NL-BE\">His story started in 1947,<br>\nin Leicester, England. From the Dorsey household, packed with 10 siblings, we<br>\nhear the notes of an 11-year-old boy, playing \u2018<em>My Blue Heaven\u2019<\/em>. Just an hour<br>\nago, a young Arnold Dorsey had received his first ever saxophone from his Dad.<br>\nNot even the dented bell on the instrument could stop his enthusiasm.<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"YouTube\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_1fb569d9\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uLY5la40tEk?si=PYNbEWqQDfNROpZm\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span lang=\"NL-BE\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the<br>\nnext four&nbsp;years he delivered the morning paper, earning 4 shillings per<br>\nweek \u2013 the precise amount Mr.Parker asked for a saxophone lesson. To keep his<br>\nfingers protected against the cold, knowing he could not play the keys with<br>\nfrozen fingers, he strapped his saxophone around his chest, to be able to keep<br>\nhis hands in his pockets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless,<br>\nhe still arrived at Mr.Parker\u2019s house, with icy, chilled fingers. The teacher<br>\nwould warm him up first, in front of the fireplace, before commencing the<br>\nlesson. And this, was the humble beginning of a legend who would become known<br>\nto us, as Engelbert Humperdinck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t miss the chance to witness a music icon bid farewell to the stage, in style. 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