Margot Eskens
Encyclopedia
Margot Eskens is a German Schlager
singer, most popular in the 1950s and 1960s. She continued to be a frequent guest on television programs into the 2000s.
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 möchte heut ausgehn". In 1956 and 1957 she had two #1 hits, "Tiritomba" (which sold over 800,000 copies) and "Cindy oh Cindy", which was her biggest hit, which stayed for 25 weeks in the German Singles Top 10. Several duets with Silvio Francesco, the brother of Caterina Valente
, 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.
She has sold 40 million records since 1956.
At the end of the 1980s she began to record more traditional "Schlagermusik" like her album Mein Traumland am Wörtherse (1990).
Schlager
Schlager music is a style of popular music prevalent in Central and Northern Europe and the Balkans and also in France and Poland. In Portugal, it was adapted and became pimba music...
singer, most popular in the 1950s and 1960s. She continued to be a frequent guest on television programs into the 2000s.
In 1954, while a dental assistant
Dental assistant
Dental assistants assist the dental operator provide more efficient dental treatment, by preparing the patient for treatment, sterilizing instruments, passing instruments during the procedure, holding a suction device, exposing dental radiographs, taking impressions, and fabricating provisional...
, Eskens won a Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
talent competition with the song "Moulin Rouge". A contract with Polydor followed, and in 1955 she had her first hit in Germany with "Ich möchte heut ausgehn". In 1956 and 1957 she had two #1 hits, "Tiritomba" (which sold over 800,000 copies) and "Cindy oh Cindy", which was her biggest hit, which stayed for 25 weeks in the German Singles Top 10. Several duets with Silvio Francesco, the brother of Caterina Valente
Caterina Valente
Caterina Valente is a singer, dancer, and actress. She was born into an Italian artist family; her father Giuseppe was a well-known accordion player, her mother, Maria Valente, a musical clown...
, also ensued.
Eskens collaborated with producer/songwriter Kurt Feltz
Kurt Feltz
Kurt Feltz was a highly prolific German poet and song lyricist.-External links:...
until 1961. She participated in the Deutscher Schlager-Festspiele in 1962, winning third place behind Conny Froboess and Siw Malmkvist
Siw Malmkvist
Siw "Siwan" Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist is a Swedish singer who is popular in Scandinavia and Germany...
. In 1966, she represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
and won tenth place.
She has sold 40 million records since 1956.
At the end of the 1980s she began to record more traditional "Schlagermusik" like her album Mein Traumland am Wörtherse (1990).
Singles
Hits that reached the German Top 20- 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 Silviio 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
Filmography
- Auf WiedersehenAuf Wiedersehen (film)Auf Wiedersehen is a 1961 German comedy film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Gert Fröbe, Joachim Fuchsberger, Günter Pfitzmann, Werner Peters and Elke Sommer. It was based on a novel by Reinhold Pabel...
(1961)