Legendary Engelbert Humperdinck Featured on AZ Central

International music legend Engelbert Humperdinck continues to celebrate his 50th anniversary of his hit record, “Release Me,” with his 50th Anniversary Tour. The King of Romance took some time to catch up with AZ Central for an exclusive interview, where he discusses everything from his hit “Release Me” to how his wife’s health is. Read some of the exclusive interview below, but be sure to visit AZCentral.com for the full interview.

Crooner Engelbert Humperdinck celebrates the 50th anniversary of his first hit record in 2017. In the past five decades, he’s traveled the world, performing love songs for millions of people. But, he admits, sometimes on stage his emotions get the better of him.

“There are many songs in my life that have had an emotional impact on my heart,” says the 81-year-old vocalist, calling from his home in Los Angeles. “Sometimes they hit me when I’m singing on stage. You know, no one really knows a person’s personal problems. If something is going on in your life, you have to overcome that on stage. But sometimes you can’t. Sometimes a lyric hits home and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

“It does strike home for me several times during my show,” he says. “People didn’t know before, but I guess they do now. Now they may get an inkling of what is going on with my heart.”

“She’s doing OK,” he says. “She still knows me, thank God. She recognizes me and she smiles and she says hello sometimes. Her speech is not very good at this moment, but with treatment and hopefully the discovery of a cure in the near future, I hope and pray that all is well.

Humperdinck usually keeps his private life out of the spotlight, but chose to go public for one reason. “It’s a terrible disease,” he says. “It’s very rife at this point, and we have to do something about it. I thought it was important to let people know.”

The news adds a bittersweet tinge to a celebratory time in the British singer’s life. He’s on a world tour to mark the 50 years since his success with “Release Me (And Let Me Love Again).” Issued in early 1967, the ballad became an international smash hit. In England, it kept the Beatles’ “Penny Lane” out of the No. 1 spot; in the States, it went to No. 4.

“I can’t believe how fast the time has gone by,” says Humperdinck, who was born with the much less cumbersome moniker of Arnold Dorsey. “Without that song, I wouldn’t be talking to you now. It’s the one that put me on the map. It stopped the almighty Beatles from getting to No. 1. For this unknown to do that? That was something.”

That voice — deep, masculine and effortlessly warm — sounds remarkably unchanged.

“It’s as strong today as it was yesterday,” Humperdinck confirms. “I don’t do any scales or anything like trained singers or opera singers do. I don’t even know how to do scales! What I do know is how to sing in a contemporary fashion.”

“As long as people want me out there and I’m able to stand out on that stage, the platform, I’m happy to be continuing with this wonderful career that has been given to me,” he says. “It’s a blessing.”

Engelbert Humperdinck’s “I Followed My Heart” is available now for digital purchase on AmazoniTunes, and Google Play. It is also available to stream on all major streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music.

Engelbert Humperdinck’s duets album Engelbert Calling is available for purchase at music retailers nationwide and online from our webstoreiTunesAmazonBarnes & NobleGoogle PlayBandcamp, and Spotify. Humperdinck’s limited edition vinyl, Duets EP, is available for purchase our web-store.

Find all upcoming Engelbert Humperdinck tour dates at: https://www.engelbert.com/tour

For more from this exclusive interview with Engelbert Humperdinck, vist AZ Central: http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/09/19/engelbert-humperdinck-50th-anniversary-tour/660084001/



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