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Jørgen Ingmann (born Jørgen Ingmann Pedersen; 26 April 1925 – 21 March 2015) was a Danish jazz and pop guitarist from Copenhagen. He was popular in Europe and had a wider international hit in 1961 with his version of "Apache". He and his wife Grethe Ingmann won the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Dansevise".
In Canada, "Apache" topped the CHUM Chart for two weeks in March 1961. [29] Ingmann would go on to have a smaller hit in North America with "Anna", which peaked at number 54 in the US and number 34 in Canada June 1961. [30] [31] Cliff Richard has said that "Ingmann put in a few tricky bits, but essentially it was a cover job.
Grethe Ingmann became the first Eurovision winner to die, which was because of cancer on 18 August 1990 in Denmark and Jørgen Ingmann died on 21 March 2015 in Denmark. [ 1 ] The US success of Jörgen Ingmann's version of Jerry Lordan's instrumental " Apache " (which hit no 1 in US Singles' list in 1961) was largely due to EMI's omission to ...
"Apache" Jørgen Ingmann and his Guitar: 2 April 3 5 "Walk Right Back" The Everly Brothers 7 March 27 4 March 27 "Blue Moon" The Marcels: 1 April 3 8 "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" Carla Thomas: 10 March 27 1 April 3 "On the Rebound" Floyd Cramer: 4 April 17 6 "Runaway" Del Shannon: 1 April 24 9 "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" Clarence "Frogman ...
Issue date Song Artist Reference January 2 "Wonderland by Night" Bert Kaempfert [1]January 9 [2]January 16 [3]January 23 "Calendar Girl" Neil Sedaka [4]January 30 [5] ...
MØ is the highest-charting Danish act along with Jørgen Ingmann ("Apache") and Lukas Graham ("7 Years"), who all reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, "Cold Water" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart. The song became MØ's first number-one single, and she is only the fourth Danish act to reach number ...
To the Shadows' chagrin, "Apache" reached No. 2 in the US through a cover version by Danish guitarist Jorgen Ingmann which was almost unchanged from their worldwide hit. Richard and the band appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show , which was crucial for the Beatles , but these performances did not help them gain sustained success in North America.
The song peaked at number two on the chart dated 9 April 2016, and became the highest-charting Danish act since "Apache" (1961) by Jørgen Ingmann. [12] The song stayed there for four non-consecutive weeks, being held off of the top spot by Rihanna and Drake's "Work" and Desiigner's "Panda".