Jürgen Marcus

Jürgen Marcus, born Jürgen Beumer on June 6, 1948 in Herne and died on May 17, 2018 in Munich, was a German pop singer. pop singerwho enjoyed great success in the 1970s. His best-known songs include “Eine neue Liebe ist wie ein neues Leben”, “Ein Festival der Liebe” and “Ein Lied zieht hinaus in die Welt”.

Marcus trained as a fitter and performed as a singer in various amateur beat bands. He chose the stage name “Jürgen Marcus” because of the similarity between his real name and that of the figure skater Hans-Jürgen Bäumler. In 1967, he won the European Festival in Brussels and appeared as “Claude” in the German version of the musical “Hair”.

The music producer Jack White signed him in 1970 and produced his first single “Nur Du (El cóndor pasa)”. His best-known title “Eine neue Liebe ist wie ein neues Leben” was released in 1972 and remained in the German top ten for 15 weeks. Marcus frequently appeared on television music programs and received numerous awards.

He released numerous singles and albums with White. Other top ten hits included “Ein Festival der Liebe” and “Schmetterlinge können nicht weinen”. He tried his hand at the Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson twice, but without much success.

In 1975, ZDF broadcast the personality show “Jürgen Marcus: One for Many”. In 1976, he represented Luxembourg at the Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson (Eurovision Song Contest – ESC) with the song “Chansons pour ceux qui s’aiment” and came 14th.

In the early 1980s, Marcus released further titles with various producers, but without commercial success. He continued to perform his old hits and later released new albums, including “Ich glaub an die Welt” (2004) and “Für immer” (2008). In 1991, Marcus was the first well-known pop star to come out as homosexual in the Bild am Sonntag newspaper. He had been together with his manager Nikolaus Fischer since 1995.

Marcus retired from the music business in April 2017 due to his lung disease COPD. He had been in a relationship with his manager Nikolaus Fischer since 1995 and died in Munich on May 17, 2018. Jürgen Marcus was buried at the Wolfratshausen municipal cemetery.

Studio albums by Jürgen Marcus

• 1972 Heut haun wir auf die Pauke (hit movie with Jack White)
• 1973 A festival of love
• 1974 The Grand Prix d’amour
• 1975 Premiere
• 1975 A song goes out into the world
• 1976 I am Jürgen
• 1976 The Tingler sings for you all
• 1977 The whole neighborhood knows that
• 1977 The clock goes forward – you can still stay
• 1978 Jürgen Marcus
• 1979 A part of me
• 1980 Portrait
• 1981 Angel of the night
• 1982 I want you the way you are
• 2004 I believe in the world
• 2006 A thousand lights, a thousand candles (Christmas album)
• 2008 Forever
• 2011 Time-ready