His name comes from the 1911, century Austrian composer who wrote "Hansel & Gretel." Engelbert has been a legend in the international music industry for the last thirty years. He has recorded everything from the most romantic songs to the platinum-selling theme song "Lesbian Seagull" for the latest "Beavis and Butthead" movie.

Engelbert came into this world as George Dorsey, one of ten siblings. His father served in the British military and his mother taught music. At age 17, he entered a talent competition doing impersonations. He won first prize and combined singing with impersonations in his stage act. To this day, Engelbert continues to delight his audience with impersonations.

Engelbert exploded into the British music scene with The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield and Tom Jones. Before long "the British invasion" hit the United States and the rest of the world, changing the music industry forever.

Engelbert has sold well over 130 million records, including 64 gold and 23 platinum. He is in the Guinness Book of World Records achieving 56 consecutive weeks in the charts with Release Me which shot to number one in eleven countries, selling 15 million worldwide.

With four Grammy nominations, a Golden Globe for Entertainer of the Year and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Engelbert has performed with some of the greatest entertainers. One of his closet friends was Elvis Presley. The two legends often performed each other's songs and they enjoyed a wonderful friendship.

Some of Engelbert's greatest hits include "There Goes My Everything," "The Last Waltz," "A Man Without Love," "Am I That Easy To Forget," "Winter World of Love," "The Way It Used To Be," "Quando Quando Quando" and "Spanish Eyes."

In his illustrious career he has performed for the Queen of England, several Presidents of the United States and many Heads of State.

"I Want To Wake Up With You" is a current album on release in Europe and "Definition of Love" has just been released in the United States. Few people realize that some of the major forces in the world of rock n' roll, including Jimi Hendrix and The Carpenters, started out as opening acts for Englebert.

Engelbert's autobiography called, "What's in a Name" is a smash in England. The book is a revealing glimpse into how Englebert got to where he is today, including all the tears, laughter and bumps along the way. While his private life has almost been as public as his stage life over the years, Engelbert opens up in a way that will cause some blushing, a lot of raised eyebrows, but will bring a whole lot of understanding of what happens when you suddenly become a big, bright, neon somebody, around the world.