Jürgen Marcus#Charting singles

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jürgen Marcus

| image = Eurovision Song Contest 1976 - Luxembourg - Jürgen Marcus 1.jpg

| caption = Marcus in 1976

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| background = solo_singer

| birth_name = Jürgen Beumer

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1948|6|6}}

| birth_place = Herne, Allied-occupied Germany

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|05|17|1948|6|6|df=yes}}

| death_place = Munich, Germany

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| genre = {{hlist|Pop|Schlager}}

| occupation = Singer

| years_active = 1970–2017

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Jürgen Marcus (born Jürgen Beumer; 6 June 1948 – 17 May 2018) was a German schlager singer who was most successful during the 1970s, when he had 14 chart hits in Germany. He is also known for his participation on behalf of Luxembourg in the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest.

Career

Marcus was signed to a recording contract in 1970 and his single releases became popular almost immediately. His first charting single came in the same year, and he subsequently enjoyed three consecutive top 10 hits in 1972–73, including the highest-charting single of his career, "Eine neue Liebe ist wie ein neues Leben", which peaked at No. 2. He was a regular on German TV music shows, and in 1972 appeared in a film, Heut hau'n wir auf die Pauke.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0546134/|title=Jürgen Marcus|publisher=IMDb|access-date=29 May 2018}}

Eurovision Song Contest

In 1975, Marcus took part in the German Eurovision selection with the song "Ein Lied zieht hinaus in die Welt". Although the song only managed to place ninth, it went on to become a top 3 hit and the last top 20 entry of his career.{{cite web|url=http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/Germany1975.html|title=GERMAN NATIONAL FINAL 1975|website=Natfinals.50webs.com|access-date=29 May 2018}}

Luxembourgian broadcaster RTL almost invariably chose their Eurovision entry by internal selection. Unusually in 1976, however, they organised a five-song final in which Marcus participated with "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment" ("Songs For Those Who Love Each Other"). He won the selection, so went forward to the 21st Eurovision Song Contest which was held on 3 April in The Hague, where "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment" fared less well than expected, placing 14th of the 18 entries.{{cite web |title=Eurovision Song Contest : Luxembourg 1976 : Jürgen Marcus, Chansons Pour Ceux Qui S'aiment : ESC-History |url=https://www.esc-history.com/details.php?key=0314 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141317/https://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=360 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |access-date=29 May 2018 |website=Esc-history.com}}

Later career

By the later 1970s, Marcus' recording success had declined and he parted ways with his record company in 1979. Following a last minor hit in 1981, plans and collaborations came to nothing and Marcus largely dropped from sight. His first album for over 20 years (Ich glaub an die Welt) was released in 2004, followed by a Christmas collection in 2006. Another album of new material (Für Immer), came out in 2008. His last album Zeitreif appeared in 2011.

In April 2017, Marcus declared the end of his career, citing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as the reason.{{cite web|url=http://www.n-tv.de/leute/Juergen-Marcus-ist-schwer-erkrankt-article19800812.html|title=Jürgen Marcus ist schwer erkrankt|website=N-tv.de|access-date=29 May 2018}} According to his manager and longtime companion Nikolaus Fischer, he died of the disease in the middle of May 2018 in Munich, a few weeks shy of his 70th birthday.{{cite news|url=https://www.faz.net/1.5612770|title=Schlagerstar: Sänger Jürgen Marcus ist tot|date=29 May 2018|access-date=29 May 2018|newspaper=Faz.net}}