Jürgen Ludwig Drews (born 2 April 1945) is a German Schlager singer, musician, songwriter and actor.

Life

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Drews was born in

Nauen Nauen is a small town in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is chiefly known for Nauen Transmitter Station, the world's oldest preserved radio transmitting installation. Geography Nauen is situated within the Havelland Luch glac ...

near

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

, and brought up in Schleswig. After finishing school, he went on to study medicine at the

University of Kiel Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (german: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in ...

, but dropped out of medical school to work as a singer. At age 15 he received an award as Best

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Player of

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...

, while playing in jazz band the ''Schnirpels''. At school he played in "The Monkeys". In 1967 he was solo guitarist in the

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...

based

psychedelic rock Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...

band "Chimes of Freedom", later renamed by its manager to "Die Anderen" (The Others). In that same year, Drews took on his first acting role as a student and musician in the German film comedy ''

Zur Hölle mit den Paukern ''Zur Hölle mit den Paukern'' is a 1968 West German comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Hans Kraus, Theo Lingen and Günther Schramm. It was the first entry into the seven part '' Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank'' series of come ...

''. He sang for the 70's pop group the "

Les Humphries Singers The Les Humphries Singers was a 1970s pop group formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1969 by the English-born Les Humphries. The group had several chart hits in Germany and in other European countries. The Les Humphries Singers dissolved at the end ...

" and started a solo career. He had a German number one hit in 1976 with "Ein Bett im Kornfeld", an adaptation of the

Bellamy Brothers The Bellamy Brothers are an American pop and country music duo consisting of brothers David Milton Bellamy (born September 16, 1950) and Homer Howard Bellamy (born February 2, 1946), from Dade City, Florida. The duo had considerable musical succe ...

' "

Let Your Love Flow "Let Your Love Flow" is the debut single by country music duo the Bellamy Brothers, recorded in the autumn of 1975 and released in January 1976. The song was written by Larry E. Williams and produced by Phil Gernhard and Tony Scotti. It became an i ...

" which was also a German number one. In the U.S., he had only one moderate hit with "Don't Want No-Body" on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in January 1981. The single was credited to J.D. Drews and it peaked at #79. As "Nobody", it was released as a single by

Toni Basil Antonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, and director. Her song "Mickey" topped the charts in the US, Canada and Australia and hit th ...

. Drews' first marriage was to German actress and model Corinna Drews (née Gillwald) from 1981 until 1985, with whom he has one son. Since 1995 Drews has been married to German actress and model Ramona Drews (née Mittendorf), with whom he has one daughter, Joelina Drews. He lives in Dülmen-Rorup in Germany and spends a lot of his time working on the Spanish island

Majorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...

, where he styles himself as the King of Majorca (''"König von Mallorca"'') since being called that on prime-time German television by

Thomas Gottschalk Thomas Johannes Gottschalk (born 18 May 1950) is a German radio and television host and entertainer. He is best known for hosting '' Wetten, dass..?'', for many years Europe's biggest television show, which he steered to huge success in Germany, ...

in the show '' Wetten, dass..?''. Drews opened a restaurant in

Santa Ponsa Santa Ponsa ( Catalan and officially: ''Santa Ponça'') is a small town in the southwest of Mallorca. Located in the municipality of Calvià, it is 18 kilometres from the capital Palma. History It was believed that Santa Ponsa derived from a ...

, Majorca in January 2011. It was called "König von Mallorca – Kultbistro" and is decorated with memorabilia and awards from Drews' music career. It had to be closed due to

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in August 2020. Drews is suffering from

polyneuropathy Polyneuropathy ( poly- + neuro- + -pathy) is damage or disease affecting peripheral nerves (peripheral neuropathy) in roughly the same areas on both sides of the body, featuring weakness, numbness, and burning pain. It usually begins in the hand ...

and announced to reduce his activity as a professional musician because of this disease in May 2022.

Awards

* ''

Bravo Otto The Bravo Otto is a German accolade honoring excellence of performers in film, television and music. Established in 1957, the award is presented annually, with winners selected by the readers of ''Bravo'' magazine. The award is presented in ...

'' ** 1976: "Silver“ ** 1977: "Silver“ ** 1978: "Silver“ * ''

Goldene Stimmgabel The Goldene Stimmgabel (English: Golden tuning fork, Tuning Fork) was an annual prize awarded within the Germany, German music scene from 1981 to 2007. The prizes were awarded according to the number of records sold from October of the previous ye ...

'' ** 1981 * '' Löwe von Radio Luxemburg'' ** 1976: "Silber“

Selected filmography

Movies

* ''

'' (1968, comedy) * ''

Execution Squad ''Execution Squad'' ( it, La polizia ringrazia) is a 1972 crime film directed by Steno and starring Enrico Maria Salerno. Set during Italy's tumultuous '' anni di piombo'' ("Years of Lead"), the film obtained a great commercial success. Cast * ...

'' (1972, drama film, Italian crime thriller) * ''

When Women Were Called Virgins ''When Women Were Called Virgins'' ( it, Quando le donne si chiamavano madonne) is a 1972 commedia sexy all'italiana written and directed by Aldo Grimaldi. It is part of a series of derivative erotic comedies set in the Middle Ages which were bas ...

'' (1972, Italian comedy) * ' (1981, adult comedy) * ' (1997, comedy) * ''Pudelmützen Rambos'' (Bobble-hat Rambos, 2003, action comedy) * ''Der Prinz von

Wanne-Eickel Herne () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area directly between the cities of Bochum and Gelsenkirchen. History Like most other cities in the region, Herne (ancient Haranni) was a tiny village until the ...

'' (The Prince of Wanne-Eickel, 2007, comedy) * ' (2009, comedy) * ''Agenten in Gummistiefeln – Jagd auf den Killerhasen'' (Agents in rubber boots –

Hunt Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/ hide, bone/tusks, horn/antler, e ...

for the killer

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, 2011, comedy)

TV series

* ''3×1 in Noten'' (3×1 in music notation) * ''Die deutsche Schlagerparade'' (The German Schlager

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, 1988–1993) * ''

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!'' (1999–2000) * ''Die Drews – eine furchtbar nette Familie'' (The Drews – a terribly nice family, from 2003) * ''Cash Crash'' (2013)

References

External links

Official website by Jürgen Drews
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Drews, Jurgen People from Havelland People from Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein German male singers Schlager musicians University of Kiel alumni Les Humphries Singers members German emigrants to Spain 1945 births Living people