"Sucu Sucu" is a dance and a song written by

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, who recorded his version in 1959. It became very popular in the 1960s and many singers and bands from all over the world made their own version of the song often in their own language. The song became even more popular worldwide once it was chosen to be the theme of ''

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'', a 1960s TV series, performed by

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and his orchestra. Diverse acts such as the

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and

Alberto Cortez Alberto Cortez (born José Alberto García Gallo; 11 March 1940 – 4 April 2019) was an Argentine singer and songwriter. Cortez and his wife Renée Govaerts lived in Madrid. Career Cortez was born at 8:00 AM (11:00 GMT) on Monday, 11 March 19 ...

did their own version of the song.

Different versions

Czechoslovakian version

*Sláva Kunst Se Svým Orchestrem - Sucu Sucu

Danish version

* John Hatting – Sucu Sucu *Posten Fra Ranum - Sucu Sucu

Dutch version

Eddy Christiani Eduard "Eddy" Christiani (21 April 1918 – 24 October 2016) was a Dutch guitarist, singer, and composer. He was best known for songs like ''Zonnig Madeira'' (1938), ''Ouwe Taaie'' (1943), ''Op De Woelige Baren'' (1948), ''Kleine Greetje Uit De ...

– Sucu Sucu (Mijn sombrero) (1961)

English versions

*Harry Stoneham - Sucu Sucu (1970) *

Nina & Frederik Nina & Frederik were a Danish–Dutch popular singing duo of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Their repertoire consisted of a blend of folk music, calypsos and standards.Sleeve notes of album ''Nina & Frederik'' – MFP 1401, by Verity Stevens Th ...

- Sucu Sucu (1961) * The Polka Dots - Sucu sucu (1961)

Finnish version

Brita Koivunen Brita Koivunen (married name: Brita Koivunen-Einiö; 31 August 1931, Helsinki – 12 April 2014, Helsinki) was a Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the ...

- Sucu Sucu (1961) * Kai Lind - Sucu Sucu (1961) * Seppo Pirhonen - Sucu Sucu (1961) *Iskelmälaulaja Arokanto Ja Viihdeorkesteri Tempo - Sucu Sucu (1983)

French/Arabic version

Bob Azzam Wadie George Azzam, better known by his stage name Bob Azzam, (24 October 1925 in Alexandria – 24 July 2004 in Monaco) was an Egyptian singer. With his hit song " Mustapha", created and composed by Egyptian musician Mohamed Fawzi for the E ...

/ The Leiber-Stoller Big Band '60 - Sucu sucu

German versions

Die Amigos Die Amigos is a German music band. In Germany the band ''Die Amigos'' is a popular band of German Schlager songs. Bernd Ulrich (keyboard and singer), Karl-Heinz Ulrich (singer) and Daniela Alfinito (singer since 2000) are members of the band. The ...

- Sucu Sucu *Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra - Sucu Sucu (1967) *Los Cucarachas - Sucu Sucu (1988)

Hindi version

Shankar Jaikishan Shankar may refer to: People *Shankar (name), including a list of people with the name * Sankar (writer) (Mani Shankar Mukherjee), Bengali writer *L. Shankar, Indian violinist *S. Shankar, Indian film director commonly credited as Shankar *Sankar ...

- Aiyayya karoon main kya Sucu Sucu, Film

Junglee Junglee may refer to: * ''Junglee'' (1961 film), an Indian film * ''Junglee'' (2009 film), a Kannada-language Indian film * ''Junglee'' (2019 film), a Hindi-language Indian film * Junglee.com, a defunct e-commerce website by Amazon.com *Junglee, a ...

(1961)

Instrumental versions

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- Sucu sucu *

Orchestra - Sucu sucu (From TV Series "Top Secret") *

Joe Loss Sir Joshua Alexander "Joe" Loss (22 June 1909 – 6 June 1990) was a British dance band leader and musician who founded his own eponymous orchestra. Life Loss was born in Spitalfields, London, the youngest of four children. His parents, Israe ...

- Sucu sucu *

Eddie Calvert Albert Edward "Eddie" Calvert (15 March 1922 – 7 August 1978) was an English trumpeter, who enjoyed his greatest success in the 1950s. Between 1953 and 1958, Calvert achieved seven instrumental hits on the UK Singles Chart, including two ch ...

- Sucu Sucu (1965) *Sonora Palacio - El sucu sucu *James Wright and his orchestra - Sucu Sucu *Tono Quirazco - Sucu sucu *Poly e Seu Conjunto - Suco Suco (1961)

Italian version

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- Sucu sucu *

Cristiano Malgioglio Giuseppe Cristiano Malgioglio (; born 23 April 1945) is an Italian composer, singer-songwriter, showman and television personality. Biography Born in Ramacca, Catania, Malgioglio obtained his first contract with a record label, Durium, thanks to ...

- Sucu sucu (2022)

Jamaican version

The Skatalites The Skatalites are a ska band from Jamaica. They played initially between 1963 and 1965, and recorded many of their best known songs in the period, including " Guns of Navarone." They also played on records by Prince Buster and backed many othe ...

- Sucu Sucu (1980)

Japanese version

The Peanuts were a Japanese vocal group consisting of twin sisters Emi (, ''Itō Emi'') and Yumi Itō (, ''Itō Yumi''). They were born in Nagoya, Japan in April, 1 1941. As identical twins they had voices only slightly apart in timbre, which resulted in t ...

- Sucu Sucu (1961)

Latvian version

Andris Ērglis Andris is a Latvian masculine given name, a cognate of Andrew, and may refer to: * Andris Ambainis (born 1975), Latvian computer scientist * Andris Ameriks (born 1961) Latvian politician and economist *Andris Andreiko (1942-1976), Latvian world ...

- Suku Suku (2016 Kuldīgas koncerts)

Norwegian versions

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- Sucu sucu (1961) *

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- Sucu Sucu (1983)

Polish version

Irena Santor Irena Wiśniewska-Santor (Polish pronunciation: ; born 9 December 1934), known professionally as Irena Santor, is a Polish singer, musical performer and actress. Her career started in 1950. She's noted for singing in clear mezzo-soprano, consid ...

- Sucu sucu (1963)

Russian version

Evgeny Belyaev Evgeny Mikhailovich Belyaev, also written as Yevgeny Belyayev (Russian: Евгений Михайлович Беля́ев) (Klintsy, 11 September 1926 – 21/22 February 1994), was a Russian tenor soloist of the Alexandrov Ensemble under Boris ...

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- Малыш (Kid) (1961, lyrics in Russian and Spanish)

Spanish versions

* Ping Ping - Sucu sucu (1960) *

Caterina Valente Caterina Valente (born 14 January 1931) is a French multilingual singer, guitarist, and dancer of Italian ethnicity. Valente is a polyglot; she speaks six languages, and sings in eleven. While she is best known as a performer in Europe, Valente ...

- Sucu Sucu (1960) *

- Sucu Sucu (1961) *

/ Hugo Diaz y su Conjunto from the Argentine National Ballet - Sucu sucu (1960) * Chico Del Rio / y su Combo - Sucu-Sucu (1961) * Belisario Lopez - El sucu sucu * Los Wawanco - El Baile Del Sucu Sucu *Los Prendados - Sucu sucu * Maria Zamora - Sucu sucu *Los Matecoco - Sucu sucu *Pilar Morales Y Conjunto De Fernando Orteu - Sucu sucu *

Xavier Cugat Xavier Cugat (; 1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Spanish musician and bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music. In New York City ...

- Sucu Sucu (1961) * Trio Guarania - Sucu Sucu (1969) *

- Sucu, Sucu

Swedish versions

* Cool Candys - Sucu, Sucu * Lars Lönndahl - Sucu, Sucu

Swiss versions

Hazy Osterwald Rolf Osterwald, better known as Hazy Osterwald (February 18, 1922 in Bern – February 26, 2012 in Lucerne) was a Swiss jazz bandleader, trumpeter, and vibraphonist. Osterwald began his career as a pianist. He arranged for Fred Böhler in the ...

- Sucu Sucu *

Lys Assia Lys Assia (born Rosa Mina Schärer; 3 March 1924 – 24 March 2018) was a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Assia was born in Rupperswil, Aargau, and began her stage career as a dancer, but changed to singing in 1940 ...

- Sucu-Sucu (1961)

Yugoslavian versions

Ivo Robić Ivo Robić (28 January 1923 – 9 March 2000) was a Croatian singer-songwriter. Domestic career Robić began his career as a soloist with the Radio Zagreb Orchestra, while studying at the same time in Zagreb. He performed during World War II o ...

- Suku Suku *

Gabi Novak Gabrijela "Gabi" Novak (; born 8 July 1936) is a Croatian pop and jazz singer. A wife of the prominent Croatian singer-songwriter Arsen Dedić, whom she married in 1973, Novak became popular in the 1960s. Biography Born in Berlin into a family ...

– Suku, Suku (1961)

References

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