Üllar "Jörpa" Jörberg (; 9 June 1941 – 26 December 2018) was an

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n singer.

Biography

In school, he sang in a choir as well as an all-male

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. He graduated from

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Secondary School No. 2 in 1961. Prior to serving in the

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, he studied

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at the

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. He started singing professionally in 1967, playing solo gigs at the Kaseke restaurant in

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. He also later performed with the band Fix. He released dozens of records and over 600 songs over the span of his career; predominantly

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. Many of his hits were Estonian-language translations of popular songs in other languages, but he did have some well-known originals as well. According to ''

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'', his best-known songs include ''Mereranna tuul'' (; an Estonian-language cover of "

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") and ''Kutse tantsule'' (; an Estonian-language cover of " I Can Make You Feel Like"). In 2014,

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made a documentary about him named ''A Story about the Real Jörberg'' (), directed by Antti Oolo. In 2017, Jörberg, along with his wife Ester Jörberg and fellow musician Onu Bella, hosted the program "Great Love of the South Sea" () on

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. Also that year, Jörberg announced his retirement; his last major performances were at the 2018

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and

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festivals. Jörberg died as a result of a sudden medical condition on 26 December 2018. He was survived by his wife Ester and son Sven.

Discography

In the below list, the publisher follows the name of the album. Some albums contain

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s by other artists: * 1986 "Üllar Jörberg", Meloodia * 1992 "The away places: the best of Üllar Jörberg 1992",

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. A few of Jörberg's albums have English titles, these are not translations. Üllar Jörberg * 1992 "Tänan sind", Helijälg * 1992 "Wanderer's love songs", Stellaris * 1992 "Saarenmaan valssi: Sävellahja Virosta", Üllar Jörberg and Voldemar Kuslap * 1995 "Mexico kuu", Best Hits * 1998 "Ununenud meloodiad", Cajun Music * 1993 "Meri ja kitarr", Heldur Jõgioja * 1996 "Suur ahv", Theka * 1997 "Kutse people", Hitivabrik * 2000 "Millal märkad mind?", HelMus * 2000 "Parimad 1", Records 2000 * 2000 "Sävellahja Virosta: Tulkaa tanssimaan: Saarenmaan valssi", LeHelMus * 2000 "Kõik muutub...", LeHelMus * 2000 "Varjud alleel", Records 2000 * 2001 "Parimad 2", Records 2000 * 2002 "Tantsin kogu elu", Records 2000 * 2002 "Üllari kuldsed hitid: Õnnesoov", LeHelMus * 2004 "Õnnelootus", TopTen * 2004 "Very Best of Üllar Jörberg", Records 2000 * 2006 "Kord tuleb aeg...", Records 2000 * 2006 "Parimad III", Eurorecords * 2008 "Flamenco Rio öös", LeHelMus * 2008 "Viva Šampanja", Records 2000 * 2009 "Üllar Jörberg", Estonian Artist Agency * 2009 "Elujõe kaldad" LeHelMus * 2009 "Kordumatu" LeHelMus * 2013 "Kaunimad armastuslaulud" Aenigma OÜ * 2014 "Parimad 3" Records 2000 * 2016 "Kuld CD Records 2000

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jorberg, Ullar 1941 births 2018 deaths 20th-century Estonian male singers 21st-century Estonian male singers Estonian pop singers Estonian folk singers University of Tartu alumni Singers from Tallinn