Jürgen Drews Biography, Career, Awards, Songs and Personal Life

Jürgen Drews Biography

Jürgen Ludwig Drews , is a prominent German Schlager singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and since 2011, restaurateur. He was born on 2 April 1945 in Nauen near Berlin. In his childhood, Drews lived in Schleswig. After finishing school, he went on to study medicine at the University of Kiel, but dropped out of medical school to work as a singer.

Jürgen Drews Career

At a young age, Drews already displayed musical talents, at age 15 he received Best Banjo-Player of Schleswig-Holstein, as a member of his own jazz band the Schnirpels. Soon after he was playing in his school band the “Monkeys”. In 1967 he was solo guitarist in the Kiel based psychedelic rock 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 in the German film comedy Zur Hölle mit den Paukern. He is most known for being a member of the legendary 70’s pop group the “Les Humphries Singers”, where, in parallel, he also started his solo-career. In 2011 he also founded his own music-themed personalised bistro, called “König von Mallorca – Kultbistro”, in Santa Ponsa.

Jürgen Drews Personal Life

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 is married to German actress and model Ramona Drews (née Mittendorf), with whom he has one daughter.

Jürgen Drews Awards

• Bravo Otto
• 1976: “Silver“
• 1977: “Silver“
• 1978: “Silver“
• Goldene Stimmgabel
• 1981
• Löwe von Radio Luxemburg
• 1976: “Silber“

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Jürgen Drews Songs

1. Irgendwann, irgendwo, irgendwie
2. Ich bau dir ein Schloss
3. Ein Bett im Kornfeld
4. Mit dir sofort und ohne Ende
5. König von Mallorca
6. Und ich schenke dir einen Regenbogen
7. Wieder alles im Griff
8. Wie im Himmel so auf Erden
9. Das kann doch nicht wahr sein
10. Barfuss durch den Sommer
11. Von Null auf Hundert
12. Wenn die Wunderkerzen brennen
13. Das ist der Moment
14. Warum immer ich
15. Wir zieh’n heut’ Abend aufs Dach
16. Über uns ist nur der Himmel
17. Und wir waren wie Vampire
18. Ich schenke Dir Flügel
19. Heut schlafen wir in meinem Cabrio
20. Es war alles am besten
21. Für einen Tag
22. Spiel noch einmal dein Lied nur für mich
23. Zeit ist eine lange Straße
24. Ne was is das schön
25. Wir mieten Venedig
26. Dieser Tag hat so vieles verändert
27. Millionen Meilen
28. Unnahbarer Engel
29. Es ist kalt in meinem Zimmer
30. Olé, ich freu mich drauf
31. So wie im Film
32. Hey! Amigo Charlie Brown

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