Engelbert Humperdinck, English singer and pianist
Arnold George Dorsey (born 2 May 1936), known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, is a British pop singer who has been described as "one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around". He achieved international prominence in 1967 with the hit single "Release Me".
Humperdinck's recordings of "Release Me" and "The Last Waltz" both topped the UK Singles Chart in 1967, selling more than a million copies each. He scored further major hits including "Am I That Easy to Forget" and "A Man Without Love". Three of his singles were among the best-selling of the 1960s in the United Kingdom. During the 1970s, he had North American chart successes with "After the Lovin'" (1976) and "This Moment in Time" (1979). He represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 in Baku with the song "Love Will Set You Free". Humperdinck continues to perform, having sold more than 140 million records worldwide.