With his big bushy sideburns, unforgettable name and rich, smooth croon,
Engelbert Humperdinck became a big star in the 1960s and 70s taking his suave
ballads to Las Vegas and selling over 150 million records. Born in Madras, India
to a British Army officer father and Indian mother, he was raised in Leicester
and started singing at 17-years-old in the local pubs and clubs under the name
Gerry Dorsey, but was struck down by a serious bout of tuberculosis. He returned
to the circuit with little success, until, encouraged by Tom Jones's manager
Gordon Mills, he changed his name to E...