Crowd favorite

“Udo was the highlight of our star nights”

Eight years after the Starnacht premiere, audience favorite Udo Jürgens returned to the Wörthersee Ostbucht.

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At the birth of Starnacht am Wörthersee in 2000, the audience favorite brought the arena to life with his hits and evergreens. In summer, entertainer Gregor Glanz once again created Udo Jürgens magic in the Ostbucht with a best-of medley.

Pure goosebumps! When entertainer Gregor Glanz performed a Udo Jürgens medley on the Starnacht stage at Lake Wörthersee in early July, a very special, unique atmosphere prevailed in the Ostbucht Arena. "That was incredible. I could feel how much people miss this incredible musician and his songs."

Entertainer Gregor Glanz gave people goosebumps with his Udo Jürgens medley on the Starnacht stage in the Ostbucht in summer.

(Bild: Evelyn Hronek/EVELYN HRONEK)

There was a very special atmosphere - unfortunately, loud demands for an encore were unsuccessful that evening. "I would have loved to present the audience with so many more of Udo's endless hits. An unforgettable performance," Glanz recalls during a visit to the editorial office of the "Kärntner Krone".

Starnacht organizer Gerfried Zmölnig from IP-Media also remembers this special Udo Jürgens magic: "Udo was already there at the first event in Pörtschach in 2000. I'll never forget that performance - the atmosphere in the arena was indescribable. He took them all with him. To this day, it is definitely one of, if not the highlight of the 25-year Starnacht era."

A total of five performances
Udo Jürgens enchanted the Starnacht audience a total of five times. Three times at his beloved Wörthersee, once in Montafon and once in the Austrian capital. Where he finally found his final resting place in 2015, six months after his sudden death. With a white grand piano designed by his artist brother.