What is Jürgen Marcus?
[[File:Jurgen Marcus.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Marcus in 1997]] '''Jürgen Marcus''' ('''Jürgen Beumer''', 6 June 1948 – 17 May 2018) was a German [[schlager]] [[singer]]. He was born in [[Herne]], Germany. He was successful during the 1970s, when he had 14 chart hits in Germany. He was also known for his participation on behalf of [[Luxembourg]] in the 1976 [[Eurovision Song Contest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=360|title=Eurovision Song Contest : Luxembourg 1976 : Jürgen Marcus, Chansons Pour Ceux Qui S'aiment : ESC-History|website=Esc-history.com|access-date=29 May 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141317/https://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=360|url-status=dead}}</ref> He retired in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.n-tv.de/leute/Juergen-Marcus-ist-schwer-erkrankt-article19800812.html|title=Jürgen Marcus ist schwer erkrankt|website=N-tv.de|access-date=29 May 2018}}</ref> On May 29, 2018, it was announced by his manager that Marcus died of [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] in May 17, 2018 in [[Munich]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.faz.net/1.5612770|title=Schlagerstar: Sänger Jürgen Marcus ist tot|date=29 May 2018|access-date=29 May 2018|website=Faz.net}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat}} * {{Official website|http://www.juergenmarcus.de/}} * {{IMDb name|0546134}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcus, Jurgen}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from COPD]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Germany]] [[Category:German singers]] [[Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants]] {{bio-stub}}