Adiós Amor (Andy Borg song) explained

Adiós Amor
Cover:Adiós_Amor_(Andy_Borg_song).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Andy Borg
Released:1982
Label:Papagayo
Composer:Tex Shultzieg

"Adios Amor" is a 1982 hit German-language song by Andy Borg on Papagayo/EMI Electrola. It was Borg's debut single, and was No. 1 in Germany for five weeks 27 August–24 September, remaining in the charts for a total 39 weeks.[1] The single was also No. 1 in Austria, where it spent 30 weeks in the charts,[2] and No. 2 in Switzerland.[3] The album Adiós Amor in the same year also went to the top of the album charts in both Germany and Austria.[4] [5] It remains Borg's signature song. The lyrics by Kurt Feltz to music by Tex Shultzieg (b.1948) arranged by Alexander Gietz. The song begins "Ich sah dir in's Gesicht, du sagtest: Frag mich nicht".[6]

Trivia

Kurt Feltz died hours before the song has been aired first time in the German Hitparade on a heart attack while he was swimming in the sea.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andy Borg: Adios amor (single) . de . Offizielle Deutsche Charts . 20 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Andy Borg: Adios amor (single) . de . austriancharts.at . 20 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Andy Borg: Adios amor (single) . de . hitparade.ch . 20 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Andy Borg: Adios amor (album) . de . Offizielle Deutsche Charts . 20 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Andy Borg: Adios amor (album) . de . austriancharts.at . 20 May 2023.
  6. Das Lexikon des deutschen Schlagers 1983 p81