Adiós Amor (Andy Borg song)

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"Adiós Amor"
Single by Andy Borg
Released1982
LabelPapagayo
Composer(s)Tex Shultzieg
Lyricist(s)Kurt Feltz

"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.[citation needed] 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[edit]

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.

References[edit]

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