It's finally over at the age of 77: Jürgen Drews, the "King of Mallorca", performs all his hits again at his last live concert in Austria. Wife Ramona is also honored. And there are other private moments at Drews' stage farewell.
Schlager legend Jürgen Drews gave his last live concert at the Musikherbst am Wilden Kaiser in Ellmau, Austria. According to the organizers, thousands of fans came from all over Europe to cheer for the 77-year-old as he played hits like "Ein Bett im Kornfeld", "When the Sparklers Burn" or "Again everything under control". "It's very special for me to be able to play my last live concert in Ellmau. I have a lot of good memories with this place," announced Drews in advance. On Instagram, Drews shared videos of the evening, which he calls "THE madness".
Drew's wife Ramona also had a small appearance. In the end, the singer brought the 49-year-old on stage and thanked him profusely for her support: "We've been married for 31 years, I'm a loyal sock, I can't help it." It got even more private when Drews announced the last song "It was all the best" with the explanation for his career: "I am very grateful to fate. I originally wanted to study medicine, like my father. When I started singing, he said my dad: 'stick with it, you're doctoring people musically.'"
Jürgen Drews had his breakthrough in 1976 with the song "Ein Bett im Kornfeld". In July of this year he announced the end of his career. "Since I'm at an age when others have long since retired, I also said to myself: Someday it'll be good," said the singer on the ARD show "The big hit beach party 2022 – it starts again!".
Drew's last television appearance was actually planned in Florian Silbereisen's "Schlagerbooom", but this cannot take place this fall. According to the broadcaster MDR, the show “The big hit anniversary 2022 – to the next 100!” is scheduled for October 22nd. intended to celebrate Silbereisen's 100th "Feste" show in the first. It is not yet known whether the King of Mallorca will be there.
