Engelbert Humperdinck, born Arnold George Dorsey on May 2, 1936, is a British singer known for his emotive ballads and enduring popularity. Starting his career in the late 1950s as "Gerry Dorsey," he achieved international success in 1967 with "Release Me" after adopting his stage name and partnering with manager Gordon Mills. Hits like "The Last Waltz" and "There Goes My Everything" followed, establishing him as a chart-topping artist. In the 1970s, he found significant success in the United States with songs like "After the Lovin'" and "This Moment in Time." Humperdinck's career saw a resurgence in the 1990s with lounge music and a Grammy-nominated gospel album, Always Hear the Harmony: The Gospel Sessions, in 2003. He continues to record and tour, with a career spanning over six decades and more than 140 million records sold worldwide.