The intention

Rudi Carell wanted to become famous and tried that by participating in the Eurovision Song Contest.

The approach

On 17 October 1953 the young Rudolf replaced his father during a party evening for civil servants in Arnhem, after which he was accepted into his company. With that, Carrell made his entry into show business. In 1955 he performed weekly for the AVRO in the radio program “The colorful Tuesday evening train” and in 1959 he also broke through on television with the “Rudi Carrell Show”. He became nationally known when he performed the song “What a luck” participated in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1960.

The result

The song was popular in the Netherlands, but was penultimate at the festival with only two points: only that of Luxembourg ended up behind him. He promptly joked about it: I came second… from below!, and Brigitte Bardot only has two points!
Carrell's German career began in 1965, when Radio Bremen showed interest in his work. After radio work he soon started there with the television show “All the time”, the German version of One of the eight. In the 1970s, the Rudi Carrell Show was released in Germany.
Carrell also made a number of feature films in Germany, albeit not all with equal success.
In February 1987 there was a riot around Carrell. In his “Rudis Tagesshow” he presented a video showing a crowd of women throwing panties at Iranian Ayatollah Khomeiny. This video became world news, and in Tehran the response was furious.

The lessons

The failed performance during the Eurovision Song Contest is partly the cause of his later success. Did he end up in the middle?, he probably wouldn't have noticed. Other learning moments are the varying successes in Germany: He has achieved great triumphs there, next to failures. However, the balance is positive: “I proved that the Germans have a sense of humor.”

Further:
Rudi Carrell eventually died from the consequences of that lung cancer. He became 71 years old.
Source: wikipedia

Author: Paul iske