Margot Eskens
Schlager singer Margot Eskens was born on August 12, 1939, in Düren, Germany.
Her career began in 1954 when she was working as a dental assistant. She entered
and won a Polydor Records talent competition thanks to her rendition of “Moulin
Rouge.” Signing to Polydor in 1955, she scored her first hit with "Ich möchte
heut ausgehn." Margot Eskens achieved two Number One hits with “Tiritomba”
(1956) and “Cindy, oh Cindy” (1957), which spent 25 weeks in the German Top 10.
In the late 1950s, she recorded a series of duets with Silvio Francesco (brother
of Caterina Valente) including “W...
