Since that time, Jürgens' European success continued unabated, with a string of hit singles and smash LPs including such titles as Siebzehn Jahr, Blondes Haar (1965) , Was Ich Dir Sagen Will (1967), Mein Lied für Dich (1968), Zeig Mir Den Platz an der Sonne (1971), Ich Bin Wieder Da (1972), Nur ein Lächeln (1980), Willkommen in Meinem Leben (1981), Das Blaue Album (1988), and Gestern-Heute-Morgen (1996). He also composed many of Germany's best-loved pop songs. Griechischer Wein is a special evergreen, while Aber Bitte Mit Sahne earned a heavy metal cover from the band Sodom. Meanwhile, 1978 saw him achieve one of his biggest-ever hits when he teamed with the German World Cup soccer squad to record Buenos Días, Argentina -- they then recorded a full album together, also titled Buenos Días, Argentina, while Jürgens returned to the World Cup in 1990 with the album Sempre Roma. One of his best-known songs, however, was Mit 66 Jahren ("Life Begins at 66"). And, no less than when Beatle Paul McCartney hit his 64th birthday and was bombarded with newspaper articles referencing When I'm 64, so Jürgens was similarly besieged when he hit 66 in the year 2000. While his output slowed during the noughties -- compared to his work throughout the earlier decades of his career -- he continued to release albums including 2003's Es Werde Licht, 2005's Jetzt Oder Nie, and 2011's Der Ganz Normale Wahnsinn, which saw him joined by an ensemble of over 100 musicians. ~ Dave Thompson, Rovi