By John Hayden

His voice is smooth as silk and sexier than anyone in today’s Top 40. And despite more than 60 years of performing, Engelbert Humperdinck is still at it and headed to South Florida. 

He started his career singing Rat Pack hits and recently covered “Just The Way You Are” by Bruno Mars. In between, he’s produced a catalog of original material that his fans know by heart and sing along with at his shows. 

“I’m so happy that people love my songs enough to join in with me,” Humperdinck told OutClique. “It’s amazing.” 

Through the decades, he became known as the King of Romance, and says singalongs at his show are an international occurrence. 

“I’ll be in Russia, and people may not be able to speak English, but they do learn the songs phonetically and sing along.”

You don’t have to go to Moscow to sing with Engelbert. He’s bringing his latest show to The Broward Center on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.

 “I’m looking forward to coming to Florida again. It’s always a pleasure. The audience is just fantastic.” 

Singing along isn’t the artist’s only interaction with the audience. He doesn’t shy away from engaging with them in the middle of a show. 

“It all depends on the audience. If someone says something, I do a bit of repartee. I will bring back a very good answer. Sometimes it’s of a humorous nature, which makes people laugh, which I enjoy.” 

He also interacts with fans online and says despite decades on stage, he’s still willing to come back as long as the audience is there. 

“Being on social media and being in touch with my audience, it seems they don’t want me to quit either.”

Engelbert didn’t go into details of the set list for the upcoming show, but says it’s a night fans will love. 

“I’ve chosen material for my show that I hope people approve of. It seems to be getting good comments everywhere I go.”

Of course, being in South Florida during late winter isn’t bad either. 

“It’s very real. They are very good audiences and I love coming to Florida. As long as I can do it, I’m gonna keep doing it.”