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Paul Burkhard (21 December 1911 – 6 September 1977) was a Swiss composer. He primarily wrote oratorios, musicals and operettas. The contemporaneous and similarly named Swiss composer Willy Burkhard was no relation to him. Probably his most famous artistic creation was the song "O mein Papa" ("Oh! My Pa-Pa") about the death of a beloved clown-father, written for the musical Der schwarze Hecht (re-issued in 1950 as Das Feuerwerk) that premiered in April 1939. The song rose to #1 on... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Paul Burkhard first charted in 1953 with Oh, Mein Papa (Oh! My Papa).The artist placed 4 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 2 UK Top‑75 entries, including 2 Top‑10 placements, including 1 number‑one.