Üllar "Jörpa" Jörberg (; 9 June 1941 – 26 December 2018) was an Estonian singer.
Biography In school, he sang in a choir as well as an all-male vocal quartet. He graduated from Viljandi Secondary School No. 2 in 1961. Prior to serving in the Soviet Army, he studied physical education at the University of Tartu.
He started singing professionally in 1967, playing solo gigs at the Kaseke restaurant in Tartu. He also later performed with the band Fix.
He released dozens of records and over 600 songs over the span of his career; predominantly dance music. Many of his hits were Estonian-language translations of popular songs in other languages, but he did have some well-known originals as well. According to Kroonika, his best-known songs include Mereranna tuul (; an Estonian-language cover of "Agadoo") and Kutse tantsule (; an Estonian-language cover of "I Can Make You Feel Like").
In 2014, TV3 made a documentary about him named A Story about the Real Jörberg (), directed by Antti Oolo.
In 2017, Jörberg, along with his wife Ester Jörberg and fellow musician Onu Bella, hosted the program "Great Love of the South Sea" () on Raadio 2. Also that year, Jörberg announced his retirement; his last major performances were at the 2018 Õllesummer and Haapsalu festivals.
Jörberg died as a result of a sudden medical condition on 26 December 2018. He was survived by his wife Ester and son Sven.
Discography In the below list, the publisher follows the name of the album. Some albums contain guest appearances by other artists:
1986 "Üllar Jörberg", Meloodia 1992 "The away places: the best of Üllar Jörberg 1992",Sic. A few of Jörberg's albums have English titles, these are not translations. Üllar Jörberg 1992 "Tänan sind", Helijälg 1992 "Wanderer's love songs", Stellaris 1992 "Saarenmaan valssi: Sävellahja Virosta", Üllar Jörberg and Voldemar Kuslap 1995 "Mexico kuu", Best Hits 1998 "Ununenud meloodiad", Cajun Music 1993 "Meri ja kitarr", Heldur Jõgioja 1996 "Suur ahv", Theka 1997 "Kutse people", Hitivabrik 2000 "Millal märkad mind?", HelMus 2000 "Parimad 1", Records 2000 2000 "Sävellahja Virosta: Tulkaa tanssimaan: Saarenmaan valssi", LeHelMus 2000 "Kõik muutub...", LeHelMus 2000 "Varjud alleel", Records 2000 2001 "Parimad 2", Records 2000 2002 "Tantsin kogu elu", Records 2000 2002 "Üllari kuldsed hitid: Õnnesoov", LeHelMus 2004 "Õnnelootus", TopTen 2004 "Very Best of Üllar Jörberg", Records 2000 2006 "Kord tuleb aeg...", Records 2000 2006 "Parimad III", Eurorecords 2008 "Flamenco Rio öös", LeHelMus 2008 "Viva Šampanja", Records 2000 2009 "Üllar Jörberg", Estonian Artist Agency 2009 "Elujõe kaldad" LeHelMus 2009 "Kordumatu" LeHelMus 2013 "Kaunimad armastuslaulud" Aenigma OÜ 2014 "Parimad 3" Records 2000 2016 "Kuld [3CD]" Records 2000
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