Üllar "Jörpa" Jörberg (; 9 June 1941 – 26 December 2018) was an Estonian singer.
Biography
In school,ÜllarJö 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 Radio 2. Also that year, Jörberg announced his retirement; his last major performances were at the 2018 and festivals.
Üllar 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: