Engelbert Humperdinck may have been around a long while but he knows how to move with the times, using the internet to promote his three latest albums.

The singer, now in his 74th year, completes his UK tour at Fairfield Halls on Monday before crossing the channel and entertaining audiences throughout Europe and then America.

Since 2007 he has released The Winding Road: The Best of the Brits, Legacy of Love and Taste of Country, songs from all will feature in the concerts.

"I've got three albums on the run," he says.

"When I celebrated my 40th anniversary in the music business I brought out The Best of the Brits, in which I did songs by top British artists.

"Since then I have been back in the studio and recorded all my classics for Legacy of Love, that's the name of the tour.

"I wanted to challenge myself and see if I can sing them all these many years later.

"I went to Prague and did it with the symphony orchestra and some people that have heard it says it's better than the originals.

"Taste of Country I did that and they are some great titles on there, including one I wrote with my daughter.

"It's all out now on englebert.com.

"With the internet there's no point going shopping any more, everything is on the net so I thought I would go internet as well.

"Plus, everybody is going private these days.

"You can't deal with record companies because they don't really exist anymore, there's only about three."

Engelbert's first single, Release Me, first shot him to fame in 1967, entering the record books for being in the top 50 for 56 weeks on the spin and because it stopped The Beatles having their 12th number one with Penny Lane.

"My life was very different suddenly," he recalls.

"I went from a guy that was used to working little clubs in and around Leicester to playing stadiums and arena.

"Almost everyday all the rags and magazines and national enquirers put out something about you, you just had to learn to cope with it."

Since then he was won numerous awards but it is the latest one, the freedom of his home city of Leicester, he is most proud of.

"I can take my sheep in to town now," he grins.

"It's been going on for about 800 years and every nine years they chose three people with some notoriety and bestow the freedom of the city on them.

"It is a great honour and I was very happy.

"To have an honour from your own city is terrific."

Engelbert Humperdinck, Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, September 14, 8pm, £35. Call 020 8688 9291 or visit fairfield.co.uk.