DJ Ötzi
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DJ Ötzi is the stage name of Gerhard Friedle (born 7 January 1971), an Austria
n entertainer and singer. Successful mainly in German-speaking countries, he is best known in the English-speaking world for his 2001 cover version of the Bruce Channel
song "Hey Baby".
in Tirol
, where he was raised by foster parents and later by his grandmother in the nearby village of Erpfendorf in Tirol
. An epileptic
, Friedle claims that when he was an adolescent, reading Joseph Murphy
's book The Power of Positive Thinking gave his life a new direction.
He first appeared on the stage as an amateur karaoke
singer in his native Tirol
. Shortly after the start of his career as a singer, he was diagnosed as having cancer
. However, his popularity increased, and has transcended the narrow boundaries of Austria. Two of his hits are "Anton aus Tirol" and "Hey Baby", a cover version
of Bruce Channel
's 1962 song.
In 2001 he married and the year after, his daughter Lisa-Marie was born. She was named after Elvis Presley
's daughter.
He released a cover version of "A Ram Sam Sam
", called the "Burger Dance", which peaked #1 in Germany and #3 in Austria.
In 2006 he found success with the Volksmusik
-hit "Sieben Sünden", which became a #2 hit in Austria and "I Am the Music Man" under the pseudonym DJ Ötzi Junior, which peaked at #1 in Japan.
His birthplace of Ötz in the Ötztal
valley was the inspiration for Friedle's stage name.
He is one of the most successful Austria
n musicians (having sold ~15 million copies), next to Udo Jürgens
(~100 million copies), Falco
(~60 million copies) and Peter Alexander.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n entertainer and singer. Successful mainly in German-speaking countries, he is best known in the English-speaking world for his 2001 cover version of the Bruce Channel
Bruce Channel
Bruce Channel is an American singer, known for his 1962 million selling number one hit, "Hey! Baby".-Career:...
song "Hey Baby".
Biography
DJ Ötzi was born Gerhard Friedle in St. JohannSt. Johann in Tirol
-History:St. Johann is situated in the Leukental, which extends from Jochberg to the Streichen close to the Bavarian border. This region was already settled in the 4th century BC by a Celtic tribe, the Ambisontiers, who pursued copper mining in the surrounding mountains.In 15 B.C...
in Tirol
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...
, where he was raised by foster parents and later by his grandmother in the nearby village of Erpfendorf in Tirol
Kirchdorf in Tirol
Kirchdorf in Tirol is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district and is located 12.20 km north of Kitzbühel as well as 3 km north of Sankt Johann in Tirol at the Kitzbühler Ache. The area is the 2nd largest one in size in the district. The village has got its name from an old church which was...
. An epileptic
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures. These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms of abnormal, excessive or hypersynchronous neuronal activity in the brain.About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, and nearly two out of every three new cases...
, Friedle claims that when he was an adolescent, reading Joseph Murphy
Joseph Murphy (author)
Joseph Murphy was New Thought minister ordained in Divine Science and Religious Science and author.Murphy was born in Ireland, the son of a private boy's school headmaster and raised a Roman Catholic. He studied for the priesthood and joined the Jesuits...
's book The Power of Positive Thinking gave his life a new direction.
He first appeared on the stage as an amateur karaoke
Karaoke
is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
singer in his native Tirol
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...
. Shortly after the start of his career as a singer, he was diagnosed as having cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
. However, his popularity increased, and has transcended the narrow boundaries of Austria. Two of his hits are "Anton aus Tirol" and "Hey Baby", a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Bruce Channel
Bruce Channel
Bruce Channel is an American singer, known for his 1962 million selling number one hit, "Hey! Baby".-Career:...
's 1962 song.
In 2001 he married and the year after, his daughter Lisa-Marie was born. She was named after Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
's daughter.
He released a cover version of "A Ram Sam Sam
A Ram Sam Sam
"A Ram Sam Sam" is a popular children's song and game which originated in Morocco.The song's lyrics are usually:- Pop culture usage :* Rolf Harris recorded the song in 1971....
", called the "Burger Dance", which peaked #1 in Germany and #3 in Austria.
In 2006 he found success with the Volksmusik
Volksmusik
Volksmusik is the common umbrella designation of a number of related styles of traditional music from the Alpine regions of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol...
-hit "Sieben Sünden", which became a #2 hit in Austria and "I Am the Music Man" under the pseudonym DJ Ötzi Junior, which peaked at #1 in Japan.
His birthplace of Ötz in the Ötztal
Ötztal
The Ötztal is a 65-kilometer long alpine valley in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The Ötztaler Ache river flows through the valley in a northern direction. The Ötztal separates the Stubai Alps in the east from the Ötztal Alps in the west. The northern end of the valley is at the confluence of the...
valley was the inspiration for Friedle's stage name.
He is one of the most successful Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n musicians (having sold ~15 million copies), next to Udo Jürgens
Udo Jürgens
Udo Jürgens is an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spans over fifty years...
(~100 million copies), Falco
Falco (musician)
Johann Hölzel , better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian pop and rock musician and rapper. He had several international hits: "Der Kommissar", "Rock Me Amadeus", "Vienna Calling", "Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home " and posthumously, "Out Of The Dark"...
(~60 million copies) and Peter Alexander.
Albums
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DE Deutschland Deutschland is the German language word for Germany.Deutschland may also refer to:, a blockade-breaking German cargo submarine used during World War I, first of the 1930s Panzerschiffe , later renamed Lützow; involved in the 1937 Deutschland incident, a steamship wrecked in 1875 and commemorated in... |
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AUS Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
NOR Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
DAN Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
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| 2000 | Das Album (Anton feat. DJ Ötzi) | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 2001 | Love, Peace & Vollgas | 2 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — |
| Never Stop the Alpenpop | — | — | — | 19 | 20 | 15 | — | |
| 2002 | Today Is the Day | 3 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Flying to the Sky | — | 72 | 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Greatest Partyhits | 5 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Ich war immer der Clown | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | I Am the Musicman (DJ Ötzi Junior) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Sternstunden | 2 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| DJ Ötzi: The Best | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | Hotel Engel | 1 | 26 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Du und ich | 7 | 45 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | Der DJ aus den Bergen | - | - | - | — | — | — | — |
Featured appearances
DJ Ötzi has made guest appearances with some albums recorded by other artists. The following is a list of albums by other artists that DJ Ötzi has appeared in.- 2003: Life Is Life by Hermes House BandHermes House BandThe Hermes House Band is a Dutch pop band, established in 1984 by members of the Hermes fraternity/sorority in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They have released more than twenty five albums and singles.-History:...
Singles
| Year | Name | Positions | |||||||||||
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| AT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
CH Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
AUS Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
NOR Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
DAN Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
NED Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
BEL Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
JAP Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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| 2000 | "Anton aus Tirol" (as Anton feat. DJ Ötzi) | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — |
| "Gemma Bier trinken" (as Anton feat. DJ Ötzi) | 12 | 15 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | |
| "Hey Baby (Uuh, Aah)" | 4 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 65 | — | 1 | |
| 2001 | "Do Wah Diddy" | 9 | 29 | 75 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Love, Peace & Vollgas" | 43 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "X-Mas Time" | 15 | 54 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hey Baby" (unofficial World Cup remix) | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | "Don't Ha Ha" (feat. Captain Jack Captain Jack (band) Captain Jack is a musical duo, specializing in Eurodance music, originating from Germany.- History :Its members were Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez , and Sunny... ) |
15 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Live Is Life (Here We Go) Live Is Life "Live Is Life" is a popular song originally recorded in 1984 by Austrian pop-rock group Opus. It was successful and was covered by many artists throughout the years.-Background and writing:... " (feat. Hermes House Band Hermes House Band The Hermes House Band is a Dutch pop band, established in 1984 by members of the Hermes fraternity/sorority in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They have released more than twenty five albums and singles.-History:... ) |
16 | 15 | 26 | 51 | 2 | 28 | — | 46 | 11 | 61 | — | — | |
| "Today Is the Day" | 15 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | "Ramalamadingdong" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Burger Dance" | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | "Not Without Us" | 10 | 20 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Tanz den Rehakles" | 43 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Kanguru Dance" | 15 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | "Servus die Wadln" | 27 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | "7 Sünden" (feat. Marc Pircher) | 2 | 30 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "I Am the Musicman" (as DJ Ötzi Junior) | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 2007 | "Ein Stern (...der deinen Namen trägt)" (feat. Nik P.) | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| "I Will Leb'n I will leb'n "I will leb'n" is a single by DJ Ötzi. It was released in October 2007, and was the second single released from the album Sternstunden.... " |
6 | 7 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | "Noch in 100.000 Jahren" | 4 | 10 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | "Tränen" (with Kate Hall) | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | "Fang das Licht" (with Karel Gott Karel Gott Karel Gott is a Czech Schlager singer, and an amateur painter. He is considered as the most successful male singer in former Czechoslovakia and currently in the Czech Republic; he has being voted the Most Favorite Male Singer in the annual national pool Český slavík in total thirty-six times... ) |
31 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Ich will mit dir fliegen" | 61 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | "Lieb ich dich" | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "I Sing A Liad Für Dich" | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |