Gentleman (musician)
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Tilmann Otto better known by his stage name Gentleman, is a German
Reggae
musician.
, but sometimes names Jamaica
as his home away from home. He is the son of a Lutheran
pastor. He is the father of two children, named Samuel and Tamica, and is married to Tamika, a background singer of the Far East Band, which has been supporting him since his first concert tour of Germany in 2002.
which produced the song "Tabula Rasa." After beginning his career as a Deejay
, he oriented his style to the classic form of the reggae genre like that of Bob Marley
. He sings mainly in English
or Jamaican Patois. With songs like "Send A Prayer," Gentleman expresses his deep belief in God
, without referring to a particular religion. His album, Confidence
, climbed to number 1 on the German album charts in 2004. After ten years of making music under the label Four Music
he moved to Universal
in 2010.
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...
Reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
musician.
Personal life
Gentleman lives in the Neubrück area of CologneCologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, but sometimes names Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
as his home away from home. He is the son of a Lutheran
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
pastor. He is the father of two children, named Samuel and Tamica, and is married to Tamika, a background singer of the Far East Band, which has been supporting him since his first concert tour of Germany in 2002.
Music
Gentleman has been traveling to Jamaica regularly since he was 16 years old. Legend has it that he became hooked on his brother's Reggae records and thus wanted to get to know Jamaica first-hand. His career began with the collaboration of the band FreundeskreisFreundeskreis
Freundeskreis also known as FK, was a German hip hop group from Stuttgart, whose songs were in German but also in English, French and Esperanto. The members were Max Herre, Don Philippe and DJ Friction....
which produced the song "Tabula Rasa." After beginning his career as a Deejay
Deejay
A deejay is a reggae or dancehall musician who sings and toasts to an instrumental riddim .Deejays are not to be confused with disc jockeys from other music genres like hip-hop, where they select and play music. Dancehall/reggae DJs who select riddims to play are called selectors...
, he oriented his style to the classic form of the reggae genre like that of Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
. He sings mainly in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
or Jamaican Patois. With songs like "Send A Prayer," Gentleman expresses his deep belief in God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
, without referring to a particular religion. His album, Confidence
Confidence (album)
Confidence is the third LP released by the Reggae artist Gentleman.-Track listing:# "Send a Prayer" - 3:50# "Superior" - 3:45# "Caan Hold Us Down" - 3:23# "Intoxication" - 4:13# "New Day" - 3:34...
, climbed to number 1 on the German album charts in 2004. After ten years of making music under the label Four Music
Four Music
Four Music is a German record label founded by Die Fantastischen Vier in 1996.It was originally located in Stuttgart, but has moved to Kreuzberg, Berlin.The most popular musicians and groups signed on Four Music are...
he moved to Universal
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
in 2010.
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | |||||
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| 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... |
AUT 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... |
SWI 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.... |
NET 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... |
FR 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... |
PL Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
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| 1999 | Trodin On Trodin On Trodin On is the first LP released by the reggae artist Gentleman, produced by The Diamond Crew.-Track listing:# "Heat Of The Night" – 3:41# "Tek Time Fi Grow " – 4:47... |
59 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002 | Journey To Jah Journey to Jah Journey to Jah is the second LP released by the Reggae artist Gentleman, produced by Dean Frazer.-Track listing:# "Dem Gone" - 4:03# "Ina Different Time " - 3:51# "Runaway" - 3:41# "Man A Rise " - 3:32... |
14 | 19 | 21 | – | – | – |
| 2003 | Gentleman & The Far East Band Live Gentleman & The Far East Band Live Gentleman & The Far East Band Live is the first live album released by the reggae artist Gentleman and The Far East Band. It was recorded during the Cologne session 2003.-Track listing:Disc 1 - 50:28# "Intro" - 1:00... |
15 | 10 | 34 | – | – | – |
| 2004 | Confidence Confidence (album) Confidence is the third LP released by the Reggae artist Gentleman.-Track listing:# "Send a Prayer" - 3:50# "Superior" - 3:45# "Caan Hold Us Down" - 3:23# "Intoxication" - 4:13# "New Day" - 3:34... |
1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – |
| 2007 | Another Intensity Another Intensity Another Intensity is the fifth LP released by the Reggae artist Gentleman. The Far East Band takes part in the achievement of this album.-Track listing:# "Evolution" - 3:49# "Tranquility " - 3:19# "Lack Of Love" - 4:01... |
2 | 5 | 2 | 72 | 75 | – |
| 2010 | Diversity Diversity (album) Diversity is the sixth LP released by the Reggae artist Gentleman.-Track listing:# "The Reason" - 2:51# "Ina Time Like Now" - 3:09# "Lonely Days" - 3:16# "Regardless" - 3:20# "It No Pretty" - 3:07# "I Got To Go" - 3:50# "The Finish Line" - 3:33... |
1 | 2 | 2 | – | 146 | 37 |
| 2011 | Diversity Live | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE 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... |
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... |
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.... |
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| 1998 | Tabula Rasa (feat. Freundeskreis Freundeskreis Freundeskreis also known as FK, was a German hip hop group from Stuttgart, whose songs were in German but also in English, French and Esperanto. The members were Max Herre, Don Philippe and DJ Friction.... & Mellowbag) |
13 | 18 | 6 |
| 1998 | In The Heat Of The Night Trodin On |
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| 1999 | Jah Jah Never Fail Trodin On |
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| 2002 | Leave Us Alone Journey To Jah |
78 | – | – |
| 2002 | Dem Gone Journey To Jah |
81 | – | – |
| 2003 | Runaway Journey To Jah |
65 | – | – |
| 2003 | Rainy Days (feat. Tamika & Martin Jondo) Gentleman & The Far East Band Live |
88 | – | – |
| 2003 | Widerstand (feat. Curse Curse A curse is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to some other entity—one or more persons, a place, or an object... ) |
45 | – | – |
| 2004 | Superior Confidence |
20 | 20 | 76 |
| 2005 | Isyankar (feat. Mustafa Sandal Mustafa Sandal Mustafa Sandal, commonly known as Musti, is a famous Turkish pop singer. He is fluent in English, Turkish, Italian and French. He emerged in the early 1990s with the revival of Turkish pop music and is one of the most successful pop singers in Turkey with overall sales of 13 million copies... ) |
6 | 11 | 4 |
| 2005 | Intoxication Confidence |
33 | 58 | – |
| 2005 | Send A Prayer Confidence |
75 | – | – |
| 2006 | On We Go / Caan Hold Us Down Confidence & Soundtrack Hui Buh |
58 | 48 | 76 |
| 2007 | Different Places Another Intensity |
42 | 65 | – |
| 2007 | Serenity Another Intensity |
81 | – | 88 |
| 2007 | Zeit zu verstehen (This Can't Be Everything) (feat. Azad Azad (rapper) Azad Azadpour is a German rapper of Kurdish descent based in Frankfurt am Main.-Career:After having arrived in Germany from Iran as young as 10, he was into hip hop, rap, beatboxing and graffiti. In 1988 he joined D-Flame , A-Bomb, and Combad in Cold-N-Locco... ) |
30 | 72 | – |
| 2008 | Soulfood / Lack of Love (feat. Sizzla Sizzla Sizzla Kalonji, or simply Sizzla in are de reggae musician. He is one of the most commercially and critically successful contemporary reggae artists and is well-known for his above-average prolificacy... ) Another Intensity |
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| 2009 | Changes | – | – | – |
EPs
- 1999: Heat of the Night
- 1999: Jah Jah Never Fail
- 2002: Leave Us Alone
- 2002: Dem Gone
- 2003: Rainy Days
- 2003: Runaway
- 2004: Superior
- 2005: Intoxication
- 2005: Send a Prayer
- 2006: On We Go / Caan Hold Us Down
- 2007: Different Places
- 2007: Serenity
- 2008: Soulfood / Lack of Love
- 2010: It No Pretty
- 2010: To the Top
- 2010: Lonely Days'