DJ Ötzi

DJ Ötzi
Background information
Birth name	Gerhard Friedle
Also known as	DJ Ötzi Junior
Born	7 January 1971 (1971-01-07) (age 38) St. Johann, Tirol, Austria
Genres	Pop, Schlager, Dance
Occupations	Singer, entertainer
Years active	1999–present
Labels	EMI
Website	Official website

DJ Ötzi is the stage name of Gerhard Friedle (born 7 January 1971), an Austrian entertainer and singer.

Biography

DJ Ötzi was born Gerhard Friedle in St. Johann in Tirol , where he was raised by foster parents and later by his grandmother. 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.^{[citation needed]}

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 was #2 in Austria and "I Am The Music Man" under the pseudonym DJ Ötzi Junior, which peaked #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 Austrian musicians (sold ~15 million copies), next to Falco (sold ~60 million copies) and Peter Alexander.

Discography

Albums

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) - Live Is Life by Hermes House Band

Singles

References

1. ^ [1] DJ Ötzi in the Austrian album charts
2. ^ [2] DJ Ötzi in the German album charts (search)
3. ^ [3]DJ Ötzi in the Swiss album charts
4. ^ [4] DJ Ötzi in the Australiaan album charts
5. ^ [5] DJ Ötzi in the Norwaygian album charts
6. ^ [6]DJ Ötzi in the Swedish album charts
7. ^ [7]DJ Ötzi in the Danish album charts
8. ^ [8] DJ Ötzi in the Austrian single charts
9. ^ [9] DJ Ötzi in the German single charts (search)
10. ^ [10] DJ Ötzi in the Swiss single charts
11. ^ [11] DJ Ötzi in the British single charts (search)
12. ^ [12] DJ Ötzi in the French single charts (search, incomplete)
13. ^ [13] DJ Ötzi in the Australian single charts
14. ^ [14] DJ Ötzi in the Norwegian single charts
15. ^ [15]DJ ötzi in the Swedish single charts
16. ^ [16] DJ Ötzi in the Danish single charts
17. ^ [17] DJ Ötzi in the Dutch single charts
18. ^ [18] DJ Ötzi in the Belgian charts
19. ^ [19] DJ Ötzi in the Japanese charts
20. ^ [20] "Hitparade vom 12.05.2007", BRF.be

External links

• DJ Ötzi's official homepage (in German)
• Fansite of DJ Ötzi

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