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DJ Ötzi
Austrian entertainer and singer

DJ Ötzi

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Austrian entertainer and singer
A.K.A.
Gerhard Friedle
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Place of birth
St. Johann in Tirol
Age
53 years
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Biography

Gerhard (Gerry) Friedle (born 7 January 1971) is an Austrian entertainer and singer, better known by his stage name DJ Ötzi (pronounced [ˈdiː.dʃeɪ ˈœ.tsi]). Successful mainly in German-speaking countries, he is best known in the English-speaking world for his 2001 single "Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)", a cover version of the Bruce Channel song "Hey! Baby".

Biography

Early life

DJ Ötzi was born as Gerhard Friedle in St. Johann, Tirol, and is the son of DJ Anton Friedle. Shortly after birth, his mother, age 17-years at the time, gave him up for adoption. He was raised by foster parents and later by his paternal grandparents in the nearby village of Erpfendorf in Tirol. At a young age he suffered from epilepsy, at age 16, his avulsion from home, landed him for a short time homelessness living on the streets. His career arose gradually, first working as a student cook, then on being discovered at a karaoke competition, went on to work as an entertainer (animateur), disc jockey and singer in discothèques around Austria, as well as tourist destinations Majorca and Turkey. Since childhood, he has endured several setbacks in his life, which continued in recent years with doctors diagnosing testicular cancer, that he defeated, only to be confronted in 2002, before the birth of his daughter, with a severe form of conductive hearing loss.

Musical career

His first song, which propelled his career in 1999, titled "Anton aus Tirol", became a successful hit in the German-speaking regions. The song remained No. 1 in the Austrian Charts for 75 weeks, followed soon after by "Hey Baby" in the English-speaking regions, a cover version of Bruce Channel's 1962 song.

He released a cover version of "A Ram Sam Sam", called the "Burger Dance", which peaked No. 1 in Germany and No. 3 in Austria.

In 2006 he found success with the Volksmusik-hit "Sieben Sünden", which became a No. 2 hit in Austria and "I Am the Music Man" under the pseudonym DJ Ötzi Junior, which peaked at No. 1 in Japan.

DJ Ötzi's stage name comes from Ötzi the Iceman, the name given to the 5,300-year-old frozen remains of a mummified man discovered 1991 in South Tyrol's Ötztal Alps.

He is one of the most successful Austrian musicians (having sold ~15 million records), together with Udo Jürgens (~100 million records), Falco (~60 million records) and Peter Alexander.

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions
AUT
AUS
DEN
GER
NOR
SWE
SWI
2000Das Album (Anton feat. DJ Ötzi)1375
2001Love, Peace & Vollgas22323
Never Stop the Alpenpop192015
2002Today Is the Day349
2003Flying to the Sky7250
Greatest Partyhits592
2004Ich war immer der Clown49
2006I Am the Musicman (DJ Ötzi Junior)
2007Sternstunden2716
DJ Ötzi: The Best2173
2008Hotel Engel1265
2010Du und ich74530
2011Der DJ aus den Bergen3534
2012Simply the Best
(with The Bellamy Brothers)
3313831
2013Es ist Zeit275

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
AUT
GER
SWI
UK
FRA
AUS
IRE
SWE
DEN
NL
1999"Anton aus Tirol" (as Anton feat. DJ Ötzi)1122
  • AUT: 3× Platinum
  • GER: 2× Platinum
Das Album
2000"Gemma Bier trinken" (as Anton feat. DJ Ötzi)12153755
"Hey Baby (Uuh, Aah)"41111113265
  • AUT: Gold
  • GER: Gold
  • UK: Platinum
Love, Peace & Vollgas
2001"Do Wah Diddy"92975914
"Love, Peace & Vollgas"4382
"X-Mas Time"75451Singles only
"Hey Baby" (unofficial World Cup remix)10
2002"Don't Ha Ha" (feat. Captain Jack)1559Love, Peace & Vollgas
"Live Is Life (Here We Go)" (feat. Hermes House Band)1615265022830461161Today Is the Day
"Today Is the Day"1939
2003"Ramalamadingdong"37Flying to the Sky
"Burger Dance"317
  • AUT: Gold
  • GER: Gold
2004"Not Without Us"102097Singles only
"Tanz den Rehakles"4337
"Kanguru Dance"1519
2005"Servus die Wadln & La Ola Walzer"2740
2006"7 Sünden" (feat. Marc Pircher)23079
"I Am the Musicman" (as DJ Ötzi Junior)1224The Musicman
2007"Ein Stern (...der deinen Namen trägt)" (feat. Nik P.)112
  • AUT: 2× Platinum
  • GER: 4x Platinum
  • SUI: Gold
Sternstunden
"I Will Leb'n"6744
2008"Noch in 100.000 Jahren"41049Hotel Engel
2009"Tränen" (with Kate Hall)1224
2010"Fang das Licht" (with Karel Gott)3157Singles only
"Ich will mit dir fliegen"4943Du und Ich
2011"Lieb ich dich"79
"I Sing A Liad Für Dich"2735Der DJ aus den Bergen
"Ring the Bell"3548
2012"Du bist es"3836Es ist Zeit
2013"Wie ein Komet"2133
"Tirol"27
2016"Geboren um dich zu lieben" (feat. Nik P.)61129
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

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