DJ Ötzi

Gerhard "Gerry" Friedle (born 7 January 1971) is an Austrian entertainer and singer, better known by his stage name DJ Ötzi (pronounced [ˈdiːdʒɛɪ ˈœtsiː]).[1] Successful mainly in German-speaking countries, he is best known in the English-speaking world for his 2000 single "Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)", a cover version of the Bruce Channel song "Hey! Baby". His stage name comes from Ötzi the Iceman, the name given to the 5,300-year-old frozen remains of a mummified man discovered in 1991 in South Tyrol's Ötztal Alps.
== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
DJ Ötzi was born as Gerhard Friedle in St. Johann, Tirol, and is the son of DJ Anton Friedle.[1] Shortly after birth, his mother, age 17-years at the time, gave him up for adoption.[1] He was raised by foster parents and later by his paternal grandparents in the nearby village of Erpfendorf in Tirol.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1][2]
=== Musical career ===
==== Debut album and early success ====
In 1999, he was featured on the single, "Anton aus Tirol" by Anton. The song was a massive hit in German-speaking countries, reaching number-one in Austria and Germany, while it peaked at number two in Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The song spent 75 weeks in the Austrian charts and was number-one for ten weeks. The success of this single propelled the release of the Anton (feat. Dj. Ötzi) album, Das Album in 2000.
==== Second album and international recognition ====
In July 2000, he released a cover version of Bruce Channel's 1962 song "Hey Baby". This single reached number-one in several English-speaking countries, including Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom. He followed up this release with a cover version of "Do Wah Diddy".
==== Continued success ====
In 2003, he released a cover version of "A Ram Sam Sam", called the "Burger Dance", which reached number-one in Germany, number 3 in Austria and number 7 in Switzerland.
In 2006, he found success with the Volksmusik-hit "Sieben Sünden", which became a number 2 hit in Austria and "I Am the Music Man" under the pseudonym DJ Ötzi Junior, which reached number-one in Japan.
In 2007, he released "Ein Stern (...der deinen Namen trägt)" with Austrian schlager singer Nik P.. It reached number one in Germany where it stayed for 13 weeks and Austria, number 2 in Switzerland, and number 5 in the European Union, despite the fact that at the time of its release, some of the most popular radio stations in Austria and Germany declined to play the song because its genre did not fit their programme style. The single has sold more than 2 million copies.[3] Spending 106 weeks on the German Singles Chart, it is the first song to be on that chart for two years or longer, and the longest running song ever on that chart.[4]
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
Year	Album 	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions
Year	Album 	AUT
[5] 	AUS
[6] 	DEN
[7] 	GER
[8] 	NOR
[9] 	SWE
[10] 	SWI
[11]
2000	Das Album (Anton feat. DJ Ötzi) 	1 	— 	3 	7 	— 	— 	5
2001	Love, Peace & Vollgas 	2 	— 	— 	23 	— 	— 	23
2001	Never Stop the Alpenpop / Never Stop...[12]	— 	19 	— 	— 	20 	15 	—
2002	Today Is the Day 	3 	— 	— 	49 	— 	— 	—
2003	Flying to the Sky 	— 	— 	— 	72 	— 	— 	50
2003	Greatest Partyhits 	5 	— 	— 	92 	— 	— 	—
2004	Ich war immer der Clown 	49 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006	I Am the Musicman (DJ Ötzi Junior) 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007	Sternstunden 	2 	— 	— 	7 	— 	— 	16
2007	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 	— 	— 	— 	35 	— 	— 	34
2012	Simply the Best 
(with The Bellamy Brothers)	3 	— 	31 	38 	— 	— 	31
2013	Es ist Zeit 	2 	— 	— 	7 	— 	— 	5
2017	Von Herzen 	6 	— 	— 	11 	— 	— 	18
2019	20 Jahre DJ Ötzi – Party ohne Ende 	2 	— 	— 	3 	— 	— 	4
=== SinglesEdit ===
Year 	Single 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Certifications
(sales thresholds) 	Album 	 	 	
Year 	Single 	AUT
[13] 	GER
[14] 	SWI
[15] 	UK
[16] 	FRA
[17] 	AUS
[18] 	IRE
[19] 	SWE
[20] 	DEN
[21] 	NL
[22] 	Certifications
(sales thresholds) 	Album 	 	 	
1999 	"Anton aus Tirol" (as Anton featuring DJ Ötzi) 	1 	1 	2 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	2 	
* IFPI AUT: 3× Platinum[23]
* BVMI: 2× Platinum[24]	Das Album 	 	 	
2000 	"Gemma Bier trinken" (as Anton featuring DJ Ötzi) 	12 	15 	37 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	55 	 	Das Album 	 	 	
2000 	"Hey Baby (Uhh, Aah)" 	4 	11 	— 	1 	1 	1 	1 	3 	2 	65 	
* IFPI AUT: Gold[23]
* BVMI: Gold[24]
* BPI: Platinum[25]	Love, Peace & Vollgas 	 	 	
2001 	"Do Wah Diddy" 	9 	29 	75 	9 	— 	— 	14 	— 	— 	— 	 	Love, Peace & Vollgas 	 	 	
2001 	"Love, Peace & Vollgas" 	43 	82 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Love, Peace & Vollgas 	 	 	
2001 	"X-Mas Time" 	7 	54 	— 	51 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Singles only 	 	 	
2001 	"Hey Baby" (unofficial World Cup remix) 	— 	— 	— 	10 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Singles only 	 	 	
2002 	"Don't Ha Ha" (featuring Captain Jack) 	15 	59 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Love, Peace & Vollgas 	 	 	
2002 	"Live Is Life (Here We Go)" (feat. Hermes House Band) 	16 	15 	26 	50 	2 	28 	30 	46 	11 	61 	 	Today Is the Day 	 	 	
2002 	"Today Is the Day" 	19 	39 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Today Is the Day 	 	 	
2003 	"Ramalamadingdong" 	37 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Flying to the Sky 	 	 	
2003 	"Burger Dance" 	3 	1 	7 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
* IFPI AUT: Gold[23]
* BVMI: Gold[24] 	Flying to the Sky 	 	 	
2004 	"Not Without Us" 	10 	20 	97 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Singles only 	 	 	
2004 	"Tanz den Rehakles" 	43 	37 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Singles only 	 	 	
2004 	"Känguru Dance" 	15 	19 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Singles only 	 	 	
2005 	"Servus die Wadln / La Ola Walzer" 	27 	40 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Singles only 	 	 	
2006 	"7 Sünden" (featuring Marc Pircher) 	2 	30 	79 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Singles only 	 	 	
2006 	"I Am the Musicman" (as DJ Ötzi Junior) 	12 	24 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	The Musicman 	 	 	
2007 	"Ein Stern (...der deinen Namen trägt)" (featuring Nik P.)	1 	1 	2 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
* IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum[23]
* BVMI: 4× Platinum[24]
* IFPI SWI: Gold[26]	Sternstunden 	 	 	
2007 	"I will leb'n" 	6 	7 	44 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Sternstunden 	 	 	
2008 	"Noch in 100.000 Jahren" 	4 	10 	49 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Hotel Engel 	 	 	
2009 	"Tränen" (with Kate Hall) 	12 	24 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Hotel Engel 	 	 	
2010 	"Fang das Licht" (with Karel Gott) 	31 	57 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Singles only 	 	 	
2010 	"Ich will mit dir fliegen" 	49 	43 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Du und Ich 	 	 	
2011 	"Lieb ich dich" 	— 	79 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Du und Ich 	 	 	
2011 	"I sing a Liad für dich" 	27 	35 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Der DJ aus den Bergen 	 	 	
2011 	"Ring the Bell" 	35 	48 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Der DJ aus den Bergen 	 	 	
2012 	"Du bist es" 	38 	36 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Es ist Zeit 	 	 	
2013 	"Wie ein Komet" 	21 	33 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Es ist Zeit 	 	 	
2013 	"Tirol" 	27 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Es ist Zeit 	 	 	
2016 	"Geboren um dich zu lieben" (featuring Nik P.) 	6 	11 	29 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	Von Herzen 	 	 	
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