Dj otzi real name

DJ ÖTZI LIFTS YOUR MOOD – GERRY FRIEDLE GIVES YOU COURAGE

Gerry Friedle alias DJ Ötzi became an overnight sensation more than 20 years ago. The path to becoming an entertainer and singer was not predestined for him. He had to go through deep valleys and over high peaks to find it.

With his song »Anton aus Tirol«, Gerhard Friedle became an overnight sensation 20 years ago. From TV shows to the big stage – Gerry Friedle is a catalyst of cheerfulness. Creating a party atmosphere from melody and rhythm – that is the great talent of the entertainer, a trained cook. His empathy for people is also reflected in his social commitment. For he also knows the dark hours, the quiet moments, because he has experienced them himself. And they are also part of what he talks about in this book.


»Only fragments of his life before DJ Ötzi were known, but that is now changing with his autobiography.«
Der Standard


»Singer DJ Ötzi processed his turbulent life in a biography and new music – about reconciliation, courage, belief in oneself and inspiration«
Kurier


»DJ Ötzi writes abo

Biography

Born to inspire.

When he was born on January 7, 1971, no one could have foreseen that Gerhard Friedle from St. Johann in Tirol would develop into one of the most successful pop stars in the German-speaking world. Gerry grew up with foster parents, his grandmother and in boarding school.

After an apprenticeship as a cook, he lived as a homeless person for a while and got to know the dark side of life in all its harshness. The fact that he is so positive and optimistic today, with the insatiable urge to make other people happy, may have something to do with this phase of his life.

A superstar overnight.

The turning point in his life was a karaoke competition, which he won in 1995. After this first sense of achievement, Gerry worked for several years as an animator, singer and DJ.

He became a superstar practically overnight in 1999! 14 bands had recorded the song "Anton aus Tirol" without success - in the version of "Anton feat. DJ Ötzi” he then surprisingly shot to the top of the top 10 in Austria, Germany and Denmark. The fact that the song stayed in the charts for

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.

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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 st

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