Helmut Lotti (born Helmut Barthold Johannes Alma Lotigiers; 22 October 1969), is a Belgian tenorGoldsmith B (2009). . WDEZ. Retrieved 23 April 2010. and singer-songwriter. Lotti performs in several styles and languages. Once an Elvis impersonator, he has sung African and Latino and Jewish music hit records, and he crossed over into classical music in the 1990s. In 2023 he brought a selection of his favourite Heavy Metal songs at Graspop Metal Meeting.
Life and music The son of Luc and Rita (née Lagrou), Helmut Barthold Johannes Alma Lotigiers was born in Ghent, Belgium, and began his singing career with a visual and singing style in an obvious imitation of Elvis Presley, and was described as "De Nieuwe Elvis" (in Dutch) or "The New Elvis". His first two albums were Vlaamse Nachten ("Flemish Nights", 1990) and Alles Wat Ik Voel ("All That I Feel", 1992). After a few more albums, he changed direction in 1995 with the first of what became a long series of "Helmut Lotti Goes Classic" albums, which proved to increase his popularity. Since 2000 he has also made successful recordings in traditional Latino, African and Russian-style music.
Lotti sings in his native language Dutch, as well as Afrikaans, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele and others. He has sold over 13 million albums worldwide.
Lotti does volunteer work as an ambassador for UNICEF. Lotti took part in the 0110 concerts against racism, organised by Tom Barman.
He was married 3 times, divorced 3 times and has 1 daughter. Lotti was diagnosed with autism as an adult.
Discography Year Title Sales Certifications 1990 Vlaamse Nachten / Flemish Nights 1992 Alles wat ik voel / All That I Feel 1993 Memories BEL: Platinum 1994 Just for You BEL: Gold 1995 Helmut Lotti Goes Classic BEL: 600,000 CAN: 202,000 NED: 50,000 WW: 1,000,000 AUT: Platinum BEL: 12× Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum FRA: Gold GER: Gold NED: 2× Platinum SWE: Platinum SUI: Gold 1996 Helmut Lotti Goes Classic II BEL: 500,000 CAN: 87,000 AUT: Platinum BEL: 10× Platinum CAN: Gold GER: Gold SWE: Gold SUI: Gold 1997 Helmut Lotti Goes Classic III BEL & GER: 455,000 CAN: 47,000 AUT: Gold BEL: 7× Platinum CAN: Gold GER: Platinum NED: Gold 1998 Romantic BEL: Platinum GER: Gold 1998 Helmut Lotti Goes Classic Final Edition BEL: 4× Platinum 1998 A classical Christmas with Helmut Lotti 1999 Romantic 2 GER: Gold 1999 Out of Africa AUT: Gold BEL: 3× Platinum GER: 3× Gold NED: Platinum SUI: Gold 2000 Vlaamse hits / Flemish hits 2000 Latino Classics AUT: Gold BEL: 3× Platinum GER: Platinum NED: Platinum SUI: Gold 2001 Latino Love Songs AUT: Gold BEL: Platinum GER: Gold SUI: Gold 2002 My Tribute to the King Europe: 600,000 AUT: Platinum BEL: 2× Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold NVPI: Gold SWE: Gold SUI: Gold 2003 Pop Classics in Symphony AUT: Gold BEL: Platinum GER: Platinum SUI: Gold 2004 From Russia with Love AUT: Gold BEL: Platinum GER: Gold 2006 Meine geliebte Klassik / My Favorite Classics 2006 The Crooners AUT: Gold BEL: Platinum GER: Gold 2008 Time to Swing BEL: Platinum 2013 Mijn Hart & Mijn Lijf 2015 Faith, Hope & Love 2016 The Comeback Album 2018 Soul Classics in Symphony BEL: Platinum 2021 Italian Songbook 2023 Hellmut Lotti Goes Metal
References
External links
Helmut Lotti official site (English language)