Gentleman (musician)
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Tilmann Otto a.k.a. Gentleman (2013) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tilmann Otto |
| Born |
April 19, 1975 Osnabrück, Germany |
| Genres | Reggae, roots reggae, dancehall, reggae fusion |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Group |
| Website |
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Tilmann Otto (born April 19, 1975 in Osnabrück, Germany), better known by his stage name Gentleman, is a German reggae musician.
Personal life
Gentleman lives in the Neubrück area of Cologne.[1] He is the son of a Lutheran pastor. He is the father of two children, named Samuel and Tamica, and is married to Tamika, a background singer of the Far East Band, which has been supporting him since his first concert tour of Germany in 2002.
Music
Gentleman has been travelling to Jamaica regularly since he was 18 years old.[1] It has been suggested that he became hooked on his brother's reggae records and thus wanted to get to know Jamaica first-hand. His career began with the collaboration of the band Freundeskreis which produced the song "Tabula Rasa". After beginning his career as a deejay, he based his style to the classic form of the reggae genre like that of Bob Marley. He sings mainly in English or Jamaican Patois. With songs like "Send a Prayer", Gentleman expresses his deep belief in God, without referring to a particular religion. His album, Confidence, climbed to number 1 on the German album charts in 2004. In 2005, Gentleman performed with Mamadee with the song "Lass los" representing North Rhine-Westphalia in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2005, placing 15th with 10 points.[2] After ten years of making music under the label Four Music he moved to Universal in 2010.[3]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [4] | AUT [5] | SWI [6] | NED [7] | FRA [7] | POL [8] | ||
| 1999 | Trodin On | 59 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002 | Journey To Jah | 14 | 19 | 21 | – | – | – |
| 2003 | Gentleman & The Far East Band Live | 15 | 10 | 34 | – | – | – |
| 2004 | Confidence | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – |
| 2007 | Another Intensity | 2 | 5 | 2 | 72 | 75 | – |
| 2010 | Diversity | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 146 | 37 |
| 2011 | Diversity Live | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012 | Live Your Life (with Richie Stephens) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013 | New Day Dawn | 6 | 10 | 8 | – | – | – |
| 2014 | MTV Unplugged | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE [3] | AT [9] | CH [10] | ||
| 1998 | "Tabula Rasa" (feat. Freundeskreis & Mellowbag) | 13 | 18 | 6 |
| 1998 | "In The Heat Of The Night" Trodin On |
– | – | – |
| 1999 | "Jah Jah Never Fail" Trodin On |
– | – | – |
| 2002 | "Leave Us Alone" Journey To Jah |
78 | – | – |
| 2002 | "Dem Gone" Journey To Jah |
81 | – | – |
| 2003 | "Runaway" Journey To Jah |
65 | – | – |
| 2003 | "Rainy Days" (feat. Tamika & Martin Jondo) Gentleman & The Far East Band Live |
88 | – | – |
| 2003 | "Widerstand" (feat. Curse) | 45 | – | – |
| 2004 | "Superior" Confidence |
20 | 20 | 76 |
| 2005 | "Isyankar" (feat. Mustafa Sandal) | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| 2005 | "Intoxication" Confidence |
33 | 58 | – |
| 2005 | "Send a Prayer" Confidence |
75 | – | – |
| 2006 | "On We Go" / "Caan Hold Us Down" Confidence & Soundtrack Hui Buh |
58 | 48 | 76 |
| 2007 | "Different Places" Another Intensity |
42 | 65 | – |
| 2007 | "Serenity" Another Intensity |
81 | – | 88 |
| 2007 | "Zeit zu verstehen (This Can't Be Everything)" (feat. Azad) | 30 | 72 | – |
| 2008 | "Soulfood" / "Lack of Love" (feat. Sizzla) Another Intensity |
– | – | – |
| 2009 | "Changes" | – | – | – |
EPs
- 1999: Heat of the Night
- 1999: Jah Jah Never Fail
- 2002: Leave Us Alone
- 2002: Dem Gone
- 2003: Rainy Days
- 2003: Runaway
- 2004: Superior
- 2005: Intoxication
- 2005: Send a Prayer
- 2006: On We Go / Caan Hold Us Down
- 2007: Different Places
- 2007: Serenity
- 2008: Soulfood / Lack of Love
- 2010: It No Pretty
- 2010: To the Top
- 2010: Lonely Days'
DVDs
- 2003: Gentleman & The Far East Band Live
- 2011: Diversity Live
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kriesch, Adrian & Scholz, Jan-Philipp (2014) "German reggae in Africa, courtesy of Gentleman", Deutsche Welle, 26 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014
- ↑ "Bundesvision Song Contest". fan-lexikon.de (in German). Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.wildstylemag.com/index.php/magazine/news/1-news/1898-kitty-kat-gentleman-wechseln-zu-universal.html
- ↑ http://charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php
- ↑ austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich
- ↑ Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Gentleman - Another Intensity - Music Charts
- ↑ Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart
- ↑ austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich
- ↑ Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gentleman (singer). |
- Official website
- Gentleman @ fourmusic.com (as of 2001; archived at the Internet Archive)
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