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Helmut Lotti (born Helmut Barthold Johannes Alma Lotigiers; 22 October 1969), is a Belgian tenor[1] 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.[1] 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,[2] 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. His albums has sold over 13 million worldwide.[3]

Lotti does volunteer work as an ambassador for UNICEF. Lotti took part in the 0110 concerts against racism, organised by Tom Barman.[4]

He was married 3 times, divorced 3 times and has 1 daughter. Lotti was diagnosed with autism as an adult.[5][6]

Discography

Year Title Sales Certifications
1990 Vlaamse Nachten / Flemish Nights
1992 Alles wat ik voel / All That I Feel
1993 Memories
  • BEL: Platinum[7]
1994 Just for You
1995 Helmut Lotti Goes Classic
1996 Helmut Lotti Goes Classic II
1997 Helmut Lotti Goes Classic III
  • BEL & GER: 455,000[9]
  • CAN: 47,000[10]
1998 Romantic
1998 Helmut Lotti Goes Classic Final Edition
  • BEL: 4× Platinum[22]
1998 A classical Christmas with Helmut Lotti
1999 Romantic 2
1999 Out of Africa
2000 Vlaamse hits / Flemish hits
2000 Latino Classics
2001 Latino Love Songs
2002 My Tribute to the King
2003 Pop Classics in Symphony
2004 From Russia with Love
2006 Meine geliebte Klassik / My Favorite Classics
2006 The Crooners
2008 Time to Swing
2013 Mijn Hart & Mijn Lijf
2015 Faith, Hope & Love
2016 The Comeback Album
2018 Soul Classics in Symphony
2021 Italian Songbook
2023 Hellmut Lotti Goes Metal

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