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Tilmann Otto a.k.a. Gentleman (2013)
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| Tilmann Otto | |
| Born | April 19, 1975 Osnabrück, Germany |
| Origin | Cologne, Germany |
| Genres | Reggae, roots reggae, dancehall, reggae fusion |
| 1998-present | |
| Labels | Universal Music Group |
| Website | www |
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] 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. His album, Confidence, climbed to number 1 on the German album charts in 2004.
Gentleman was featured on the album True Love by Toots and the Maytals, which won the Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Reggae Album.[2] 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.[3]
After ten years releasing music under the label Four Music he moved to Universal in 2010.[4]
Gentleman was chased off stage after the audience didn't want to hear him at the Sting 2003 festival in Jamaica.[5]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [6] |
AUT [7] |
SWI [8] |
NED [9] |
FRA [9] |
POL [10] |
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| 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 | 8 | 14 | 14 | - | - | - |
| 2016 | Conversations (with Ky-Mani Marley) | 8 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 2017 | The Selection | 14 | 17 | 22 | - | - | - |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [6] |
AUT [11] |
SWI [12] |
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| 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)" (Azad feat. Gentleman) Blockschrift |
30 | 72 | - |
| 2008 | "Soulfood" / "Lack of Love" (feat. Sizzla) Another Intensity |
- | - | - |
| 2009 | "Changes" Diversity |
- | - | - |
| 2010 | "It No Pretty" Diversity |
19 | 24 | 33 |
| 2010 | "Roots to Grow" (Stefanie Heinzmann feat. Gentleman) Roots to Grow |
16 | 56 | 61 |
| 2010 | "To the Top" (feat. Christopher Martin) Diversity |
13 | 51 | 23 |
| 2013 | "You Remember" New Day Dawn |
19 | 24 | 33 |
| 2013 | "Heart of a Rub-a-Dub" New Day Dawn (deluxe) |
77 | - | - |
| 2016 | "Ahnma" (Beginner feat. Gzuz and Gentleman) | 8 | 55 | 65 |
| 2017 | "Ovaload" (feat. Sean Paul) | 78 | - | - |
| 2017 | "Shake Away" | - | - | 71 |
| 2017 | "Roots" (RAF Camora feat. Gentleman) | 42 | 36 | 52 |
| 2017 | "iD" (Michael Patrick Kelly feat. Gentleman) | 57 | - | 60 |
| 2018 | "Like a Lion" (Mark Forster feat. Gentleman) | 38 | - | 64 |
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
- ^ a b Kriesch, Adrian & Scholz, Jan-Philipp (2014) "German reggae in Africa, courtesy of Gentleman", Deutsche Welle, 26 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014
- ^ "Toots & the Maytals - True Love." Amazon. www.amazon.com. Web. <https://www.amazon.com/True-Love-Toots-Maytals/dp/B0001LUH56>. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Bundesvision Song Contest". fan-lexikon.de (in German). Retrieved 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved 2010.
- ^ http://old.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20031229/ent/ent1.html
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 20, 2007. Retrieved 2008.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". Austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12. Retrieved .
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved .
- ^ a b "Another Intensity by Gentleman - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved .
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzeda?y :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 2016-03-24. Retrieved .
- ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". Austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12. Retrieved .
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved .
External links
- Official website
- Gentleman @ fourmusic.com (as of 2001; archived at the Internet Archive)
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