Gentleman

Gentleman

born on 19/4/1975 in Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Germany

Alias Tilmann Otto

Gentleman (musician)

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Gentleman (musician)

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, but sometimes names Jamaica as his home away from home. 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 traveling to Jamaica regularly since he was 16 years old. Legend has it 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 oriented 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. After ten years of making music under the label Four Music he moved to Universal in 2010.[1]

Discography

Albums

Year Title Chart Positions
GER [2] AUT [3] SWI [4] NET [5] FR [5] PL [6]
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

Singles

Year Title Chart Position
DE [1] AT [7] CH [8]
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

External links

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