Helmut Lotti

Helmut Lotti (born Helmut Barthold Johannes Alma Lotigiers; 22 October 1969), is a Belgian tenor 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. 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 1995 Helmut Lotti Goes Classic BEL: 600,000 CAN: 202,000 NED: 50,000 WW: 1,000,000 AUT: 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: Gold SUI: Gold 1998 A classical Christmas with Helmut Lotti 1999 Romantic 2 GER: Gold GER: 3× Gold GER: Gold AUT: Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold SUI: Gold GER: Platinum GER: Gold BEL: Platinum GER: Gold 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