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Helmut Lotti
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nspired by Elvis Presley, the Flemish-born singer Helmut Lotti has created his own place in international pop music, singing everything from Presley hits to his own interpretations of classical favourites.
Lotti emerged from the Flemish music scene in the early 1990s, discovering a much wider audience in 1993 with the release of his platinum-selling album Memories, with English-language versions of Flemish hits. For his next album Just for You, Lotti performed only his own songs.
But it was Helmut Lotti Goes Classic, recorded live in concerts in Antwerp in September 1995, that established him as an international star. The recording features 18 classical favourites sung in Lotti's trademark style, and its success is indicated by the fact that it sold, in three months, almost half a million compact discs in Belgium alone. The recording led to a series of sold out "Classic" concerts and a meeting with tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who noted, "I just love Lotti." |
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