Helmut Lotti

Belgian "cross-over" singer, from opera to pop to the classics, known worldwide. His grandfather was the director of the Opera House and took young Helmut with him behind the scenes, exposing the boy to the world of music.

He burst onto the public scene in 1989 when he was a contestant on a Dutch talent show televised in the Netherlands and soon became a hit. His 1990 release went gold in his home country and in 1994 his talent as a songwriter became known. The following year, 1995, he released an album of classics "Helmut Lotti Goes Classic" that became the most popular and fastest selling CD in Belgium. After the release of another successful classics CD, he won the 1997 World Music Awards` for ´Benelux Best Selling Artist." That same year brought him a tour to the US and Canada where he became an instant hit. He now tours internationally.

Lotti married 3 times (up till now) from his first marriage he has a daughter. To be able to marry his second wife with a church ceremony and catholic sacrament, he managed to have his first marriage annulled by the pope.