Helmut Fritz

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the German footballer of this name, see Helmut Fritz (football player) (* 1918).

Helmut Fritz (2013)

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

En observation   FR 32 06/27/2009 (28 weeks)   CH 92 07/05/2009 (1 week)   BE W 63 08/15/2009 (5 weeks)

Singles

Ça m'énerve   FR 1  platinum 03/21/2009 (50 weeks)   CH 8th 03/29/2009 (31 weeks)   BE W 3 04/18/2009 (29 weeks) Miss France   FR 7th 08/15/2009 (30 weeks)   CH 55 08/30/2009 (5 weeks)   BE W 15th 08/29/2009 (9 weeks) Ça gère   FR 14th 02/06/2010 (33 weeks)

Helmut Fritz is a fictional character that was created by the French DJ and music producer Laurent Konrad . It represents a constantly nagging German who has moved to France. The character is embodied by the singer Eric Greff from Beningen (Lorraine). Konrad created the character for the single Ça m'énerve , which followed his success with the Discobitch project .

Fictional biography

The fictional biography of Helmut Günter von Fritz begins in Reinbek (Northern Germany), where he was born as the only son of Rudy von Fritz and Annegret Spiegeln. His parents run the Fritzhoff. The factory for knitted sweaters located there provides the family with a modest income.

When his great-uncle, Baron Titten von Fritz, was trampled to death by a wild boar while hunting in 1998, Helmut Fritz inherited his assets of 300 million Deutschmarks as the sole heir. Rich but extremely stingy, he bought a used Vespa , left his parents and settled in France. He settles in Paris. His enormous fortune enables him to cultivate a sophisticated lifestyle there. He eats in the best restaurants in town and dresses in the style of a neo- dandy . But the extravagant life is increasingly becoming a burden for him.

In 2009 the measure is full: He's tired of haute couture , vernissages and parties. Looking for someone to talk to with whom he can unload his load, he meets Laurent Konrad, who suggests a song for him.

Record holder

The single Ça m'énerve , recorded under the name Helmut Fritz, was released in France on March 16, 2009 by Sony Music Entertainment . Four weeks after its release, it rose to number 2 on the French singles chart. Shortly before the release of an entire album by Helmut Fritz with the title En observation , the song even hit the top of the charts in the 13th week of the chart .

Discography

Albums

• 2009: En observation

Singles

• 2009: Ça m'énerve
• 2009: Partout
• 2009: Ça gère
• 2009: Miss France
• 2011: Petit Papa Noël
• 2012: Les Filles

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1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: France - Switzerland - Belgium ( Wallonia )
2. ↑ Awards for music sales: FR
3. ↑ Eric Greff as Helmut Fritz on www.republicain-lorrain.fr

Web links

• Website of Helmut Fritz ( Memento from September 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive )