Helmut from Mallorca

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Singles
Without Holland we're going to the World Cup (ft. Jojo’s )
  DE 50 03/25/2002 (15 weeks)

Helmut from Mallorca (born February 16, 1947 ), actually Helmut Schafzahl , is an Austrian pop singer and mood maker active in Mallorca .

life and career

Helmut Schafzahl comes from Styria , grew up near Graz and trained as a lathe operator . However, he soon began a musical career as a member of the band Dominos, with whom he toured Europe. From 1988 he and his band appeared under the name Helmut und die Dominos in the discotheque "Oberbayern" on Mallorca ; In the next few years, Helmut became known as part of the “ Ballermann scene”.

In 1997 he took on a supporting role in the film Ballermann 6 by Gernot Roll and Tom Gerhardt , in which he played himself.

In 2002, in collaboration with the Jojo’s, he released the single "Without Holland we drive to the World Cup", which was a great success and stayed in the German charts for 15 weeks . The background for the song was the surprising failure of the Dutch national football team in qualifying for the 2002 World Cup .

Other successful titles were "Der Hammer" (2000/01) and "Z'ruck zu Dir" (2003).

In 2008 Helmut Schafzahl celebrated his 20th anniversary in Mallorca. Since 2009 he has formed the music duo H&H together with rock guitarist Rokky Aitch . According to his own statements, he plays nine instruments and also works as a DJ .

Helmut Schafzahl is married and has one son.

Discography

Albums

  • 1997: El Arenal mega-hits Mallorca '97 (with the dominos )
  • 1998: Best Of ... Helmut & Die Dominos
  • 2001: Uninhibited

Singles

  • 2000: the hammer
  • 2001: I b ... so bad
  • 2002: Without Holland we're going to the World Cup ( featuring Jojo's)
  • 2003: Z'ruck to you
  • 2003: Tux Tux Hintertux
  • 2004: The old Holzmichel
  • 2005: Inside
  • 2008: This time
  • 2008: Wedln

Helmut from Mallorca presents ...

  • 2001: XXL Mallorca Party
  • 2002: XXL Mallorca Party 2002
  • 2003: XXL Mallorca Disco-Fox-Party

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ officialcharts.de: Helmut from Mallorca in the German single charts

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personal data
SURNAME Helmut from Mallorca
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schafzahl, Helmut (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1947