Jazz Gitti
Martha Margit Butbul , known as Jazz Gitti (* 13. May 1946 in Vienna as Martha Margit Bohdal ) is an Austrian entertainer , pop singer and former entrepreneur .
Life
youth
Gitti's mother was Jewish and was saved from deportation by Gitti's Catholic father. After the war, the parents ran a consumer department store and thus made a considerable fortune. Their only daughter grew up in a sheltered environment in the 2nd district of Vienna, Leopoldstadt . As a child, Martha was called "Gitti" after one of her mother's aunties, and she discovered her passion for singing at an early age.
After losing her mother at the age of 14, who died of diabetes, Gitti visited her uncle who had emigrated to Israel . In the meantime, her father opened a coffee house ("Espresso Gitti") on Mexikoplatz, which Gitti (at the request of her late mother) was to serve as a livelihood. When she returned, she worked in this restaurant. At the age of 16 she won one of the then popular youth singing competitions with the hit "Es geht die Lou lila ...". Then she was promised a record deal, they wanted to make a second Trude Herr from Gitti because of her funny nature and her body size . But instead of starting a singing career, Gitti decided to leave Austria because the relationship with her father was getting worse.
In 1962 she moved to Haifa , Israel, where she initially made her way as a waitress. In January 1965 she married a Moroccan Jew and had their only child, daughter Shlomit, in November 1965. Shlomit is now an actress and singer, she also made Jazz Gitti a grandmother of three. In Israel, the future singer and entertainer mostly hired herself as a cleaning lady, as her husband was addicted to gambling and made little contribution to the family income. She later trained as a specialist cook for cargo ships and worked as an ice cream seller. In June 1971 she returned to Austria with her child and divorced. After “her” café on Mexikoplatz was sold and there was nothing left of the mother's legacy, Jazz Gitti initially worked as a waitress in Café Alt Wien .
After that she worked for two years as a waitress in the bar "Jazz bei Freddy". After an interlude as an insurance agent, she leased the "Café Zuckerl" on Heiligenstädter Strasse in 1973. After a year, the house owner wanted to use the prosperous restaurant himself and in 1974 Gitti opened the “1st” in Probusgasse in the 19th district . Wiener Jazz Heurigen ”. At this time she also got her nickname "Jazz Gitti", because she picked up the microphone more and more often in her bars and gave singing numbers. She later opened the “Gittis Jazz Club” at the farmers' market in a demolished building. The establishment closed in 1979 when the house was finally demolished. “Gittis Jazz Club” (1980) on the Seilerstätte was the next venue, which became just as legendary, but went bankrupt. Gitti had previously been approached by Stefan Weber, the band leader of Drahdiwaberl , whether she would not want to participate in some of the appearances of the scandal rockers.
The beginning
From 1980 to around 1983 she impressed as a natural talent in numerous Drahdiwaberl gigs. Her first singles, such as B. “Hey you”, with which she advanced to the Austrian finals for the “ Grand Prix Eurovision ”. Then she concentrated entirely on music and founded her first band: "Jazz Gitti & her Discokillers". With this she gained a considerable reputation as a singer in Austria and Germany.
The breakthrough
With her first album “A Wunda” she laid the foundation for her music in Austria. One of their best known singles ("Kränk di net") is on this album. The albums “Hoppala”, “Take it easy”, “Alles pico bello”, “Jazz Gitti Gold”, “Made in Austria”, “Bergauf” and “The love of my life” were also successful.
The success
In 1991 she received the World Music Award from Cliff Richard . A year later she received the silver trophy in the satire series for her series " Tohuwabohu ", which was shown on ORF . Despite this success, she did not give up her ties to music. There is no reason for her success, she says. Furthermore, Jazz Gitti had a few gigs, e.g. B. in the satire comedy show Wir sind Kaiser or the Saturday evening show Musikantenstadl, with Andy Borg.
In 2016 she took part in the 10th season of the ORF show Dancing Stars and reached fifth place with her dance partner Willi Gabalier.
Private
Her daughter is the actress and singer Shlomit Butbul, who lives in Eisenstadt . Jazz Gitti lives in Leobendorf (Korneuburg district, Lower Austria).
Awards
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Discography
- A Wunda (1990)
- Oops (1991)
- Everything pico Bello (1993)
- The naked hammer (1995)
- Take It Easy (1996)
- Appetite for Tue (1998)
- It's Always Uphill (2003)
- The love of my life (2004)
- My True Memoirs (2006)
- If i mean just what i wü (2007)
- I picked no koa time ghobt (2008)
- Pure Life (2009)
- Man's Dream (2011)
- Sensation (2014)
- Don't give up! (2016)
Filmography
- 1990–1998: Tohuwabohu (TV series)
- 2002–2003: Love, Lies, Passions (episodes 2-6)
literature
- Jazz Gitti: Who says it won't work? Verlag Carl Ueberreuter , Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-8000-3734-3 (autobiography).
- Jazz Gitti: I lived . Verlag Kremayr and Scheriau , Vienna 2014, ISBN 978-3-218-00912-6 (autobiography).
Web links
- Literature by and about Jazz Gitti in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of Jazz Gitti
- City of Vienna honored Jazz Gitti. At: wien.gv.at. December 11, 2009, accessed March 13, 2017.
- The full gold & platinum database online. Awards for music sales. At: IFPI.at.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shlomit Butbul: "My marriage has breathed itself out". At: Kurier.at. March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ Jazz Gitti At: AustrianCharts.at.
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SURNAME | Jazz Gitti |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Butbul, Martha Margit (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian musician, singer and businesswoman |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1946 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |