Jazz Gitti

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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

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
A Wunda
  AT 1
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum
04/11/1990 (37 weeks)
Oops
  AT 20th 
gold
gold
10/27/1991 (12 weeks)
Everything pico bello
  AT 18th 
gold
gold
06/20/1993 (7 weeks)
The naked hammer
  AT 23 
gold
gold
08/06/1995 (14 weeks)
Take it easy
  AT 17th 08/25/1996 (7 weeks)
It's always uphill
  AT 28 03/23/2003 (4 weeks)
The love of my life…
  AT 43 05/16/2004 (2 weeks)
My true memoir
  AT 11 04/28/2006 (13 weeks)
Whether I mean just where I wü
  AT 8th 
gold
gold
04/20/2007 (12 weeks)
Pure Life
  AT 7th 
gold
gold
04/24/2009 (13 weeks)
Men's dream
  AT 8th 04/29/2011 (5 weeks)
Don't give up!
  AT 4th 
gold
gold
05/20/2016 (5 weeks)
Singles
Sick di net
  AT 3 01/20/1991 (19 weeks)

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

literature

Web links

Commons : Jazz Gitti  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Shlomit Butbul: "My marriage has breathed itself out". At: Kurier.at. March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  2. Jazz Gitti At: AustrianCharts.at.