Lil'O
Lil'O or OthenticO (born August 17, 1992 in Munich ; real name Oliver John Bruton ) is a German rapper . He became known nationwide through his participation in the Star Search casting show , which was broadcast in the summer of 2003 by the German television station Sat.1 . He reached the semifinals in the Music Act category from 10 to 15 years .
Life
Oliver grew up with two older siblings near Munich. His brother introduced him to rap music at an early age. Since his father has Irish roots and he grew up bilingually, he began to write his own texts in English when he was about nine years old. His brother then signed him up for the first season of the Star Search casting show. In 2004 the family moved to Salzburg, Austria . Lil'O's greatest role model is the Detroit rapper Eminem .
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Star Search
In 2003 Oliver, who was also called OJ at the time, sang for the Star Search jury and was invited to the show. The jury, consisting of Jeanette Biedermann , Hugo Egon Balder and others, consistently received the highest number of points for his performances and he was elected one round by the audience by televoting week after week. In the duel of the round of 16, he prevailed against Bill Kaulitz , who later became Tokio-Hotel front man, before the then 10-year-old was eliminated in the semifinals against eventual winner Daniel Siegert.
DJ Tomekk
At the invitation of Sat.1, Oliver made his first single with the Berlin rapper and DJ Tomekk after the show. This was released on May 17, 2004 with the name Party under DJ Tomekk presents Lil'O . It was a mediocre hit, reaching number 45 on the charts, but was rarely played on music channels.
Smile and Friends
Shortly after Daniel's victory, the last four candidates, who in addition to Oliver and Daniel also included Senta-Sofia and Jenniffer , first released the single Smile and later the album Friends , both of which were successful. Oliver's contributions to this CD were My Name Is OJ , Inside Out as a reinforcement for Jenniffer, Friends with Jenniffer and the Snow Cover Informer .
In 2005, the four candidates brought out another single called Mother , which was a homage to all mothers in keeping with Mother's Day. It wasn't as successful as the previous single.
The TV Allstars
At Christmas 2003 a group of diverse casting acts joined forces for the TV Allstars project . The project supported the SOS Children's Villages with their record sales. Again, Lil'O was involved in the work. In the very popular video for Do They Know It's Christmas? he could be seen and also had his own rap art, which was only heard in the clip and not on the single or the album The Ultimate Christmas Album . For this he, like everyone involved, had his own song on the album. It was called Christmas Rappin ' and is originally from Kurtis Blow.
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| SURNAME | Lil'O |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bruton, Oliver James (maiden name); OthenticO (stage name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |