{{Short description|German singer and guitarist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} thumb|Oliver Gottwald '''Oliver Gottwald''' (born 27 September 1978) is a German singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was the frontman of Anajo, but is now pursuing a solo career.
== Life == Oliver Gottwald grew up in Schwabmünchen near Augsburg. In 2000 he and his band Anajo won the Augsburg young talent competition "Band of the Year". He signed a contract with the music publisher Warner/Chappell<ref>http://www.warnerchappell.com:[http://www.warnerchappell.com/composer-songs/GOTTWALD+OLIVER+%28CA%29 Oliver Gottwald]</ref> and the band released several EPs. In 2004 the Hamburg indie label Tapete Records signed the band.<ref>http://www.tapeterecords.de: [http://www.tapeterecords.de/artists/oliver-gottwald/ Oliver Gottwald]</ref> There they released four albums.
In the autumn of 2014, the band announced that they would "go their separate ways".<ref>[http://www.anajo.de ''Anajo.de'']. Official website, accessed 12 March 2015.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/musiker-oliver-gottwald-leiser-abschied-neuer-anfang.807.de.html?dram:article_id=313593 |title=Musiker Oliver Gottwald - Leiser Abschied, neuer Anfang |website=Deutschlandfunk |language=de-DE |access-date=26 July 2018}}</ref> Oliver Gottwald then worked on a solo album that also appeared on Tapete Records in February 2015 under the title 'Zurück als Tourist'.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/augsburg/Ex-Anajo-Saenger-Oliver-Gottwald-ist-zurueck-id32289832.html |title=Ex-Anajo-Sänger Oliver Gottwald ist zurück |last=Zissler |first=Miriam |website=Augsburger Allgemeine |language=de |access-date=26 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="tageswoche">{{Cite web |url=https://tageswoche.ch/kultur/oliver-gottwald-schluss-mit-frischem-geld/ |title=Oliver Gottwald: Schluss mit frischem Geld |date=22 April 2015 |website=TagesWoche |language=de-DE |access-date=26 July 2018}}</ref>
In late 2016 he founded his own label with his partner called ''Lieblingslieder Records'',<ref>{{cite web|title=GVL Label Recherche|periodical=labelcode.gvl.de|url=http://labelcode.gvl.ene/|accessdate=7 January 2017|language=German}}</ref> on which the singles ''Mustangmann'', ''Stadt Land Fluss'' and ''Halluzinationen'' have already been published. All three songs are part of the EP ''Lieblingslieder''. Gottwald has also recently started working with a new permanent band, consisting of Samuel Heinecker (keyboard), Fabian Schlegel (drums) and Ralph Stachulla (bass).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/augsburg/Lauter-Lieblingslieder-id40065202.html |title=Lauter Lieblingslieder |last=Allgemeine |first=Augsburger |website=Augsburger Allgemeine |language=de |access-date=12 June 2018}}</ref>
The single ''Stadt Land Fluss'' is the title song of the eight-part youth series "Stadt, Land, Bus" on KiKA, which was first broadcast in November 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=KiKA - City, country, bus|url=https://www.kika.de/stadt-land-bus/index.html|accessdate=12 January 2018|last=KiKA - Children's channel of ARD and ZDF|date=11 December 2017|language=German}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.trendyone.de/news/augsburger-oliver-gottwald-schreibt-titelsong-fur-kika |title=Oliver Gottwald von Anajo aus Augsburg schreibt Titelsong für KiKA |website=www.trendyone.de |language=de-de |access-date=26 July 2018}}</ref>
In addition to his own music career, He was part of the juries of the "Newcomer Contest Bayern"<ref>[http://www.newcomercontest-bayern.de/jury/ Jury of the Newcomer Contest Bayern 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801102757/http://www.newcomercontest-bayern.de/jury/ |date=1 August 2014 }} on newcomercontest-bayern.de</ref> and the "John Lennon Talent Award" several times.<ref>[http://www.itzehoer.de/de/metanavigation/presse/pressemeldungen/pressemeldung_17475.jsp John Lennon Talent Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121247/http://www.itzehoer.de/de/metanavigation/presse/pressemeldungen/pressemeldung_17475.jsp |date=4 March 2016 }} on itzehoer.de</ref>
On 12 March 2018 the rapper Errdeka released the album "Solo", on which the song "Funkeln feat. Oliver Gottwald" can be found.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://diffusmag.de/2018/02/phase-1-errdeka-veroeffentlicht-die-ersten-songs-aus-seinem-neuen-album-solo/ |title=DIFFUS {{!}} Online-Magazin für Musik |website=diffusmag.de |language=de |access-date=12 June 2018 |archive-date=19 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319214317/http://diffusmag.de/2018/02/phase-1-errdeka-veroeffentlicht-die-ersten-songs-aus-seinem-neuen-album-solo/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Oliver Gottwald was nominated for the Augsburg Media Prize 2018 in the category ''Sound''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://augsburger-medienpreis.de/der-text-macht-die-musik-oliver-gottwald-und-die-inspiration-in-den-kleinen-dingen/ |title=Der Text macht die Musik: Oliver Gottwald und die Inspiration in den kleinen Dingen - Augsburger Medienpreis 2018 |date=6 April 2018 |website=Augsburger Medienpreis 2018 |language=de-DE |access-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407053336/http://augsburger-medienpreis.de/der-text-macht-die-musik-oliver-gottwald-und-die-inspiration-in-den-kleinen-dingen/ |archive-date=7 April 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== Solo ===
==== Albums ====
* 2022: ''2. OG'' (Lieblingslieder Records) * 2015: ''Zurück als Tourist'' (Tapete Records / Indigo) * 2017: ''Lieblingslieder'' (Lieblingslieder Records / Believe)
==== Singles ====
* 2014: ''Freunde fürs Leben'' (Tapete Records / Indigo) * 2016: ''Mustangmann'' (Lieblingslieder Records / Believe) * 2017: ''Stadt Land Fluss'' (Lieblingslieder Records / Believe) * 2017: ''Halluzinationen'' (Lieblingslieder Records / Believe) * 2019: ''Zukunftsmusik'' (Lieblingslieder Records / Believe)
=== With Anajo === {{Main|Anajo#Discography}}
== References == <references />
== External links == * {{Discogs artist}} * [http://www.olivergottwald.de Offizielle Website von Oliver Gottwald] * [http://www.tapeterecords.de/artists/oliver-gottwald/ Oliver Gottwald] bei Tapete Records * [http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/augsburg/Ex-Anajo-Saenger-Oliver-Gottwald-ist-zurueck-id32289832.html Ex-Anajo-Sänger Oliver Gottwald ist zurück] auf augsburger-allgemeine.de * [http://www.a3kultur.de/positionen/solonummer Solonummer – Oliver Gottwald in City Club] auf a3kultur.de {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gottwald, Oliver}} Category:1978 births Category:German male singer-songwriters Category:German singer-songwriters Category:Living people Category:21st-century German guitarists Category:21st-century German male musicians Category:Tapete Records artists Category:German male guitarists