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Willi Resetarits
Person · male · Austria · Stinatz · born 1948 · died 2022 · recording since 1984
Austrian singer and human rights activist (1948–2022)
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Also known as 빌리 레제타리츠
Timeline
15 events▣ Album 12◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1940s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: MorgenGrauen
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography515 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1357857953
Biography
Wilhelm Resetarits (21 December 1948 – 24 April 2022), better known as Willi Resetarits and Ostbahn Kurti, was an Austrian folk and early Austropop singer, actor-comedian and human rights activist.
Biography
Resetarits was born in Stinatz in the Austrian state of Burgenland. His family moved to Vienna when he was three. He studied sports and English studies intending to become a teacher, but his successful career as a musician intervened.
In 1969 Resetarits joined the political rock band Schmetterlinge (Butterflies). They participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 in London with the song "Boom-Boom-Boomerang", which reached the 17th and next-to-last place in Eurovision voting.
In the mid-1980s, together with his colleague Günter Brödl he developed his alter ego Dr. Kurt Ostbahn, an excessive personality with an intense stage presence, which turned out to be very successful. The name was created in the mid-1970s, when Günter Brödl was asked during a radio show what American musicians like Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes would call themselves if they were from Vienna. He answered Ostbahn Kurti & die Chefpartie, which a decade later became the name of Willi Resetarits and his band. Resetarits also introduced the musical form of Favorit'n'Blues, a Viennese form of rhythm and blues. After Günter Brödl died unexpectedly in 2000, Dr. Kurt Ostbahn went on a final commemoration tour and then announced in December 2003 that he would let his alter ego retire.
However, after the "official" retirement of Dr. Kurt Ostbahn after the last concert on 31 December 2003, there were 4 other appearances as Dr. Kurt Ostbahn: 10 and 11 October 2010 - initially announced as CD box presentation - two memorial concerts around the 10th anniversary of Brödls death. On 27 and 28 August 2011, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the infamous "Ostbahn XI" open-air concert. In all four concerts, Resetarits/Ostbahn was joined on stage by a selection of musicians from his two bands, "Chefpartie" and "Kombo". From 1995 to 1998, Trost und Rat von und mit Dr. Kurt Ostbahn (Solace and advice by and with Kurt Ostbahn, Ph.D.) was a very popular weekly radio show in Vienna, verifying Resetarits as an extraordinary entertainer. The broadcast's fame carried on, featuring Willi Resetarits instead of Dr. Kurt Ostbahn in 2006.
Even after the retirement of his alter ego Ostbahn Kurti/Dr. Kurt Ostbahn, Resetarits was very successful with very different music productions. In 2006 he was on tour with the Kurdish singer Sivan Perwer presenting World music and together with the Xtra Combo Resetarits interpreted a wild mixture of Croatian Folk music, Wienerlieder (traditional Viennese ballads), Jazz and Blues as Stubnblues.
Resetarits was a human rights activist and one of the founders of the humanitarian organisations Asyl in Not and SOS Mitmensch. He was also one of the founders and chairman of the Integration House Vienna.
He has made frequent appearances on Austrian TV and in film productions.
Lukas Resetarits (cabaret artist and actor on TV) and Peter Resetarits (TV host at ORF) are his brothers. Karin Resetarits, a former member of the European Parliament, is Peter 's ex-wife and was Willi's sister-in-law.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 20 | 87.1th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 4 | 96.3th |
| Timeline events | 15 | 91.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (20 release groups · 12 studio albums)
Albums · 12
2006 · Audiobook
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:10:45
1Vorbemerkung3:012Wia da Jesus auf d'Wöd kuman is - Wia des mid d'Schafhoeda woa - Wia drei Tschuuschn daheagräun, damid sa si a Bü'l eileng bei eam6:523Wia da Jesus oesa glana Bua mid d'gschdudiadn gredt hod - Da Johannes, dea wos d'leid daufd hod - Wia aa Jesus söwa daufd wuan is4:034Wia da Jesus augfaungd hod zan schüdan - Wia in Kana a Hochzeid woa - Drin in Kapharnaum: ole meglichn Leid wean wida xund - A Haadschada wiad wida bumpalxund - Zweng wos da Jesus mid d'Büücha schekld - Wia da deifa Johannes oogschä'ld wuan is9:385Wia'r a si oom aum Beag ausgschüdad hod: wos leiwaund is - Wea schiach draukuman wiad - Warum ma auf de schdee soe, de an ned meng - Wia ma richdich bätn duad - Das ma si gaunz an Heagod falossn soe - Das ma si ned d'Goschn iwa d'Aundan zreissen soe - S'Aansaxazzl - Wea wiakli zu seiner Batii ghead11:086Da Jesus reit in Jerusalem ei - Wia da Jesus in Dempe drin aufraamd - Da Jesus und des Weibsbüd, Wos ian Oedn oweghaud hod - Wia's sei wiad, waun's aus sei wiad8:457D'Lezdn Osdan und wi eam da Judas fazindt - S'Lezde Nochdmoe - Da Petrus wiad nix wissen woen fo eam, sogd da Jesus - Aum Ööbeag oom - Wia's in Jesus einnaan9:018Da Jesus bei da Hää - Da Petrus schdreids oo, das a'n kend - Da Judas schmeissd si ins Bendl - Da Jesus bei'n Pilatus7:359Wia's eam a Granzl aus Doanschdaun aufsezzrn - Wia'r a mi'n Greiz aussemaschiad - Wia's eam aum Greiz aunogln - Wia's in Jesus aum Greiz oom aufäun und pflanzn - Wia da Jesus umeschdäd - Wia's sei Leich in a Grufd leng - In da Grufd is a nimma drin, und wos da Engl sogd4:3210Wia si da Jesus wida oesa lewenticha auschaun lossd6:102007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 55:12
1Alanech fia dii3:332Sag ma nix3:173You Make Me Feel So Free4:074Regn4:005Rough & Tumble4:556Oral jesam1:297Da r Abrüü3:388Noan wia mia2:579Wiara wü3:1810De Wöd4:5811Tinto4:4212Pflückt ein Mädel Ribisel3:2113I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love With You3:3714Ja sam junak/Pavkino / Wenn der Herbst langsam näherrückt7:202009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:03:13
1No so vü4:562Florisdorfer Bahnhof3:203Liad - Da r Ochtadreiska3:544Mei Schlof3:485Lipo ti je cûti2:256Zum letztn Mal5:187Pass guad auf4:568Spat und später4:309Ballade fon da zuagschbeadn Gredenz3:4410Lauwoam oda hoibwoa (Spuan)3:5611Hammerschmidgossn4:3312Echt baff5:2213Hotel Orient/Ternjice3:3214Polvere di gesso4:4115Winta4:182009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:09:13
1Ouverture2:062They All Laughed3:023Mia zwa - The Man I Love4:444I hob Rhythmus - I Got Rhythm3:165Embraceable4:176Wahnsinniger Rhythmus - Fascinating Rhythm3:027Summa is - Summertime3:068Bess du bist ob jetz mei Frau - Bess You Is My Woman Now4:519I waas ned obs wiaklich so woa - It Ain't Necessarily So2:4310Kumm hoit mi Porgy - I Loves You Porgy3:4711Stiagn bis ins Himmelreich - I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise3:2612Nua ned fia mi - But Not for Me2:5013Die die aufpasst auf mi - Someone to Watch Over Me4:1214Vom Strauss - By Strauss2:2815Lorelei - Loreley2:4116A Newö heit - A Foggy Day2:5917Nice Work if You Can Get It3:2618Mia zwa mia bleim beinand - Love Is Here to Stay4:1719Gemmas doch afoch auf - Let's Call the Whole Thing Off4:2020Des nimmt ma kana weg - They Can't Take That Away from Me3:402009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 39:38
1Ohne di2:312Da Wind3:063De Beag3:104Heanoisa Oma3:485Schbed en Summa4:166Sog wos d wüsd4:077Hansldeich3:288Bahnhof2:389Stagl ma d Schui3:2710Woed aus Rauchfeng2:3011Is a dod da Mau3:4312De Blia2:542011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:51
1Rode rechde Haund4:392Lobau4:193I foa heid zu de Gscheadn2:054Finstara Schdean4:035Es Boodliad3:196Featiga Sunndog4:437Obiagn3:118Katharina3:319A Schritt vire (zwa Schritt zruck)4:4410Foan3:3011Da Schurl und da Linke4:2712Jessica2:202014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 38:42
1Ho Rugg3:582Sebdemba3:123Malipop2:314Drom en Noadn4:515Kinda ruggds zaum3:216Da Dod2:247Da Schnee3:248Grizznduaf zwaadosndzwaa3:269Dei Keawal2:3110Rudschduam2:5811Da Neisiedla See3:2412Liad ibas Losziagn2:422017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:47
1Awarakadawara3:532Sankt Marx3:213Hauptallee3:004Hiniches Radl3:445De Haschisch Hendln4:146Deifö Deifö Deifö3:477Da große Hea Oba3:118Öta wean3:459Es eweche Lem3:5210Bad Language2:3711Triest3:5212Yeah3:312017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
1Awarakadawara2Sankt Marx3Hauptallee4Hiniches RAdl5De Haschisch Hendln6Deifö Deifö Deifö7Da grosse Hea oba8Öta Wean9Es eweche Lem10Bad Language11Triest12Yeah2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:03:18
1Alanech fia dii3:292Da r Abrüü3:193Aum eaxtn is s ma r one dia4:594Drei Gedichta fia d Moni6:255Fia n Dom Schak5:476Liad en Suma3:387Wos e aum Schdaahof darad2:428Sozbeag und Galizzebeag3:369Fliang (Liad - a glans Mal)4:0310Liad Da r Ochtadreiska3:5211En an schbedn Heabst3:5712I bin a Bluadbankdirekta2:4113Winta2:4614Brodaschbiaglgalarii4:4315Ballade fon da zuagschbeadn Gredenz3:4216Wos Bsundas3:392018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:01:26
1Pflückt ein Mädel Ribisel4:092Alanech fia dii4:483I hea di klopfn2:544I häng an meiner Weanastadt3:435Nur Du - allein!4:186Mei Voda hod gsogd2:407Awarakadawara3:538Da r Abrüü3:569Wann i von Wean weggageh2:5410Schmutzer Tanz4:591157 Engeln7:0612Du herzigs scheens Dirndl3:0613Feia2:5814Fischa5:0215Wann die Musik vuabei is5:002024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 30 tracks
Disc 11begrüssung2HAUPTALLEE3HO RUGG4RUDSCHDUAM5moderation6DEIFÖ DEIFÖ DEIFÖ7moderation8DA GROSSE HEA OBA9moderation10DA HUND11IS A DOD DA MAU12WOED AUS RAUCHFENG13moderation14DA GUADE KAISA15YEAHDisc 21GSCHBIASD EN REGN2moderation3SCHWAARE ZEID4moderation5SCHDEAN6moderation7ES LEM8DA DOD9moderation10LAUNDSCHDROSSN11AWARAKADAWARA12GEMMA ENS WOSSA13moderation14LIAD IWAS LOSZIAGN15HAMMASCHMIDGOSSN
Album · 7
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | MorgenGrauenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 35:30A1MorgenGrauen2:23 A2Solo Jump Exit1:48 A3Vitex Plus0:50 A4Zambo's Execution3:16 A5Bistro2:20 A6Responsibilitätsfeier3:57 A7Monoton3:20 B1Traurige Augen2:52 B2MorgenGrauen II.0:50 B3Ankunft1:32 B4Sarah's Thema3:11 B5Len gibt nicht auf2:00 B6Erasmus Erpels letzer Weg2:23 B7Kampf auf dem Dach2:08 B8Abschied2:40 | Soundtrack | 1984 | |
| 2005 | StubnbluesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:11:221Jackie Wilson Said5:05 2Blues Is a Woman4:35 3Vom Hundertsten ins Tausendste...2:10 4Tupelo Honey4:12 5Herzliabs schens Diandl3:13 6Harbour Lights5:14 7None of Us Are Free4:33 8Hold On5:30 9Brown Eyed Girl3:57 10These Are the Days6:33 11Wild Nights2:29 12Only a Dream4:46 13Days Like This3:41 14Muddy Water Blues5:54 15Bamboo Road4:48 16Dark End of the Street4:42 | Live | 2005 | |
| 2008 | AbendliederSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:31:01Disc 1 1Sturmzeit8:18 2Länder werden Karten5:55 3Wanderlied6:15 4Wenn der Himmel grau wird8:04 5A bisserl besser (Der Song von der Titzetant)6:36 6Samma scho Menschen8:08 7Matrosenlied10:15 Disc 21Alanech fia dii5:50 2En an schbedn Heabst4:40 3Immer die Vögel des Himmels5:21 4Liad en Suma4:19 5Fliang4:19 6Aum eaxtn is s ma r one dia7:06 7Heit bin e ned munta wuan5:55 | Live | 19 September 2008 | |
| 2010 | 16 Liada fia olle und 3 Gedichta fia d Moni - LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:13:531Introduktion0:41 2Regn3:57 3Drei Gedichta fia d Moni: Gima dei Haund / Kum moch ma d Aung zua / Hosd as ned kead6:53 4Hammerschmidgossn4:44 5Floridsdorfer Bahnhof3:21 6Mei Schlof3:49 7Liad - Da r Ochtadreiska4:06 8A schräge Wiesn3:13 9Zum letztn Mal5:19 10De Wöd6:15 11Eine Durchsage1:53 12No so vü4:56 13Da r Abrüü3:31 14Wiara wü3:40 15Ohne di4:46 16Is a dod da Mau4:13 17Pass guad auf4:57 18Alanech fia dii3:39 | Live | 2010 | |
| 2012 | Ois offnSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 51:221Hameau4:05 2I hob mein Kopf valoan2:56 3Wegn dera Gschicht3:28 4Niemois soisd4:15 5Brodaschbiaglgalarii4:50 6I bin a Bluadbankdirekta2:47 7A Sandkorn voi Söligkeit2:51 8Seemanns Waermut3:43 9Schokoladnwind4:16 10Wos e aum Schdaahof darad2:41 11Blotz in da Vitrin5:27 12Ois offen2:59 13Da Wind vom Meer3:37 14De Dornen bleibm3:27 | Live | 2012 | |
| 2016 | 7Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 59:331Auf da Suche6:00 2Siaß und bitter4:27 3Fia n Dom Schak4:58 4De süwan Messa5:31 5Schaun zahn drahn4:25 6Kumm zruck4:24 7Bären4:58 8A schlechte Reklam6:31 9Natur Blues5:02 10Costa Rica4:20 11I standat auf5:27 12Dann kummst du3:30 | Live | September 2016 | |
| 2018 | Spuren - Live in Konzeat No 6Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:09:441No so vü5:53 2I hob mein Kopf valoan2:51 3Yellow Moon5:33 4Hotel Orient/Ternjice4:50 5Regn4:11 6Niemois soisd3:33 7Lauwoam oda hoibwoa (Spuan)3:42 8Lipo ti je čuti2:31 9Sag ma nix4:15 10Pass guad auf4:29 11Mei Schlof3:47 12Zum letztn Mal5:54 13Wiara wü3:36 14Floridsdorfer Bahnhof3:15 15De Wöd4:48 16I standat auf4:59 17Oral Jesam1:37 | Live | 18 September 2018 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Be a MenschSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks1Alanech fia dii 2Shosholoza 3Naze 4W 5Clariô/Tramandai 6Entre le pont françois et le pont de la paix 7Bheka Kimi 8By Strauss 9I Got Rhythm 10Seoska sam lola 11Gidemem ben 12Ekhaya 13Cane Cane 14Wann de Musik vuabei is 15Ja sam junak/Pavkino | Live | 5 December 2008 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Willi Resetarits head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 20 | 87.1th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 4 | 96.3th |
| Timeline events | 15 | 91.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Amadeus Austrian Music Awards | won | |
| — | Austrian Decoration for Science and Art | won | |
| — | Bruno Kreisky Award for Services to Human Rights | won | |
| — | Decoration of Merit in Gold of the State of Vienna | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| RP5(band) | — | present | lead vocals,original |
| RP5(band) | — | present | harmonica,original |
| Familie Resetarits(band) | — | present | |
| Schmetterlinge(band) | 1969 | 1985 | original,percussion |
| Schmetterlinge(band) | 1971 | 1985 | harmonica,original |
| Schmetterlinge(band) | 1976 | 1982 | drums (drum set),original |
| Stubnblues(band) | 2004 | present | lead vocals,original |
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c94ddf8-b202-4ebb-8ac0-f227f230c9ccdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c94ddf8-b202-4ebb-8ac0-f227f230c9cccore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43776genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43776seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Resetaritsbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Wikidata: Q43776 · MusicBrainz: 3c94ddf8-b202-4ebb-8ac0-f227f230c9cc
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