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Birth name | Otto Jettman |
Born | (1989-05-06)6 May 1989 (age 35) Stockholm, Sweden |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Refune |
Otto Jettman (born 6 May 1989), better known by his stage nameOtto Knows is a Swedish DJ, producer and remixer who has had a number of hits in Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands and has collaborated with artists includingBritney Spears,Avicii,Sebastian Ingrosso,Alesso and has made remixes forATB,Imogen Heap,Lindsey Stirling and others. He is best known for his songs like "Starlight (Otto Knows Remix)", "Parachute", "Next to Me", "Dying for You" and "Million Voices".
Jettman metSebastian Ingrosso in Stockholm and soon after joined Ingrosso's Refune, touring alongside Ingrosso as a DJ and producer. Jettman also collaborated with Tim Bergling, also known asAvicii andOliver Ingrosso on the song "iTrack". He followed this up with "Million Voices", created in the back room of the studio whilst Ingrosso andAlesso penned the popular festival song "Calling". "Million Voices" was later added to the A playlist atBBC Radio 1. It later charted in the top 15 of theUK Singles Chart and achieved gold in Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and platinum in Belgium.
His break came in 2010 on the electronic scene with a remix of "Hide and Seek" byImogen Heap. This caught the attention ofTim Bergling that used his production in "Hide & Seek (Avicii Remix)". He has had a number of chart successes including his single "iTrack" credited to Tim Berg vs Oliver Ingrosso & Otto Knows and with his remix ofDada Life's "Kick Out the Epic Motherf**ker". His biggest hit is his 2012 European single "Million Voices" that has reached number three on theUltratop 50, the Belgian Singles Chart and number six on the Dutch Singles Chart. It has also charted within the top 15 of theUK Singles Chart. In late 2012, Otto remixed "Lies" by British DJ/record producerBurns, which was included in theextended play release of the single in the UK. The remix proved to fair commercially better and peaked at number 32 in theUK Singles Chart on 24 December 2012 after four weeks. In 2013, he co-wrote and co-produced "Work Bitch" byBritney Spears.[2]
In June 2014, Otto's follow‐up single "Parachute" was released. It was premiered byDanny Howard on his BBC1 radio show.[3] In September 2014, Otto Knows also released a rework ofBebe Rexha's "I Can't Stop Drinking About You". The track was premiered by Otto atBråvalla Festival in June and was played throughout the summer atUshuaïa in Ibiza.[4]In October 2014, four remixes of "Parachute" were released byBottai,Drumsound & Bassline Smith,CamelPhat and Zastenker. In May 2015 Otto released the single "Next to Me".
In 2016, Otto released the single "Dying for You" featuringLindsey Stirling and Alex Aris. The lyric video for the song was released on YouTube on 14 January 2016, with the official video following on 1 February.
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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SWE [5] | AUT [6] | BEL [7] | DEN [8] | FRA [9] | GER [10] | NL [11] | SWI [12] | UK [13] | |||||
"iTrack" (Avicii vs.Oliver Ingrosso & Otto Knows) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Million Voices" | 2012 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 35 | 52 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 14 | |||
"Parachute" | 2014 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 67 | 64 | — | — |
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"Next to Me" | 2015 | 7 | 55 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 103 |
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"Dying for You" (featuringLindsey Stirling and Alex Aris) | 2016 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Back Where I Belong" (featuringAvicii) | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Not Alone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"With You" | 2017 | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Friends" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"One in a Million"[20] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||
"Something For Nothing"[21] (with Klahr) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"About You"[22] | —[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Pyramids"[24] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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BEL [7] | NL [11] | UK [13] | |||||||||||
"Hide and Seek" (Imogen Heap)(Otto Knows Bootleg Remix) | 2011 | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Twisted Love" (ATB)(Otto Knows Remix) | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Kick Out the Epic Motherfucker" (Dada Life)(Otto Knows Remix) | 2012 | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Starlight (Could You Be Mine)" (Don Diablo)(Otto Knows Remix) | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Lies" (Burns)(Otto Knows Remix) | 36 | 68 | 32 | ||||||||||
"Can't Stop Drinking About You" (Otto Knows vsBebe Rexha) | 2014 | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Din tid kommer" (Håkan Hellström)(Otto Knows Remix) | 2016 | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Without You" (Avicii)(Otto Knows Remix) | 2017 | — | — | 32 | |||||||||
"—" denotes a song that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |