In 1999, Petszokat married former Unter uns actress Tatiani Katrantzi. They have a son together, Ilias (born February 1999). The couple separated in November 2007 and divorced in 2009. Since 2009, he has been in a relationship with his new partner, former figure skater Pauline Schubert, whom he married on August 7, 2014. The two own a delicatessen store for dogs in Cologne's Südstadt. Schubert underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor in early 2020.
Television
He achieved his first successes as an actor starting in 1996 in the daily soap opera Alle zusammen – jeder für sich, which aired on RTL II. Through his role as Ricky Marquart in the RTL series Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten, which he played from 1998 to 1999, he quickly became a heartthrob. In 2002, Petszokat founded the internet platform 23HeadZtorms GmbH in Berlin. In 2003, he played a leading role in the German film Motown and was a jury member on the ZDF casting show Die deutsche Stimme 2003.
From March 2, 2004, to March 1, 2005, Petszokat, alongside Ruth Moschner and Christian Möllmann, co-hosted the fifth season of Big Brother. He also co-hosted the sixth season starting from March 1, 2005, alongside Ruth Moschner and Jochen Bendel, replacing Möllmann. From June 6, 2005, he co-hosted the Big Brother village weekly show with Bendel, replacing Moschner, who left the show at her own request.
From March to August 2006, Petszokat hosted the daily game show 5 gegen 5 on the private broadcaster RTL II, succeeding the long-running successful family duel on RTL. In the fall of 2006, Petszokat moved to the private broadcaster ProSieben, where he participated in the ice skating show Stars auf Eis and won with his partner Kati Winkler. He also appeared on the comedy show Gott sei dank … dass Sie da sind! and hosted the finals of the fifth and sixth seasons of the casting show Popstars.
From January to March 2007, he co-hosted the ProSieben game show marathon with Oliver Pocher. In October 2007, he participated in the ProSieben show Das große Promi-Pilgern alongside Katy Karrenbauer, Charlotte Engelhardt, Ingo Naujoks, and Claude-Oliver Rudolph. From December 2007, Petszokat co-hosted the second season of the ProSieben show Stars auf Eis with Katarina Witt and Charlotte Engelhardt. In 2008, he appeared alongside Jeanette Biedermann on ProSieben in the funny movie Dörte's Dancing. From September 9, 2008, he co-hosted the show Singing Bee with Senna Guemmour, which was also broadcast on ProSieben but was discontinued in November 2008 due to poor ratings.
On April 11, 2010, he appeared on the VOX show Das perfekte Promi-Dinner alongside Benjamin Boyce, Yvonne de Bark, and Kelly Trump. In August 2010, he got a tattoo on the RTL II show "Tattoo Attack - Stars stechen zu". From October 2010 to September 2011, Petszokat played a leading role in the daily soap opera Hand aufs Herz, which aired on Sat.1 and sixx. Since 2016, he has appeared in the telenovela "Rote Rosen" as dance instructor René Siegel. In September of the same year, he became a brand ambassador for Family TV with his song "Wie früher".
In spring 2019, Petszokat hosted thirteen episodes of the ARD upcycling show Hallo Schatz – Vom Plunder zum Prachtstück. From October 13, 2019, until the end of the year, he worked as a reporter for the WDR show Tiere suchen ein Zuhause, and since early 2020, he has been a co-host there. In January 2022, Petszokat participated as the "Monkey" in the ProSieben show The Masked Dancer and won.
Theater
From February 1, 2013, he played the confused Kjell Bjarne in "Elling – Zwei gegen den Rest der Welt" at the Comödie Dresden. He performed alongside Miriam Pielhau, Tobias Schenke, and Christian Kühn until the end of April 2013 at the Dresden theater.
Music
In the summer of 1997, he released his first single, a cover version of the song "Liebe machen" by the hip-hop duo Vereinigte Arroganz. His second single, "Eivissa," recorded with the group Paradise Love Squad, reached number 32 in Germany and remained in the charts for a total of nine weeks.
After becoming one of the stars of Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten, he released his third single in the fall of 1998 with co-singer Tina Frank, a rapped cover version of the hit "Flugzeuge im Bauch" by Herbert Grönemeyer from 1984. The single reached the top position in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In Germany, it received a triple platinum record for over 1.5 million units sold. Until 2017, "Flugzeuge im Bauch" by Oli P. was the best-selling German-language single since 1975. For this success, Petszokat was awarded the Echo Pop German Music Award in 1999 for the most successful national rock/pop single. The follow-up single, "I Wish," reached number two on the charts.
His second number-one hit was achieved in the fall of 1999 with a cover version of the song "So bist du," sung with Naima, which Peter Maffay had also reached number one with in the charts in 1979. In 2000, Petszokat was heard with rap inserts in the song "Immer noch" by Jeanette Biedermann.
In April 2011, Petszokat made his debut at the Bierkönig in Mallorca. On August 15 of the same year, he performed for the first time at the cult discotheque Oberbayern. Since then, the singer, popular with Ballermann vacationers, has had regular performances at these venues. At the end of 2017, he went on a concert tour with Mia Julia throughout Germany. In July 2023, the eighth studio album "Hey Freiheit – Das Album" was released. It is Petszokat's third top-10 album and his highest-charting album in Germany. Additionally, it reached the charts in Austria and Switzerland for the first time since 1999.
Don't Leave Me
Oli P. Lyrics
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Ich sah dich mit dem Typen, ich dacht‘ du machst ihn an
Wir wollten tanzen geh‘n, ‘n paar Freunde seh'n, mal wieder ein paar Runden dreh'n
Wir ahnten nicht, es war die Nacht, wo alles wird zu Ende geh'n
Wir haben uns gestritten uns gesagt alles ist aus
Es tat mir so leid ich wollt‘ zurück mit dir nach Haus
Wir hatten beide viel getrunken, trotzdem bist du weggefahr'n
Ich bin dir hinterhergerannt, um dir zu sagen:
Verlass mich nicht
Don't leave me now (Verlass mich nicht)
Please don't leave me now (Bleib hier bei mir)
Don't laeve me now
Let's try to work it out somehow (Verlass mich nicht)
Don't leave me now (Lass uns nochmal reden)
Please don't leave me now
Don't leave me now
Let's try to work it out somehow
Ich hab zu Haus auf dich gewartet, uns're Wohnung leer und still
Ich bin eingepennt, vom Telefon geweckt, das Klingeln laut und schrill
Sie haben dich gefunden, an der Straße schwer verletzt
Mein Auto brauchte Stunden, bin ins Krankenhaus gehetzt
Du darfst mich nicht verlassen, geh nicht weg, bleib hier bei mir
Nimm meine Hand, ich halt dich fest, ich bin doch bei dir
Lebe, lass es nicht zu Ende geh'n, sei stark und kämpfe
Und tu's für dich, tu's für mich und verlass mich nicht.
Verlass mich nicht
Don't leave me now (Don't leave me now)
Please don't leave me now (Don't leave me now)
Don't leave me now
Let's try to work it out somehow (Verlass mich nicht)
Don't leave me now (Bleib hier bei mir)
Please don't leave me now (Don't leave me now)
Don't leave me now
Let's try to work it out somehow
Cause if you leave me now
And leave my in this world
To live my life here all alone
And now I cannot live without you by my side
So hold my hand and stay
My love don't go away
Don't leave me now (Bleib hier bei mir)
Please don't leave me now (Verlass mich nicht)
Don't leave me now
Let's try to work it out somehow (Verlass mich nicht)
Don't leave me now (Lass uns nochmal reden)
Please don't leave me now
Don't leave me now (Bleib hier bei mir)
Let's try to work it out somehow
Don't leave me now
Verlass mich nicht
Don't leave me now
The song "Don't Leave Me" by Oli P. is about a couple who were out dancing with friends one night, but got into an argument. The singer saw his partner talking with someone else and got jealous, but they eventually made up and left the club together. However, they were both drunk, and the partner decided to leave the singer, who followed them to tell them not to go. The next morning, the singer woke up to an empty and quiet apartment, and later found out that the partner had been found badly injured on the street. The song is a plea for the partner not to leave the singer, both in terms of their relationship and their life.
Line by Line Meaning
Ich weiß nicht, wie es anfing, wie unser Streit begann
I don't know how it started or how our argument began
Ich sah dich mit dem Typen, ich dacht‘ du machst ihn an
I saw you with the guy and thought you were hitting on him
Wir wollten tanzen geh‘n, ‘n paar Freunde seh'n, mal wieder ein paar Runden dreh'n
We wanted to go dancing, see some friends, and spin around a few times
Wir ahnten nicht, es war die Nacht, wo alles wird zu Ende geh'n
We didn't realize it was the night where everything would come to an end
Wir haben uns gestritten uns gesagt alles ist aus
We argued and said everything was over
Es tat mir so leid ich wollt‘ zurück mit dir nach Haus
I felt so sorry and wanted to go back home with you
Wir hatten beide viel getrunken, trotzdem bist du weggefahr'n
We had both been drinking a lot, but you still drove away
Ich bin dir hinterhergerannt, um dir zu sagen:
I ran after you to tell you:
Don't leave me
Don't leave me
Ich hab zu Haus auf dich gewartet, uns're Wohnung leer und still
I waited for you at home, our apartment empty and quiet
Ich bin eingepennt, vom Telefon geweckt, das Klingeln laut und schrill
I fell asleep, woken up by the loud, shrill ringing of the phone
Sie haben dich gefunden, an der Straße schwer verletzt
They found you on the street seriously injured
Mein Auto brauchte Stunden, bin ins Krankenhaus gehetzt
It took hours for my car to get there, I rushed to the hospital
Du darfst mich nicht verlassen, geh nicht weg, bleib hier bei mir
You can't leave me, don't go away, stay here with me
Nimm meine Hand, ich halt dich fest, ich bin doch bei dir
Take my hand, I'll hold you tight, I'm right here with you
Lebe, lass es nicht zu Ende geh'n, sei stark und kämpfe
Live, don't let it all end, be strong and fight
Und tu's für dich, tu's für mich und verlass mich nicht.
Do it for yourself, do it for me and don't leave me.
Cause if you leave me now
Cause if you leave me now
And leave my in this world
And leave me alone in this world
To live my life here all alone
To live my life here all alone
And now I cannot live without you by my side
And now I can't live without you by my side
So hold my hand and stay
So hold my hand and stay
My love don't go away
My love, don't go away
Don't leave me now
Don't leave me now
Contributed by Madelyn O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Eiskugel238
Wer hört es noch 2024? 😊
@heikoBottrop
Der Witz ist wer kann jede Zeile
@chrisnowak8340
Selbst 2024 wird es noch Gehört
@Aussteigerwerden
Da bekomme ich mega die Sehnsucht nach der guten alten Zeit. Heutzutage ist nur noch die Hölle.
@mattbrody4990
Einer der wichtigsten Songs der 90er.
Hab ihn damals als Kind gehört und auch heute gehört er noch dazu.
Danke Olli✌️
@Aussteigerwerden
Wunderschönes Lied. Leider gibt es heutzutage keine Liebe mehr, sondern nur noch Hass.
@stefaniegoerlach
Gibt zu viel Hass ja, aber keine Liebe find ich falsch. Bekommst du keine Liebe?
@Kevin-it1fp
Also sollte es in deiner Umgebung nur Hass geben solltest du dir mal Gedanken machen
@stefaniegoerlach
@@Kevin-it1fp finde ich auch
@JohannaReichl
Hört das noch wer 2024 🎉