Haddaway
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Haddaway (born Alexander Nestor Haddaway on January 9, 1965 in Trinidad) is a German eurodance and house musician. The son of a Dutch oceanographer and a local Trinidadian nurse, he grew up in Europe and the United States, and has since 1989 lived in Cologne in Germany.
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[edit] Career
Haddaway's biggest hit, "What Is Love", became very popular across Europe (reaching #2 in the UK) and North America after its 1993 release. Haddaway's only other major hit in North America was the second single from his self titled debut called "Life", which peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100, although his debut album spawned four major European hit singles: "Life", "Mama's House", "I Miss You", and "Rock My Heart". His 1995 sophomore album titled "The Drive" included two minor hits, but his later releases went by largely unnoticed. Only the hardcore club music junkies really appreciated this album. In 1998, Haddaway returned with his third album, "Let's Do It Again". This album again stepped further away from the soulful Eurodance songs he was known for in a favour of a more commercial mainstream dance sound. Although the songs were as good as any of his others, the music did not gel with music consumers and the album did not make the Pop charts or the Dance charts in North America. "Let's Do It Again" was a moderate success in Europe.
"What Is Love" has been re-mixed and re-released dozens of times. The track had a resurrection in popularity following a prominent role in a Saturday Night Live skit, which later became the 1998 film A Night at the Roxbury.
Haddaway appeared on the Comeback reality television show in Germany in 2003. He appeared on a similar UK show, Hit Me Baby One More Time, in 2005 and subsequently appeared on the U.S. version of that show.
In July 2005, he released a new single called "Spaceman" and album called Pop Splits in Germany where he has a very strong following of fans.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 1993 Haddaway - The Album
- 1995 The Drive
- 1998 Let's Do It Now
- 1999 All The Best His Greatest Hits
- 2001 My Face
- 2002 The Greatest Hits
- 2002 Love Makes
- 2005 Pop Splits
[edit] Singles
- 1993 What Is Love (IRL #1 /UK # 2 / DE # 2 / US # 11 / AUS #12)
- 1993 Life (UK # 6 / DE # 2 / US # 41 / AUS #34)
- 1993 I Miss You (UK # 9 / DE # 18 / AUS #43)
- 1994 Rock My Heart (UK # 9 / DE # 10 / AUS #83)
- 1995 Fly Away (UK # 20 / DE # 25)
- 1995 Catch A Fire (UK # 39 / DE # 38)
- 1995 Lover Be Thy Name (DE # 65)
- 1997 What About Me
- 1998 Who Do You Love (DE # 93)
- 1998 You're Taking My Heart
- 2001 Deep
- 2002 Love Makes (DE # 81)
- 2003 What Is Love Reloaded (DE # 51)
- 2005 Spaceman (DE # 67)
- 2005 Missionary Man
[edit] External link
- Official site (German, but an English version is available)
