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Infobox musical artist| name = Haddaway| image = Haddaway 08-2004.jpg| alt =| caption = Haddaway in 2004| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Nestor Alexander Haddaway| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1965|1|9| birth_place = Port of Spain , Trinidad | death_date =| death_place =| origin = Maryland City, Maryland , U.S.A.| instrument =| genre = Dance music|Dance , electropop , Electronic music|electronic , Pop music|pop | occupation = Musician | years_active = 1992present| label = Arista Records|Arista Coconut Records|Coconut Razor & Tie|Razor and Tie | associated_acts =| website =| notable_instruments =| signature = Haddaway.svg Nestor Alexander Haddaway (born January 9, 1965, better known by his stage name Haddaway , is a Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidadian - Germany|German singing|singer .cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/haddaway-p83198|title=Allmusic: Haddaway (Biography)|publisher= Allmusic |accessdate=2011-08-13cite book |url= http://books.google.com/books? id=NQgEAAAAMBAJ& pg=PA58& dq=Haddaway+from+Germany#v=onepage& q=Haddaway%20from%20Germany& f=false|title=Casebook: Haddaway |publisher= Billboard magazine |accessdate=2011-08-13|date=1994-03-26 He is most famous for his worldwide 1993 hit single|hit , " What Is Love (song)|What Is Love ".
Early life
The son of a Netherlands|Dutch oceanographer and a Trinidadian nurse , Haddaway moved from Trinidad to Europe in the early 1970s with his father when his parents separated.Citation needed|date=August 2011 After spending his formative years at boarding school , he moved to the United States to be with his mother.
He attended Eisenhower Junior High and Laurel High School in Laurel, Maryland, ultimately graduating from Meade Senior High School in 1983. While at Meade, he was very active in the school's jazz, marching, symphonic, and stage bands.
Discovering a love for music, Haddaway performed small engagements with a cover band called "Chance" while he studied political science and history at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. http://en.haddaway.de/cms.php? id=Bio1 Haddaway Biographie
In 1989, then aged 24, Haddaway returned to Europe and settled in Cologne , Germany , where he started playing American football for the Cologne Crocodiles in the German Football League , as well as working as a choreographer , selling carpets and making music in his spare time.
Musical career
Haddaway's break came in 1992 when he was signed by German label Coconut Records. His first single " What Is Love (Haddaway song)|What Is Love " rapidly became popular across Europe, reaching number 2 in Germany and in the United Kingdom . In Germany, the single sold 900,000 copies, in the UK, it was certified Gold for shipment of 400,000 units.cite web |url= http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx|title=BPI: Certified Awards Search |publisher= British Phonographic Industry |accessdate=2011-08-13 It later reached number 11 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot 100 . By the beginning of 1994, worldwide sales of "What Is Love" had already reached 2.6 million.
His second single " Life (Haddaway song)|Life " hit number 2 in Germany, number 6 in the UK and number 41 in the USA, and its worldwide sales had reached 1.5 million by 1994. The follow-up singles " I Miss You (Haddaway song)|I Miss You " and " Rock My Heart " were also top 10 smashes across Europe and established him as a successful Eurodance artist. His first LP Haddaway (album)|The Album was also a multi-million seller which reached Platinum status in Germany for shipments of 500,000,cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Haddaway|accessdate=2011-08-13 and Gold in the UK and France for shipment of 100,000 respectively.cite web |url= http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259165.xml? year=1995& type=8|title=Les certifications: Certifications Albums Or - annιe 1995|publisher=Disque en France|accessdate=2011-08-13
In 1995, he released his second album The Drive (album)|The Drive , which spawned the UK top 20 hit " Fly Away (Haddaway song)|Fly Away ", as well as " Catch a Fire (song)|Catch a Fire " and "Lover Be Thy Name".
Subsequent albums are more soulful, but since 1998, Haddaway has struggled to repeat the mainstream commercial success of his early hits.
Haddaway appeared on the Comeback reality television show in Germany in 2004. He appeared on a similar UK show, Hit Me Baby One More Time , in 2005 and subsequently appeared on the U.S. version. This exposure led to him scoring a moderate chart hit in Germany with the ballad "Spaceman".
"What Is Love" enjoyed a resurge in popularity as the theme music for the head bobbing, nightclubbing addicted Butabi brothers ( Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan ) on Saturday Night Live and the subsequent film A Night at the Roxbury . The song was also featured in a 2008 PEPSI commercial (for diet Pepsi Max) which parodied the Leitmotif and included several stars including LL Cool J , Missy Elliot , and Busta Rhymes , but not Haddaway. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=qX86SPRGkTY YouTube "
Personal life
Haddaway now lives in Kitzbόhel , Austria , and he also has a home in Cologne , Germany .cite web|title=Biography for Haddaway|url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1658362/bio|accessdate=5 September 2011
Discography
Studio albums
Title
Details
Peak chart positions
Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
IFPI|AUT : Goldcite web |url= http://www.ifpi.at/? section=goldplatin|title=IFPI Austria:Gold und Platin|publisher= IFPI Austria|accessdate=2011-08-13
Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland|FIN : Goldcite web |url= http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/haddaway|title=Tilastot: Haddaway|publisher= Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland |accessdate=2011-08-13
IFPI|NOR : Goldcite web |url= http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_trofe.htm|title=IFPI Norsk Platebransje|publisher= IFPI Norway|accessdate=2011-08-13
Swedish Recording Industry Association|SWE : Goldcite web |url= http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf|title=Swedish certifications 1987-1998|publisher= Allmusic |accessdate=2011-08-13
IFPI|SWI : Platinumcite web |url= http://hitparade.ch/search_certifications.asp? search=Haddaway|title=Hitparade.ch: Suche nach: Haddaway|publisher= Swiss Music Charts|Schweize Hitparade |accessdate=2011-08-13
British Phonographic Industry|UK : Gold
The Drive
Release date: 26 June 1995
Label: Arista Records
Formats: CD, cassette
Let's Do It Now
Release date: 28 December 1999
Label: Arista Records
Formats: CD, cassette
My Face
Release date: 3 September 2001
Label: Arista Records
Formats: CD, cassette
Love Makes
Release date: 2 July 2002
Label: ZXY Music
Formats: CD, cassette
Pop Splits
Release date: 18 July 2005
Label: Coconut Records
Formats: CD, music download
"" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums
Title
Details
All the Best: His Greatest Hits
Release date: 10 April 2001
Label: Sony BMG
Formats: CD, cassette
Best of Haddaway: What Is Love
Release date: 5 January 2004
Label: BMG Special Products
Formats: CD, music download
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
Album
GER cite web
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FIN cite book
FRA cite web
NL cite web
SWE cite web
SWI cite web
UK
US cite web
US Dance cite web
1993
2
12
1
1
1
2
1
2
11
9
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Bundesverband Musikindustrie|GER : 3x Goldcite web|url= http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch|title=Musik Industrie - German Gold & Platinum certifications|publisher= Bundesverband Musikindustrie |accessdate=3 June 2011
British Phonographic Industry|UK : Goldcite web|url= http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx|title=BPI Searchable Database|publisher= British Phonographic Industry |accessdate=3 June 2011
Recording Industry Association of America|US : Goldcite web|url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database|title=RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America - Searchable Database|publisher= Recording Industry Association of America |accessdate=3 June 2011
Haddaway
Life "
GER: Platinum
I Miss You "
1994
10
83
4
11
17
17
10
9
1995
25
16
1
23
10
14
14
20
The Drive
Catch a Fire "
"Lover Be Thy Name"
1997
''Let's Do It Now
1998
93
"You're Taking My Heart"
2001
Love Makes
2002
81
2003
51
49
100
92
Non-album song
2005
67
Pop Splits
2007
Non-album songs
2008
2009
60
37
5
49
2010
"" denotes releases that did not chart
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.haddawaymusic.com Official site
Haddaway Persondata | NAME = Haddaway | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 9 January 1965 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Trinidad | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:Eurodance musicians Category:George Washington University alumni Category:Trinidad and Tobago emigrants Category:Trinidad and Tobago expatriates in the United States Category:Trinidad and Tobago musicians Category:American house musicians Category:Musicians from Maryland
