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Haddaway
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Nestor Alexander Haddaway (born 9 January 1965) is a Trinidadian-American singer and songwriter, long based in Germany. He is best known for his 1993 hit single "What Is Love", which reached number 1 in 13 countries.
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Haddaway, born Nestor Alexander Haddaway on January 9, 1965, in Port of Spain, is a male singer, musician, and composer. He holds citizenship in Germany and Trinidad and Tobago. His musical career began in 1992, and he performs in the electronic dance music, eurodance, and pop genres. Haddaway has worked in Cologne and Kitzbühel, and his instrument is the voice. He is signed to Arista Records and speaks German.
He was educated at George Washington University. His professional work includes titles such as "A Little Something," "Cities to go," and "Where the river bends." Haddaway is also associated with the acting department.
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Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Nestor Alexander Haddaway (born 9 January 1965) is a Trinidadian-born German singer best known for his 1993 hit single "What Is Love", which reached number 1 in 13 countries. Haddaway was born in Trinidad and Tobago. His father was a marine biologist from Germany and his mother was a local nurse. His parents separated during the early 1970s and Haddaway first lived with his father in Europe,…
Known for
- HeidiFest — Self2025
- Das perfekte Promi-Dinner — Self2006
- Hit Me, Baby, One More Time — Self2005
- Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden — Self2004
- Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol2 — self2004
- TV total Wok-WM — Self2003
- Die ultimative Chartshow — Self2003
- Starnacht am Wörthersee — Self2000
- Volle Kanne — Self1999
- TV total — Self1999
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1965
Discography
- What Is Love1992
- Haddaway1993
- I Miss You1993
- Impossible1993
- Life1993
- What Is Love (Remixes)1993
- Rock My Heart1994
- Rock My Heart (Remix)1994
- Stir It Up1994
- Catch a Fire1995
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- Listeners
- 1,714,351
- Total plays
- 12,503,185
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Haddaway (born Nestor Alexander Haddaway on January 9, 1965 in Trinidad) is a Eurodance/House musician. Born into a local family, his mother was a local nurse, and his father, a Dutch oceanographer. He completed a doctorate in political science and history from George Washington University in Washington DC, before moving to Cologne, Germany, in 1989. He presently lives in Kitzbühel, Austria. Haddaway's biggest hit, "What Is Love," became very popular across Europe (reaching #2 in the UK), North
Key facts
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- Haddaway
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- Haddaway in 2019
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Nestor Alexander Haddaway
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- Musical artist.genre
- Eurodance
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1987–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Place of birth
- Port of Spain
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- German
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Arista Records
- Official website
- haddaway.eu
- Image
- ColognePride 2019-Sonntag-Hauptbühne-2038-Haddaway und Dinah Nah--9180.jpg
- Work location
- Kitzbühel
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- date of birth
- 1965-01-09
- Commons category
- Haddaway
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- social media followers
- 2382
- name in native language
- Haddaway
- birth name
- Nestor Alexander Haddaway
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Haddaway, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Compilation albums
- Singles
- Notes
- References
- External links
Nestor Alexander Haddaway (born 9 January 1965) is a Trinidadian-American singer and songwriter, long based in Germany. He is best known for his 1993 hit single "What Is Love", which reached number 1 in 13 countries.
==Early life== Haddaway was born in Trinidad and Tobago. His father was a marine biologist from Germany and his mother was a local nurse. His parents separated during the early 1970s and Haddaway first lived with his father in Europe, then with his mother in America. He was raised in Chicago and relocated to the Washington, DC metropolitan area at the age of 9. Listening to Louis Armstrong encouraged Haddaway to learn how to play trumpet at the age of 14. He attended Meade Senior High School in Fort Meade, Maryland, where he was a member of the marching band, which resulted eventually in him forming his first group, Chances. In 1987, Haddaway enrolled in medical school, but quit due to lack of excitement and relocated to Cologne, West Germany, where he mostly worked in taverns. Later, he formed his own company named Energy, which was involved in organizing fashion shows and photo shoots.
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