H.P. Baxxter
H.P. Baxxter | |
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 H.P. Baxxter in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hans Peter Geerdes |
| Also known as | H.P. Baxxter, Dave |
| Born | March 16, 1964 Leer, West Germany |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, rapper, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1985-present |
Hans Peter Geerdes (born 16 March 1964) professionally known as H.P. Baxxter is a German musician, best known as the lead singer of German techno band Scooter, he founded Scooter with this best friend Rick J. Jordan in 1993.[1]
Early life
After completing high school, Baxxter moved to Hanover hoping to secure an apprenticeship. When he was unsuccessful, he started studying law at the local university before dropping out. Baxxter took on many jobs including playing in a synth-pop band. Eventually he moved to Hamburg, where he worked at a record label
Music career
In 1987, Baxxter started the band Celebrate The Nun with Rick J. Jordan and Baxxter's sister, Britt Maxime. Their single "Will You Be There" from the album Meanwhile reached No. 2 on the Autobahn Dance/Club Play chart on 23 June 1990, and the single "She's a Secretary"/"Strange" reached No. 12 on the Dance/Club Play chart on 8 December that year. [2]
In 1993, H.P. and Rick J. Jordan joined with Baxxter’s cousin Sören (Ferris Bueller) to form a remix group called The Loop, which continued until 1998 when Bueller left the band.
In 1993, Baxxter along with Rick J. Jordan and Ferris Bueller formed Scooter.
Baxxter served as a judge on the German version of The X Factor in season 3.[3]
Personal life
Baxxter is an Anglophile, he grew up listening to British music and British television.
He’s also an automotive enthusiast, in some Scooter music videos it features old-fashioned cars, including 1961 Jaguar Mark 2 and a 1973 Jaguar E-Type V12.
Baxxter married his girlfriend Simone Mostert, this was his second marriage, but little known as his first, Him and Mostert divorced one day before The Stadium Techno Inferno Tour in 2011.
- ↑ https://equipboard.com/band/scooter.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|url-status=Live(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.billboard.com/artist/298845/celebrate-nun/chart.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "X Factor 2012, Scooter frontman H.P. Baxxter". 2012.