Hans Peter Geerdes (born 16 March 1964), professionally known by his stage name H. P. Baxxter, is a German musician who is best known as the lead vocalist of the German

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band Scooter. He founded Scooter with his friend

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in 1993.

Early life

After completing high school, Baxxter moved to

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in hopes of securing an apprenticeship. When he was unable to, he enrolled to study law at the local university, but only attended infrequently and dropped out soon after. In place of his studies, Baxxter job-hopped and played in a

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band. Eventually, he moved to

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where he worked at a

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Music career

In 1987, Baxxter started the band

Celebrate the Nun Celebrate the Nun was a German synth-pop band founded by H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Britt Maxime (sister of H.P.) and Slin Tompson (Nils Enghusen, formerly with The P.O.X.) in 1985. Biography The band released its first album ''Meanwhile'' ...

, together with Rick J. Jordan and Baxxter's sister Britt Maxime. Their single "

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" 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 "She's a Secretary" is a song by the German synthpop band Celebrate the Nun, released in 1990 as the third single from their 1989 debut album ''Meanwhile''. The song peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard charts#Dance, ''Billboard'' Dance Play Chart o ...

"/"Strange" reached No. 12 on Dance/Club Play chart on 8 December of the same year. In 1993, former Celebrate the Nun members joined Baxxter's cousin Orion (Ferris Bueller) to form a remix team known as The Loop, which ceased in 1998. In December 1993, Baxxter, along with Celebrate the Nun member Rick J. Jordan and Baxxter's cousin and The Loop member Ferris Bueller, formed the group Scooter. Baxxter joined

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, Jeanette Biedermann, Sylvia Kollek and Tobias Künzel on the German jury for Eurovision Song Contest 2009. In 2010, he was announced to be the official German representative for the

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. Baxxter was one of the judges on the German version of the ''X Factor'' in season 3. Baxxter is still active, including live performances such as Parookaville.

Personal life

Baxxter is an automotive enthusiast. Many music videos for Scooter include old models, such as a 1961 Jaguar Mark 2 and a 1973 Jaguar E-Type V12. He owns and collects many old British cars. He is an

Anglophile An Anglophile is a person who admires or loves England, its people, its culture, its language, and/or its various accents. Etymology The word is derived from the Latin word ''Anglii'' and Ancient Greek word φίλος ''philos'', meaning "frien ...

, having grown up consuming English television and music, and claims to "have always liked the dignified English way of life". On 6 May 2006, he married his girlfriend Simone Mostert. In 2011, H. P. and Simone got divorced one day before ''The Stadium Techno Inferno'' tour. On the 7th of June 2024 H. P. announced that he married his girlfriend Sara, this is the 3rd time H. P. has been married.

Television

In 1998, he appeared in '' Alarm für Cobra 11'' in the episode "Tödlicher Ruhm" (Deadly Fame) as himself.

References

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