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Haddaway is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Wolfram, C.C. Catch, Louis Armstrong and Stir It Up. Those roots explain a lot about how Haddaway arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Culture Beat, Ice MC, Real McCoy, Corona and Mr. President, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Danny Saucedo, Eminem, Kiesza, No Love and LL Cool J, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Haddaway, reaching back through Wolfram and forward to Danny Saucedo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Nestor Alexander Haddaway 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 connections
Haddaway grew out of Wolfram, C.C. Catch, Louis Armstrong and Stir It Up, shares an orbit with Culture Beat, Ice MC, Real McCoy and Corona, went on to shape Danny Saucedo, Eminem, Kiesza and No Love. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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