Years active 1979–1983 Past members Jan Fraeyman Origin Antwerp, Belgium (1979) Albums Het beste van Scooter | Labels Ariola Active until 1983 Members Piet van den Heuvel Genres Rock music, Pop music | |
Similar The Bet, Won Ton Ton, VASSY, The Scabs, De Kreuners | ||
Scooter was a Belgian pop band from Antwerp, that started in 1979 as Scooter on the Road. In 1981, they released the singles "Tattoo Turkey" and "Peppermint Girl". Due to guitarist Jan Fraeyman suffering from terminal illness he was replaced by Bert Decorte (from The Misters). Sadly, shortly after the release of their debut album One by One (1981), guitarist Jan Fraeyman died.
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Scooter scored a megahit in Belgium ‘You (don’t want to be number one’) and won the Summerhit of 1981 award, an annual prize awarded by the Flemish broadcaster Radio 2.
The album “One by One” was produced by the drummer of the band, Herwig Duchateau, who was later successful as the producer of bands like The Bet, Schmutz, Won Ton Ton, The Machines, e.a.).
Scooter, now with guitarist Jan Verheyen after Bert Decorte left the band, released two more albums: Charm and Oblivion with American sounding songs like "Will I Ever Recover From You" (1982), "Stand Out" (1982) and "Minute by minute" (1983). In 1982, shortly after the release of Charm, keyboard player Pit Verlinde left the band.
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Red Ruby LipsHet beste van Scooter · 1997
Tattoo TurkeyHet beste van Scooter · 1997
Hello… Good to Be Back