Haddaway is the stage name of Nestor Alexander Haddaway (born 9 January 1965 in Trinidad and Tobago), a singer-songwriter who has been based in Germany and Austria for most of his adult life. His 1993 debut single "What Is Love" reached number one in 13 countries, sold 2.6 million copies, and became a pop-culture fixture through Saturday Night Live's "Roxbury Guys" sketches and the 1998 film A Night at the Roxbury. The track crossed one billion Spotify streams in 2025, and in March 2026 Haddaway released his sixth studio album, The Sun.
Haddaway released his sixth studio album The Sun on March 17, 2026, with 13 tracks.
The single "What Is Love" surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, and Haddaway joined the Billions Club.
A remastered edition of the debut album The Album (originally 1993) was released by BMG Rights Management.
Haddaway released the single "Lift Your Head Up", the first preview of the then-upcoming album The Sun.
The song "What Is Love" was featured on the soundtrack of the new Netflix series Anthracite.
