Peter John Bellotte was born on 28 August 1943 and is a British songwriter, record producer and author most noted for his work in the 1970s with Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer.
13 Facts About Pete Bellotte
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Pete Bellotte learned guitar in his early teens, and joined a local group the Linda Laine and the Sinners as a guitarist, becoming a professional in 1962.
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In Hamburg they encountered another English band, Bluesology, and Pete Bellotte became friends with their keyboard player, Reg Dwight who changed his name later to Elton John.
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Pete Bellotte had become fluent in German, and wanted to become involved in record production.
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Pete Bellotte moved to Munich and became an assistant to Italian musician Giorgio Moroder, who was performing in Germany as a pop singer, Giorgio.
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In 1971, Pete Bellotte wrote the lyrics for Moroder's song, "Son of my Father", which became a number 1 hit in UK for Chicory Tip.
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Moroder and Pete Bellotte began to work with American singer Donna Summer who had married an Austrian actor and lived in Germany, and they wrote and produced several hits in Europe for her.
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Pete Bellotte produced and wrote several tracks on Elton John's 1979 album Victim of Love.
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Pete Bellotte worked with Janet Jackson, Cliff Richard, Shalamar, Tina Turner, Mireille Mathieu, The Three Degrees, and Melba Moore.
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Pete Bellotte won numerous worldwide music industry awards, including Producer of the Year in the US for 1978 and 1979.
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Pete Bellotte moved back to Britain, and since 1993 has lived at Northchapel in West Sussex.
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Pete Bellotte is a leading collector of the writings and art of Mervyn Peake and has written on this subject in various periodicals.
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In September 2004 Pete Bellotte was honoured at the Dance Music Hall of Fame ceremony, held in New York; he was inducted there for many achievements and contributions as a producer and songwriter.