Peter La Bonté

German pop singer, born 5 June 1951 in Munich. In 1963 he became a member of the young boys choir ensemble Regensburger Domspatzen. He studied advertising art and since 1974 he played drums and sang in various Munich rock groups such as M.P.A., Sonnenschiff, Number 9 (2). 1978 first big success as singer and leader of the reggae/new wave formation The Nighthawks (2), who were instrumental in the breakthrough of the reggae/ska wave in Germany. In 1981 he separated from the group and founded the project Za Za in 1982.