"Nessaja" is a song written by Peter Maffay and Rolf Zuckowski from the musical Tabaluga released in 1983 on the album Tabaluga oder die Reise zur Vernunft. German band Scooter released a version as single on 8 April 2002. It features as a bonus track on the group's first live album, Encore: Live and Direct, and was the first Scooter single to feature newest member at that time Jay Frog. The pitch shifted female vocals are performed by Nicole Sukar. "Nessaja" became Scooter's first and only number-one single in Germany and reached number two in Austria, Norway, and Romania. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.
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Scooter is a German happy hardcore, rave and techno music band founded in Hamburg in 1993. To date, the band has sold over 30 million records and earned over 80 Gold and Platinum awards. Scooter is considered the most commercially successful German single-record act with 23 top ten hits. Since December 2022, the band is composed of lead vocalist H. P. Baxxter, musician/producer Marc Blou, DJ/producer Jay Frog and manager Jens Thele.
Scooter in late 2018: H. P. Baxxter (mic), Michael Simon (keyboards left), Etnik Zarari (keyboards right)
Scooter during 1st Chapter (1993–98). Left to right: Rick J. Jordan, Ferris Bueller, H. P. Baxxter.
Scooter circa 2000. Left to right: H. P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Axel Coon.
Scooter in 2004. Left to right: Jay Frog, H. P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan.