Pete Bellotte (born 1949) is a British songwriter and producer most famous for his main body of work work with Donna Summer alongside his partner Giorgio Moroder. Among his list of artists produced and written for are Janet Jackson, Elton John, Cliff Richard, and Melba Moore. His greatest success is 'Hot Stuff' which has been covered by numerous artists. This also applies to 'I Feel Love' and 'Love to Love You Baby'. Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines, on December 31, 1948) is a legendary American singer, songwriter, and artist, best known for a string of dance hits in the 1970s that earned her the title Queen of Disco and as one of the few disco-based artists to have longevity on... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb on 14 October 1940) is an English singer, actor and businessman. ... Melba Moore (born Melba Hill, 29 October 1945, in New York City) is an American R&B singer and actress. ... Hot Stuff may refer to: Hot Stuff the Little Devil, the Harvey Comics character Hot Stuff (Donna Summer song), a song on Donna Summers Bad Girls album Hot Stuff (Rolling Stones song), a song from The Rolling Stones Black and Blue album Hot Stuff (I Want You Back), the...
As disco began to rise up from US underground clubs, Munich-based Bellotte and Moroder added their own continental twist that would take it into every bar, radio station and supermarket.
Bellotte parted company with Summer in 1981 and Moroder in 1984, after the pair collaborated on a new soundtrack for Fritz Lang's Metropolis.
Nevertheless Bellotte has wide tastes in music and is currently most impressed by stylish US rock band The Killers.