Babydaddy

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Babydaddy
Background information
Birth name	Scott Hoffman
Born	(1976-09-01) September 1, 1976 Houston, Texas, United States
Genres	Glam rock, alternative, pop
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Bass guitar, keyboards and piano, saxophone, guitar, vocals, banjo, melodica
Years active	1999–present
Associated acts	Scissor Sisters

Scott Hoffman (born September 1, 1976), known by his stage name Babydaddy, is an American musician and the Ivor Novello Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, backing vocalist and lyricist for the U.S. glam rock band, Scissor Sisters. He is the brother of television personality Ben Hoffman, who co-hosts InfoMania on the Current TV cable network and The Ben Show on Comedy Central.

Early life and education

Born in Houston, Texas to a Jewish family, Hoffman lived most of his childhood in Lexington, Kentucky, attending Henry Clay High School. He attended Columbia University, where he studied writing and music production, and subsequently worked in the field of dance music.

Career

He had previously met Jake Shears—then still known as Jason Sellards—through a childhood friend, and Hoffman asked Shears to provide vocals for his tracks. When Hoffman moved to New York to study writing at Columbia, the duo officially joined forces and took stage names to become the first two members of Scissor Sisters in 2001. At the time, the band was just a combination of Babydaddy's music and Shears's vocal and visual performances. The band logo was designed by Babydaddy.

Since then, the band has grown and recruited further members, in the process expanding its original musical style to cover the rock, disco and dance music genres.

Babydaddy plays a number of instruments including keyboards, guitar, bass and banjo; he and Shears are the main lyricists for the band. The two also wrote the hit single "I Believe in You" for Kylie Minogue, as well as the title track from her documentary White Diamond. Babydaddy has also co-produced with other artists including Tiga and Xavier and has produced remixes (alongside Jake Shears under the Scissor Sisters moniker) for Pet Shop Boys, The Ones and Blondie.

In 2010, Babydaddy remixed disco icon Amanda Lear's single "I'm Coming Up".

Personal life

Babydaddy is gay.^[1] He is the younger brother of comedian Ben Hoffman.

Sources

↑ Gareth McLean (September 25, 2004). "Sisters under the skin". The Guardian. Retrieved January 23, 2013.

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Studio albums	Scissor Sisters Ta-Dah Night Work Magic Hour

Extended plays	Remixed! iTunes Festival: London 2010

Demo albums	K-Mart Disco

Singles	"Electrobix" "Laura" "Comfortably Numb" "Take Your Mama" "Mary" "Filthy/Gorgeous" "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" "Land of a Thousand Words" "She's My Man" "Kiss You Off" "Fire with Fire" "Any Which Way" "Invisible Light" "Shady Love" "Only the Horses" "Baby Come Home" "Let's Have a Kiki"

DVDs	We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You Hurrah! A Year of Ta-Dah

Related articles	Awards and nominations Discography Songs

Persondata
Name	Babydaddy
Alternative names
Short description	vocalist and lyricist
Date of birth	September 1, 1976
Place of birth	Houston, Texas, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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