Andreas Frege
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andreas Frege |
| Born |
22 June 1962 Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Genres | Punk rock, hard rock, heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Associated acts | Die Toten Hosen, ZK, Juanes, Bad Religion, Bob Geldof, Bono, The Ramones, Green Day, Los Violadores, Desorden Público, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, Marteria, Band Aid 30 |
Campino (born Andreas Frege, 22 June 1962) is a German singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as the lead vocalist of Die Toten Hosen, a German punk rock band.
Campino was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, and is a descendant of the Frege family who owned the in Leipzig. His grandfather Ludwig Frege was the president of the Federal Administrative Court of Germany. He grew up as the son of a judge and a teacher. His mother was English, and raised her children to be bilingual. He has five siblings including his older brother John, who introduced him to punk music.
At the age of two he moved with his parents to Mettmann, near Düsseldorf, Germany. Campino went to the Humboldt-Gymnasium secondary school in Düsseldorf. He had to repeat two school years, which put him in a class with Michael Breitkopf, with whom he founded Die Toten Hosen. Both finished secondary school in 1983. Campino did eight months military service in the Bundeswehr while his application for recognition as a conscientious objector was being processed, after which he was transferred to civilian duties within a psychiatric ward in Düsseldorf, together with friend Michael Breitkopf. From 1978 to 1982 he was the singer for the band ZK, and later founded Die Toten Hosen with Andreas von Holst, Michael Breitkopf, Andreas Meurer, Trini Trimpop and Walter November. In their early years Die Toten Hosen are said to have played at small gatherings for just a crate of beer.
He and the other band members are fans of soccer club Fortuna Düsseldorf. The band sponsored the team between 2001 and 2003. Campino also follows Liverpool F.C. and broke his foot when kicking a garbage can in frustration at a Liverpool loss. The band frequently sponsor social projects, which have included helping kids with homework, campaigning against racism in sport and helping asylum seekers afford legal representation. Campino has a son with Polish actress Karina Krawczyk.
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