Peter J. Bellotte is a British

United Kingdom

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 songwriter

Songwriter

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 and record producer

Record producer

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, most famous for his
main body of work with Donna Summer

Donna Summer

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 alongside his partner Giorgio Moroder

Giorgio Moroder

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. Among his list of artists produced and written for are Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson

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, Elton John

Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

, Cliff Richard

Cliff Richard

Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....

, Shalamar

Shalamar

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, Tina Turner

Tina Turner

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, Mireille Mathieu

Mireille Mathieu

Mireille Mathieu is a French chanteuse, and pop singer. Hailed in the French press as the successor to Édith Piaf, she has achieved great commercial success, recording over 1200 songs in nine different languages, with more than 120 million records sold worldwide.-Childhood to early...

, The Three Degrees

The Three Degrees

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 and Melba Moore

Melba Moore

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.

His greatest success is "Hot Stuff

Hot Stuff (Donna Summer song)

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", which has been covered

Cover version

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 by numerous artists. This also applies to "I Feel Love

I Feel Love

"I Feel Love" is a song by Donna Summer, taken from her 1977 concept album I Remember Yesterday.The song constituted the "future" segment of the album, which represented a stylistic progress through time...

" and "Love to Love You Baby

Love to Love You Baby (song)

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".

On 20 September 2004 Bellotte was honoured at the Dance Music Hall of Fame

Dance Music Hall of Fame

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 ceremony, held in New York

New York City

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, where he was inducted for his many outstanding achievements and contributions as producer and songwriter.

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