Campino (singer)

Andreas Frege (born 22 June 1962), known professionally as Campino, is a German-British singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Die Toten Hosen, a German punk rock band.

He had to repeat two school years, which put him in a class with Michael Breitkopf, with whom he founded Die Toten Hosen.

NDR television made a documentary of his life and beliefs that they screened within their weekly 'Gott und die Welt' (God and the world) show in 2001.

In 1994 German magazine Der Spiegel printed his interview with then Youth Minister Angela Merkel in which he asked her about her experiences with drugs, alcohol and pop music.

In 1992, he played the lead role in the comedy Langer Samstag by Hanns Christian Müller, alongside Gisela Schneeberger, Dieter Pfaff, Ottfried Fischer, Jochen Busse and others.

'The Beggar's Opera') from August to October 2006, with Gottfried John, Katrin Sass, Birgit Minichmayr and Maria Happel.

Campino has supported the Regine Hildebrandt School in Birkenwerder since December 2006 with special emphasis on campaigns against racism.

He played the lead role in Wim Wenders' movie Palermo Shooting (2008), which premiered in Germany on 20 November 2008.

Campino in 1987