Frank Peterson

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Frank Peterson is a German music producer known for his work with Enigma and artists such as Sarah Brightman and Gregorian.

Peterson was born on December 20, 1963, in Geesthacht, a suburb of Hamburg. As a child he taught himself how to play the piano and keyboard, going on to work in a music store. It was here that he met Michael Cretu and became lead keyboardist for Sandra, appearing prominently on her hit single Maria Magdalena.

He was a member of Sandra's band for a few more years, moving with the Cretus to Ibiza after a few years. While there he became involved with Cretu's new project, Enigma, under the pseudonym of F. Gregorian. Peterson contributed to their first album, MCMXC a.D., writing several tracks.

Peterson left the group in 1991 and pursued work on Gregorian, a musical project co-founded by Thomas Schwarz and Matthias Meissner. The female vocals for this album were provided by The Sisters of Oz - a duo composed of Birgit Freud and Susana Espelleta, who was married to Peterson at the time. Soon after, he met English soprano Sarah Brightman and collaborated with her on all her solo albums since Dive.

Gregorian was re-invented later on in his career as a group performing chant arrangements of popular songs. Peterson's inspiration, as he stated in an interview, was the approaching new millennium and its spiritual aspect. ^[1]

In 1997, Peterson collaborated with Israeli singer Ofra Haza, producing her lost album Ofra Haza. This album was very successful in Europe and the USA.

Other artists whom Peterson has worked with include Princessa, Violet, and Sinsual (the last two of which have CDs in the works).