Peter André
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| Birth name | Peter James André |
| Born | 27 February 1973 Harrow, London, England |
| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genre(s) | Pop, R&B, Reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter and Televison personality |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1992–present (singer), 2007–present (TV) |
| Associated acts | Katie André |
| Website | Peter Andre at MySpace [Official] |
Peter James Andrea (born 27 February 1973) is an Australian singer-songwriter and television personality. He currently produces music in the genres of pop, R&B and reggae. He was born in Harrow, London, England, but was raised in Australia, and is of Greek Cypriot descent. He lives in Ockley in Surrey, with his wife, glamour model Katie Price and their children.
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[edit] Music career
André was discovered on the Australian TV talent show New Faces in 1990. Australian music guru and Melodian Records boss Molly Meldrum was one of the judges on the show and signed André up after seeing him do a Bobby Brown impression. In 1992, the debut single "Gimme Little Sign" was released, eventually peaking at #3 and lasting 31 weeks on the official ARIA Charts. In 1993, a self-titled album charted well in Australia, while the singles "Funky Junky" and "Let's Get It On/Do You Wanna Dance?" reached the Australian Top 20, and "To The Top" provided an additional Top 50 performance. In 1993, "Gimme Little Sign" picked up an ARIA Award as the highest selling single of the year.
André first had a top 50 single in the UK called "Only One", which reached number #16, and then gained further success with the song "Mysterious Girl" (featuring Bubbler Ranx), which reached #2 in the UK singles chart and #8 in Australia. He then had a #1 album Natural, and two UK #1 singles "Flava", and "I Feel You". However, after attempting to transform into an R&B artist rather than pop and releasing a few more singles, his success waned, with his second album Time only reaching #28. In 1998 he released his last single (a cover of the song "Kiss the Girl" from Disney's The Little Mermaid) before being dropped by his music label, and taking a long break from the charts, to look after his young children.
He also appeared on the Childliners record The Gift Of Christmas alongside acts such as Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, E.Y.C., Sean Maguire, Deuce, Ultimate Kaos, Let Loose, East 17, MN8, Michelle Gayle, Dannii Minogue and many more.
During this period he journeyed to Cyprus, later appearing on the British reality TV series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, where he constantly flirted with model Jordan, real name Katie Price. He then re-released his breakthrough hit "Mysterious Girl" in 2004, finally reaching #1 eight years after the 1996 re-release of the song (it had been released once before in 1995). This marked six years since his last chart appearance. He released a follow-up song, "Insania", which reached #3 in the UK in June 2004. A new album, entitled The Long Road Back, was also released that month, however only reached #44. The next single from the album was "The Right Way", and featured Jordan in the video. This reached #14 in September 2004.
Recently André released a rendition of "A Whole New World" from the Disney animated film Aladdin, in which Jordan sings Jasmine's lyrics. The song has been panned by critics for Price's singing with one critic stating "when Jordan chimes in after a minute or so with her high-pitched,tune of voice."[1]
Recently on his reality show Katie & Peter: The Next Chapter Peter reveals he's working on a new solo album which he hopes will be an aspiration goal to be reached in 2008. Also revealed on the show Katie & Peter plan to start work on another joint album for charity due to the success of their first album A Whole New World.
[edit] Family
Born to Greek parents Savvas and Thea, André has four older brothers (Andrew, Chris, Danny, Michael) and one older sister (Debbie). André married Katie Price On 10 September 2005 at Highclere Castle, Berkshire, UK, becoming stepfather to Price's son, Harvey. André and Price became the parents of a baby boy, Junior Savva Andreas, on 13 June 2005. Their daughter, Princess Tiaamii [2], was born by Caesarean section on 29 June 2007.
[edit] Other
On 27 April 2007 it was reported in several newspapers in the UK that André had been diagnosed with meningitis.[3] During his stay in hospital a rumour that he had died started spreading around the internet, causing fans to contact his website and forcing André to issue a statement insisting that he was still alive.[4] He was discharged from hospital on 3 May 2007.[5]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | AUS | UK | Additional information |
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| 1993 | Peter Andre | 9 | NA | - |
| 1996 | Natural | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1997 | Time | NA | 28 | - |
| 2001 | The Greatest Hits | NA | NA | - |
| 2004 | The Long Road Back | NA | 44 | - |
| 2005 | The Platinum Collection | NA | NA | - |
| 2006 | A Whole New World | NA | 20 | - |
| 2008 | New Solo Album | NA | NA | - |
| 2008 | New Charity Album (With Katie Price) | NA | NA | - |
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| 1992 | "Drive Me Crazy" |
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| "Gimme Little Sign" |
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| 1993 | "Funky Junky" |
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| "Let's Get It On / Do You Wanna Dance?" |
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| 1994 | "To The Top" |
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| 1995 | "Turn It Up" |
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| "Mysterious Girl" (featuring Bubbler Ranx) |
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| 1996 | "Get Down On It" (featuring Past To Present) |
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| "Only One" |
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| "Flava" |
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| "I Feel You" |
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| 1997 | "Natural" |
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| "All About Us" |
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| 1998 | "All Night, All Right" (featuring Warren G) |
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| "Kiss The Girl" |
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| 2004 | "Mysterious Girl 2004" |
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| "Insania" |
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| "The Right Way" |
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| 2006 | "A Whole New World" |
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[edit] References
- ^ The Daily Telegraph. [1]
- ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Jordan decides on daughter's name
- ^ The Sun Online | The Best for News, Sport and Showbiz | The Sun
- ^ Peter Andre has NOT died | The Sun |HomePage|Showbiz|Bizarre|Bizarre Online
- ^ Showbiz - News - Peter Andre checks out of hospital - Digital Spy
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Peter Andre at MySpace [Official]
- Peter Andre at the Internet Movie Database
