Peter Andre

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Peter Andre
Peter Andre in 2002
Background information
Birth name	Peter James Andrea
Born	27 February 1973 (1973-02-27) (age 36) Harrow, London, England[1]
Genres	Pop, R&B, Reggae
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, television personality
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1992–present (Singer) 2007–present (Presenter)
Labels	Sony BMG/Mushroom Conehead Records
Website	Official website

Peter Andre (born Peter James Andrea, 27 February 1973, Harrow, London) is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter and television personality. He currently produces music in the genres of pop, R&B and reggae. He was raised in Australia, and is of Greek Cypriot descent.

Musical career

1990–98: Peter Andre, Natural and Time

Peter Andre 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. Andre 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. He also appeared on the Childliners record The Gift Of Christmas; in the following years he spent some time in Cyprus.

2004–07: The Long Road Back and A Whole New World

The popular series that aired from 2005 to 2009 with wife Katie Price

He returned to the British media with a stint on the British reality TV series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!; during which he met, fell in love with and subsequently married former glamour model Jordan, real name Katie Price. Capitalising on his resurgent popularity and a wave of generational nostalgia, he re-released his breakthrough hit "Mysterious Girl" in 2004, the single 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 follow-up album entitled The Long Road Back was also released that month but only reached #44. The next single from the album was "The Right Way" and featured wife, Katie Price in the video. This reached #14 in September 2004.

Andre and then-wife Katie Price released a duet album, A Whole New World, on 27 November 2006. It was Price's first time in the music industry. The album consisted largely of cover versions, and finally peaked in the UK at #20. The album was followed by a single, "A Whole New World", on 14 December 2006. This did not have much chart success and peaked at #28.

2009–present: Revelation

In 2008, Andre began working on his new album, Revelation, which was released on 14 September 2009. The first single, "Behind Closed Doors", was released in August 2009 and peaked at number 4 in the Official Top 40 Charts. Many of the songs focus on his split with wife Katie Price.

Personal life

Katie Price and Peter Andre during the 2009 London Marathon

Born to Greek Cypriot parents Savvas and Thea, Andre has four older brothers Andrew, Chris, Danny, Michael and one older sister, Debby. Andre and Katie Price's son, Junior Savva Andrea, was born on 13 June 2005, in Westminster, London.^[2] Andre married Katie Price on 10 September 2005 at Highclere Castle, Berkshire, becoming stepfather to Price's son, Harvey. Katie gave birth to their first born son Junior on Monday, 13 June 2005. Their daughter, Princess Tiaamii,^[3] was born by Caesarean section on 29 June 2007.

On 27 April 2007, it was reported in several newspapers in the UK that Andre had been diagnosed with meningitis.^[4] During his stay in hospital a rumour that he had died started spreading around the internet, causing fans to contact his website and forcing Andre to issue a statement insisting that he was still alive.^[5] He was discharged from hospital on 3 May 2007.^[6]

In May 2009 it was announced that Andre and Price have separated after three and a half years of marriage.^[7] Interviewed on This Morning in July 2009, Andre said that he believes that he must "move on with his life" and there is "little chance" that he and Price will ever reconcile. Andre and Price were subsequently divorced on 8 September 2009 ^[8]

He lives in Hove, East Sussex, England.^[9]

Television career

As well as his appearances in ITV1's reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (2003), and his ITV2 shows with ex-wife Katie Price (aka Jordan), Peter has now landed a completely different job as showbiz reporter for daytime magazine show This Morning.

On 8 September 2009, he made his debut as reporter for the show by attending the TV Choice/TV Quick awards bash – meeting celebs such as Patsy Kensit and Ant & Dec as they collected their various awards.

Andre is expected to host This Morning with new "Loose Lady" Kate Thornton for a one-off special.^[10] This will be the first time since joining the show in September 2009.

TV appearances

Discography

• Peter Andre (1993)
• Natural (1996)
• Time (1997)
• The Long Road Back (2004)
• A Whole New World (2006)
• Revelation (2009)

References

External links

• Official website
• Peter Andre: The Next Chapter at itv.com
• Peter Andre on Twitter
• Peter Andre on Facebook
• Peter Andre on MySpace
• Peter Andre's channel at YouTube (requires Adobe Flash)
• Peter Andre at Allmusic
• Peter Andre at the Internet Movie Database