Peter Andre

Peter Andre

Peter Andre (born 27 February 1973) is a British-Australian singer, songwriter & television personality.

Career

1990–1998: 'Peter Andre', 'Natural' and 'Time'

Andre was discovered on the Australian television talent show New Faces in 1990 and in 1992 he was signed to a record company and released his debut song "Drive Me Crazy" Reaching 72 in the Australian chart though it didn't do very well it was only a matter of time before Peter hit the big time with "Gimme Little Sign" which peaked at number 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 United Kingdom called "Only One", which reached number 16 and then gained further success with the song "Mysterious Girl" (featuring Bubbler Ranx), which reached number 2 in the U.K. singles chart and number 8 in Australia. It was from these releases Peter gained a reputation for reaching new levels of creativity and direction in the music scene. He then had a number 1 album Natural and two U.K. number 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 number 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 record company and taking a long break from his music career. He also appeared on the Childliners record The Gift Of Christmas and in the following years he spent some time in Cyprus.

2004 - 2007: 'The Long Road Back' and 'A Whole New World'

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 Katie Price. Capitalising on his resurgent popularity and a wave of generational nostalgia, he re-released his hit song "Mysterious Girl" in 2004, the single finally reaching number 1, eight years after it was originally release in 1995 which reached number 2 on the charts. This marked six years since his last chart appearance. He released a follow-up song, "Insania", which reached number 3 in the United Kingdom 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 Price in the video. This reached number 14 in September 2004.

Andre and former 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 U.K. at number 20. The album was followed by a single, "A Whole New World", on 14 December 2006. This did not have much chart success and reached number 28.

2009 - present: 'Revelation' & 'Unconditional: Love Songs'

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 divorce from Price. On 1 February 2010 he released the album Unconditional: Love Songs

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, Andre 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 Kate Thornton. This will be the first time since joining the show in September 2009.

Andre was being lined up to host his own 5pm show on Channel Four from June 2010 and the show was originally going to be called the 5 O'Clock Show with Peter Andre and would be Channel Four's replacement for The Paul O'Grady Show . However Andre is unable to present the full run show of the show, thus Channel Four have revised the format to have a guest presenter every week and will now be called the 5 O'Clock Show with. The new show will be produced by Paul O'Grady's own production company Olga TV.

Discography

Main article: Peter Andre discography

• Peter Andre (1993)
• Natural (1996)
• Time (1997)
• The Long Road Back (2004)
• A Whole New World (2006)
• Revelation (2009)
• Unconditional: Love Songs (2010)

External links

• Peter Andre Official website
• Peter Andre: The Next Chapter at itv.com
• Peter Andre at AllMusic