Mike Peters (musician)

Mike Peters (born February 25, 1959), is a Welsh musician, best known as the frontman of The Alarm.

Mike is currently living in Dyserth, in North Wales.

Peters was born in Prestatyn, North Wales (where The Alarm played their first gig in 1981). He began his musical career with amateur bands in the mid 1970s, and was greatly influenced by the punk rock and new wave music of the time. In 1991, The Alarm split up after a few hits, the best-known of which was "68 Guns". In 1996, Peters made a recovery from lymph cancer, and began recording and touring again, sometimes with the re-formed band. He also presented a regular show called Bedrock on BBC Radio Wales. Since 1993, he has held an annual "gathering" at Llandudno.

In 2004, Peters came eleventh in an on-line poll to find 100 Welsh Heroes. In 2005, he discovered that he was suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. He has since announced a remission of this and has appeared in a documentary for BBC Wales chronicling his so far successful battle with cancer.

Mike Peter's started a cancer foundation called Love Hope Strength(www.lovehopestrength.com) to help with the fight against cancer. In October of 2007, Mike along with 38 other musicians, cancer survivors and supporters made a 14 trek to Mt. Everest base camp to perform the highest concert ever on land to raise awareness and money to fight cancer. Other musicians included Cy Curnin and Jamie West-Oram of The Fixx, Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze, Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats and Nick Harper. Mike is the co-founder of Love Hope Strength with James Chippendale, president of CSI Entertainment in Dallas TX.

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