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Peter Andre
Andre in 2010
Andre in 2010
Background information
Birth namePeter James Andrea [1]
Born (1973-02-27) 27 February 1973 (age 51)
Brent, London, England[2]
OriginGold Coast, Queensland, Australia
GenresR&B, pop, pop rock, urban
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, television personality, author, businessman
InstrumentVocals
Years active1991[3]–present (singer)
2004–present (presenter)
2009–present (business)
LabelsMelodian (1991–96)
Mushroom (1995–98)
EastWest (1997–2004)
K&P Recordings (2006)
Conehead (2009–11)

Peter James Andre (born 27 February 1973) is a British and Australian musician. Andre is best known for his singles "Mysterious Girl" and "Flava", and is also reknowned for being a sad soppy cockstain. He is the ex-husband of glamour model Katie Price, with whom he had two children.

In 2009, he made a successful musical comeback after the release of his 2006 album with then-wife Price, A Whole New World. In 2009, he released his first album in four years, Revelation with a new single "Behind Closed Doors" which reached #3 on the UK Singles Charts. This was followed by Accelerate in 2010.

Early life

Andre was born at Northwick Park Hospital in Brent, London on 27 February 1973.[citation needed] The family emigrated to Australia when he was six years old.[citation needed] Three years later, they moved back to England for just 18 months, only to move back to Australia.[citation needed] At the age of 13, Peter wrote his first song "Dream a Little" along with his older brother Chris. The song later became part of his debut album Peter Andre. By the time he was 16, Andre had written many songs, some co-written with his brother Michael. At age 16, Peter became a contestant on Hey Hey It's Saturday 'New Faces' on which he was offered a recording contract for £46,000 live on Australian television. During his teenage years Andre attended Benowa State High School on the Gold Coast.

Career

1991–04: Early Singing Career

Andre's first top 50 single in the United Kingdom was called "Only One", which reached number 16[citation needed] and then gained further success with the song "Mysterious Girl" (featuring Bubbler Ranx), which reached number 2 in the UK singles chart and number 8 in Australia.[citation needed] He then had a number 1 album Natural and two U.K. number 1 singles Flava and I Feel You, both produced by Richard Pascoe (RP Management) . His last single from the album was "Natural", the song peaked at number 6 in the UK singles chart.[citation needed]

In November 1997, Andre release his second album Time. The album saw three singles released - "All About Us", released in August 1997 and peaked at number 3 in the UK singles chart; "Lonely" reached number 6 in the charts; and, "All Night, All Right", peaking at number 16. The album peaked at number 28 in the UK album charts.

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.[citation needed] It peaked at number 9 in the UK singles chart.[citation needed] He also appeared on the Childliners record The Gift Of Christmas and in the following years he spent some time in Cyprus.[citation needed]

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

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. He re-released his hit song Mysterious Girl in 2004, the single finally reaching number 1, eight years after it was originally released in 1995 which reached number 2 on the charts.[citation needed] He released a follow-up song, "Insania", which reached number 3 in the United Kingdom in June 2004.[citation needed] A follow-up album entitled The Long Road Back was also released that month, reaching number 44 in the UK album charts. The next single from the album was "The Right Way", featuring Price in the video.[citation needed] This reached number 14 in September 2004.[4]

Andre and wife Price released a duet album, A Whole New World, on 27 November 2006. The album consisted largely of cover versions and finally peaked at number 20 in the UK album charts. The album was followed by a single, "A Whole New World", on 14 December 2006. The single peaked at number 12.[4]

2009–10: Revelation and Unconditional: Love Songs

In 2008, Andre began working on his new album, his fifth studio release, with executive producer Richard Pascoe, of RP Management, and producer AC Burrell, of Black Smoke Productions. Revelation was released on 14 September 2009. The album's first single, Behind Closed Doors, was released in August 2009, peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart. He later performed the song at T4 on the Beach. The album Revelation peaked at #3 on the UK Albums Chart, selling over 300,000 copies. The second single from the album, Unconditional, only peaked at #50 on the UK Singles Chart, and thus, no more singles were released from the album.[5]

On 1 February 2010, Andre released the album Unconditional: Love Songs, a selection of cover songs and prior material all based around the theme of love songs and ballads. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at #9, and the following week peaked at #7. As part as promotion for the album, Andre released the track I Can't Make You Love Me as a single, and released a music video for airplay on the music channels. Also, as part of the promotion, Andrew sang the song Sign Your Name on GMTV. Both the songs were recorded as covers for the album.[5] On 18 July 2010, Andre performed at The Midlands Music Festival in Tamworth. He also performed at the V Festival and packed out the Nissan Juke tent during which he gave an emotional performance thanking his fans for sticking by him during a tough few years.[5] In February, March and April 2010, Andre embarked on a 38-date tour of the United Kingdom. The tour was announced after the success for the album Revelation.[6]

2010–Present: Accelerate and Angels & Demons

Andre began recording his eighth album, Accelerate, in January 2010, before the release of the compilation album, Unconditional: Love Songs. Prior to the release of the album, the lead single, "Defender", was made available on 25 October 2010, peaking at #14 on the UK Singles Chart. A limited edition cd single was made available exclusively at ASDA. The album was released a week later on 1 November 2010. Once again, ASDA offered an exclusive release, with the bonus track "Every Moment" being made available exclusively at the store. Tesco also offered an exclusive bonus track, "Piano". The album peaked at #10 on the UK Albums Chart. Songs from the album were performed during a fourteen-date Arena tour which took place across throughout Britain in December of that year. To support the new series of his reality show, My Life, Andre released a remixed version of "Perfect Night" as the album's second single in July 2011. A limited edition cd single was made available exclusively via QVC.

Andre recently revealed that his ninth album, Angels & Demons, will be released on 29 October 2012. Those who pre-order the deluxe edition of the album will get their name printed in the artwork.[7] The album's lead single will reportedly be a track given to Andre by his personal friend and colleague, the late Robin Gibb. When the single is released, the proceeds from its sales will reportedly be donated to Gibb's personal favourite charity. Andre spoke of the track shortly after Gibb's death: "I was absolutely devastated to hear about Robin Gibb passing away last week. I was lucky enough to call him a friend and I feel privileged to have known him. He was such a total legend musically and also a kind man, and he's going to be missed so much. He very kindly wrote a song for me recently and I'm determined to finish working on it when I get back to the UK. I'm going to release it as my next single and make sure all the proceeds go to his favourite charity."[8] In support of the album, Andre will tour for three months between December 2012 and February 2013, playing a variety of Up Close and Personal dates throughout the UK.[9]

Non-acting ventures

Andre released a fragrance for women called Desperation.[10] Later, Andre released a male fragrance Even More Desperation.[11]

In 2010, Andre released a book, My World: In Pictures and Words, which reached number two on the UK book charts.[12] In 2010, Andre released a second perfume, called Mysterious Girl, named after his hit single.[13]

Andre was a reporter for daytime magazine show This Morning, hosting the show with Kate Thornton in October 2009.[14]

Andre hosted "The 5 O'Clock Show" show in June 2010.[15] He is a regular on the ITV game show Odd One In.[16] He presents Peter Andre's Bad Boyfriend Club, which began on 15 August 2012.

Andre opened the New York Coffee Club in East Grinstead, West Sussex on 10 November 2011,[17] and four months after it had been opened, the Food Standards Agency gave it one star.[18]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2004 I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Contestant Series 3
2005 Spider-Plant Man Himself
2005–2009 Katie & Peter Star
2008 The Sunday Night Project Guest presenter
2009 Alan Carr: Chatty Man Guest Series 1, Episode 9
T4 on the Beach Performer
Peter Andre: Going It Alone Star
This Morning Reporter[19]
Peter Andre: The Next Chapter Star
Children In Need BT Tower presenter
2010 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year Guest
5 O'Clock Show with Guest presenter Week 1 and 2
Odd One In Regular panellist Series 1 and 2
Brit Awards Presenter Backstage segments and encore
2011 Peter Andre: Here 2 Help Star
All Star Family Fortunes Contestant
Peter Andre: My Life Star
Celebrity Juice Guest Series 6, Episode 8
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Series 11
Piers Morgan's Life Stories Series 6, Episode 4
2012 Keith Lemon's Lemonaid Celebrity helper Series 1, Episode 4

Personal life

Peter Andre and Katie Price during the 2009 London Marathon.

Andre married Katie Price on 10 September 2005. They have two children - a son, Junior Savva Andrea (born 13 June 2005)[20] and a daughter, Princess Tiaamii Andrea (born 29 June 2007).[21] While married to Price, Andre was stepfather to her son Harvey, a blind and autistic child from Price's earlier relationship with football player Dwight Yorke.[22]

In May 2009, it was announced that Andre and Price had separated after three and a half years of marriage.[23] Andre and Price were officially divorced on 8 September 2009.[24]

On 27 April 2007, it was reported in several newspapers in the United Kingdom that Andre had been diagnosed with meningitis.[25] He was discharged from hospital on 3 May 2007.[26]

Discography

Main article: Peter Andre discography

References

  1. ^ "OK! Magazine: First For Celebrity News :: Bios". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. ^ Births 1761-2006
  3. ^ "Peter Andre at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b PETER ANDRE - The Official Charts Company
  5. ^ a b c PeterAndre.com | The official website of Peter Andre | News
  6. ^ PeterAndre.com | The official website of Peter Andre | Tours & Events
  7. ^ http://www.peterandre.com/new-album-pre-order-2/
  8. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a385325/peter-andre-to-release-robin-gibb-tribute-single-for-charity.html
  9. ^ http://www.atgtickets.com/Peter-Andre-Up-Close-and-Personal-Tickets/1872/
  10. ^ The Perfume Shop
  11. ^ peter-andre - Conditional - The Perfume Shop
  12. ^ My World Peter Andre | WHSmith.co.uk
  13. ^ peter-andre - Mysterious Girl - The Perfume Shop
  14. ^ Lee, Cara (23 October 2009). "Jordan's u-turn on Peter truce". The Sun. London. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  15. ^ The 5 O'clock Show Series Summary. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  16. ^ "Odd One In - Production Details". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  17. ^ "Music career going that badly? Peter Andre swaps singing for serving coffee as he opens his very own New York style café" 10 November 2011, Daily Mail
  18. ^ "Peter Andre's cafe slated by inspectors who give it just one star out of five months after opening" 12 April 2012, Daily Mail
  19. ^ "Peter Andre to join This Morning as a reporter". mirror.co.uk. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  20. ^ Births England and Wales 1837–2006
  21. ^ "Entertainment | Jordan decides on daughter's name". BBC News. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  22. ^ Pink, Stuart (17 June 2008). "Andre I want to adopt Harvey". The Sun. London.[dead link]
  23. ^ "BBC NEWS – Entertainment – Jordan and Peter Andre separating". BBC News. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  24. ^ "Thank God it's over: Katie Price toasts her quickie divorce from Peter Andre with pink champagne". London: www.dailymail.co.uk. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  25. ^ "Jordan 'frantic' as Andre may have meningitis". Mail Online. London. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  26. ^ "Showbiz – News – Peter Andre checks out of hospital – Digital Spy". Digital Spy. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
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