Peter Andre

Peter Andre

Peter James André (born 27 February 1973) 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 born in Harrow, London, England, but was raised in Australia, and is of Greek Cypriot descent. He is married to glamour model Katie Price.

Music career

Peter 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.

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

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 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.

More recently, André released a rendition of "A Whole New World" from the Disney animated film Aladdin, in which wife Jordan sings the partner vocals of character Jasmine.

Recently on his reality show Katie & Peter: The Next Chapter, André reveals he's working on a new solo album which he hopes will be a reachable 'aspiration goal' in 2008. Also revealed on the show that he and wife, Katie Price plan to start work on another joint album for charity due to the success of their first album A Whole New World.

Personal life

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 Andrea, on 13 June 2005, in Westminster, London. Their daughter, Princess Tiaamii , was born by Caesarean section on 29 June 2007.

On 27 April 2007, it was reported in several newspapers in the UK that André had been diagnosed with meningitis. 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. He was discharged from hospital on 3 May 2007.

Published Works

His book, Peter André: My Story All About Us was released in 2006, in competition with his wife's second autobiography; A Whole New World. André continues to write a weekly column for celebrity magazine New!.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	AUS	UK	Additional information
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	-

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions								Album
		UK	AUS	NZ	IRE	SWE	NET	FIN	SWI
1992	"Drive Me Crazy"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Peter Andre
	"Gimme Little Sign"	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	"Funky Junky"	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Let's Get it On / Do You Wanna Dance?"	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	"To the Top"	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	"Turn it Up"	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Natural
	"Mysterious Girl" (featuring Bubbler Ranx)	2	8	1	3	6	3	20	7
1996	"Get Down on It" (featuring Past To Present)	—	5	1	—	—	—	—	—
	"Only One"	16	—	5	—	—	94	—	—
	"Flava"	1	—	8	10	8	5	16	40
	"I Feel You"	1	—	40	16	52	20	—	—
1997	"Natural"	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"All About Us"	3	65	28	—	—	31	—	—	Time
	"Lonely"	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	"All Night, All Right" (featuring Warren G)	16	30	13	—	48	41	—	—
	"Kiss The Girl"	9	—	35	—	—	92	—	—	Single Only
2004	"Mysterious Girl 2004"	1	26	—	2	—	—	—	—	The Long Road Back
	"Insania"	3	—	—	14	—	—	—	—
	"The Right Way"	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	"A Whole New World"	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	A Whole New World

External links

• Official website
• Peter Andre at MySpace [Official]