Peter Andre Biography
Summary
"Peter André" (born 27 February 1973) is a pop singer-songwriter and television personality. He was born in Harrow, London, England, but was raised in Australia, and is of Greek Cypriot descent. He lives in Ockley in Surrey, with his wife, glamour model Katie Price and their children.
Music career
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" alongside acts such as Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, E.Y.C., Sean Maguire, Deuce, Ultimate Kaos, Let Loose, East 17, MN8, Michelle Gayle, Dannii Minogue and many more.
During this period he journeyed to Cyprus, later appearing on the British reality TV series "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!", where he constantly flirted with model Jordan, real name Katie Price. He then re-released his breakthrough hit 'Mysterious Girl' in 2004, 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 new album, entitled "The Long Road Back", was also released that month, however only reached #44. The next single from the album was 'The Right Way', and featured Jordan in the video. This reached #14 in September 2004.
Recently André released a rendition of 'A Whole New World' from the Disney animated film "Aladdin", in which Jordan sings Jasmine's lyrics. The song has been panned by critics for Price's singing with one critic stating 'when Jordan chimes in after a minute or so with her high-pitched, way off tune karaoke, you would swear an animal was being attacked.'
Family
Born to Greek parents Savvhas 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 received an award for The Most Annoying Couple of 2006 which was shown on BBC Three over the Christmas period. André declined to accept the award. André and Price became the parents of a baby boy, Junior Savva Andreas, on 13 June 2005. Their daughter, Princess Tiáamii, was born by Caesarean section on 29 June 2007.
Television career
Aside from "I'm a Celebrity", André and his wife appear in several reality series, including "Katie & Peter: The Next Chapter", on ITV2, which premiered on 21 April 2007 and is known simply as "Katie & Peter" in the U.S., where it is broadcast on E!. The couple also shared the run up to the birth of their daughter with "The Baby Diaries", and have recently begun presenting a chat show, "Katie & Peter: Unleashed" weekly on ITV2.
Other
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.
André has also been an early champion of teen baritone Matthew Crane.
External links
(Katie Price & Peter Andre Forum)
Credit
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