Peter Andre

Peter Andre

Peter Andre is an Australian-raised pop singer of Greek-Cypriot descent, born in 1973 and associated in the supplied tags with pop, male vocals, and 1990s music. He is discovered in Australia in 1990 on the talent show New Faces after performing Bobby Brown songs.

Early recording career

He begins releasing singles in 1992 with Drive Me Crazy and Gimme Little Sign. The following year, his self-titled album charts well in Australia. That period also produces a run of Australian Top 50 singles: Funky Junky, Let’s Get It On, Do You Wanna Dance and To the Top. In 1993, Gimme a Little Sign receives an ARIA Award as the highest-selling single of the year.

UK chart success

Andre becomes best known for his second UK hit, Mysterious Girl, which reaches No. 2 in 1996 and later returns to No. 1 in 2004. He also reaches No. 1 in the UK in 1996 with Flava and I Feel You. In 1998, he releases a Top 10 version of Disney’s Kiss The Girl from The Little Mermaid. His later single Insania reaches No. 3 in the UK after his appearance on I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!

Later career and public profile

After a period in which his commercial success declines and he is dropped by his record label, Andre returns to wider attention through reality television. He also becomes widely known for his marriage to model Katie Price. Their duet album, A Whole New World, reaches No. 20 in the UK. Following their separation in 2009, he re-emerges with Revelation, an album that reaches No. 3 in the UK charts.

Personal life

Andre and Katie Price have a son, Junior, in 2005 and a daughter, Princess Tiaamii, in 2007. Their relationship becomes a major part of his public image during the 2000s.