Peter Andre is the self-titled debut album from
Australia
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n singer-songwriter
Peter Andre
Peter Andre (born Peter James Andrea, 27 February 1973) is an English-Australian singer and television personality of Australian descent.
Andre gained popularity as a singer, best known for his singles "Mysterious Girl" and " Flava". He is als ...
.
Background
In 1990, Andre became famous when he took part in the Australian television talent show ''
New Faces
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Original series: 1973 ...
''. Following Andre's success in the program, Melodian Records offered him a £1 million pound record deal. In 1992, Andre released his debut single, "
Drive Me Crazy
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", which peaked at #72 on the
Australian singles chart
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.
[ However, Andre's musical breakthrough occurred with his second single, "]Gimme Little Sign
"Gimme Little Sign" is a classic soul music song, originally performed by Brenton Wood and written by Wood (under his real name, Alfred Smith), Joe Hooven and Jerry Winn. The charted versions were Wood's, Peter Andre's, the Sattalites', and Danie ...
", which peaked at #3 in Australia[ Andre's self-titled debut album was released in November 1993, peaking at #27 on the Australian albums chart.][ Three further singles were released from the album: "]Funky Junky
"Funky Junky" is the third single from Australian singer Peter Andre's self-titled debut album. The song was released on 31 May 1993, through Melodian Records. The song frequently featured as background music in Australian soap opera '' Neighbou ...
", which was regularly used as background music in soap opera ''Neighbours
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'', the double A-side " Let's Get It On / Do You Wanna Dance?" and " To the Top", all of which peaked within the Australian Top 50.[ In 1993, "Gimme Little Sign" received an ]ARIA Award
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for the highest selling single of the year recorded by an Australian artist. Originally, the album was only made available for sale in Australia; however, following Andre's successful Japanese breakthrough, the album was later issued in the country with new cover artwork on 5 January 1994. Both copies of the album share an identical track listing. Following Andre's international breakthrough, "To the Top" later appeared on the British release of his second studio album, ''Natural
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''.
Track listing
Charts
Certifications
References
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1993 debut albums
ARIA Award-winning albums
Peter Andre albums