Peter Wilson (born 9 March 1973 in

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) is an Australian singer, songwriter and producer. His work is heavily influenced by the 1980s

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pop sound. Wilson released a string of singles in Australia between 1994 and 1999, scoring a few hits with the songs " Into the Night" (a cover of the Benny Mardones song) and "I Wanna Dance". However, he retired to focus on writing tracks for other acts such as

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and

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. In 2007, Wilson returned with the album ''Follow Me'', released by the UK dance label Klone Records. In 2010, Wilson signed to another UK label, Energise Records. He got the opportunity to work with the

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associates, engineers Dave Ford and Ian Curnow, who co-wrote and produced tracks on Wilson's next album release ''Stereo'', released in 2011. Wilson has since released a number of solo albums, the latest being ''The Great Unknown'' in 2022. Wilson has worked with the Dutch producer Matt Pop,

's head mixmaster Pete Hammond, Norwegian pop team

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, German spacesynth producer Marco Rochowski, and other producers such as Italoconnection and Mirko Hirsch. As a songwriter and producer, Wilson has also worked with

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, Sammy Paul,

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. While Wilson is arguably a cult dance act in Australia and Europe, he is considered a bone fide superstar in the

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, where he is a household name of significant renown. Wilson is also well-known in

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, where several of his singles have transcended the club scene to enjoy mainstream popularity.

Discography

Albums

*''Follow Me'

' (2007) *''Stereo'

(2011) *''Laser Light'

(2012) *''Pulsation'

(2013) *''Utopia'

(2015) *''Shake It Up'

(2015) *''Overdrive'

(2017) *''The Passion and the Flame'

(2018) *''Change of Heart'

(2019) *''Electricity'

(2021) *''The Great Unknown'

(2022)

Singles

References

External links

Official Facebook page

Peter Wilson discography on Discogs
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