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 "Mysterious Girl" is the second overall single and third British single from singer-songwriter Peter Andre's second studio album, ''Natural'' (1996). It was written by Glen Goldsmith, Philip Jackson, Ollie Jacobs and Andre, and produced by Ja ...

" and " Flava". He is also known for appearing on the third series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', and the thirteenth series of ''

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'', in which he was partnered with Janette Manrara. During his time on ''I'm a Celebrity'', Andre developed an on-screen romantic relationship with fellow contestant

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. Andre and Price were married two years after the show's finale; they had two children, and together they released the album ''

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'' (2006), before divorcing in 2009. In 2009, Andre released the album ''

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'', with the single " Behind Closed Doors", which reached No. 4 on the

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. He followed it up with his seventh studio album ''

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'' in 2010.

Early life and music career

Andre was born on 27 February 1973 in Harrow, London, to

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parents. In 1979, as a six-year-old, Andre and his family relocated to

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, before settling on Australia's

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when he was nine. At the age of 14, Andre finished runner-up to

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in a dancing competition where the prize was to meet

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. In 1989, 16-year-old Andre became a contestant on Australian talent show ''

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'', and as a result, he was offered a recording contract for $146,000. During this time, Andre lived in a beach-side apartment in Surfers Paradise and attended

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on the Gold Coast. Andre was sent to the UK to work with producers Phil Harding and Ian Curnow at PWL Studios, where he recorded his debut single "

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", and his breakthrough hit, "

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". "He was brilliant," recalled Curnow of the sessions, while Harding remembered, "he was extremely enthusiastic and quite hard to control — but he was a good singer." In 1992, Andre released "Drive Me Crazy", which peaked at No. 72 on the Australian singles chart. However, his musical breakthrough occurred with his second single, "Gimme Little Sign", which peaked at No. 3 and spent a total of 31 weeks in the charts. In 1993, Andre received an

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for highest-selling Australian single of the year. His second studio album was released on 30 September 1996, peaking at No. 1 in the

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. The album included the hit single "

", which peaked at number 2 on the

in 1996, but reached number 1 on re-release in 2004, following Andre's appearance in ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' As a result, Andre returned to the UK in the mid-1990s. On 14 September 2009, Peter released his sixth studio album, ''Revelation''. Notable tracks "Behind Closed Doors" and "Unconditional" peaked at 4th and 50th respectively in the UK charts, with the album reaching No. 3. Andre was raised as a

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, but is now lapsed.

Television

During their marriage, Andre and

launched the ''

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'' franchise on

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, which documented their life together. The franchise included several

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reality series which comprised ''When Jordan Met Peter'', ''Jordan & Peter: Laid Bare'' and ''Jordan & Peter: Marriage and Mayhem'' (2004–05); ''Katie & Peter: The Next Chapter'', ''Katie & Peter: The Baby Diaries'' and ''Katie & Peter: Unleashed'' (2007); ''Katie & Peter: Down Under''; and ''Katie & Peter: African Adventures'' (2008); and ''Katie & Peter: Stateside'' in 2009. Their 2009 separation resulted in their individual series being recorded: ''Peter Andre: The Next Chapter'' continued on ITV2 until 2011, followed by ''Peter Andre: Here 2 Help'' (2011) and ''Peter Andre: My Life'' (2011–13). In July 2010, Andre and

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were team captains on the

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series ''

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''. In 2013, Andre was a guest judge on the

entertainment series ''

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'', and later guest-presented five editions of '' Sunday Scoop'' on ITV. Since 11 November that year, Andre has presented ''

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'', which has been re-branded as ''Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover''. In 2014, Andre released the song "Kid" (for the film '' Mr. Peabody & Sherman'') which was the lead single from his album ''

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''. On 8 October that same year, Andre co-hosted the

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opener with

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. In 2014, Andre became the new face to feature in supermarket

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's television commercials. Andre has since starred in the ITV weekly series ''

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'' which works alongside the

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in Birmingham. In August 2015, he was announced as a contestant for the thirteenth series of ''

'' which began a month later and in which he was partnered with Janette Manrara. They went out just before the quarter final, in week 10, and therefore finished in seventh place. In 2018, Andre voiced Ace the race car in the ''

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'' production ''Big World! Big Adventures'' and in the show 24th season in 2020.

Personal life

Andre began dating glamour model

after they met on reality series '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' in early 2004. The couple got engaged secretly that May, but it was not announced publicly until months later. They married on 10 September 2005 in

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, Hampshire. They have two children together: son Junior Savva, born on 13 June 2005; and daughter Princess Tiaamii Crystal Esther, born on 29 June 2007. While married to Price, Andre was stepfather to her son Harvey, from her earlier relationship with football player

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. The couple renewed their vows in September 2008. But in May 2009, it was announced that Andre and Price had separated after three-and-a-half years of marriage. They were officially divorced in September of that year. In July 2012, Peter Andre began a relationship with Dr Emily MacDonagh (born c. 1987) who gave birth to Andre's third child, a daughter, Amelia on 7 January 2014. Andre and Emily married on 11 July 2015 near Exeter at

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. On 22 November 2016, they had a son, Theodore James. In summer 2022, MacDonagh was painted silver to promote awareness of

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in women, which affects 14% after giving birth and around four in ten females generally.

Discography

* ''

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 ...

'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1997) * '' The Long Road Back'' (2004) * ''

'' (with

) (2006) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Unconditional: Love Songs'' (2010) * ''

'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2012) * ''

'' (2014) * '' Come Fly with Me'' (2015) * '' White Christmas'' (2015)

Filmography

Television

*'' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' (2004, 2011) – Contestant; 3rd place *''When Jordan Met Peter'' (2004) – himself *''Jordan & Peter: Laid Bare'' (2005) – himself *''Jordan & Peter: Marriage and Mayhem'' (2005) – himself *''Katie & Peter: The Next Chapter'' (2007–08) – himself *''Katie & Peter: The Baby Diaries'' (2007) – himself *''Katie & Peter: Unleashed'' (2007) – co-presenter *''Katie & Peter: Down Under'' (2008) – himself *''Katie & Peter: African Adventures'' (2008) – himself *''Katie & Peter: Stateside'' (2009) – himself *''Peter Andre: Going It Alone'' (2009) – himself *''

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'' (2009) - himself *''Peter Andre: The Next Chapter'' (2009–11) – himself *''

'' (2010–2011) – Team Captain / regular panellist *''Peter Andre: Here 2 Help'' (2011) – himself *''Peter Andre: My Life'' (2011–13) – himself *''Peter Andre's Bad Boyfriend Club'' (2012) – himself *'' Celebrity Deal or No Deal'' (2012) - Contestant, won £1,000 *''

'' (2013) – Guest Judge *'' Sunday Scoop'' (2013) – co-presenter *'' Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover'' (2013–14, 2018–) – Presenter *''

launch show'' (2014) – co-presenter *''

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'' (2015) – Contestant *''

'' (2015) – celebrity contributor *''

'' (2015) – Contestant; 7th place *'' Loose Women'' (2016) – guest panellist *'' David Brent: Life on the Road'' – himself *''Thomas and Friends: Big World, Big Adventures!'' – Ace (voice) Andre also appeared on ''

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''.

Film

* '' David Brent: Life on the Road'' (2016) - Himself * ''The Inheritance'' (2019) – Harry

Theatre

* '' Grease'' (2019) – Teen Angel (2022) - Vince Fontain

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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. They commenced in 1987. Andre has won three awards. ! , - , rowspan="4",

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, , - , Mark Forrester for Peter Andre – "Funky Junky" and "Let's Get it On" ,

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, , - , 1996 , "Mysterious Girl" , ARIA Award for Highest Selling Single , , , - , 1997 , Peter Andre , ARIA Award for Outstanding Achievement , ,

World Music Awards

!Ref. , - , 1997 , Peter Andre , World's Best Selling Australian Artist , ,

References

External links

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