Peter Andre (born Peter James Andrea; 27 February 1973) is a British-Australian singer, songwriter, and media personality. Born in England to Cypriot parents and raised in Australia, Andre achieved success in the mid-1990s as a singer, topping the UK Singles Chart with " Flava" and "

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" in 1996. After featuring in the third series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2004, he found renewed popularity and his 1995 hit "

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" reached No. 1 upon reissue. He has continued his career in music and television, notably competing in the thirteenth series of ''

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'' (2015) and starring in the ''

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'' TV franchise (2004–2009) with his then-wife

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, whom he met when both took part in ''I'm a Celebrity''.

Early life

Andre was born Peter James Andrea on 27 February 1973 in the

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area of London, the son of

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parents. He was raised as one of

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but is now lapsed. His brother, Andrew, died of kidney cancer at the age of 54 in December 2012. His other brother, Chris, is also a musician who continues to reside in Cyprus. At the age of six, Andre and his family relocated to Australia, where they lived in

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before settling on the Gold Coast when he was nine. At the age of 14, he finished in second place behind

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in a dancing competition in which 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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''. As a result, he was offered a recording contract for $146,000. During this time, he lived in a beach-side apartment in

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and attended

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on the Gold Coast.

Music career

Andre was sent to the UK to work with producers Phil Harding and Ian Curnow at PWL Studios, where he recorded his debut single " Drive Me Crazy", 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, it reached No.1 in the majority of Africa. "Gimme Little Sign" 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 on the

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. The album included the hit single "

", which peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart 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.

Television

During their marriage, Andre and

launched the ''

'' 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 ITV series '' Odd One In''. In 2013, Andre was a guest judge on the ITV entertainment series ''

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'', and later guest-presented five editions of ''

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'' 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 '' Give a Pet a Home'' 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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'' film '' Big World! Big Adventures!''. He reprised the role for the show's 24th season in 2020. In December 2023, Andre joined the news channel GBNews. He began presenting the weekend show alongside Ellie Costello and is set to co-host the show throughout December.

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. They secretly got engaged that May, but it was not announced publicly until months later. They married on 10 September 2005 at

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. They have two children together. While married to Price, Andre was stepfather to her son from her earlier relationship with footballer

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. They renewed their vows in September 2008, but it was announced in May 2009 that they had separated. They divorced in September of that year. In July 2012, Andre began a relationship with Emily MacDonagh, a doctor who gave birth to Andre's third child in 2014. They married in 2015 at

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. In 2016, they had a son together. In April 2024, they had another daughter together. They live in

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. Being born to Greek Cypriot parents, Andre enjoys reconnecting with his roots and maintains a home in Kiti.

Discography

* ''

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'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1996) * ''

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

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'' (with

) (2006) * ''

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

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'' (2012) * ''

'' (2014) * '' White Christmas'' (2014) * '' Come Fly with Me'' (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 *'' Odd One In'' (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 *''

'' (2013) – co-presenter *'' Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover'' (2013–14, 2018–) – presenter *''

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

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'' (2015) – contestant *'' Give a Pet a Home'' (2015) – celebrity contributor *''

'' (2015) – contestant; 7th place *''

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'' (2016) – guest panellist *'' David Brent: Life on the Road'' – himself *'' Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'' (2018-2020) – Ace (voice) *''

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'' (2023) - contestant; runner-up Andre also appeared on ''

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''.

Film

* '' David Brent: Life on the Road'' (2016) – himself * ''The Inheritance'' (2019) – Harry * ''On The Other Foot'' (2022) – Justin * ''SnapCatch'' (2023) – Donnie * ''Sun, Rosé & Romance'' (TBA) – Carlos * ''Last Respects'' (TBA) – Doctor * ''Jafaican'' (TBA) — Gary Buckle * ''Dragged Up Dirty'' (TBA) – Costas

Theatre

* '' Grease'' (2019) – Teen Angel * ''Grease'' (2019 & 2022-2023) – Vince Fontaine/Teen Angel

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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. They commenced in 1987. Andre has won three awards. ! , +ARIA Music Awards recognition for Peter Andre , rowspan="4",

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

, "

" , Highest Selling Single , , rowspan="4", , - , rowspan="2", ''

'' , Best Pop Release , , - , Breakthrough Artist – Album , , - , Mark Forrester for Peter Andre – "Funky Junky" and "Let's Get it On" , Engineer of the Year , , - ,

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

, "Mysterious Girl" , Highest Selling Single , , , - ,

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

, Peter Andre , Outstanding Achievement Award , ,

World Music Awards

!Ref. , +World Music Awards recognition for Peter Andre , 1997 , Peter Andre , World's Best Selling Australian Artist , ,

References

External links

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