Peter Andre

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Peter Andre
Born Peter James Andrea [1]
(1973-02-27) 27 February 1973
Harrow, London, England
Education Benowa State High School
Occupation
Years active 1990–present
Television I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Katie & Peter franchise
Peter Andre: The Next Chapter
Peter Andre: My Life
Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover
Strictly Come Dancing
Loose Women
Spouse(s) Katie Price (m. 2005–09)
Emily MacDonagh (m. 2015)
Children 4

Musical career

Genres
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1989–present
Labels
Website Official website

Peter Andre (born Peter James Andrea;[1] 27 February 1973 in Harrow, London) is a British-Australian singer, songwriter, businessman, presenter and television personality.

He gained popularity as a singer, best known for his successful singles "Mysterious Girl" 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 Strictly Come Dancing, 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, Katie Price. Andre and Price got married two years after the show's finale; they had two children, and released the 2006 album A Whole New World together, before divorcing in 2009.

In 2009, Andre released the album Revelation with the single "Behind Closed Doors", which reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. He followed it up with his sixth studio album Accelerate in 2010.

Early life and music career

Peter Andre was born on 27 February 1973 in Harrow, London and is of Greek Cypriot descent. In 1979, as a six-year-old, Andre and his family relocated to Sydney before settling on Australia's Gold Coast at nine years old.[2] In 1989, 16-year-old Andre became a contestant on Australian talent show New Faces and as a result was offered a recording contract for $146,000. During this time, Andre lived in a beachside apartment in Surfers Paradise and attended Benowa State High School on the Gold Coast.

In the early 90s, Andre established himself on the Australian music scene. In 1992, Andre released his debut single, "Drive Me Crazy", which peaked at #11 on the Australian singles chart. However, his musical breakthrough occurred with his second single, "Gimme Little Sign", which peaked at #3 and lasted a total of 31 weeks on the Australian charts. In 1993, he received an ARIA Award for highest-selling Australian single of the year. Andre's second studio album, was released on 30 September 1996, peaking to number 1 on the UK Albums Chart. The album included the hit single "Mysterious Girl", which peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. As a result, he returned to the UK in the mid 90s.

He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, but is now lapsed.[3][4]

Television

During their marriage, Andre and Katie Price launched the Katie & Peter franchise on ITV2 which documented their life together. The franchise included several fly-on-the-wall 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 shows 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 Jason Manford were team captains on the ITV series Odd One In.

In 2013, Andre was a guest judge on the ITV entertainment series Your Face Sounds Familiar.

In 2013, he guest-presented five episodes of Sunday Scoop on ITV. Since 11 November 2013, Andre has presented 60 Minute Makeover, 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 is the lead single from his album Big Night.[5]

On 8 October 2014, Andre co-hosted the ITVBe opener with Jamelia.[6] In 2014, Andre became the new face to feature in supermarket Iceland's television commercials.

Andre is currently starring in the ITV weekly show Give a Pet a Home which works alongside the RSPCA in Birmingham.[7] In August 2015, he was announced as a contestant for the thirteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing which began in September 2015 in which he was partnered with Janette Manrara. They went out just before the quarter final; on week 10, and therefore finished seventh place.

Personal life

Peter Andre and Katie Price during the 2009 London Marathon, a few weeks before their split.

Andre began dating glamour model Katie Price after they met on reality show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in early 2004. The couple got engaged secretly in May of the same year but it wasn't announced publicly until months later. Andre married Price on 10 September 2005 in Highclere Castle, 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.[8] While married to Price, Andre was stepfather to her son Harvey, a blind and autistic child from Price's earlier relationship with football player Dwight Yorke.[9]

In May 2009, it was announced that André and Price had separated after 3½ years of marriage.[10] They were officially divorced on 8 September 2009.[11]

Since July 2012, Andre has been in a relationship with medical student Emily MacDonagh, who is 16 years his junior.[12] MacDonagh gave birth to Andre's third child, a girl named Amelia, on 7 January 2014.[13] Andre and MacDonagh married on 11 July 2015 in Exeter at Mamhead House. On 26 May 2016, Andre announced that his wife MacDonagh is pregnant with the second child for the couple.[14] On the 22nd of November 2016 Andre and MacDonagh welcomed a baby boy.[15]

Discography

Filmography

Television

He also appeared on Through the Keyhole.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Peter Andre". Now Magazine. Retrieved 31 Oct 2015.
  2. ↑ Peter Andre on learning to love again after the death of his brother
  3. ↑ Nick McGrath. "Peter Andre: My family values". the Guardian.
  4. ↑ "Peter Andre believes he has a guardian angel". Evening Standard. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Tina Campbell (2014-04-14). "Peter Andre launches Pledge Music campaign and new swing music album | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to ITVBe". "ITV Press Centre".
  7. ↑ "Julian Clary, Peter Andre, Kimberly Wyatt for ITV's Give a Pet a Home". Digital Spy.
  8. ↑ "Entertainment | Jordan decides on daughter's name". BBC News. 2007-07-24. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
  9. ↑ Pink, Stuart (17 June 2008). "Andre I want to adopt Harvey". The Sun. London. The couple renewed their vows in September 2008.
  10. ↑ "BBC NEWS – Entertainment – Jordan and Peter André separating". BBC News. 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  11. ↑ "Thank God it's over: Katie Price toasts her quickie divorce from Peter André with pink champagne". London: www.dailymail.co.uk. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  12. ↑ Sarah Bull (13 July 2012). "Peter Andre's Mysterious Girl identified as 22-year-old student Emily MacDonagh". Daily Mail. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "Baby joy for Peter Andre and girlfriend Emily". Irish Examiner. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  14. ↑ OK! Magazine (26 May 2016). "Andre announces wife's second pregnancy".
  15. ↑ "IT'S A BOY! Peter Andre and wife Emily MacDonagh celebrate the birth of their son".

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