Peter Andre
British-Australian singer, songwriter and television personality (born 1973)
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::summary British-Australian singer, songwriter and television personality (born 1973) ::
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| birth_name | Peter James Andrea |
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| birth_place | Harrow, London, England |
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| years_active | 1989–present |
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| * {{marriage | Katie Price |
| children | 5 |
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- Melodian
- Mushroom
- EastWest
- Conehead UK
- Snapper
- Sony BMG
- K and P Recordings
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- Warner Bros. | website = 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 "I Feel You" 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 "Mysterious Girl" reached No. 1 upon reissue. He has continued his career in music and television, notably competing in the thirteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing (2015) and starring in the Katie & Peter TV franchise (2004–2009) with his then-wife Katie Price, whom he met when both took part in I'm a Celebrity.
Andre has produced twelve studio albums. In the United Kingdom, he has garnered fifteen UK Top 20 hit singles, three of which peaked at the number one position. His thirteenth album, Legacy, (a mixture of new songs and reimagined versions of previous hits) is due for release in 2026.
Early life
Andre was born Peter James Andrea on 27 February 1973 in the Harrow area of London, the son of Greek Cypriot parents. He was raised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses 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 Sydney before settling on the Gold Coast when he was nine. At the age of 14, he finished in second place behind Wade Robson in a dancing competition in which the prize was to meet Michael Jackson. In 1989, 16-year-old Andre became a contestant on Australian talent show New Faces. As a result, he was offered a recording contract for $146,000. During this time, he lived in a beach-side apartment in Surfers Paradise and attended Benowa State High School on the Gold Coast.
Music career
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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, "Gimme Little Sign". "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 ARIA Award for highest-selling Australian single of the year. His second studio album was released on 30 September 1996, peaking at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. The album included the hit single "Mysterious Girl", 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.
On 23 January 2026, Andre released the single "Rock U Right".
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 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 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, and later guest-presented five editions of Sunday Scoop on ITV. Since 11 November that year, 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 was the lead single from his album Big Night. On 8 October that same year, Andre co-hosted the ITVBe opener with Jamelia. In 2014, Andre became the new face to feature in supermarket Iceland's television commercials.
Andre has since starred in the ITV weekly series Give a Pet a Home which works alongside the RSPCA in Birmingham. In August 2015, he was announced as a contestant for the thirteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing 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 Thomas & Friends 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
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Andre began dating glamour model Katie Price 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 Highclere Castle. They have two children together. While married to Price, Andre was stepfather to her son from her earlier relationship with footballer Dwight Yorke. 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, marrying in 2015 at Mamhead House The couple have three children, bringing Andre's total to five altogether. They live in Surrey.
Being born to Greek Cypriot parents, Andre enjoys reconnecting with his roots and maintains a home in Kiti.
In the 1990s, Andre had a secret relationship with Spice Girls singer Mel B.
Discography
Main article: Peter Andre discography
- Peter Andre (1993)
- Natural (1996)
- Time (1997)
- The Long Road Back (2004)
- A Whole New World (with Katie Price) (2006)
- Revelation (2009)
- Unconditional: Love Songs (2010)
- Accelerate (2010)
- Angels & Demons (2012)
- Big Night (2014)
- White Christmas (2014)
- Come Fly with Me (2015)
- Legacy (2026)
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Spider-Plant Man | Peter Andre | |
| 2012 | Keith Lemon: The Film | ||
| 2016 | David Brent: Life on the Road | ||
| 2019 | The Inheritance | Harry | Short film |
| 2022 | On The Other Foot | Justin | |
| 2023 | SnapCatch | Donnie | |
| 2024 | Members Club | Adonis | |
| Sun, Rosé & Romance | Carlos | ||
| 2025 | Finding My Voice | Costas | |
| Jafaican | Gary Buckle | ||
| TBA | Last Respects | Doctor | Short film; In production |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Spider-Plant Man | Peter Andre | TV film |
| 2005 | Footballers' Wives | Episode: #4.5 | |
| 2013 | Lemon La Vida Loca | Episode: #2.3 | |
| 2015 | The Keith Lemon Sketch Show | Episode: #1.4 | |
| 2015 | Tripped | The Prime Minister | Episode: #1.3 |
| 2019 | Thomas & Friends | Ace (voice) | Episode: "Big World! Big Adventures!" |
| 2025 | The Sunshine Murders | George Constantinos | TBA |
| :: |
Non-fiction Television
- Surprise Surprise (1997) – himself
- 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
- The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (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
- Your Face Sounds Familiar (2013) – guest judge
- Sunday Scoop (2013) – co-presenter
- Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover (2013–14, 2018) – presenter
- ITVBe launch show (2014) – co-presenter
- Through the Keyhole (2015) - Homeowner
- Big Star's Little Star (2015) – contestant
- Give a Pet a Home (2015) – celebrity contributor
- Strictly Come Dancing (2015) – contestant; 7th place
- Loose Women (2016) – guest panellist
- Cooking with the Stars (2023) - contestant; runner-up
Theatre
- Grease (2019) – Teen Angel
- Grease (2019 & 2022-2023) – Vince Fontaine/Teen Angel
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. Andre has won three awards. ! Ref. |+ARIA Music Awards recognition for Peter Andre | rowspan="4"|1994 | "Gimme Little Sign" | Highest Selling Single |
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| 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 | "Mysterious Girl" | Highest Selling Single | | |- |1997 | 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
References
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- "Peter Andre - Legacy".
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- (26 October 2011). "Peter Andre believes he has a guardian angel". London Evening Standard.
- (27 August 2023). "Peter Andre shares heartbreaking reason he hasn't had a birthday party in 10 years".
- "Instagram".
- Retter, Emily. (8 October 2014). "Peter Andre on learning to love again after his brother's death".
- Hattenstone, Simon. (17 June 2019). "Peter Andre: 'I remember praying to God: please get me through this day'". The Guardian.
- (8 March 2019). "Peter Andre 'devastated' he lost out on meeting Michael Jackson to Wade Robson".
- Ford, Louise. (2013). "Peter Andre – The Biography". John Blake Publishing.
- "Benowa State High School".
- "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 20: A Detour With Harding & Curnow Part 1 on Apple Podcasts".
- (23 January 2026). "Peter Andre - Rock U Right (Single version)".
- Tina Campbell. (14 April 2014). "Peter Andre launches Pledge Music campaign and new swing music album | Metro News". Metro.
- "Welcome to ITVBe".
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- Clarke, Naomi. (2023-11-29). "Singer Peter Andre joins GB News as guest presenter".
- (24 July 2007). "Entertainment | Jordan decides on daughter's name". BBC News.
- (11 May 2009). "BBC NEWS – Entertainment – Jordan and Peter André separating". [[BBC News]].
- (7 May 2021). "Dr Emily MacDonagh".
- (8 January 2014). "Baby joy for Peter Andre and girlfriend". Irish Examiner.
- (16 October 2023). "'Excited' Peter Andre speaks out after his and wife Emily MacDonagh's surprise baby news". Yahoo News.
- (3 April 2024). "Peter Andre and wife Emily MacDonagh welcome their third child". Sky News.
- "Inside Peter Andre's Surrey mansion with cinema room and huge garden".
- Scala. "Peter Andre, the most famous homeowner in Kiti village, Cyprus".
- (19 February 2020). "Mel B secretly flew 'booty call' Peter Andre to hotels for sex during romance".
- Tabberer, Jamie. (15 November 2019). "Mel B explains why she kept relationship with Peter Andre a secret from Spice Girls".
- Gordon, Naomi. (3 December 2018). "Spice Girl Mel B says Peter Andre was her "booty call" and a "fantastic lover" back in the day".
- "Winners by Year 1994". [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA).
- "Winners by Year 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
- "1997 ARIA Awards Winners".
- (17 May 1997). "Billboard".
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