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Peter André was born on 27 February 1973 is a pop singer-songwriter and television personality. He was born in Harrow, London, England, but was raised in Australia, and is of Greek Cypriot descent.
He lives in Ockley in Surrey, England with his wife, glamour model Katie Price and their children. Born to Greek parents Savvhas and Thea, André has four older brothers (Andrew, Chris, Danny, Michael) and one older sister (Debbie).
André first had a top 50 single in the UK called Only One, which reached number #16, and then gained further success with the song Mysterious Girl (featuring Bubbler Ranx), which reached #2 in the UK singles chart and #8 in Australia. He then had a #1 album Natural, and two UK #1 singles Flava, and I Feel You.
However, after attempting to transform into an R&B artist rather than pop and releasing a few more singles, his success waned with his second album Time, only reaching #28. In 1998 he released his last single (a cover of the song Kiss the Girl from Disney's The Little Mermaid) before being dropped by his music label, and taking a long break from the charts.
On 27 April 2007 it was reported in several newspapers in the UK that André had been diagnosed with meningitis. During his stay in hospital a rumour that he had died started spreading around the internet, causing fans to contact his website and forcing André to issue a statement insisting that he was still alive. He was discharged from hospital on 3 May 2007.
Recently André released a rendition of "A Whole New World" from the Disney animated film Aladdin, in which Jordan sings Jasmine's lyrics. The song has been panned by critics for Price's singing with one critic stating "when Jordan chimes in after a minute or so with her high-pitched, way off tune karaoke, you would swear an animal was being attacked." |