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 "

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" 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 Katie Price. Andre and Price were married two years after the show's finale; they had two children, and together they released the album '' A Whole New World'' (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 '' Accelerate'' in 2010.

Early life and music career

Andre was born on 27 February 1973 in

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, London, to

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parents. In 1979, as a six-year-old, Andre and his family relocated to Sydney, before settling on Australia's Gold Coast when he was nine. At the age of 14, Andre finished runner-up to Wade Robson 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

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and attended Benowa State High School 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 " 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, 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 Jehovah's Witness, but is now lapsed.

Television

During their marriage, Andre and Katie Price launched the '' Katie & Peter'' franchise on

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, 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 ''

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'' 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

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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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Personal life

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. The couple got engaged secretly that May, but it was not announced publicly until months later. They married 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. 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 Mamhead House. 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'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1997) * ''

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'' (2004) * '' A Whole New World'' (with Katie Price) (2006) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Unconditional: Love Songs'' (2010) * '' Accelerate'' (2010) * '' Angels & Demons'' (2012) * '' Big Night'' (2014) * '' Come Fly with Me'' (2015) * ''

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'' (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 *'' 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 *''

'' (2013) – co-presenter *'' Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover'' (2013–14, 2018–) – Presenter *'' ITVBe launch show'' (2014) – co-presenter *'' Big Star's Little Star'' (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 and Friends: Big World, Big Adventures!'' – Ace (voice) Andre also appeared on '' Through the Keyhole''.

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

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World Music Awards

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References

External links

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