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Born Peter James Andréa, 27 February 1973, Harrow, London, England. Andre moved to Australia at the age of six, where he successfully launched his career as a teen pop star in 1992 with the single "Gimme A Little Sign". By the mid-90s he had returned to England and in 1995 he saw his debut single, "Turn It Up", reach the UK Top 70.
His follow-up, "Mysterious Girl", failed to make much of an impression despite the extensive broadcasts of its video (which held the number 1 request slot on cable television programme The Box long after it had disappeared from the charts).
It was not until April 1996 and "Only One" that Andre reached the UK Top 20. "Mysterious Girl" then became a huge summer hit when re-released to capitalize on the previous single's success, while Andre embarked on a promotional personal appearance tour of UK venues as well as return trips to Australia and New Zealand.
The two follow-up singles, "Flava" and "I Feel You", both went on to top the UK singles chart as Andre established himself as the country's newest teen idol (with impressive abs to match). Desperate to be regarded as a serious R&B singer, Andre then enlisted the heavyweight help of Coolio, Montell Jordan and the Fugees for 1997's decidedly lightweight Time.
Two tracks taken from the album, "All About Us" and "Lonely", reached the UK Top 10. "Kiss The Girl", taken from the soundtrack of the movie Little Mermaid, debuted at number 9 in the UK chart in August 1998, but by now the writing was on the wall for Andre as his teenage fanbase drifted away to newer artists.
Andre took time out from the music business to work at his brother's gym in Cyprus, although he carried on writing new songs. He bounced back into the media spotlight in early 2004 thanks to his involvement in the third series of the reality television show, I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!, and his relationship with English glamour model Jordan.
In March of the same year, the hastily re-released "Mysterious Girl" debuted at the top of the UK singles chart. A new album followed in the summer, premiered by the Top 5 hit "Insania".
