History
British-born singer Peter Andre (b. 1973, real name Peter Andrea) first came to the nation's attention when his debut single, a cover of Brenton Wood's 1967 worldwide hit `Gimme Little Sign', reached #3 on the national charts in March 1993. `Gimme Little Sign' went on to become the twelfth biggest selling single in Australia for the year. The follow-up, `Funky Junky', reached #13 in July 1993, and Andre issued his debut, self-titled album in December. Andre scored well at the 1993 Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Awards by winning Best Pop Release for his Peter Andre album and Highest Selling Australian Single for `Gimme Little Sign'.

His next single, `Let's Get It On'/`Do You Wanna Dance', reached #17 in January 1994, by which time Andre was one of the hottest dance artists in the country. `To The Top' only managed #46 (June 1994), but `Mysterious Girl' restored him to the Top 10 (#8) in October 1995. Andre's collaboration with vocal harmony group Past to Present `Get Down on it' resulted in another Top 10 placing (#5) during March 1996.

In 1993, Andre turned his attention to the UK market. Andre's family had emigrated to Australia from London in the early 1980s, and he returned to his homeland after a ten-year absence. In 1996, Andre broke into the UK dance/pop market in a big way. His debut UK single `Turn it Up' managed the minor placing of #64 in June 1995, followed by `Mysterious Girl' at #53 in September and `Only One' at #16 in April 1996. Mushroom (UK) reissued `Mysterious Girl' in June, whereupon it hit the #2 spot. Then the singles `Flava' (September 1996) and `I Feel You' (November), plus the album Natural (September), all made their debuts at the coveted #1 spot on the UK charts. `I Feel You' had advance orders of 250 000 copies alone. In the era of boy band dance-pop (Take That, Boyzone), Andre became the ultimate pin-up idol. Andre's career also received a boost in the USA when the Hispanic community began playing and buying his records in large quantities.

Peter Andre’s next CD single, ‘All Night All Right’, appeared on Mushroom in February 1998. With a more stylish R&B;/disco sound, a guest rap by Coolio and a sample from A Taste of Honey’s 1970s disco hit ‘Boogie Oogie Oogie’, the single peaked at #30 on the national chart. Andre’s third album, Time (May), was not successful. Likewise, in the UK where big things were expected, the album failed to chart.