Peter Andre – The Platinum Collection (Import) CD – Used on Sale

In 1989, 16-year-old Andre became a contestant on the Australian talent show NEW FACES, and as a result, he was offered a recording contract for $146,000.

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, 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 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 Album charts. 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.