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Pete Waterman

Born 15 January 1947 (1947-01-15) (age 61)
Coventry, England. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Coventry ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in the County of West Midlands in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
Known for Record producer, occasional songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, railway enthusiast
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Peter Alan Waterman OBE (born in Coventry on 15 January 1947) is an English record producer, occasional songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Coventry ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in the County of West Midlands in England. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event Coventry Bears are a rugby league club formed in 1998 They play in the Rugby League Conference West Midlands division and the Rugby League Conference Premier League "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. He is the owner of significant collections of both historic and commercial railway locomotives and rolling stock, a passion and expensive hobby made possible by the huge commercial success of the acts he signed. A locomotive is a railway Vehicle that provides the motive power for a Train.

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Biography

Born in Coventry, Waterman was a teenage train spotter at Leamington Spa railway station every Saturday morning. A railfan or rail buff ( American English) railway enthusiast or railway buff ( Australian / British English) or (often Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa, commonly Leamington (ˈlɛmɪŋtən and "Leam" to locals is a Spa town in central Leamington Spa railway station serves the town of Leamington Spa, in Warwickshire, England. He enjoyed this so much, he began collecting railway equipment - some of which had been stolen, for which he was convicted of receiving stolen goods. Waterman had left Whitley Abbey school illiterate, not learning to read until the age of thirty-eight. traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write or the ability to use Language to read, write, listen, [1] The judge who convicted him gave him a six months suspended sentence, subject to him travelling to Wolverhampton on a free pass and making tea for the depot staff. Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market After his six months service, the depot foreman offered him a job as a cleaner, from which he progressed to a fireman. After closure of the depot, Waterman choose to follow a career in music, being inspired by The Beatles. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 To supplement his income as a DJ, Waterman became a gravedigger and then an apprentice at General Electric Company, becoming a trade union official. The General Electric Company or GEC was a major UK company involved in consumer and defence electronics communications and engineering A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming

Musical career

Building a record collection through rare US imports,[2] his DJ work began to take him across the UK, entertaining bigger crowds with a blend of R and B and soul music tunes he had sourced. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Given a residency with the Mecca group, he developed new initiatives including matinee discos for under 18s at Coventry’s Locarno club, which gave him a valuable insight into what music interested a younger audience. The Rank Group plc ( was established on 22 December, 1995 as a Public limited company in England and Wales and in October 1996 Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define [2]

Waterman took up a job as an A&R man, and worked in the Philadelphia scene, which included introducing the Three Degrees to the UK. Artists and Repertoire ( A&R) is the division of a Record label that is responsible for talent scouting and artist development The city of Philadelphia Pennsylvania is home to a vibrant and well-documented musical heritage stretching back to colonial times The Three Degrees are a female Philly soul and Disco vocal Musical group formed in 1963 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He then moved to Jamaica working with Peter Tosh and Lee Perry, and producing Susan Cadogan’s reggae-crossover hit Hurts So Good. Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh ( October 19 1944 &ndash September 11 1987) was a a Reggae musician who was Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on March 20, 1936, in Kendal Jamaica) is a reggae and dub artist who has been Susan Cadogan (born Alison Anne Cadogan, 11 February 1951, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Reggae Singer best known Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s " Hurts So Good " was a number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and a number one hit on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1982 by American [2]

In 1979, Waterman set up Loose Ends with Peter Collins, the first coming under the name 14-18 with a single inspired by World War I - "Good-Bye-Ee," and then hits with artists like Musical Youth and Nik Kershaw. Peter Collins may refer to Peter Collins (Australian politician Peter Collins (organ builder Peter Collins (racing driver World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Musical Youth is a Grammy Award -nominated British - Jamaican pop / Reggae group Nik Kershaw (born Nicholas David Kershaw March 1 1958, Bristol, England) is an English Singer-songwriter, popular He then set up his own company PWL (Pete Waterman Limited), in 1984, quickly signing producers Matt Aitken and Mike Stock, who produced the Whatever I Do for Hazel Dean. PWL (Pete Waterman Ltd is the production company one-time pop and dance Record label owned by pop mogul Pete Waterman. Matt Aitken (born 25 August 1956 in Coventry England) is a British songwriter and record producer brought up in Astley Greater Manchester Mike Stock ( Margate, Kent, England, December 3, 1951) is a British Songwriter and Record producer Hazell Dean (born Hazel Dean Poole 27 October 1956, Great Baddow, Essex) is an UK Dance-pop Singer-songwriter The trio formed the team Stock Aitken Waterman, whom became one of the most successful musical production teams of 1980s. Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio who had great success during the mid-late 1980s The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. [2]

To date, Waterman has scored a total of twenty two UK number one singles with his various acts and he claims upwards of 500 million sales world-wide (inclusive of singles, albums, compilation inclusions, downloads, etc). Pete has also appeared in the Steps video "Tragedy". Steps was a pop group that achieved a series of charted singles between 1997 and 2001 For the song recorded by The Fleetwoods and Thomas Wayne see Tragedy (Thomas Wayne song.

Waterman is worth £30 million[3] according to the Sunday Times Rich List. The Sunday Times Rich List is a list of the 1000 wealthiest people or families in the United Kingdom, updated annually in April and published as a magazine supplement

Television presenting

Waterman co-presented The Hitman and Her with Michaela Strachan. The Hitman and Her was a British television dance music show hosted by Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan. Michaela Evelyn Ann Strachan (born in Ewell, Surrey, 7 April 1966) is a British Television presenter. He also presented a show on Radio City. Radio City 967 (also previously known as City FM and Radio City) is an Independent Local Radio station based in Liverpool,

In more recent years, Waterman has appeared as a judge on both series of Pop Idol in the UK, and also Popstars: The Rivals, the latter leading him to become manager of the winning boy band One True Voice. Pop Idol was a British Television series which debuted on ITV on October 5 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide Popstars is an international Reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series One True Voice were a British Boyband created on the ITV television series Popstars The Rivals, which also produced Girl group Waterman said to rival judge Louis Walsh that if One True Voice failed to reach the 2002 Christmas number one in the UK, he would commit suicide. Michael Louis Vincent (born 5 August 1952 in Kiltimagh, County Mayo) better known as Louis Walsh, is an Irish Music manager, and See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Each year record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. [4] One True Voice were duly beaten to the number one spot by Girls Aloud, the programme's winning girl group, managed by Walsh. Girls Aloud are a British Girl group created by ITV1 Talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002 A girl group is a Popular music act featuring several young Female Singers who generally harmonize together Waterman returned as judge for the second series of Pop Idol, but was constantly critical of the eventual winner, Michelle McManus, and was unashamedly unhappy when her victory was announced. Pop Idol was a British Television series which debuted on ITV on October 5 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide Waterman has since said he will not appear on any similar programmes in future. [5]

Following his interests in railways, Waterman presented a historic self-retrospective view in Waterman on Railways for Channel Four/the Discovery Channel. Discovery Channel is an American Satellite and Cable TV channel (also delivered via IPTV, Terrestrial television and Waterman also appeared in an advert by the National Blood Service in the UK, their sixth TV advert which also features Carol Smillie and Will Carling. The National Blood Service is the organisation for England and North Wales which collects Blood and other tissues tests processes and supplies all the Carol Smillie (surname pronounced "smiley" (born December 23 1961 in Glasgow) is a moderately successful female Scottish former television William David Charles Carling OBE (born 12 December 1965) is a former Rugby union player for Harlequins, and a former captain of

Outside music

In 1988 he revived the name of the London and North Western Railway Company for his rail vehicle maintenance business, based at Crewe, which is now the largest privately owned rail maintenance business in the country. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The London and North Western Railway (LNWR L&NWR was a Railway company of the United Kingdom which existed between 1846 and 1922 Crewe is a town in Cheshire, England, the largest town in the borough of Crewe and Nantwich, in which it is the only Unparished area. He also has an interest in model railways, and is the founder of the model railway business 'Just Like the Real Thing', which specialises in O scale kits. 0 scale (or 0 gauge) is a scale commonly used for Toy trains and model railroading. He works closely with model-maker Malcolm Mitchell on this project. He continues to retain an interest in the company and regularly accompanies its sales stand to model railway exhibitions. Waterman has an extensive private collection of railway models and railway layouts, in O scale and larger gauges. 0 scale (or 0 gauge) is a scale commonly used for Toy trains and model railroading. [6]

In addition to his passion for music and the railway, Waterman is also a huge supporter of Walsall FC. Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently playing in League One. [7] He is also a rugby league fan and is president of Rugby League Conference side Coventry Bears. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The Rugby League Conference (RLC (also known as the Co-operative Rugby League Conference as a result of sponsorship from the Co-operative Group, is a series of regionally Coventry Bears are a rugby league club formed in 1998 They play in the Rugby League Conference West Midlands division and the Rugby League Conference Premier League

In the New Year's Honours List published 31 December 2004 he was given an OBE for his services to music. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. In December 2006, he became a patron of the newly formed charity, the City, Lambeth and Southwark Music Education Trust. [8]

Personal life

Waterman has been married three times:

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Shane Danielsen (1999-10-09). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) In Medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep is a profound state of Unconsciousness. Denise Gyngell (born 30 August 1961) is a British singer actress and model Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. The diamond geezer. The Australian. The Australian, also referred to as The Oz, is a Broadsheet Newspaper published in Australia Monday through Saturday each Retrieved on 2006-09-23. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English
  2. ^ a b c d The Coventry kid who made good BBC C&W - 31 March 2006
  3. ^ Sunday Times Rich List 2006-2007, A & C Black (ISBN 978-0713679410)
  4. ^ "Pete Waterman: I don't watch 'The X Factor'", The Telegraph, 2007-10-03. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Retrieved on 2008-01-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.  
  5. ^ Waterman vows never to return to Reality TV retrieved March 13, 2008
  6. ^ May, James (interviewer); Pete Waterman (interviewee). Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963 is a British Television presenter and award-winning Journalist. (2005-12-21). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian James May's Top Toys [Television production]. London: BBC. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days
  7. ^ Mogul Pete on balti pie mission Express & Star - 18 August 2007
  8. ^ CLS MET. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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NAME Waterman, Pete
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Record producer, occasional songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, railway enthusiast
DATE OF BIRTH 15 January 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Coventry, England. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Coventry ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in the County of West Midlands in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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