Pete Waterman

Peter Alan Waterman OBE ( born January 15, 1947 in Coventry ) is an English record producer, songwriter, radio and club DJ, emcee and President of Rugby to Coventry Bears.

Life and work

Pete Waterman has the Whitley Abbey Comprehensive School leaving (now under the name of Whitley Abbey Community School known) to work on a railway station. After his exam he decided, inspired by the Beatles to begin his music career. He was married three times and has four children.

In 1987 he founded the label Pete Waterman Limited (" PWL Records " ), the first single was "I Just Can not Wait " by Mandy Smith, already his second release I Should Be So Lucky by Kylie Minogue has been the best-selling single of the year in England. " PWL America" ​​was founded in 1989 and 1992 in Chemistry Records Ltd.. renamed, but closed in 1993. Also in the 1990s, founded Waterman together with Warner Music, the " PWL International". Today his company operates under the name Pete Waterman Entertainment ( PWE).

From 2001 to 2003 he was on the jury of Pop Idol. Waterman has worked with The Specials, Peter Tosh, Lee Perry, Susan Cadogan, Musical Youth and Nik Kershaw, he is also co-founder of Stock Aitken Waterman.

He has the English contribution to the Euro Vision Song Contest 2010, which was sung by Josh Dubovie written.