Peter Fox (musician) explained

Peter Fox
Birth Name:Pierre Steffen Baigorry
Alias:Enuff
Birth Date:1971 9, df=y
Birth Place:Berlin, Germany
Occupation:Singer, songwriter, musician
Instrument:Vocals, guitar, piano
Years Active:1998–present
Label:Warner
Associated Acts:Seeed, Miss Platnum

Pierre Steffen Baigorry (born 3 September 1971), better known as Peter Fox, is a German singer, songwriter and musician. He is a member of the German reggae and dancehall band Seeed.

Solo career

Fox started working on a solo album named Stadtaffe ("Urban Ape") in 2007. The album was released in Germany on 26 September 2008. Monk and DJ Illvibe co-produced the album,[1] and the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg and Cold Steel Drumline contributed to the music.

A sample of the song "Fieber" ("Fever"), which Fox sings with K.I.Z, was released on Fox's MySpace website on 1 November 2007. The first single, "Alles neu" ("Everything New"), was released on 15 August 2008. The second single of the album, "Haus am See" ("House by the Lake"), was released on 17 October 2008.

Fox also had several gigs with other artists, such as the song "Marry Me" by Miss Platnum, "Rodeo" by Sido and Sekundenschlaf by Marteria.

Peter Fox won the Bundesvision Song Contest 2009 on 13 February with his song "Schwarz zu blau" ("Black to Blue"), which is a social realistic representation of his home city Berlin and the transition from nightlife to dawn. The contest was held in Potsdam (the state capital of the previous year's winner Brandenburg).

He has since announced that he will be returning to Seeed due to unwanted stress and attention generated by his highly successful solo album Stadtaffe. His single "Haus am See" was the 82nd best-selling single of 2008 and the 17th best-selling single of 2009 in Germany.

His single "Alles neu" was notably sampled by English rapper Plan B for the track "Ill Manors" in 2012.[2]

Although Peter Fox declared his solo career over in 2009, he released the song "Zukunft Pink" in October 2022. His second studio album Love Songs was released on 26 May 2023.

Personal life

Fox grew up in Schönow in West Berlin, the son of a German father and a French mother.[3]

He lives in Berlin's Lichterfelde West neighborhood with his family.

In late 2001, he suffered from facial nerve paralysis that was not treated quickly enough because of a misdiagnosis. The right side of his face is still slightly paralysed, and has since become part of his signature look.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"
DetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
GER
AUT
BEL
(Fl)

NLD
SWI
Stadtaffe 1 1 13 10 4
Love Songs
  • Released: 26 May 2023
  • Label: Downbeat
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
1 1 1

Live albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"
DetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
GER
AUT
SWI
Live aus Berlin
(as Peter Fox & Cold Steel)
  • Released: 27 November 2009
  • Label: Downbeat
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
2 48
  • BVMI: Platinum

Video albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"
DetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
GER
AUT
SWI
Live aus Berlin
(as Peter Fox & Cold Steel)
  • Released: 27 November 2009
  • Label: Downbeat
  • Formats: Digital download
1
  • BVMI: 4× Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
GER
[8]
AUT
[9]
BEL
(Fl)

[10]
NLD
[11]
SWI
[12]
"Fieber"
2007Stadtaffe
"Alles neu"20084 11 49
  • BVMI: 5× Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
"Haus am See"8 6 8 4 16
  • BVMI: 5× Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
"Schwarz zu blau"20093 17 36
  • BVMI: 3× Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Gold[13]
"Zukunft Pink"
20221 3 21
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum
Love Songs
"Vergessen wie"202311 40
"Weisse Fahnen"29 74
"Ein Auge blau"14 39
"Tuff Cookie"20 60
"Toast"
202415 41 71

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.myspace.com/Peterfoxxx MySpace-Blog of Peter Fox
  2. News: Why Plan B's Ill Manors is the greatest British protest song in years . . Lynskey . Dorian . 15 March 2012 . 21 March 2012.
  3. Web site: Vom Affen gebissen. 10 October 2008.
  4. Web site: Seeed-Sänger Peter Fox: "Ich war der Typ mit dem Waldhorn" . . 28 September 2008 . 8 December 2008.
  5. Germany. Peter Fox. 25 April 2023.
  6. Austria. Peter Fox. 21 October 2022.
  7. Switzerland. Peter Fox. 21 October 2022.
  8. Web site: Discographie von Peter Fox. GfK Entertainment. de. 21 October 2022.
  9. Web site: Diskografie – Peter Fox. Ö3 Austria Top 40. de. 21 October 2022.
  10. Web site: Peter Fox discography. ultratop.be. 21 October 2022.
  11. Web site: Peter Fox discography. dutchcharts.nl. 21 October 2022.
  12. Web site: Diskografie – Peter Fox. Swiss Hitparade. de. 21 October 2022.
  13. News: Peter Fox Macht Politik-Podcast: Ein Song wird die Welt nicht verändern. Der Tagesspiegel. March 2018. 27 February 2019. Spannagel. Lars.