Peter Fox (musician)
Peter Fox | |
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 Fox in 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Pierre Steffen Baigorry |
| Also known as | Enuff |
| Born | 3 September 1971 Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Warner |
| Website | peterfox |
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
[edit]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.[1] The first single, "Alles neu" ("Everything New"), was released on 15 August 2008.[1] 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
[edit]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
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Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [5] | AUT [6] | BEL (Fl) [7] | NLD [8] | SWI [9] | |||
| Stadtaffe |
| 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | |
| Love Songs |
| 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [5] | AUT [6] | SWI [9] | |||
| Live aus Berlin (as Peter Fox & Cold Steel) |
| 2 | * | 48 |
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* see chart positions for the video album | |||||
Video albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [5] | AUT [6] | SWI [9] | |||
| Live aus Berlin (as Peter Fox & Cold Steel) |
| * | 1 | * | |
* see chart positions for the live album | |||||
Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [5] | AUT [6] | BEL (Fl) [7] | NLD [8] | SWI [9] | ||||
| "Fieber" (featuring K.I.Z) | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | Stadtaffe | |
| "Alles neu" | 2008 | 4 | 11 | — | — | 49 | ||
| "Haus am See" | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 16 | |||
| "Schwarz zu blau" | 2009 | 3 | 17 | — | — | 36 | ||
| "Zukunft Pink" (featuring Inéz) | 2022 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 21 | Love Songs | |
| "Vergessen wie" | 2023 | 11 | 40 | — | — | — | ||
| "Weisse Fahnen" | 29 | 74 | — | — | — | |||
| "Ein Auge blau" | 14 | 39 | — | — | — | |||
| "Tuff Cookie" | 20 | 60 | — | — | — | |||
| "Toast" (with Reezy) | 2024 | 15 | 41 | — | — | 71 | Non-album single | |
Awards
[edit] | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (September 2024) |
- 1LIVE "Krone"
- 2008 Best Album (Stadtaffe)
- Echo Awards
- 2009 Hip-Hop/Urban
- 2009 Critics Award
- 2009 Producer of the Year
- 2010 Album of the Year (Stadtaffe)
- European Border Breakers Award
- 2010 European cross border success of the album Stadtaffe
References
[edit]- ^ a b c MySpace-Blog of Peter Fox (Stadtaffe: 6 August 2008 – Fieber: 1 November 2007)
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (15 March 2012). "Why Plan B's Ill Manors is the greatest British protest song in years". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ "Vom Affen gebissen". 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Seeed-Sänger Peter Fox: "Ich war der Typ mit dem Waldhorn"". Der Tagesspiegel. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Discographie von Peter Fox" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Diskografie – Peter Fox" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Peter Fox discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Peter Fox discography". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Diskografie – Peter Fox" (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Peter Fox)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Austrian certifications – Peter Fox" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Peter Fox)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Spannagel, Lars (March 2018). "Peter Fox Macht Politik-Podcast: Ein Song wird die Welt nicht verändern". Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
External links
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- Official website
- Peter Fox at AllMusic
- Peter Fox at laut.de (in German)
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