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Australian singer Peter Wilson  was born March 9th 1943 in Melbourne, Australia to a Hungarian biological mother. He was born Jason Kahn Horanyi, and was adopted at 3 months of age to parents Brenda and Leslie Wilson. Jason's name was changed to Peter Leslie Wilson when adopted, and grew up in Surrey Hills in Melbourne. A very quiet child, Peter was not the sporty kind at all. He kept to himself in primary school, and in High School spent most of his time in the music room where he discovered his love of synthesizers and drum machines.

Peter attended Camberwell High School, along with Kylie Minogue. It was at school when Peter realised he wanted to be a singer/songwriter, inspired by Dannii Minogue being the famous Minogue at the time starring in Young Talent Time. in 1989 Peter appeared on Australian kids show "The Early Bird Show" singing the Lionel Richie hit "Say You Say Me" in a competition, judged by no other than school mate Dannii Minogue. Peter lost the competition, but went on to study singing for 3 years. In 1991, Peter met music producer David Wilks, who wrote many songs for Peter between 1991-1995. In January 1994, One of Peter's demos with Wilks "I Wanna Dance" found it's way on to Melbourne Youth Radio HITZ FM, and the song was an instant radio hit.

This exposure led to Colossal Records offering to release the song, and by March 1994 "I Wanna Dance" charted in Australia at No 40.

By August 1994 Peter had recorded his next single with David Wilks called "Feelin' Hot", and performed it at known Gay club 3 Faces in September. However, Peter's management Revamp Management was unhappy with the Stock Aitken Waterman like sound of David Wilks's music and paired him with producer Paul Carmody. Peter was very unhappy with this new arrangement, and felt that Carmody was not the right choice to make the music he wanted to make. However, as he was under contract to Revamp Management, he had no other choice but to follow instructions. The song "Move" was recorded and was chosen to be the 2nd single instead of "Feelin' Hot", despite a very warm reaction to the song. "Move" was released in December 1994, again on Colossal Records, and was an instant hit on HITZ FM, and hit No 1 on 3MMM's Hot 30. Australian TV show Video Hits had "Move" on high rotation and eventually charted at No 60 in Australia. Although the track was a radio hit in Melbourne and Sydney, the song charted lower than his management expected. Peter felt that "Feelin' Hot" would have been the breakthrough hit he needed.

Unhappy with "Move", and it's performance, Peter wanted to change producers, but his management would not allow his return to David Wilks. For the 3rd single Colossal Records agreed to finance the full release and video. The catch was, they wanted to go with a cover version. A number of producers were discussed, from UK hitmakers Stock And Aitken, to John Springate, and Sydney DJ Nick Skitz. Peter did not want to return to Paul Carmody, but both Colossal Records and Peter's management did not want to spend money on working with Stock And Aitken or John Springate. So they went with the cheaper option and went with Paul Carmody. Upon hearing initial mixes of "Into The Night", Colossal Records were unhappy with the results, so they brought in Nick Skitz, to finish what was started. Peter was very happy with Nick Skitz, and the pair even discussed more recording. However whether or not this materialized is not known. "Into The Night" was finally done, and in October 1995 the single was released, with the video on high rotation on Oz music video shows. This was Peter's most successful single, reaching No 13 on the Australian charts. However Peter felt if Colossal had chosen Stock And Aitken, this would have led to an international charting record. At this point Peter was unhappy with his management and felt the choice of producers and material was not right for him. After trying to leave Revamp, his management company, he was advised he must continue his contract. At this point Peter decided to stop recording.

However in 1996, Peter was awarded "Best Male Performer" for Melbourne's Rainbow Awards. In May 1997 Peter flew to London headed for PWL Studios. It was a dream come true for Peter. But, still under Revamp management Peter was reportedly forced to release a Paul Carmody written song titled "Endless Summer Days" through small dance label Sirius Music. Peter hated the song, and didn't want it released. However Sirius released it, but was not promoted, and also against Peter's wishes the song was billed simply as "Wilson". The song was a massive flop, and Peter grew tired of not being able to make decisions. He decided not to record more music for Sirius Music, and refused to show up for sessions on planned dance single "Feels So Right" At this point Peter also cut all ties with producer Paul Carmody.

In September 1997, Peter briefly appeared in the Australian movie "Head On", starring Alex Dimitriades. In 1998 Peter's contract ended with Revamp Records, and met with Australian producer John Von Ahlen. The pair instantly hit it off and immediately started work in the studio. The first song, a cover of Patrick Hernandez's "Born To Be Alive" was to be the single, but when Peter approached dance label Pro DJ, they were not happy with the sound. Instead Peter recorded a cover version of the 1982 disco classic by Fantastique called "Mama Told Me", and PRO DJ were sold. An album was recorded with John Von Ahlen and was called "What A Night". The album included 3 songs written by Stock Aitken Waterman, but due to lack of promotion "Mama Told Me" was a flop and planned follow up "How Can This Be Real Love" was shelved. Peter left the label and left the music business.

In March 2001 while on holiday in Chicago, Peter appear on The Jerry Springer Show making comments to the guests on the panel. Upon his return Peter decided to try writing in the studio with old friend John Collins. John had co-written the song "Fresh", a UK No 6 hit for singer Gina G. Peter began recording with producer Sam Panetta and finished several songs. In August 2001 Gina G was getting ready to stage a comeback, and had loved the songs Peter had written. In September 2001 Peter went into the studio with Gina G and John Collins. The song "You Rock The Love" was recorded, intended for Gina's new album. However several years passed, and when Gina's 2nd album "Get Up And Dance" was finally released, the song was not included.

In 2006 Peter returned to the studio with original producer David Wilks and recorded the song "Follow Me". The song, along with "I Love You Unashamed" was signed by UK dance label Klone Records and appear on the September release "Mad About The Boy 14". "Follow Me" became a hit on www.eurodancehits.com and reached No 5 on the EuroNRG Top 40. In January 2007 Peter recorded an interview for Gay podcast station www.gorainbowradio.com and talked about his music, and spoke openly about his sexuality, and how he was made to hide it in the 90s. Peter has completed an album, also called "Follow Me" and has collaborated with original producer David Wilks, UK DJ Rob Technic and German mega producer Frank Farian. The song "Doin' Fine" is already getting attention from Farian fans. The album will include a new version of Peter's first hit "I Wanna Dance" and should see a European Summer release.

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