Pete Burns

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pete Burns
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Aug 5, 1959(1959-08-05)
Age	65
Date Of Death	2016-10-23
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Leo

Pete Burns Biography

Pete Burns is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on August 5, 1959 in England, United Kingdom. English pop singer from England who released the hit song “You Spin Me Round” along with the group Dead or Alive.

He appeared briefly on television screen alongside He briefly shared the screen with Jimmy Savile on Celebrity Big Brother. on Celebrity Big Brother.

Peter Jozzeppi Burns (5 August 1959 – 23 October 2016) was an English musician, singer, songwriter, and television personality. In 1979 he founded the band Nightmares In Wax; in 1980 changes were made to the band’s line-up and the name was changed to Dead or Alive. Burns was the group’s vocalist and songwriter. The band rose to mainstream success with their 1984 single “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)”.

While building his career, Burns worked at a Liverpool record shop, Probe Records, which became a meeting place for local musicians. Burns was notorious for his maltreatment of customers, sometimes throwing their purchases at them because he disapproved of their selection. Burns first performed as a member of the short-lived Mystery Girls, who gave only one performance, supporting Sham 69 in November 1977, and comprised Burns, Pete Wylie and Julian Cope. Cope stated that Burns’s performing style drew on that of the transgender punk performer Wayne County.

He was wed to Lynne Corlett from 1978 until 2006. He then was briefly married with Michael Simpson from 2007 until 2008.

Pete Burns Net Worth

Pete Burns is one of the richest Pop Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pete Burns 's net worth $500 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He formed Dead or Alive in 1980 at the age 21. Before he was thrust into the limelight with Dead or Alive, he was a part of Mystery Girls and Nightmares in Wax.

He was back in the spotlight after he appeared in the 2006 season on Celebrity Big Brother.

Peter Jozzeppi Burns was born on 5 August 1959 in Port Sunlight, Cheshire. He had an older brother named Tony (born 1948). Although the two scarcely saw each other, they got on well and liked to listen to records together. Like Burns, Tony was an aspiring pop star. Burns’ mother, Evelina Maria Bettina Quittner von Hudec (1913–1987), was German and hailed from Heidelberg. As her father was Jewish, she moved to Vienna to escape the Nazis. At a tea dance in Vienna, she met an English soldier from Liverpool named Francis Burns. Evelina was 46 years old when she gave birth to Burns. He later wrote of his childhood in his autobiography Freak Unique in which he described his mother’s alcoholism and suicide attempts but maintained that she was “absolutely the best mother in the world”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Pete Burns height 5 ft 11 in Pete weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Pete Burns Dating?

According to our records, Pete Burns married to Michael Simpson , Lynne Corlett. As of December 1, 2023, Pete Burns’s is not dating anyone.

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In December 2003 the BBC apologised to its viewers after Burns swore repeatedly on its pre-9pm watershed Liquid News show when asked about his views on the Michael Jackson trial.

Facts & Trivia

Pete Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Pete Burns celebrates birthday on August 5 of every year.

In early 2006 Burns revealed in an interview that he had spent most of his life savings on 18 months of reconstructive surgery after a cosmetic procedure on his lips went wrong. In January 2007, he announced that he was planning to sue the cosmetic surgeon, Maurizio Viel, who performed his faulty lip surgery, for £1 million. Surgery-related health problems experienced by Burns included pulmonary embolisms and near-fatal blood clots.

What was Pete Burns cause of death?

Cardiac arrest

Why did Pete Burns wear an eye patch?

Pete was due to appear on Top Of The Pops with his band and decided to put an eye patch on to hide the side of his nose that was bad.

What happened to lead singer of Dead or Alive?

Dead or Alive founder and lead singer Pete Burns died Sunday at the age of 57. The singer died following a massive cardiac arrest, according to his official Twitter.

How much money did Pete Burns have?

Net Worth: -$250 Thousand
Profession:| Singer, Singer-songwriter
Nationality:| England

Who sang the original song You Spin Me Right Round?

Dead or Alive