Peter Jozzeppi Burns was born on 5th August 1959 in Port Sunlight, England and passed away on 23rd October 2016. He was a singer and musician, wrote songs and was also a TV personality.
As a child, Pete was very close to his mother and hardly attended school as she wanted him to be with her as much as possible. He left school at the age of 14.
Pete had an older brother who, like him, wished to take a musical career and they used to listen to songs together. He worked in a record shop and formed part of a punk group named Mystery Girls in 1977. Two years later, the band ‘Nightmares in Wax’ was created. They released 2 singles which included 3 songs each, but no album was issued. Then in 1980, some group members changed as well as the name to ‘Dead or Alive’. The band had a number one UK hit ‘You Spin me Round’ in 1984 which eventually became a worldwide hit.
Burns was known for his partly male and partly female appearances and he stated that he had several plastic surgeries.
The group had 14 albums, 17 music videos and 28 singles. During the 90s and 00s, Pete recorded 2 singles with the duo Glam and duo Pet Shop Boys respectively. In 2010, he released the song ‘Never marry an Icon’ as a solo artist.
Burns also appeared in a few TV shows and published a book. He died suddenly from a heart attack in October 2016.