PLEASE TAKE NOTE: Releases should be listed under the correct partnership . English record producer and songwriter, born 15 January 1947 in Stoke Heath, Coventry, England, UK. Father of Peter Waterman Jr and Paul Waterman. He was married to Denise Gyngell from 1991 to 1999. Associated labels: . .
Kylie Minogue started her singing career with Stock Aitken Waterman , recording several hits with them, beginning with "I Should Be So Lucky".
(January 3, 2005) His eldest son Paul (aged 33), by his first wife Elizabeth Reynolds, died after a six-month battle against a serious illness at the Institute of Neurology in central London.
In 1999 his son, Pete Jr., (then aged 22) cheated death when he survived a karting accident, which left him badly burned and in a coma.
He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queens New Years Honours List for his services to Music.
Has said that the three best singers he has worked with are Rick Astley , Donna Summer and Lauren Waterworth.
Is an avid collector of old toy trains, and constructed the largest O gauge model railway in Europe, which he built in a custom made room designed to be big enough for his collection.
Winner (with Stock and Aitken) of the British Phonographic Industry Award for British Producer in 1988.
He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queens New Years Honors List for his services to music as composer and producer.
Avid fan of real life steam locomotives, his first job being a fireman (stoker) on British Railways. Has contributed massively towards restorations of Locomotives, at one time owned Flying Scotsman, owns a company that restores steam locomotives amongst other work.
A judge on "Pop Idol" .
(January 2007) He is based in Cheshire, England.
Waterman admitted the lines "take or leave us, only please believe us, we aint ever gonna be respectable" from the song "Respectable" were directed at the UK music industry for snubbing Stock, Aitken and Waterman at the 1986 Brit Awards.
There are some people we have worked with who have outstanding natural,talent-Donna Summer is one of these. She gave back more than we asked,for.
There is only one key area of pop music: the song.
I think classical music has had an amazing influence on pop, although at,the moment R&B and rap artists have forced all the tunes out. But pop,will come back to classical music.
You Spin Me Round had Ride of The Valkyries all over it. We changed a,few things around but if you listen to it the strings are straight off,it.
