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Peter Fox
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Fox in 2020
Background information
Birth name Pierre Steffen Baigorry
Also known as Enuff
Born (1971-09-03) 3 September 1971 (age 53)
Berlin, Germany
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, musician
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active 1998–present
Labels Warner
Associated acts Seeed, Miss Platnum

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

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, 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. The first single, "Alles neu" ("Everything New"), was released on 15 August 2008. 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.

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

Fox grew up in Schönow in West Berlin, the son of a German father and a French mother.

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.

Discography

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Fox in 2009

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
GER
AUT
BEL
(Fl)

NLD
SWI
Stadtaffe 1 1 13 10 4
  • BVMI: 15× Gold
  • IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum
  • IFPI SWI: Gold
Love Songs
  • Released: 26 May 2023
  • Label: Downbeat
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
1 1 1

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
GER
AUT
SWI
Live aus Berlin
(as Peter Fox & Cold Steel)
  • Released: 27 November 2009
  • Label: Downbeat
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
2 * 48
  • BVMI: Platinum
* see chart positions for the video album

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
GER
AUT
SWI
Live aus Berlin
(as Peter Fox & Cold Steel)
  • Released: 27 November 2009
  • Label: Downbeat
  • Formats: Digital download
* 1 *
  • BVMI: 4× Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
* see chart positions for the live album

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing album name and year released
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
AUT
BEL
(Fl)

NLD
SWI
"Fieber"
(featuring K.I.Z)
2007 Stadtaffe
"Alles neu" 2008 4 11 49
  • BVMI: 5× Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
"Haus am See" 8 6 8 4 16
  • BVMI: 5× Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
"Schwarz zu blau" 2009 3 17 36
  • BVMI: 3× Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
"Zukunft Pink"
(featuring Inéz)
2022 1 3 21
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum
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

  • 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

See also

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