Peter Alan WatermanBorn: 15th January 1947 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
A record producer, songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast.
He left school in 1962 to work for British Railways and became a steam locomotive fireman based at Wolverhampton (Stafford Road) depot.
After the closure of the depot in 1963, he chose to follow a career in music, being inspired by The Beatles.
To supplement his income as a DJ, he became a gravedigger and then an apprentice at General Electric Company, becoming a trade union official. He also worked as a coal miner.
"Pete Waterman became one of Europe's biggest pop music producers when he teamed up with Mike Stock and Matt Aitken.
Together, Stock Aitken Waterman produced songs for the biggest pop artists, including Samantha Fox, Rick Astley, Mel & Kim, Sinitta, Mandy Smith, Bananarama, Hazel Dean, Dead Or Alive, and Steps."
He is an 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',and owns a company that restores steam locomotives amongst other work." Source: (
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In 2001 he was made an Honorary Doctor of Business Administration by Coventry University for his services to the pop industry.
In 2004 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in music by University College Chester.
In 2005 he was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the order of the British Empire) in the Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Music.
In December 2006, he became a patron of the newly formed charity, the City, Lambeth and Southwark Music Education Trust.
In 2016, he was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Northern College of Music (FRNCM), making him the first pop musician to be given the award.
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