Junior Andre scores major success as debut single soars up iTunes chart-Emily Bashforth-Entertainment – Metro

Is Junior the next Peter Andre? (Picture: JuniorAndre/Youtube/Instagram)

Junior Andre is well and truly following in the musical footsteps of his dad, Peter Andre, as his debut single has proved a hit.

The teenager dropped his debut single, Slide, on Friday, much to the delight of fans who were counting down the days after months of teasing.

It seems the 17-year-old’s song was worth the wait, as it went straight to the top of the UK iTunes chart upon release, initially passing the likes of Harry Styles and Lady Gaga.

The son of Katie Price signed a record deal with Columbia Records last August, which he said was a ‘dream come true.’

He has been hard at work in the studio ever since, perfecting his craft in different countries.

Taking to Instagram upon the release of his track, Junior wrote to his 522k followers: ‘Slide is OUT NOW 👑 Finally the full track is yours and I couldn’t be more gassed! Thank you to everyone who’s been on this journey with me, shown so much love and support and made this all possible. Music video has also just dropped! Run up the link on stories to watch it 👀 Big up @rosie_matheson for directing 🙏 This track is for you guys, who’s ready to vibe all summer?❤️🚀’.

Ever the supportive parents, dad Pete commented: ‘Let’s go 🔥🔥🔥’, while mum Kate shared the track to her Story and encouraged everyone to download.

Later in the day, after witnessing the immediate success of Slide, Junior added that the support he’s received has been ‘crazy’, telling his followers: ‘Thank you for supporting new artists like me, without you none of this would be possible’.

The official music video for Slide is also accumulating thousands of views, and the comments section is filled with praise for the up-and-coming star, predicting the track as ‘the song of the summer.’

‘He’s the next Peter Andre, he’s his dad’s double. Well done Junior loving the song!!’, one fan wrote.

The up-and-coming star finally released his debut single (Picture: Instagram)

As for the hip-hop song’s lyrics, it seems Junior is singing about a romance, as he says: ‘When they ask me, “Who’s your girl?” I wanna say, “It’s you, my world”.’

‘I wanna love you in that new Chanel, I put my money on you, my girl,’ he continues.

Junior’s famous fam have been his biggest cheerleaders since his music career began last year, with Mysterious Girl hitmaker Pete saying after his son signed to a label that he was ‘so happy for him’ since the ‘passion and dedication Junior has put into this project is incredible.’

Dad Pete and sister Princess have been the ultimate cheerleaders for Junior’s music (Picture: Instagram)

He was also supported by younger sister Princess, 14, at his launch party this week, where Junior performed the track exclusively for a crowd of fans.

Junior was seen singing and dancing along to the track, before going to the front of the stage to interact with the audience.

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Dad Peter Andre also shared his own joy at seeing Junior launch his music career, writing: ‘Well done tonight son…

‘You have no idea how proud I am of you tonight son, born to do it.’

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