top of the pops
Katie Price’s son Junior Andre hits number one within hours of releasing debut song Slide and he’s outselling Lady Gaga
JUNIOR Andre has stormed to the top of the charts within hours of releasing his debut single.
The son of Peter Andre and Katie Price released Slide which shot to the top of the UK iTunes charts.
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Slide sold more than both Harry Styles and Lady Gaga, the other debut song on the charts, The King and I by Eminen, entered the charts at number 14.
He celebrated his success on Instagram by sharing a photo of the charts and thanked his fans.
"Thank you to all those who have supported," he wrote.
Then he added: "You guys are mad can we get this to the top?", of the national charts where he sat at number four before getting to the top.
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Dad Pete was ecstatic too writing: "What a start. Wow son," and mum Katie wrote she was "so proud" of her boy.
Junior, 17, had been teasing his track on TikTok for weeks - where clips of the song have garnered over six million views.
In support of the up-and-coming music artist at his single launch was rapper and comedian Big Narstie, who was among those in the crowd for the performance.
Princess Andre declared herself "so proud" of her older brother Junior as he performed his upcoming single for the first time.
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She filmed her sibling in action during the launch party of his debut tune, which will be released on Friday.
Flanked by two backing dancers on a stage, Junior performed in front of an intimate crowd who were clearly fans of the 17-year-old's debut song as they sang along.
As the song hit the chorus, both backing dancers show off their abilities with impressive flips on stage while Junior serenaded the audience.
Peter commented on the post of the pair with three love heart emojis before adding a video to his Instagram of him and his eldest child embracing before the show.
He added: "You have no idea how proud I am of you tonight son".
The 49-year-old father-of-four also filmed his son on stage, writing: "Born to do it."
Junior is following in his dad’s footsteps by carving out a career in the music industry.
He inked a mega-deal with Columbia Records and thanked his Mysterious Girl pop star dad for kickstarting his career.
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