Peter Cetera Bio (Wiki)

What is the relationship of Peter Cetera?

Peter Cetera’s first wife was Janice Sheely. The couple dated for several years and got married in 1968. They together didn’t have any children.

Their married life came to an end after five years of their marriage. They divorced in 1973. After five years of his first divorce, Peter got married for the second time in 1982. His second wife was Diane Nini.

They together had a daughter named Claire Cetera. They stayed together for almost a decade. After ten years of their marriage, their relationship came to an end with a divorce in 1991. After his second divorce, he stayed single for five years and began dating Blythe Weber in 1996. The couple had a daughter named Senna Cetera.

They stayed together for a decade and broke up in 2006. After that, Peter didn’t have any relationship till now and he is single at the present time.

Who is Peter Cetera?

Peter Cetera is a famous American singer and songwriter. He is also known as the former bassist and producer of America.

He is best known as an original member of the rock band Chicago (1967–1985). He is known as the singer and songwriter of ‘If You Leave Me Now.

How old is Peter Cetera?

Peter was born as Peter Paul Cetera on 13 September 1944, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Peter is an American by nationality and is of Polish and Hungarian ethnicity.

Peter Cetera is the second of six children of a Hungarian mother, Margarita Cetera, and a Polish father, Peter Paul Cetera. His father was a machinist.

He grew up in Chicago, Illinois with his family. His two brothers Tim Cetera and Kenny Cetera are also famous musicians in America.

Education

Peter Cetera attended Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary but dropped out after a year and enrolled at Mendel Catholic Prep High School and graduated from there in 1962.

He was interested in music since his childhood. His parents took him to a band called The Rebel Rockers so that he could learn music. He performed as a lead singer and bassist with his high school band at local dances as a teenager.

Peter Cetera: Professional Life, Career, Awards

Peter began his singing career in 1967 with the band The Big Thing.

Later, the band changed its name to Chicago and released its self-titled debut album “The Chicago Transit Authority” in 1969.

Peter sang lead vocal on three of the eleven songs on the album. In the 1970s, he became the songwriter for the band and contributed the songs “Wishing You Were Here” and “Happy Man” from the 1974 album Chicago VII.

Peter Cetera left the band in 1985 in order to pursue his career as a solo artist. He released his first single “Glory of Love” which was the theme song for the film The Karate Kid Part II. His song reached number one on Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts in the US in 1986.

His song was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Original Song. He was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Male Artist.

His album Another Perfect World made him even more popular in the industry. Peter released his last album “You Just Gotta Love Christmas” in 2005. Since then, he has performed several singles. He has also performed in several TV shows and movie soundtracks.

Peter Cetera: Salary, Net Worth

Peter Cetera has also earned a huge amount of money and he has a net worth of 40 million dollars as of 2023, but his salary is not revealed yet.

Peter Cetera: Rumors, Controversy

Talking about the rumors and controversy, there was a rumor that he will not be performing with Chicago at the Rock Hall.

Later the rumors came out to be true. He has never been in any controversy in his entire life.

How tall is Peter Cetera?

Peter Cetera has a height of 5 feet 11 inches. He has blonde hair and blue eye. Besides these, his body weight is 73 kg.

Social Media Profile

Peter Cetera is active on Twitter. Currently, his Twitter account holds more than 8.23k followers.

Besides these, he has not been involved on Facebook and Instagram.

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