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Mike Peters (musician)

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Mike Peters (musician)

Michael Leslie Peters (25 February 1959 – 29 April 2025) was a Welsh musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the Alarm. After the band broke up in 1991, Peters wrote and released solo work, before revamping the Alarm in 2000. Additionally, he was co-founder of the Love Hope Strength Foundation. Between 2011 and 2013, Peters was the lead vocalist for Big Country as well as the Alarm. He was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to cancer care.

Infobox

Born
Michael Leslie Peters(1959-02-25)25 February 1959Prestatyn, Wales
Origin
Rhyl, Wales
Died
29 April 2025(2025-04-29) (aged 66)Dyserth, Wales
Genres
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Occupations
Musiciansongwriter
Instruments
Vocalsguitar
Years active
1975–2025
Labels
CraiEagle Rock Entertainment21st Century
Formerly of
The AlarmDead Men WalkingThe Jack TarsBig CountryColoursoundHairy HippieThe ToiletsSeventeen

Tables

· Discography › Albums
Breathe
Breathe
Title
Breathe
Release date
1 January 1995
Breathe – The Acoustic Sessions
Breathe – The Acoustic Sessions
Title
Breathe – The Acoustic Sessions
Second Generation Volume 1
Second Generation Volume 1
Title
Second Generation Volume 1
Release date
1 January 1996
Feel Free
Feel Free
Title
Feel Free
Release date
5 August 1996
Abbey Road Sessions
Abbey Road Sessions
Title
Abbey Road Sessions
Release date
1 March 1997
Rise
Rise
Title
Rise
Release date
26 February 1998
Acoustic Works 1981–1986
Acoustic Works 1981–1986
Title
Acoustic Works 1981–1986
Release date
5 November 1998
Acoustic Works 1987–1991
Acoustic Works 1987–1991
Title
Acoustic Works 1987–1991
Live (From a Broadcast)
Live (From a Broadcast)
Title
Live (From a Broadcast)
Release date
1998
Rise Demos
Rise Demos
Title
Rise Demos
Release date
1 May 1999
Flesh & Blood
Flesh & Blood
Title
Flesh & Blood
Release date
19 February 2000
The Millenium Gathering
The Millenium Gathering
Title
The Millenium Gathering
Release date
1 February 2001
Collected Works
Collected Works
Title
Collected Works
Release date
17 September 2001
The Alarmstock Collection Live
The Alarmstock Collection Live
Title
The Alarmstock Collection Live
Release date
1 September 2003
Mike Peters in Session 2007
Mike Peters in Session 2007
Title
Mike Peters in Session 2007
Release date
2007
Mike Peters in Session 2008
Mike Peters in Session 2008
Title
Mike Peters in Session 2008
Release date
2008
Breathe – Expanded Edition
Breathe – Expanded Edition
Title
Breathe – Expanded Edition
Acoustic Live
Acoustic Live
Title
Acoustic Live
Release date
2009
Feel Free – Remastered and Expanded
Feel Free – Remastered and Expanded
Title
Feel Free – Remastered and Expanded
Mike Peters in Session 2009
Mike Peters in Session 2009
Title
Mike Peters in Session 2009
Title
Release date
Breathe
1 January 1995
Breathe – The Acoustic Sessions
Second Generation Volume 1
1 January 1996
Feel Free
5 August 1996
Abbey Road Sessions
1 March 1997
Rise
26 February 1998
Acoustic Works 1981–1986
5 November 1998
Acoustic Works 1987–1991
Live (From a Broadcast)
1998
Rise Demos
1 May 1999
Flesh & Blood
19 February 2000
The Millenium Gathering
1 February 2001
Collected Works
17 September 2001
The Alarmstock Collection Live
1 September 2003
Mike Peters in Session 2007
2007
Mike Peters in Session 2008
2008
Breathe – Expanded Edition
Acoustic Live
2009
Feel Free – Remastered and Expanded
Mike Peters in Session 2009
· Discography › Singles
"Back into the System"
"Back into the System"
Title
"Back into the System"
Other tracks
"A New Chapter", "21st Century (demo version)", "Back into the System"
Release date
1994
"Nol I Mewn I'r System"
"Nol I Mewn I'r System"
Title
"Nol I Mewn I'r System"
Other tracks
"Y Bennod Newy", "Canrif 21 – Fersiwn Demo", "Nol I Mewn I'r System"
"It Just Don't Get Any Better Than This"
"It Just Don't Get Any Better Than This"
Title
"It Just Don't Get Any Better Than This"
Other tracks
"Devil's Word", "White Noise"
"Shine On"
"Shine On"
Title
"Shine On"
Other tracks
"113th Dream", "Safe European Home", "Going Underground"
Release date
1996
Title
Other tracks
Release date
"Back into the System"
"A New Chapter", "21st Century (demo version)", "Back into the System"
1994
"Nol I Mewn I'r System"
"Y Bennod Newy", "Canrif 21 – Fersiwn Demo", "Nol I Mewn I'r System"
"It Just Don't Get Any Better Than This"
"Devil's Word", "White Noise"
"Shine On"
"113th Dream", "Safe European Home", "Going Underground"
1996
· Discography › Promotional recordings
Breathe Promo
Breathe Promo
Title
Breathe Promo
Songs
"Levis and Bibles", "Love Is a Revolution", "Spiritual", "If I Can't Have You", "Breathe"
Album
Breathe
Release date
1994
Mike Peters EP
Mike Peters EP
Title
Mike Peters EP
Songs
"Transcendental", "Your Are to Me", "Gone Elvis", "I Want You", "Shine On"
Album
Feel Free
Release date
1996
Regeneration
Regeneration
Title
Regeneration
Songs
"Regeneration"
Mike Peters Sampler
Mike Peters Sampler
Title
Mike Peters Sampler
Songs
"Transcendental" (radio edit), "Sold Me Down the River", "Rain in the Summertime", "Rescue Me", "Interview with Mike Peters"
Album
Rise
Release date
1998
Title
Songs
Album
Release date
Breathe Promo
"Levis and Bibles", "Love Is a Revolution", "Spiritual", "If I Can't Have You", "Breathe"
Breathe
1994
Mike Peters EP
"Transcendental", "Your Are to Me", "Gone Elvis", "I Want You", "Shine On"
Feel Free
1996
Regeneration
"Regeneration"
Mike Peters Sampler
"Transcendental" (radio edit), "Sold Me Down the River", "Rain in the Summertime", "Rescue Me", "Interview with Mike Peters"
Rise
1998
· Filmography › Videos
Videozine Volume 1
Videozine Volume 1
Title
Videozine Volume 1
Release date
1997
Flesh and Blood Recording Sessions
Flesh and Blood Recording Sessions
Title
Flesh and Blood Recording Sessions
Release date
1999
Alarm 2000 Day Documentary
Alarm 2000 Day Documentary
Title
Alarm 2000 Day Documentary
Release date
2000
The Song That Changed My Life
The Song That Changed My Life
Title
The Song That Changed My Life
Release date
2013
Title
Release date
Videozine Volume 1
1997
Flesh and Blood Recording Sessions
1999
Alarm 2000 Day Documentary
2000
The Song That Changed My Life
2013
· Filmography › DVDS
The Story of the Alarm
The Story of the Alarm
Title
The Story of the Alarm
Release date
2001
The Gathering DVD Box Set Collection
The Gathering DVD Box Set Collection
Title
The Gathering DVD Box Set Collection
Release date
4 December 2004
Mike Peters – The Documentary – On the Road to Recovery
Mike Peters – The Documentary – On the Road to Recovery
Title
Mike Peters – The Documentary – On the Road to Recovery
Release date
2006
The Gathering Electric MMVI
The Gathering Electric MMVI
Title
The Gathering Electric MMVI
The Gathering Acoustic MMVI
The Gathering Acoustic MMVI
Title
The Gathering Acoustic MMVI
Alarmcast #1
Alarmcast #1
Title
Alarmcast #1
Title
Release date
The Story of the Alarm
2001
The Gathering DVD Box Set Collection
4 December 2004
Mike Peters – The Documentary – On the Road to Recovery
2006
The Gathering Electric MMVI
The Gathering Acoustic MMVI
Alarmcast

References

  1. Deseret News
    https://www.deseret.com/1989/11/17/18832861/alarm-bringing-post-punk-sound-to-s-l-tuesday-night
  2. Tampa Bay Times
    https://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/music/The-Alarm-didn-t-become-the-next-U2-but-singer-Mike-Peters-isn-t-complaining-on-tour_169927092/
  3. [1] Archived 16 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
    http://www.thealarm.com/nd1997.asp
  4. "BBC Wales - Music - Rock and pop - The Alarm - Mike Peters"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090906000605/https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/genres_artists/rock_pop/alarm_mike_peters.shtml
  5. "BBC Wales – Music – The Alarm – Mike Peters"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090906000605/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/genres_artists/rock_pop/alarm_mike_peters.shtml
  6. "Mike Peters – The Alarm"
    https://thealarm.com/mike-peters/
  7. "Home / 100 Welsh Heroes / 100 Arwyr Cymru"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140413214449/http://www.100welshheroes.com/en/homepage
  8. "Los Mondo Bongo UK TOUR 2010 – FFRUKiT!"
    http://ffruk.com/los-mondo-bongo-uk-tour-2010/
  9. Stephen Thomas Erlewine
    http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-journey-mw0002497594
  10. [2] [dead link]
    https://twitter.com/thealarm/status/1069670130517454848
  11. Daily Post
    https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/mike-peters-become-deputy-lieutenant-2803260
  12. Gov.uk
    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/768174/NewYearHonoursList2019.csv/preview
  13. "Mike Peters, Frontman of the Alarm, Dies at 66 After Three-Decade Battle With Cancer"
    https://variety.com/2025/music/news/mike-peters-the-alarm-cancer-dead-1236381095/
  14. "A personal message from Mike Peters", Love Hope Strength Foundation, 25 September 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022
    https://lovehopestrength.org/a-personal-message-form-mike-peters/
  15. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20j7q7vzzjo
  16. Sky News
    https://news.sky.com/story/the-alarms-mike-peters-in-cancer-remission-after-nhs-drug-trial-13225372
  17. "Mike Peters obituary"
    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/30/mike-peters-obituary
  18. Nation.Cymru
    https://nation.cymru/culture/welsh-music-icon-mike-peters-has-died/
  19. County Times
    https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/25123750.alarm-frontman-mike-peters-sadly-loses-cancer-battle/
  20. Rhyl Journal
    https://www.rhyljournal.co.uk/news/25193863.musical-tribute-alarms-mike-peters-ahead-funeral/
  21. Daily Post
    https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/mike-peters-funeral-alarm-live-31746194
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