Peter Foldy is a Hungarian-born recording artist, film producer, director and screenwriter.
16 Facts About Peter Foldy
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Peter Foldy has been nominated for two Juno Awards and has had multiple top-ten hits across Canada and the US, most notably with his first song "Bondi Junction" which reached number one on the Canadian charts.
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Peter Foldy has written and directed numerous feature films working with actors such as Paul Rudd, Eugene Levy and Academy Award winner, Louise Fletcher.
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Peter Foldy was born in Budapest, Hungary but soon fled from the then Communist regime with his parents and sister.
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The family moved to Sydney, where Foldy attended high school and worked as an actor in television commercials.
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Peter Foldy formed a rock band that performed in various bars and lounges throughout the city.
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Peter Foldy soon began writing songs and quickly landed a recording contract as an artist with a small indie label, Kanata Records.
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Peter Foldy was featured on the cover of RPM that same week.
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Peter Foldy was awarded a 1973 BMI Canada Certificate of Honour from BMI Canada for "Bondi Junction" which was a legitimate national hit across Canada.
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Peter Foldy was suddenly appearing on Canadian TV shows, on radio station charts and on the pages of music magazines, including the popular US teen publication, 16 Magazine.
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In 1975, Peter Foldy was signed by Capitol-EMI of Canada alongside a deal with Polydor in the US His follow-up recordings, "Roxanne" and "Julie-Ann" reached top-ten status on many charts across Canada, as well as in the US.
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The move to Los Angeles allowed Peter Foldy to continue his musical momentum with the self-written singles "Love City" and "School of Love", songs he co-produced with music producer, Tony Brown.
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In 2016, Peter Foldy released a 10-track CD featuring all-new music entitled Nine Lives.
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When Free Flight Records abruptly closed its doors in 1981, Peter Foldy turned his attention back to film, quickly selling his first screenplay, Hot Moves, which became a considerable theatrical and video hit in the mid-1980s.
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Peter Foldy is in development on several feature films as well as two plays, Spin and Liverpool Lads.
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An avid photographer, Peter Foldy has exhibited his black and white photographs.