Andy's Life Story

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 “Love Is Thicker Than Water” became a second smash hit single and the album itself has now reached platinum status.</div> <bR> <div>      Soon Andy found himself being nominated for music awards and in demand for variety shows and talk shows.  Once the fans who had bought his record, saw him live on TV, they went crazy.  His first concert tour was a big success and he found himself bombarded with offers.  Photographers clamoured for pictures, reporters kept asking for interviews and the records kept on selling!</div> <bR> <div>      Then heartbreak struck and put a damper on Andy's happiness.  His wife of a year, Kim, left.  Apparently she could not handle the demands on Andy's time when he became a success.  Andy tried to work thinks out but Kim decided to return to Australia.</div> <bR> <div>      Andy was heartbroken and felt upset for weeks.  Was this the price he had to pay for success?  He wondered.  But he soon realized that he and Kim had problems that probably would have broken up the marriage whether his career had taken off or not.</div> <bR> <div>      Kim, however, was now back in Australia saying she was pregnant with Andy's child and that he refused to give her any money.  Andy denied the charges, saying he would do his best to make sure that Kim and his child had everything they needed.</div> <bR> <div>      Andy didn't have too much time to mope about his divorce.  He soon found himself back in the recording studio again and preparing for a second concert tour, this time playing in large halls, not the small clubs he played the first time.</div> <bR> <div>      Before Andy embarked on his Summer, 1978 tour, his single “Shadow Dancing” raced to the top of the charts even before the album of the same name was released.  The <I>Shadow Dancing</I> LP later shipped gold and was expected to do even better than <I>Flowing Rivers</I>.</div> <bR> <div>      Today, Andy lives in Miami Shores, Florida, where he enjoys getting together with his mom & dad and brothers who life nearby.  Little sister Berri, who lives with his mom & dad is his frequent companion when he goes swimming, boating and skiing.</div> <bR> <div>      Andy  has been linked romantically with everybody from actress Susan George to Marie Osmond, but he says there's really no one special in his life right now.</div> <bR> <div>      “I'm nothing like that playboy image,” Andy says.  All our days are spent at each other's homes.  I don't drink.  I'm not a party person.”</div> <bR> <div>      As for the rumors about Marie, Andy says, “It's just nonsense.”</div> <bR> <div>      When he guested on the <I>Donny and Marie Show</I>, they got to be good friends and sang a duet together, but that was where it ended, according to Andy.</div> <bR> <div>      Andy makes no secret of the fact that it will be a long time before he gets married again.  The split with Kim hurt him a lot and he will be very careful about getting seriously involved with a woman again.  Right now, his carrer is his love and he's devoting all his energies to it.</div> <bR> <div>      When he's not working, you'll most likely find him on the water outside his Miami home.  Andy will take the sun, ocean and solitude over the glitter and glamour of Hollywood or the hustle and bustle of New York anytime.</div> <bR> <div>      Many young singers would already have been corrupted by such sudden success and adulation, but not Andy.  He's still the same lovable, down-to-earth guy he was when he started and he hopes to stay that way!</div> <bR> <div> <B>NOTE:  This is an article from a teen magazine.</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>