Welcome to the official homepage of singer/songwriter Andre Camilleri
André Camilleri was born in Bielefeld, Germany, to a Maltese father who fought in the British army and a German mother. Feeling out of place among all the beautiful blue-eyed and tall people led to André making several unhealthy lifestyle choices, the worst stemming from his love for rock ’n roll. After a long romance with punk and its derivatives in the ’80s and early ’90s, he found his true calling when he saw the great late Townes Van Zandt perform in Berlin. Somehow he managed to get out of there alive and move to sunny Malta where he began to seriously follow his calling. In 2000 he immigrated to Australia with his girlfriend on a student visa. After doing it 'tough' in Brisbane for five years, the two gained permanent residency and 'escaped' to Melbourne.
His song-writing is firmly rooted in the Blues tradition, voicing the lament of down and out, broken-hearted and alienated people. His influences include Robert Johnson, Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Bo Diddley, George Jones, Gram Parsons, Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt, Roky Erikson, Nick Cave and Jay Farrar.