When you think of Peter Andre, your first thoughts are probably to do with his curtain fringe hairstyle and his catchy 1996 hit Mysterious Girl.
Now, three decades later, Andre is promising to give Glaswegians another culturally significant moment they won't forget any time soon.
"Whoever comes along to the show is in for a good time, and everyone will leave thinking, 'what a great night out,'" the 52-year-old teased the Glasgow Times readers.
It comes as the Australian star is set to take on his most personal role yet when he takes centre stage in The Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons at the Pavilion Theatre alongside a supporting cast of incredible performers.
"When I was first approached about doing the show, I didn't think I could do it justice because I didn't know many Frankie Valli songs," Andre said.
He continued: "But when the producer sent me the song list, I had a bit of a light bulb moment. I grew up on the Gold Coast in Australia, and we would often visit the beaches on weekends. They had speakers on the beach which played the radio, and I always thought the radio station was playing the Beach Boys, but a lot of them were actually Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons songs.
"So, all of a sudden, I'm now going to be singing songs that were part of my childhood."
Taking place on January 28, Andre will be belting out hits like Walk Like a Man, Sherry, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, and Big Girls Don't Cry - and he is bringing his best falsetto voice with him.
He said: "A lot of people don't know this about me, but I actually sing a lot in falsetto. It's just that the songs I've written, I've never done in that range.
"People come to the show and say, 'Oh my god, I never knew you could sing falsetto,' and I'm like, 'That's actually one of my strong areas.'"
But when it came to preparing for the role, it wasn't just the voice that Andre had to channel.
"I also had to do a lot of exercise," Andre said.
He added: "You can't be out of breath, you just have to go and go.
"I turn 53 next month, so I'm loving the fact that I can get on stage, give a two-hour performance, and just go for it."
Speaking of performing in Glasgow, Andre admitted that he can't wait - especially after a particularly humorous evening in the city before.
"It means a lot for me to be performing in Glasgow because I've got friends up there and I did a charity event in the city recently. We were singing 'No Scotland, no party.' The whole crowd was going for it; it was brilliant."
Though there won't be too much acting in the upcoming show - which has been billed as a tribute-style concert - it will be a big part of Andre's career going forward.
Having studied acting as a child, Andre has done a number of short films over the last few years before landing the lead role in Fredi Nwaka's Jafaican last year.
Andre plays Gazza, a small-time crook who needs to find £35,000 for his gran's care. He devises a scheme to master Jamaican culture and execute a fraud in London and Jamaica for a large sum of money.
He went on to reveal that he and Nwaka are currently working on the next project.
Andre added: "I studied acting as a child, but singing was always the dream for me. Back in the day, if you wanted to be a singer, you had to also be able to dance and act."
For more information on the upcoming show, or to grab tickets, visit www.ents24.com/glasgow-events/the-pavilion-theatre/best-of-frankie-valli-starring-peter-andre/7307573
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