Francissca Peter

Francissca Peter
Francissca Peter at The Asia Pacific International Entrepreneur Excellence Award in July 2011
Background information
Birth name	Francissca Peter
Also known as	Fran
Born	6 September 1961 Klang, Selangor (Born) Ipoh, Perak (Raised)
Genres	Pop, dance, jazz
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, lyricist, actor,producer, vocal coach and Freelance writer
Instruments	Vocalist
Years active	1979–present
Labels	Independent Warner Music Group, WEA, Scat, Inderoc, EMI

Francissca Peter (born 6 September 1961), also affectionately known as Fran, is a Malaysian singer-songwriter.

She has had over twenty Number 1 hits in the Malaysian music charts and was awarded "Best Female Vocalist" for five consecutive years in the mid 1980s. She has over 30 albums to her name. She has been The Ambassador to The International Aid Organisation World Vision in Malaysia since 2004.

She is also known for her work as an actress, vocal stylist, Vocal Coach and has judged numerous singing, dance and songwriting competitions, done several motivational workshops and workshops on artist management and also on vocals. Fran is also known as The Fund raising Queen having done so many Fund Raising Events.

Fran is the second in a family of four children. She attended Tarcisian Convent and The Holy Infant Jesus (Main Convent) in Ipoh Perak. She also studied at Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah in Petaling Jaya, Sekolah Kebangsaan Selayang, Selangor. After Secondary School, she took up typing and started working as a sales representative and later on as Assistant PR for a well known Batik factory and Tourist Center in Gombak run by the Chong family. It was the beginning of her journey as the bread winner of her family.

Royston Sta Maria and Francissca Peter, better known as ‘Roy & Fran’ was an unbeatable duo act in the 1980s. They were at times, dubbed ‘The Carpenters’ of Malaysia. The pairing brought them immense popularity among Malaysians. Their natural chemistry and soothing voices were admired by many, culminating in the release of two LPS. They came from a musically talented family, with their own family members dabbling in music at some point in their lives. Roy’s dad, Cyril was an accomplished jazz musician. On the other hand, has a sister, Bibiana, who released an album in the 1980s and her brother Michael, is making waves in the US with his debut album.