- Father of Achim Petry.
- He married Rosemarie Remling in 1972 and had a son, Achim Petry, two years later. Achim has re-recorded or made new editions of some of his father's songs.
- Petry was born in the Cologne neighborhood of Raderthal and grew up there. After his father's death at age 16, he assumed responsibility for his 11-year-old brother.
- In 1997, he was named the leading German language musician in terms of chart figures for the year, with his most successful album Alles.
- He won the Goldene Stimmgabel award in 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005 for Most successful German solo pop act.
- He obtained a vocational degree in precision mechanics while touring with his band in Cologne and surroundings.
- In 1998 and 2006 he won the "Platinum Life Award" during the same Goldene Stimmgabel awards.
- In late 2017, he announced a name change to Pete Wolf. He released the album Happy Man under this moniker on October 27th, with his musical genre shifted towards country and lyrics in English language.
- He won the award for "Best Folk/Pop Artist" National/International" during the Echo awards in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001.
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