Astrid Peth Who Confidential", Minogue describes Astrid as a "dreamer" and that meeting with the Doctor rekindles Astrid's desire to explore. Later in his book "A Writer's Tale" Davies discussed with co-author Benjamin Cook how he had originally named the character "Peth" in a treatment but it bugged him, he later renamed her to "Astrid" giving the reason that it "...sounds more spacey, more like a futuristing Doctor's companion". Despite Davies stating that the companion in "Voyage of the Damned" was "always going to [be] a one-off...little knowing that it would be Kylie Minogue", he has since stated that he would cast
Ameerah (singer) Ameerah (singer) Ameerah El Ouiglani known professionally as Ameerah or Astrid is a Belgian singer-songwriter.. Ameerah started her career as Astrid quoted in her songwriting credits at various times as Ameerah A. Roelants and Astrid Roelants. Her first chart success was in Belgium with her song "Don't Stop the Music" released as Astrid. Ameerah is known mostly for her 2009 international dance hit "The Sound of Missing You" which reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart in the United States. A version by Wildboyz featuring Ameerah also was a big hit in Europe in 2010 charting in