Peter Furler was born in McLaren Vale, South Australia on September 8, 1966, the third of six children of missionaries Bill and Rosalie Furler.^mPeter formed the Newsboys, with friends George Perdikis, Sean Taylor, and John James.He has written and produced most of Newsboys' songs, as well as co-writing/producing songs for other recording artists. He also frequently collaborated with Steve Taylor. Furler was originally the band's drummer but became the band's lead singer after the departure of John James in 1997.

In July 1999 Furler, along with fellow Australians Dale Bray and Wes Campbell, founded Inpop Records.

In 2009 Peter left the Newsboys and is now pursuing a solo career. Peter Furler continued to make special appearances on tour with the band up until his final appearance on September 11, 2009, in Orlando, Florida.

He is releasing a much anticipated solo album on June 21, 2011, called On Fire. EMI CMG says that "some are calling it Peter's greatest work to date. The first single from the album, "Reach", was released to radio March 25, 2011 for sale on April 19, 2011.