Gareth Gates
Background information
Birth name	Gareth Paul Gates
Born	July 12, 1984 (1984-07-12) (age 23)
Origin	Bradford, England
Genre(s)	Pop Soul
Years active	2002–present
Label(s)	SonyBMG (2002-2006) 19 Recordings Ltd/UMTV (2006-Present)
Website	Official site

Gareth Paul Gates (born July 12, 1984, Bradford, England) is an English pop singer who shot to fame in 2002 when he came second in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. Gates is also known for overcoming his severe stammer through the McGuire Programme[8], qualifying as a speech coach in 2004 [9]. So far he has sold 3.5 million singles & albums in the UK alone. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... July 12 is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The larger City of Bradford Metropolitan District includes other settlements in the surrounding area. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... The soul, according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is the self-aware essence unique to a particular living being. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Sony BMG Music Entertainment logo. ... This is an article about a record label. ... July 12 is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... The larger City of Bradford Metropolitan District includes other settlements in the surrounding area. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... A singer is a musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Pop Idol was a British television series which debuted on ITV on October 5, 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer, or pop idol, in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. ... Stuttering is a speech disorder in which pronunciation of the (usually) first letter or syllable of a word is repeated involuntarily. ...

Early life

Gates was born in Bradford. He has three sisters, Jessica (b. 1993), Charlotte (b. 1991) and Nicola (b. 1985) and grew up with cousin James (b. 1986) who was fostered by the family. His parents regularly foster other children.^[1] The larger City of Bradford Metropolitan District includes other settlements in the surrounding area. ...

Gates joined Bradford Cathedral choir at age nine.^[2] He was head chorister at Bradford Cathedral by the age of eleven, singing solo for the Queen when she visited in 1997.^[3] Gates achieved Grade VIII in piano, classical guitar and singing. He had gained a place at the Royal Northern College of Music before the finals of Pop Idol.^[4] Pop Idol was a British television series which debuted on ITV on October 5, 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer, or pop idol, in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. ...

Career

Pop Idol

An early favourite to win, Gates was runner-up on the first series of Pop Idol in February 2002. Despite not winning the competition, he was soon signed up with Simon Cowell's record label BMG. (Cowell had been one of the Pop Idol judges, notorious for his harsh criticisms of many of the contestants.) Pop Idol was a British television series which debuted on ITV on October 5, 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer, or pop idol, in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Simon Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English artist and repertoire (A&R) executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom, but is known as a judge on the television programs such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britains Got Talent. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... Pop Idol was a British television series which debuted on ITV on October 5, 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer, or pop idol, in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. ...

The songs Gareth sang on Pop Idol were:

• Audition - Flying Without Wings by Westlife
• Top 50 (Semi Finals) - Flying Without Wings by Westlife
• Top 10 (Your Pop Idol) - Everything I Do (I Do It For You) by Bryan Adams
• Top 9 (Christmas Songs) - Last Christmas by George Michael
• Top 8 (Burt Bacharach) - Arthur's Theme by Christopher Cross
• Top 7 (Movie Hits) - My Girl by The Temptations
• Top 6 (ABBA) - One Of Us by ABBA
• Top 5 (Big Band Hits) - Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin
• Top 4 (No. 1 Hits) - Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers
• Top 3 (Judge's Choice) - Yesterday by The Beatles; Flying Without Wings by Westlife
• Top 2 (Grand Finale) - Evergreen by Westlife; Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers; Anything Is Possible

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Post-Pop Idol

Gates' first single, a cover version of "Unchained Melody", entered the UK Singles Chart at number one, knocking Will Young's first single — the double A-side "Anything is Possible"/"Evergreen" — off the top of the chart. The single went double-platinum in the UK, and was voted 2002's Record of the Year by ITV viewers, but it failed to best Will Young's triple-platinum debut single. This was followed by another high selling number-one single, "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)". His third single, "The Long and Winding Road", a duet with Will Young, also reached number one. His fourth, "What My Heart Wants to Say" reached number five. In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Unchained Melody is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... William Robert Young (born January 20, 1979) is an English singer and actor. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into B-side. ... Anything Is Possible is a popular song, co-written by Cathy Dennis and Chris Braide for the winner of the first series of Pop Idol in the UK. The song was recorded by the final three acts in the show, Will Young, Gareth Gates and Darius Danesh. ... Evergreen is a popular song, co-written by Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson and David Kreugar, and originally recorded by Westlife. ... The Record of the Year is an award created by record producer Jonathan King voted for by the UK public. ... Anyone of Us is the second single from Gareth Gates first album What My Heart Wants to Say. ... The Long and Winding Road is a pop ballad written by Paul McCartney that originally appeared on The Beatles album Let It Be. ...

Gates was at the height of his fame in 2002, with the now-defunct Smash Hits magazine dedicating 7 November as International Gates Day for his fans. The cover of a May 1981 edition of Smash Hits magazine Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at children and young teenagers, and originally published in the United Kingdom. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

His debut album, What My Heart Wants to Say, entered the chart at number 2, held off the number 1 position by David Gray's 'A New Day At Midnight' album. It nevertheless went on to achieve first week sales of over one hundred thousand, and went on to achieve double platinum status. What My Heart Wants to Say is the debut album by British singer Gareth Gates. ... David Gray can refer to: David Gray (mass murderer); see Aramoana massacre David Gray (poet) (1838-1861) David Gray (musician) David Gray (snooker player) David Gray (rugby player) David Gray (journalist), CBC Newsworld anchor David Gray (bassist in the British band Akercocke) See also David Grey, American poker player This...

In 2003, Gates sang the 2003 Comic Relief charity single, "Spirit in the Sky", with The Kumars. This was also a number-one hit, staying there for two weeks. He also appeared in Comic Relief's Celebrity Driving School. Through Comic Relief, he became involved with Body and Soul, a charity that helps people affected by HIV and AIDS. He continues to be involved. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ... A charity record (also known as a charity single) is a release of a song for a specific charitable cause. ... Spirit in the Sky is a song written by Norman Greenbaum and released in 1969. ... The Kumars at No. ... Driving School was a docusoap that aired on BBC One in 1997, which followed a group of learner drivers around Bristol and South Wales. ... Species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human immunodeficiency virus 2 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections). ... Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ...

His next two singles "Sunshine" and "Say It Isn't So" reached numbers three and four respectively. His second album Go Your Own Way peaked at number eleven in the UK. It charted at number 1 and achieved platinum status in a number of Asian countries. Sunshine is the second single taken from Gareth Gates second studio album, Go Your Own Way. ... Say It Isnt So is the third and the last single taken from Gareth Gates second studio album, Go Your Own Way. ... Go Your Own Way is the second album by British singer Gareth Gates. ...

Gates has enjoyed significant success outside the UK, particularly in Asia, South Africa and many European countries. He won MTV Asia's award for Best International Male in 2003/4 and was awarded the same title by MTV China and MTV Taiwan. The annual MTV Asia Awards is the Asian equivalent of the United States MTV Video Music Awards and Europes MTV Europe Music Awards. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ...

"Say It Isn't So", a 2003 number-four single, proved to be Gates' last single release in the UK until April 2007. At the start of 2004 he did an arena tour of the UK, then continued to promote throughout Europe and Asia, before taking a break and training as a speech coach and course instructor with the McGuire Programme. Say It Isnt So is the third and the last single taken from Gareth Gates second studio album, Go Your Own Way. ...

He also had a part in the film Seeing Double, and increased his charitable work, promoting AIDS awareness through a charity concert to fifty thousand people with MTV in Indonesia. Seeing Double is the debut movie starring S Club. ...

To date, Gates has sold just over three million music singles in the UK alone, including the second and sixth best selling singles in 2002 ("Unchained Melody", which sold 1.3 million, and "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)", which sold 570,000) and the second best selling single in 2003 ("Spirit in the Sky", 550,000 copies). A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Unchained Melody is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions. ... Anyone of Us is the second single from Gareth Gates first album What My Heart Wants to Say. ... Spirit in the Sky is a song written by Norman Greenbaum and released in 1969. ...

Recent career

Rumours abounded in 2003 and 2004 that Gates was being dropped by his record company BMG, following disappointing sales of his second album. These rumours were denied by Gates and the record company at the time, though Gates was eventually dropped from the label two years later in April 2006.

He appeared on a documentary called Whatever Happened to Gareth Gates? about his experiences in the industry and his life outside it. This was screened on ITV1 in December 2006. The documentary confirmed a new record deal with UMTV, part of Universal, and an album as well as showcasing snippets of the new material. ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... This is an article about a record label. ...

An early preview of his new music was given at a secret gig on 29 November 2006 where he sang tracks titled "Afterglow", "Pictures of the Other Side", "Changes", "Angel on My Shoulder", "New Kid in Town", "Lost in You", "Can't Believe It's Over" and "19 Minutes".^[5] He has been working with writers such as Sacha Skarbek (James Blunt), Ricky Ross (of Deacon Blue fame) and Pete Gordeno, and has been produced by Martin Terefe, Jon Hall and Nick Whitecross.^[6] November 29 is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Changes is the first single taken from Gareth Gates third studio album, Pictures of the Other Side. ... Angel on My Shoulder is the second single taken from Gareth Gates third studio album, Pictures of the Other Side. ...

Since 2004 Gates has also been working extensively with singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke (best known for her 1979 hit "Stay With Me Till Dawn"). Initial contact was apparently made through Lucie Silvas; Gates' regular acoustic guitarist, Graham Kearns, also worked with Tzuke and has writing credits with Gates on both albums. Appearing at Crewe's Limelight during Tzuke's October 2004 tour, Gareth sang backing vocals to a surprised audience on Tzuke's track "Bully" (from her album Secret Agent). A song Gates co-wrote with Tzuke, "Dark Days", appeared on Tzuke's 2007 album Songs 1. Singer/songwriter Judie Tzuke was born Judie Myers in London, England on 3 April 1956. ... Lucie Silvas (born September 4, 1980 in Surrey) is a British singer-songwriter. ... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... Secret Agent is the title of the eleventh studio music recording/album by singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke, released in 1998. ... Songs 1 is the title of the fifthteenth studio music recording/album by singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke, released in 2007. ...

On March 30th 2007 Gates appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, the first time he has participated in an interview for a mainstream TV chat-show since his speech improvement. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross is a chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. ...

The first single from the new album was "Changes" which was released on 9 April 2007, peaked at #14. His second single "Angel on My Shoulder" was released on 18th June, peaking at #22. Gates' third album, Pictures of the Other Side, was released on 25 June reaching #23, but was a commercial flop, entering the chart at #23 and falling to #66 the following week. Changes is the first single taken from Gareth Gates third studio album, Pictures of the Other Side. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Angel on My Shoulder is the second single taken from Gareth Gates third studio album, Pictures of the Other Side. ... Pictures of the Other Side is the third studio album by British singer and songwriter Gareth Gates. ...

Personal life

Gates is qualified as a speech coach and latterly course instructor with the McGuire Programme where he helps those with stammers such as his own. He was the youngest UK person to qualify as a speech coach with the programme. He co-led his first full course in February 2005 and in August 2006 instructed his first course single-handedly in Galway.^[7] He led his second at Bournemouth in November 2006. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Connacht County: Dáil Éireann: Galway West European Parliament: North-West Dialling Code: 091 Postal District(s): G Area: 50. ... Bournemouth is a large town and tourist resort, situated on the south coast of England. ...

Gates is a keen supporter of Bradford Bulls and Leeds United F.C.. Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. ... Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. ...

Gates was alleged to have had a liaision with glamour model Katie Price during the 2002 Pop Idol. Gates initially denied the rumours but finally admitted the affair in 2003. At first he refused to confirm the stories saying that he "sees relationships as private" and was hurt that Price told the media about their relationship.^[8] For the 1970s fashion model, see Jordan (Pamela Rooke). ...

Gates lives in Vauxhall, London with dancer, choreographer and model Suzanne Mole, who he met at the Record of the Year awards in 2002. In October 2006 The People newspaper reported that they had secretly married,^[9] although this was since shown to be untrue. The People, formerly known as the Sunday People, is a British red-top Sunday-only newspaper, owned by the Trinity Mirror Group. ...

Gareth is a patron of HIV / Aids Charity Body and Soul

Discography

Album cover	Album information
	What My Heart Wants to Say Chart positions: #1 (Taiwan, South Korea), #2 (UK) Certification: Double platinum in U.K, Triple platinum in Taiwan, platinum in Indonesia and Malaysia, Gold in Norway Additional Sales info: forty-eight thousand + in Spain, 140,000 + in South Africa Biggest selling western artist album in Taiwan 2nd biggest selling western artist album in MTV Asia area Singles: "Unchained Melody" UK #1, AU #9 "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" UK #1 , NL #1 "The Long and Winding Road" (duet with Will Young) / "Suspicious Minds" UK #1 (double-A side) "What My Heart Wants to Say" UK #5
	Go Your Own Way Chart positions: #1 (Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, Malaysia), #11 (UK) Certification: Double platinum in Taiwan, Gold in South Africa Additional sales info: 30,000 + in Spain Biggest selling Western artist album in Taiwan Singles: "Spirit in the Sky" UK #1 "Sunshine" UK #3 "Say It Isn't So" UK #4
	Pictures of the Other Side Chart positions: #23 (UK) Singles: "Changes" UK #14 "Angel on My Shoulder" UK #22

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DVDs

1. Gareth Gates Live
2. Pop Idol Tour DVD

Tours and concerts

Tours

• Pop Idol Arena Tour 2002
• Will and Gareth Arena Tour 2003
• Go Your Own Way Arena Tour - UK and Asia 2004

Other notable concerts

• Private concert for the Prince of Brunei, January 2005
• MTV Asia AIDS Awareness Concert, Indonesia, December 2004
• Concert to open Louis Vuitton's first store in Shanghai, China, October 2004

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Records and awards

Awards

UK

• The Record of the Year 2002: "Unchained Melody"
• Smash Hits Awards 2002: best male, best hair, best newcomer, most fanciable male
• Smash Hits Awards 2003: best male, best single ("Sunshine")
• Young Achievers Yorkshire 2002
• Special award for service to Yorkshire 2002
• OUT magazine awards 2003: best singer, best video ("Sunshine"), best performance at G-A-Y

Overseas

• MTV Asia: Best International Male 2003/2004
• MTV China: Best International Male 2003/2004
• MTV Taiwan: Best International Male 2003/2004
• TMF Belgium: Best International Pop
• MTV Taiwan: Inspiration to Youth
• G-Music (Taiwan): Best International Artist 2003
• Hit FM: Best single of 2003 (AOU)

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Records

• Youngest male to enter the UK Singles Chart at #1. He was seventeen years and 255 days old when he debuted at #1 with "Unchained Melody" on 24 March 2002.
• Not only is Gates the youngest solo male artist to have four number ones, but he was also the first male solo artist to have four number-one singles in a twelve month period since Frank Ifield in 1965.
• Fans with the loudest screams: Sheffield Arena during "Mack the Knife", Pop Idol Tour. Recorded at 130 decibels.

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Official MySpace
• "Chart battle for Pop Idol finalists" - BBC News article, March 18, 2002
• "Pop Idol's Gareth is number one" - BBC News article, March 24, 2002
• McGuire Programme - UK
• I Like Music Gareth Gates interview 2007 - ilikemusic.com