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Gareth Gates is an English singer-songwriter and actor who was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol in 2002. He has sold over 3.5 million records in the UK and has also found success in musical theatre, playing roles in productions like Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Les Misu00e9rables.
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Gareth Paul Gatesis an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol in 2002. As of 2008, Gates had sold over 3.5 million records in the UK. He is also known for having a stutter, and has talked about his speech impediment publicly.
In 2009, Gates moved into musical theatre, playing the title role in the West End production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Adelphi Theatre. In 2009-2011, Gates completed an 18-month stint as Marius, initially in the touring production and then in the West End production of Les Miserables. He also took the roles of Eddie in the musical Loserville, Warner in Legally Blonde in 2012 and Dean in Boogie Nights the Musical in Concert in 2013. He was part of the pop group 5th Story, set up for The Big Reunion.
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Gareth Gates is an English singer-songwriter and actor who rose to fame as the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol in 2002.
As of 2008, Gareth Gates had sold over 3.5 million records in the UK.
Gareth Gates is also known for having a stutter, and he has talked about his speech impediment publicly.
Gareth Gates has moved into musical theatre, playing the title role in the West End production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as well as roles in Les Misérables, Loserville, Legally Blonde, and Boogie Nights the Musical.
Gareth Gates was part of the pop group 5th Story, which was set up for the TV show The Big Reunion.
3 Quotes by Gareth Gates
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I do find my speech difficult at times, but it’s getting so much better as my confidence grows and that’s thanks to the position I’m now in, which is totally due to my fans.
Gareth GatesBritish singer
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I’ve got my feet firmly on the ground, I can’t see life changing too much. I reckon more girls will talk to me at college and more people will look at me, but they know me for who I am.
Gareth GatesBritish singer
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Having my first number one single and being able to travel to places I’ve never been before has been amazing. The tour was also fantastic. There are so many things which I’ve experienced this year which I never even dreamed of.
Gareth GatesBritish singer