Gareth Gates
Gareth Gates was born in Bradford on 12 July 1984.
Gareth Gates was runner-up to Will Young on Pop Idol but it did not stop Gates, who was 17 at the time, gaining the record for the youngest British male solo star when his version of Unchained Melody went straight to number one in the UK singles chart.
Gareth Gates had other number ones including Spirit In The Sky, Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake), as well as the duet with Will Young -The Long and Winding Road.
Gareth Gates released the album Pictures Of The Other Side in 2007.
Gareth Gates overcame a stammer to gain his musical success and in 2004 he himself qualified as a speech coach.
On 31 December 2007, Gareth Gates announced that he is to marry his girlfriend of five years, Suzanne Mole.
In Dancing on Ice, Gareth Gates partnered Maria Filippov.
Gareth and Maria did well and finished fourth in Dancing on Ice, narrowly missing out on the final after losing a skate-off to Zaraah Abrahams and Fred Palascak.