Gareth Gates Wiki Biography
Gareth Paul Gates is an English singer-songwriter. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. Gates has 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. Gates u…
| Full Name | Gareth Gates |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | July 12, 1984 |
| Place Of Birth | Bradford, United Kingdom |
| Profession | Singer, Singer-songwriter |
| Education | Dixons City Academy, Royal Northern College of Music, Anyone of Us, Unchained Melody, Say It Isn’t So |
| Nationality | England |
| Spouse | Suzanne Mole (m. 2008) |
| Children | Missy Gates |
| Parents | Wendy Broadbent Farry, Paul Gates |
| Siblings | Charlotte Gates, Jessica Gates, Nicola Gates, Anyone of Us, Unchained Melody, Say It Isn’t So |
| Nicknames | Garet Gates , Gates, Gareth , Gareth Gates (With The Kumars) |
| http://www.facebook.com/GarethGates | |
| http://www.twitter.com/gareth_gates | |
| MySpace | http://www.myspace.com/garethgates |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1101697 |
| Albums | Go Your Own Way, Pictures of the Other Side |
| Music Groups | 5th Story |
| Nominations | Brit Award for British Single, NME Award for Worst Album, Mnet Asian Music Award for Best International Artist, NME Award for Worst Haircut, NME Award for Worst Dressed, Brit Award for Pop Act, Anyone of Us, Unchained Melody, Say It Isn’t So |
| TV Shows | Celebrity Driving School |
| Trademark | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Spikey hair |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Member of 5th Story. |
| 2 | Daughter, Missy, born April 6, 2009. |
| 3 | Announced that he and his wife, Suzanne, are expecting their first child. [October 13, 2008]. |
| 4 | Plays the piano, all sorts of guitar, drums and writes songs. |
| 5 | Was first choir-boy at Bradford Cathedral from 1994-1997. |
| 6 | Sang a solo for Queen Elizabeth II when she visited Bradford Cathedral (1997). |
| 7 | Unchained Melody won the UK ‘Record of the year’ 2002 (voted for by the UK public). |
| 8 | He has 3 younger sisters. |
| 9 | Got to Number #1 with a cover version of Unchained Melody for 4 weeks. |
| 10 | Suffered with a stammering problem throughout Pop Idol. |
| 11 | Came 2nd in the finals of Pop Idol. |
| 12 | 3rd of 3 “Pop Idol” finalists to release a single in the UK. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Official Top 50 Best-Selling Singles of the 90s and 00s | 2015 | TV Movie performer: “Unchained Melody” | |
| EastEnders | 2003-2010 | TV Series performer – 2 episodes | |
| Pop Idol | 2001-2003 | TV Series performer – 12 episodes | |
| Idols | 2003 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | |
| Kelly | 2002-2003 | TV Series performer – 2 episodes | |
| Deutschland sucht den Superstar | 2003 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | |
| Top of the Pops | 2002-2003 | TV Series performer – 2 episodes | |
| Idols! | 2003 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | |
| Steps to the Stars | 2001 | TV Series documentary performer – 1 episode |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| S Club Seeing Double | 2003 | Gareth Gates clone |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trigger Happy TV | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Surprise Surprise! | 2015 | TV Series | Himself – Performer |
| 20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself – Singer / Pop Idol Contestant |
| The Big Reunion | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lorraine | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dancing on Ice | 2008-2014 | TV Series | Himself – Contestant / Himself |
| This Morning | 2002-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Nation’s Favourite Elvis Song | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the 00s | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| Celebrity Masterchef | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Loose Women | 2007-2012 | TV Series | Himself / Himself – Performer |
| The Talent Show Story | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Real Hustle | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| My Life: Toy Soldiers | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| The Michael Ball Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| All Star Mr & Mrs | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| All Star Family Fortunes | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The National Lottery: Big 7 | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself – Celebrity Presenter |
| Saturday Kitchen | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Paul O’Grady Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Alan Titchmarsh Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Question of Sport | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Juice | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| TV Burp | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Graham Norton Show | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Whatever Happened to Gareth Gates? | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Brit Awards 2004 | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Childline Concert 2004 | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself – Performer |
| Música sí | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| SM:TV Live | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Top of the Pops | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Un juguete, una ilusión | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Record of the Year 2003 | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Performer |
| The Christmas Show | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Smile | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Pop Idol | 2001-2003 | TV Series | Himself / Himself – Guest / Himself – Finalist |
| Children in Need | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Popworld | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| The National Music Awards 2003 | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Performer |
| Idols | 2003 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Greasemania | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Performer |
| The Late Late Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Kelly | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today with Des and Mel | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| CD:UK | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Himself / Himself – Performer |
| The Saturday Show | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Morning Australia | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rove Live | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| In Entertainment | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 95.8 Capital FM’s Party in the Park for the Prince’s Trust 2003 | 2003 | TV Special | Himself – Performer |
| Spring Break Live 2003 | 2003 | TV Special | Himself – Performer |
| Un paso adelante: la fiesta | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself |
| No n’hi ha prou | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Deutschland sucht den Superstar | 2003 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Himself – Performer |
| Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do | 2003 | TV Special | Himself – Performer |
| V Graham Norton | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Richard & Judy | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Kumars at No. 42 | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Idols! | 2003 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Celebrity Driving School | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| So Fresh 2003: Volume 2 | 2003 | Video | Himself |
| CBBC Prom in the Park | 2002 | TV Special | Himself – Performer |
| T4 | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Will and Gareth on Tour | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Royal Variety Performance 2002 | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Record of the Year 2002 | 2002 | TV Special | Himself – Performer |
| 2002 Top of the Pops Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself – Performer |
| Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 2002 | 2002 | TV Special | Himself – Performer |
| The National Music Awards 2002 | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Himself – Performer |
| GMTV | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sport Relief | 2002 | TV Special | Performer |
| Party in the Park 2002 | 2002 | TV Special | Performer |
| Liquid News | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Exclusive | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Pop Idol Extra | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself (Series 1) (2001-2002) |
| Steps to the Stars | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Contestant |
| Tonight’s Talent of Tomorrow | 1997 | TV Movie | Himself – Contestant |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Official Top 50 Best-Selling Singles of the 90s and 00s | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Talent Show Story | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Dancing on Ice Friday | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Question of Sport | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| CD:UK | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Favouritism | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Who Killed Saturday Night TV? | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |