He plays the piano, all sorts of guitar, drums and writes songs.
He joined Bradford Cathedral choir at age nine and was head chorister by the age of eleven, singing solo for the Queen when she visited in 1997
He came 2nd to Will Young in the first series of Pop Idol (2001).
He got to Number #1 with a cover version of Unchained Melody for 4 weeks.
He is also known for having a stutter, and has talked about his speech impediment publicly.
He was also a part of the pop group 5th Story
He is an actor, known for S Club Seeing Double, Coronation Street and Vincent and Doug’s Music Maestro
In 2009, he moved into musical theatre, playing the title role in the West End production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the Adelphi Theatre
He has also starred in Legally Blonde: The Musical
He joined the cast of the International 25th Anniversary World Tour production of Les Misérables in the role of Marius.
Smash Hits magazine dedicated 7 October 2002 as International Gareth Gates Day (no, I don’t know why)
He appeared on Dancing on Ice with skating partner Maria Filippov, finishing fourth
In 2009, he took part in All Star Family Fortunes, along with his then wife Suzanne, mum Wendy, sister Nicola and best friend Matt, and won £30,000 for The Bobby Moore Fund for bowel cancer.
He is involved with Body and Soul, a charity that helps people affected by HIV and AIDS.
He has recorded three studio albums, nine singles, nine music videos and one live DVD
His hits include: Unchained Melody”, “Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)“, “Sunshine” and “Say It Isn’t So”
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