Who is Gareth Gates?
Gareth Paul Gates aka Gareth Gates is an English singer-songwriter. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol in 2002. 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 moved into musical theatre, playing the title role in the West End production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the Adelphi Theatre. Gareth Gates completed an eighteen-month stint as Marius, initially in the touring production and then in the West End production of Les Misérables.
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Gates was born in West Bowling, Bradford, to Paul and Wendy Broadbent. He has three sisters, Nicola, Charlotte and Jessica and grew up with his cousin James who was fostered by the family. His parents regularly foster other children. Gates and his sisters attended Dixons City Technology College in West Bowling, Bradford where Gates studied art and music at GCSE level.
He joined Bradford Cathedral choir at age nine. He was head chorister by the age of eleven, singing solo for the Queen when she visited in 1997. Gates achieved Grade 8 in piano, classical guitar and singing. He became a Christian through Bradford’s Abundant Life church, where he played his guitar. He gained a reserve place at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester before the finals of Pop Idol.
Gareth Gates Wiki, Bio, Age, Profession, Net worth, Wife & More
Real Name | Gareth Paul Gates |
Nickname | Gareth Gates |
Profession | Singer-Songwriter |
Genre | Pop |
Marital Status | Married |
Wife’s Name | Suzanne Gates |
Children’s Name | N/A |
Physical Status | |
Age | 37 Years Old |
Height (Approx.) | N/A |
Weight (Approx.) | N/A |
Eye Colour | N/A |
Hair Colour | N/A |
Personal Information | |
Date of Birth | 12 July 1984 |
Birthplace | West Bowling, West Yorkshire, England |
Nationality | British |
School Name | N/A |
College Name | Dixons City Technology College |
Qualifications | Graduated |
Family Background | |
Father’s Name | Paul |
Mother’s Name | Wendy |
Siblings Name | Nicola, Charlotte and Jessica |
Career | |
Source of Income | Singer-Songwriter |
Net Worth | $5 million |
Gareth Gates Career, Profession
Gareth Gates was the runner-up to Will Young on the first series of Pop Idol in February 2002. Gates auditioned with Flying Without Wings and was put through to the next round of the show. Despite not winning the competition, he was soon signed up by Simon Cowell to the BMG label.
Gates’ first single, a cover of “Unchained Melody”, entered the UK Singles Chart at number one. The single went double-platinum in the UK, and was voted 2002’s The Record of the Year by ITV viewers. In 2003, Gates sang the 2003 Comic Relief charity single, “Spirit in the Sky”, with The Kumars. The single was a UK number-one for two weeks.
In 2006, Gates appeared in a television documentary for ITV1 called Whatever Happened To Gareth Gates?, which dealt with his experiences in the music industry and his life outside it. March 2007, Gates appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, the first time he had participated in an interview for a mainstream television chat-show since his speech improvement.
A compilation album, The Very Best of Gareth Gates, was released by Sony Music in March 2014. It includes the hit singles from his first two albums and two other tracks from his first album (all of which are owned by Sony Music), plus three brand new acoustic tracks which he recorded with his guitarist Pete Rinaldi. The album failed to chart.
Gareth Gates Personal Life
In 2009, it was reported that Gates has made an estimated £6.5 million during his career to date.[41] The Irish Independent newspaper reported that Gates was one of a number of celebrities with investments in the company Ingenious Media, which backed a number of films,[42] including Avatar and X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Gates lived in Chiswick, West London, with wife Suzanne Gates (née Mole) until their split in 2012.
Gareth Gates Gets His Hair transplant
Gareth Gates had a hair transplant here at KSL. Gareth Gates was the picture of confidence on Monday, after undergoing a life-changing hair transplant.

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Who is Gareth Gates?
Gareth Gates is an English singer-songwriter. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol in 2002.
How old is Gareth Gates?
Gareth Gates is 37 Years old.
Is Gareth Gates still married?
Gareth Gates has got with his wife Suzanne Gates in 2012.
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