Born: 20th January 1971 (Age 45),
Profession/Occupation: Singer, Songwriter and Record producer,
Genre: Pop
Background Knowledge:
- At 15 he reached the semi-finals to a music competition and was invited to London's West Heath Studio,
- At 18 he recorded his first single "Love is in the Air",
- Same year he was introduced to Nigel Martin-Smith who invited Gary to join their boyband,
- 'Take That' soon consisted of: Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and finally Robbie Williams,
- Group were signed to RCA Records,
- First Album 'Take That & Party' released in 1992-topped at second in the UK Album Chart,
- 1993 reached number 1 with 4 top single songs,
- 2008-band nominated for 4 Brit awards,
- Since going solo Gary has written and performed songs for a variety of artists and for special events such as HRH Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Celebration,
- 2011-replaced Simon Cowell as the main Jude on 'The X Factor',
- A well renowned Charity working appearing with charity groups such as Comic Relief, Children in Need and Cancer Research UK,
- Currently Married to Dawn Andrews and has 4 children: Daniel, Emily, Daisy and Poppy,
- Recognised as one of the greatest British Musicians of British History,
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