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Gareth Gates

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Gareth Paul Gates (born 12 July 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol in 2002. As of 2008, Gates had 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. In 2009, Gates moved into musical theatre, playing the title role in the West End production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Adelphi Theatre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gareth Gates is the 3,944th most popular singer (up from 3,967th in 2019), the 7,636th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,624th in 2019) and the 338th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gareth Gates ranks 3,944 out of 4,381Before him are Jorja Smith, Lisa Hannigan, Ilinca Băcilă, Bae Jin-young, Tory Lanez, and Jessie Ware. After him are Brother Leo, Chelsea Wolfe, Lee Dae-hwi, Ina Wroldsen, Tamia, and Alma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Gareth Gates ranks 1,030Before him are Mikhail Grabovski, Max Carrasco, Carlos Condit, Sergio Gadea, François Pervis, and Jessie Ware. After him are Aleks Marić, Barun Sobti, Ina Wroldsen, Stijn Vandenbergh, Mavi García, and Erik Huseklepp.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gareth Gates ranks 7,638 out of 8,785Before him are Kevin Kilbane (1977), Ross Kemp (1964), David McCreery (1957), Ben Healy (2000), April Pearson (1989), and Jessie Ware (1984). After him are Stephen Williams (1996), Jade Goody (1981), Scott Redding (1993), Kieran Richardson (1984), James Rossiter (1983), and Robert Archibald (1980).

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Gareth Gates ranks 338Before him are Tinie Tempah (1988), Adnan Sami (1971), Aled Jones (1970), Megan Burns (1986), Jorja Smith (1997), and Jessie Ware (1984). After him are Shayne Ward (1984), Connie Talbot (2000), Ryan Dolan (1985), Alexandra Burke (1988), Lady Sovereign (1985), and Pixie Lott (1991).