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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 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Gareth Gates is the 4,236th most popular singer (down from 3,968th in 2024), the 7,812th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,622nd in 2019) and the 347th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gareth Gates ranks 4,236 out of 4,381. Before him are Jorja Smith, Lisa Hannigan, Ilinca Băcilă, Bae Jin-young, Tory Lanez, and Jessie Ware. After him are Brother Leo, Simon Dominic, Chelsea Wolfe, Lee Dae-hwi, Kelly Key, and Ina Wroldsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Gareth Gates ranks 1,093. Before him are Max Carrasco, Tsvetan Genkov, Carlos Condit, Sergio Gadea, François Pervis, and Jessie Ware. After him are Kalle Keituri, Simon Dominic, Aleks Marić, Barun Sobti, Ina Wroldsen, and Stijn Vandenbergh.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gareth Gates ranks 7,814 out of 8,785. Before 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), Lucy Cohu (1968), Jade Goody (1981), Scott Redding (1993), Kieran Richardson (1984), and James Rossiter (1983).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Gareth Gates ranks 347. Before him are Jenny Frost (1978), Melanie Blatt (1975), 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).

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