Career
I was born in Cheshire, and at age 15 entered a BBC Pebble Mill at One competition called A Song For Christmas with a song called "Let's Pray For Christmas". After getting through to the semifinals I was invited to London's West Heath Studios to record a song. This inspired me to perform on the northern club circuit, singing cover versions and my own songs.Aged 18 in 1990, I appointed Wigan show business agent Barry Woolley to be my manager and recorded a single ("Love Is in the Air"). After the single's commercial failure lol I came under the influence of pop manager Nigel Martin-Smith and formed Take That, becoming the lead singer.Woolley then sued me shortly after, and the case was settled days before it was due to enter high courts in 1995. More than 5 years later, I then handed over half a million pounds (£500,000) to Mr Woolley, to prevent the case going to court.Take That ... And Party
Main article: Take That
I was generally recognised as the musical talent behind the successful boy band Take That.The band,a five-piece band consited of me, Robbie Williams, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Howard Donald. This UK group were signed to RCA records and after a number of top 40 hits, eventually secured their first Number 1 with "Pray". Previous hits included "A Million Love Songs", "It Only Takes A Minute" and " Could It Be Magic".The band issued four albums between 1992 and 1996. The debut set was entitled Take That ... and Party in 1992 . The following year saw the release of Everything Changes. Our third outing, which was to be our last studio album, Nobody Else, came in 1995. A greatest hits collection followed.Going solo
In 1996, Take That split up and I went solo. My first release, the single "Forever Love", was an immediate number one hit in the UK. My album, Open Road, also went to the top of the chart, as did my second solo single "Love Won't Wait" written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone. The remix was produced by Junior Vasquez. The original demo remains one of many unreleased Madonna songs. I also topped the United States adult contemporary music charts with "So Help Me Girl", also a top 20 UK hit. Another single (the album's title cut), "Open Road", reached #7 in the UK. I followed that up with my second album Twelve Months, Eleven Days.I performed at the first two annual Capital FM-hosted Party in the Park events in London's Hyde Park in 1998 and 1999.[Second career
An unsuspected backlash came in the very late 1990s, when the media (who had just been declaring me as the greatest songwriter of current times) turned their backs on me. The press staged a battle between me and my former bandmate, Robbie Williams after his single "Angels" was a hit.With little support from both the press and radio, I was not in much of a position to compete.I then quit my career as a singer, with my final single remaining unreleased, I returned to songwriting and producing, writing hits including single "Not Me, Not I" for Delta Goodrem. I am company president of True North Music Company. I have also worked with Elton John, Donny Osmond and Christina Aguilera amongst others.Reformation of Take That
Following a successful TV documentary, Take That experienced a career renaissance in 2006 when the post-Williams line-up reformed for a sell-out stadium tour. we released a single (Patience - reached UK Number 1 position on 26 November and stayed there for 4 weeks). We were knocked off the top spot in the Christmas week by X Factor winner Leona Lewis. We have released their first album of new material in over ten years. The album went in at Number 1 in the UK album charts. Most of the songs on our new album are joint band compositions co-written with other songwriters, unlike earlier albums, which were mainly penned by myself.Personal life
I married former Take That backing dancer Dawn Andrews, and we have two children: a son Daniel (born 2000) and a daughter Emily (born 2002). Well I will take this chance to thank all the Take That fans who are continuing to support us.Gary x x CHECK OUT OUR NEW VIDEO..........shine
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