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Gareth Paul Gates (born July 12, 1984, Bradford) is a British pop singer who shot to fame in 2002 when he came second in the television talent show Pop Idol. A year earlier, he also appeared in the televised talent show Steps to the Stars presented by Claire Richards and Ian Watkins (known as H) from the pop group Steps.
Despite not winning the competition, he was soon signed up with Simon Cowell’s record label BMG, alongside the Pop Idol winner, Will Young. (Cowell had been one of the Pop Idol judges, and had been notorious for his harsh criticisms of many of the contestants.) His first single, a cover of Unchained Melody, entered the UK Top 40 at number one, knocking Will Young’s first single - the double A-sided “Evergreen”/”Anything is Possible” - off the top of the chart (as Young’s single was intended for the winner of Pop Idol Gates also recorded versions of both songs, which were used as B-sides for Unchained Melody). These were possibly the fastest covers, having been released only three weeks after Will Young’s record breaking versions. The single was voted 2002’s Record of the Year by ITV viewers.
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Top 10 Gareth Gates Songs
Unchained Melody
Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)
Spirit In The Sky
Anyone of Us
Say It Isn't So
What My Heart Wants to Say
Sunshine
Too Serious Too Soon
Suspicious Minds
Angel on My Shoulder
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Top 10 Gareth Gates Albums
What My Heart Wants To Say
Go Your Own Way
Pictures Of The Other Side
Anyone of Us
Unchained Melody
Angel On My Shoulder
Spirit in the Sky
Sunshine
Say It Isn't So
Spirit in the Sky (disc 2)
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