Gareth Paul Gates (born 12 July 1984) is an English singer-songwriter.
He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop
Idol in 2002. Gates has 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. Gates used the McGuire Programme to manage his
stutter and is now a speech coach with the programme.In 2009, Gates
moved into musical theatre, playing the title role in the West End
production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the
Adelphi Theatre. In 2009â€"2011, Gates completed an eighteen-month
stint as Marius, initially in the touring production and then in the
West End production of Les Misérables. He also took the roles of
Eddie in the musical Loserville, Warner in Legally Blonde in 2012 and
Dean in Boogie Nights the Musical in Concert in 2013. He was part of
the pop group 5th Story, set up for The Big Reunion.Gates was born in
West Bowling, Bradford, to Paul and Wendy (née Farry) Broadbent. He
has three sisters, Nicola (born 1985), Charlotte (born 1991), and
Jessica (born 1993) and grew up with his cousin James (born 1986) who
was fostered by the family. His parents regularly foster other
children. Gates and his sisters attended Dixons City Technology
College in West Bowling, Bradford where Gates studied art and music at
GCSE level.
He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop
Idol in 2002. Gates has 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. Gates used the McGuire Programme to manage his
stutter and is now a speech coach with the programme.In 2009, Gates
moved into musical theatre, playing the title role in the West End
production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the
Adelphi Theatre. In 2009â€"2011, Gates completed an eighteen-month
stint as Marius, initially in the touring production and then in the
West End production of Les Misérables. He also took the roles of
Eddie in the musical Loserville, Warner in Legally Blonde in 2012 and
Dean in Boogie Nights the Musical in Concert in 2013. He was part of
the pop group 5th Story, set up for The Big Reunion.Gates was born in
West Bowling, Bradford, to Paul and Wendy (née Farry) Broadbent. He
has three sisters, Nicola (born 1985), Charlotte (born 1991), and
Jessica (born 1993) and grew up with his cousin James (born 1986) who
was fostered by the family. His parents regularly foster other
children. Gates and his sisters attended Dixons City Technology
College in West Bowling, Bradford where Gates studied art and music at
GCSE level.
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