Gareth Gates Discography

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  Go Your Own Way
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  What My Heart Wants To Say

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Gareth Paul Gates (born July 12, 1984, Bradford, England) is an English pop singer. He came second in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. Gates overcame a severe stammer through the McGuire Programme, qualifying as a speech coach in 2004. He has sold 3.5 million singles & album.Gates was runner-up on the first series of Pop Idol in February 2002. Despite not winning the competition, he was soon signed up with Simon Cowell`s record label BMG. Gates` first single, a cover version of "Unchained Melody", entered the UK Singles Chart at number one. The single went double-platinum in the UK, and was voted 2002`s Record of the Year by ITV viewers. This was followed by another number-one single, "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)". His third single, "The Long and Winding Road", a duet with Will Young, also reached number one. His fourth, "What My Heart Wants to Say" reached number five.

In 2003 and 2004, it was reported that Gates was being dropped by his record company BMG. The reports, which also cited low sales of his second album and low concert ticket sales as reasons, were denied by both Gates and the record company at the time. However, Gates was eventually dropped from the label two years later in April 2006 before the release of any new material.

Since 2004 Gates has been working with singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke. Initial contact was apparently made through Lucie Silvas; Gates` regular acoustic guitarist, Graham Kearns, also worked with Tzuke and has writing credits with Gates on both albums. Appearing at Crewe`s Limelight during Tzuke`s October 2004 tour, Gareth sang backing vocals to a surprised audience on Tzuke`s track "Bully" (from her album Secret Agent). A song Gates co-wrote with Tzuke, "Dark Days", appeared on Tzuke`s 2007 album Songs 1. Gates was alleged to have had a liaison with glamour model Katie Price during the 2002 Pop Idol. Gates initially denied the rumours but finally admitted the relationship in 2003. Gates lives in London with Suzanne Mole, a dancer whom he met at the Record of the Year awards in 2002.

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