Gary Barlow

Known for ActingBorn 1971-01-20 (age 55)Frodsham, Cheshire, England, UK

Gary Barlow OBE (born 20 January 1971) is an English songwriter, singer, record producer, and television personality. He is the lead singer of the pop group Take That. Barlow is one of the United Kingdom's most successful songwriters, having written thirteen number-one singles (ten with Take That, two solo, one with the Robbie Williams song "Candy") and twenty-four top-ten hits. As a solo artist, he has had three number-one singles, six top-ten singles and three number-one albums, and has additionally had seventeen top-five hits, twelve number-one singles and eight number-one albums with Take That. Barlow has also established himself as a talent show judge and television personality. He has judged on The X Factor UK (2011–2013), as well as Let It Shine (2017) and Walk the Line (2021). Barlow has received six Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the award for Outstanding Services to British Music. He has sold over 50 million records worldwide. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) at the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours for his services to the entertainment industry and charity. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Barlow as a solo artist has been certified for 1.1 million albums and 1.8 million singles in the UK. Gary Barlow was born on 20 January 1971 in Frodsham, Cheshire, the second son of Colin (died 15 October 2009) and Marjorie Barlow (née Cowan). He attended Weaver Vale Primary School and moved on to Frodsham High School in 1982. In Barlow's autobiography, he relates that his love of music began at an early age, and calls himself "one of those kids that's forever dancing in front of the TV looking at [his] reflection". He was heavily influenced by late 1970s and 1980s pop music. At age 10, after watching Depeche Mode perform on Top of the Pops, Barlow acquired his first keyboard; he practiced constantly thereafter. Barlow has also identified Trevor Horn, and future collaborators Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), as important early influences. He has credited Elton John with inspiring him to play the piano. The first CD he bought was by the Pet Shop Boys, who later supported Take That on the Progress Live tour in 2011. In 1986, when Barlow was 15 years old, he entered a BBC Pebble Mill at One Christmas song competition with "Let's Pray for Christmas". After reaching the semi-finals, he was invited to London's West Heath Studios to record his song. This inspired him to perform on the northern club circuit, singing cover versions and his own songs. Barlow's first performance was in Wales, at the Connah's Quay Labour Club in the late 1980s, and he was paid £18 per performance on Saturday evenings where he performed songs such as Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "The Power of Love" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. ... Source: Article "Gary Barlow" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.Read more

Movies & web series

Take That: Wonderland Live from the O2

Take That: For the Record

An Audience with Take That

Take That - Hometown: Live at Manchester G-Mex

Take That Live 2015

The BRIT Awards

Gary Barlow: Since You Saw Him Last

The Big Night In

Die Helene Fischer Show 2014

Party in the Park

Take That: Odyssey - Greatest Hits Live

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

One Love Manchester

Take That - Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

Radio 2 In Concert Take That

Take That: Where Did It All Go Right ?

Take That: Nobody Else - The Movie

Take That - Live in Berlin

Take That: Everything Changes

Take That: Tape That

Gary Barlow Live

Take That & Party

Take That: Come To Town

Better Man

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

Concert for Diana

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

Take That: Look Back, Don't Stare

Soccer Aid

Take That: The Party - Live at Wembley

Take That: Progress Live

Take That: The Circus Live

The Graham Norton Show

Take That at the BBC

Take That: The Ultimate Tour

Take That

Heartbeat

Ant & Dec's Limitless Win

Agnetha: ABBA & After

London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas

Geld oder Liebe

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

Take That - Beautiful World Live

Take That: Live At Primavera, Madrid