Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow
Biography
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
107
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-01-20 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Frodsham, Cheshire, England, UK
Acting

2024

Gary Barlow's Wine Tour as Self - Presenter

2023

Greatest Days as Train Busker

2021

Walk the Line as Self - Judge

2017

Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Stormtrooper (uncredited)

2017

Let It Shine as Judge

2017

One Love Manchester as Self

2016

Michael McIntyre's Big Show as Self - Participant

2015

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World as Self (archive footage)

2015

Take That Live 2015 as Self

2014

The Michael McIntyre Chat Show as Self - Guest

2012

Keith Lemon: The Film as Gary Barlow

2010

Popstar to Operastar as Not available

2009

Skavlan as Self - Guest

2009

The Project as Not available

2007

The Graham Norton Show as Self - Musical Guest

2007

The Graham Norton Show as Self - Take That

2007

Concert for Diana as Self - Take That

2006

The One Show as Self

2006

Soccer Aid as Not available

2004

The X Factor as Self - Judge

2002

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Performer

1998

Parkinson as Self

1997

Leute heute as Self

1996

The Really Useful Show as Not available

1992

Heartbeat as Micky Shannon

1991

DAS! as Self

1989

Geld oder Liebe as Self

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Not available

1988

This Morning as Self

1987

Le monde est à vous as Self - Take That

1986

ZDF-Fernsehgarten as Self

1984

Surprise, Surprise as Self - Performer

1981

Wetten, dass..? as Self

1978

An Audience with... as Self

1964

Top of the Pops as Self - Host

NaN

Take That as Self

2022

Take That at the BBC as Himself

2014

Gary Barlow: Since You Saw Him Last as Self - Vocals, Keyboards

2014

Die Helene Fischer Show 2014 as Self - Take That

2013

Gary Barlow Live as Self

2012

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 as Self - Performer

2001

Party in the Park as Self

1993

Take That Away! as Self

1992

Take That & Party as Self
Crew

2025

Christmas Karma Music

2024

Better Man Thanks

2017

Let It Shine Creator

1956

Tony Awards Music