See also: Barlow

Gary Barlow (born on January 20th 1971 with Frodsham, in the Cheshire, England) is a Chanteur type-setter and former member of the group of Pop music Take That. In October 2006, it left its biography entitled " My Take".

Youth

Gary was born on January 20th, 1971 in Frodsham in the province from Cheshire in Great Britain. It went to school Weaver Vale, then with the college of Frodsham. His/her parents bought to him its first keyboard at the age of 11ans. He all alone learned how to play about it and discovered his talent very early. It was quickly engaged to play Saturday evening in the social club of Connah' S Quay in the north of Wales. At the age of 14ans he was engaged in Halton British Legion and gained already £140 per evening. With 15ans it took part in a contest for the BBC for which it wrote a Christmas carol “Let' S pray for Christmas”. It reaches only the semi-final of the emission but it was its first televised experiment and that enabled him to gain hours of recording in Strawberry Studios of Manchester. It met there Mark Owen which served the coffee in the studios. They decided to form their first group “Cutest Rush”. They sang resumptions and compositions of Gary. Then they contacted Nigel Martin-Smith, a manager of Manchester, which was very quickly impressed by the talent of Gary.

The years Take That

During the years Take That, Gary was recognized more and more in the artistic medium for its talent of type-setter. It gained 4 Ivor Novello Awards (highest distinction for a type-setter in Great Britain) in particular for the song “Pray” in 1993. Gary had the role of leader in the group, he wrote the majority of the songs and the majority sang some.

After Take That

For the separation of the group in 1996, Gary was intended for a bright future for its career solo. Its first album “Open Road”, as well as the first both individual which of it results (“Forever Love” and “won Coils' T wait”) were number 1. Even Madonna composed a song to him. However the war made rage in the newspapers between him and Robbie Williams. When Robbie left “Angels”, the British newspapers acknowledged overcome Gary and its career solo started to sink. Its second album “12 months 11 days” arrived only at place 34 in the charts. BMG, its recording company, thanked it. It Maria on January 12th, 2000 with a former dancer of Take That, Dawn Andrews, with which he left since long years and which gave him 2 children: Emily and Daniel. In November of the same year, Gary decided to stop its career solo to concentrate on its career of type-setter for other artists like Steps and Human Nature initially. It left to the USA in 2001 with collaboration the Sony recording company. Again trustful on its return, it created its own production company “True North Productions” with Elliot Kennedy and Tim Woodcock. It composed for various artists like Delta Goodrem, Charlotte Church, Lara Fabian and the Blue group (the song “guilty” was number 1 in 2004). It took part even in the composition of a handle of songs with Mark Owen for the second album solo of this one. In November 2006, Gary published its biography “My take” in which he tells his front life, during and after Take That.

The return

Gary has just completed a round triumphing in the United Kingdom with the Take That after 10 years from separation. They in particular played Milton Keynes in front of 70.000 people in June 2006. The new album of Take That " Beautiful World" left on November 27th, 2006 was number 1 through Europe and marks definitively the return of the first boysband. Gary sings there in solo on the songs " Patience" , " Reach out" , " I' D wait for life" , " Like I never loved you" and " Ain' T judicious No in love". A great round of the more European big rooms will begin in October and pass by Ireland, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands.

Discography

Album in solo

• Open Road — (1997) Charts: #1

1. "Coil Won' T Wait" (4: 17) (Madonna/S. Pettibone)

2. " So Help Me Girl" (4: 29) (H. Perdew/A. Spooner)
3. " My Commitment" (4: 48) (G. Barlow/D. Warren)
4. " Hang One In There Baby" (3: 39) (J.W. Bristol-board)
5. " Are You Ready Now" (4: 19) (G. Barlow)
6. " Everything I Ever Wanted" (3: 32) (G. Barlow)
7. " I Fall So Deep" (4: 02) (L. Loftin/M. Gustafsson/A. Powers)
8. " Lay Down For Love" (5: 33) (G. Barlow/R. Stannard/M. Rowbottom)
9. " Forever Love" (4: 50) (G. Barlow)
10. " Never Knew" (3: 50) (G. Barlow)
11. " Open Road" (4: 23) (G. Barlow)
12. " Always" (3: 32) (G. Barlow)

• Twelve Months, Eleven Days — (1999) Charts: #35

1. "For All That You Want" (3: 36) (G. Barlow/M. Martin/K. Lundin)

2. " Arms Around Me" (3: 50) (G. Barlow/P. Vettese)
3. " Bind To Me" (5: 30) (G. Barlow)
4. " Fast Car" (4: 45) (G. Barlow)
5. " Stronger" (3: 40) (G. Barlow/G. Gouldman)
6. " All That I've Given Away" (4: 30) (G. Barlow)
7. " Wondering" (3: 43) (G. Barlow)
8. " Don' T Need has Reason" (4: 35) (G. Barlow)
9. " Before You Turn Away" (4: 35) (G. Barlow)
10. " Walk" (5: 20) (G. Barlow)
11. " Nothing Feels The Same" (4: 05) (G. Barlow)
12. " Yesterday' S Girl" (6: 54) (G. Barlow)
13. " Bind To Me" (edict from dat) (4: 04) (G. Barlow)

Videotex

• 1996 "Forever Love" , director: Sophie Muller
• 1997 " Coil Won' T Wait" , director: Rocky Schenck
• 1997 "So Help Me Girl" , (Europe) directing: Rocky Schenck
• 1997 "So Help Me Girl" , (the USA) directing: Alan Smithee

Bonds

• French site of Take That