Will Young
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Wokingham, Berkshire, UK (2002 – present)
Young was born in Wokingham, Berkshire, UK, with a non-identical twin, Rupert. He was educated at Horris Hill preparatory school and Wellington College.
He then attended the University of Exeter where he read Politics. At university, some of Young’s old haunts included Timepiece, The Old Firehouse, and Harry’s, where he used to work. In September 2001, he became a student at the Arts Educational School in Chiswick, London, starting a three-year course in musical theatre with a scholarship.
In February 2002, Young came to national prominence by singing in and winning the ITV singing contest/reality tv show Pop Idol.
Contrary to popular belief, Will was not a surprise winner when beating Gareth Gates in the final show; in fact, he gained the most votes nearly every week throughout the entire finals. A lot of ‘casual’ viewers of Pop Idol may have been surprised at Will’s victory because Gareth had got a lot of publicity (partly) due to his stutter, perhaps creating the illusion that he was more likely to win than Will.
Young’s first single was a double A-side featuring Westlife’s song “Evergreen” and “Anything Is Possible”, a new song written for the winner of the show by Cathy Dennis. This became the fastest-selling debut in UK chart history selling 403,027 copies on its day of release. It went on to sell over 1.4 million copies and in the official list of the all-time best-selling singles in the UK issued later that year, it appeared 12th.
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Echoes
40,116 listeners13 tracks
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Keep On
114,441 listeners18 tracks
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Fridays Child
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The Hits
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PhoenixBloom
Someone tell him to sing a song with Anastacia, I've been waiting years for that to happen, it would be perfection!!
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_golden_boy_
Time for new album!
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mahspears
Silent Valentine <3
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MyMusicMyDivas
-- Lie Next to Me --
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fanatka_rox
I Just Want A Lover ♥ [4]
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JNez
I Won't Give Up <3
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PhoenixBloom
I still fancy the pants off of him! lol Great voice, love Echoes & Let It Go, those 2 are his best albums for sure!
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Yashiza
Echoes is the best album ever.
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Owen_Shayne
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TedSunCN
You'll never fade from my mind. My beloved WILL
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MyMusicMyDivas
My Love ♥
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_golden_boy_
Love your songs!
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MyMusicMyDivas
♥
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SimonePerrota
Will Young has become something of a contemporary equivalent to George Michael - only more unassuming and less talented. Still, he's released multiple albums (a rarity for many male pop artists starting out in the '00s), evolved as a songwriter and has managed to garner some critical acclaim. An underrated pop artist, whose lack of potential singles and willingness to really take risks is all that's missing. Echoes is very impressive however and if he can top that then more power to him...
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nebojsa92
History!!!
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Block_Berry
great talent <3
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MusiQ3985
Epic talent.
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Em-Ri
Safe From Harm ♥
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nebojsa92
Hearts on Fire ♥
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tim_ledger
Hi guys, Just popping by to tell you about our interview with Will Young, backstage, in Hyde Park, before he performed at BT London Live. Will talks about Tom Daley, the BT London Live gig, as well as practicing his German accent! You can tune in below, to see the interview with him and our own Polly James. http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/player/Will-Young/9883/Interview.html Hope you enjoy! Thanks, Tim from Absolute.
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