Will Young
Play Radio
Listen to Will Young Radio,
featuring artists like Rebecca Ferguson, Olly Murs, Matt Cardle, Little Mix and more…
-
Search on Spotify
Yes, it scrobbles! Learn more
2,962,376 plays (293,348 listeners)
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK (2002 – present)
William Robert Young (born January 20, 1979), is a British singer and actor. He catapulted to fame after winning the inaugural UK Pop Idol contest in 2002.
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.
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.
Shouts:
377 shouts
Top Albums
-
Echoes
Will YoungBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $16.13
- eBay Search
-
Keep On
Will Young
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital $9.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $8.64
- eBay Search
-
Let It Go
Will Young Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $10.91
- eBay Search
-
Friday's Child
Will Young Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $1.29
- 7digital $9.99
- iTunes $1.29
- Buy Album
- Amazon $13.40
- eBay Search
Shoutbox
-
doggiefm wrote:
i just get all his discography... where have you been all this time Will!! you're awesome!
-
daulkim wrote:
Echoes ♥о♥
-
FabioCerasi1 wrote:
Love Echoes! ♥♥♥
-
Stevyy wrote:
i'm all in for runaway <3
-
Killer_Life wrote:
I just want a lover ♥ like Will Young, I'm in love with him xD ♥♥♥
-
psychicdrill wrote:
Runaway - next single please!! [2] That's the masterpiece of the album, it needs to be released, but it seems single 3 will be Losing Myself.
-
_golden_boy_ wrote:
Runaway - next single please!!
-
LeGladiator wrote:
Echoes is impeccable.
-
luan_gardel wrote:
Hearts On Fire is wow!
-
lverth wrote:
Lie Next to Me ♥
-
Stickdark_ wrote:
Silent Valentine next single, please! ♥
-
JDonn wrote:
I want another new single from "Echoes" ♥
-
madactr wrote:
I wanna "Runaway" with Will Young
-
ekatka wrote:
Great album Echoes!! ♥
-
doggiefm wrote:
i just discovered him... really nice :D
-
MyMusicMyDivas wrote:
he is so cute! ♥
-
julienbiolay wrote:
Jealousy & Cone on ♥
-
MisterBurnier wrote:
Jealousy ♥
-
jeffreeh wrote:
Gorgeous guy with a great voice <3
-
MyMusicMyDivas wrote:
Jealousy ♥ [4]
Videos
See more
Listening Now
Top Listeners
-
dorothylynne
Top Listener
-
najinx
Top Listener
-
Gobbob
Top Listener
-
Maxi71
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
nathan73safc, Wombleang, CocoMusicHearts and 30 other people added Will Young to their libraries. yesterday evening
-
kamfi3 tagged Will Young with singer-songwriter, male vocalists, british and one other tag. Friday evening
-
marmoura4, maz71958, emilysevenoaks and 13 other people added Will Young to their libraries. Friday evening
-
qdes wrote about Will Young in Best of 2011. last week
-
mapbaker, dompreston, cafcjames and 39 other people added Will Young to their libraries. last week
-
axen0v connected Will Young to the group Gay Russia. last month
-
Opethaniac, zerrisen and Alexandra1397 added Will Young to their libraries. last month
-
girlintheyhat wrote about Will Young – Friday's Child in 50 Questions about my Top 50 Artists. October 2011
-
madgezone wrote about Will Young – The Hits in 2010: Pop Tarts. December 2010
-
Justme911 wrote about Will Young – Friday's Child in a deleted journal. June 2010
Related Journals
-
Best of 2011
by qdes |
30 Jan 2012
-
Top 25 Albums of 2011
by DJH30 |
15 Jan 2012
-
2011 Playlist - Volume 3
by FutureLove |
3 Jan 2012
Groups (50)
-
Will Young
110 members
-
Smash Hits Magazine
46 members
-
ChCmedia
54 members
-
G-A-Y
4,683 members
-
Audioscrobbler Addicts
2,109 members
More Information
- Links
- Labels
