
Gary Barlow
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.
103 acting credits
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The Graham Norton Show
2007

Top of the Pops
1964

DAS!
1991

The One Show
2006

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Leute heute
1997

Heartbeat
1992
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998

Wetten, dass..?
1981

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996

ZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986

The Jonathan Ross Show
2011

Le monde est à vous
1987

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017

An Audience with...
1978

The X Factor
2004

BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
2010

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002

Parkinson
1998

Skavlan
2009

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
2011

Michael McIntyre's Big Show
2016

The BRIT Awards
1977

Kate Garraway's Life Stories
2009
The Really Useful Show
1996

Surprise, Surprise
1984

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
1988

Soccer Aid
2006

Geld oder Liebe
1989

This Morning
1988

Take That
2026

The Project
2009
Popstar to Operastar
2010

The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
2014

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015

Let It Shine
2017

TFI Friday
2015

Keith Lemon: The Film
2012

One Love Manchester
2017

London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
2012

Concert for Diana
2007
Walk the Line
2021

Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
2009

Gary Barlow's Wine Tour
2024

The Big Night In
2020

The Coronation Concert
2023

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012

Gary Barlow's Night At The Museum
2020

Greatest Days
2023
A Concert for Heroes
2010
Die Helene Fischer Show 2014
2014

Take That: Look Back, Don't Stare
2010

Agnetha: ABBA & After
2013

Take That: Where Did It All Go Right ?
2009

Take That's Greatest Days: 30 Years in the Making
2023

Take That: Progress Live
2011

Take That play Baloise Session
2025
Gary Barlow and Friends
2013

Party in the Park
2001

Take That - Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection
2005

Take That Away!
1993

Take That - Beautiful World Live
2008

Robbie Williams: Take the Crown Live
2012

Take That: For the Record
2006

Take That: Wonderland Live from the O2
2017

Take That - Hometown: Live at Manchester G-Mex
1995
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas
2011

Take That & Party
1992

Take That: This Life – Live In Concert
2024

Take That: Live At Primavera, Madrid
2007

Take That: In Session At Abbey Road
2009

When Corden Met Barlow
2014

Take That: The Ultimate Tour
2006

Take That: The Party - Live at Wembley
1993

Take That at the BBC
2022

Take That: Everything Changes
1994

Take That - Live at the Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2023
2023

Take That: These Days On Tour
2015

Take That: Odyssey - Greatest Hits Live
2019

Radio 2 In Concert Take That
2023

Take That: The Circus Live
2010

The Truth About Take That
2004

Take That - Live in Berlin
1994

Take That: The Ultimate Story
2006

Take That: Come To Town
2008

Take That: We've Come a Long Way
2018

Take That: The Journey
2008

Take That: Nobody Else - The Movie
1995

Robbie Williams: BRITs Icon
2016

Gary Barlow Live
2013

Take That: Tape That
1994

The Royal Variety Performance 2020
2020

Take That Live 2015
2015
Gary Barlow On Her Majesty's Service
2012
An Audience with Take That
2006

An Evening with Take That
2017

Gary Barlow: Live at Eden
2018
Gary Barlow: Journey to Afghanistan
2013

Take That: Odyssey - Greatest Hits Live
2019

Take That: Apple Music Festival
2015

Gary Barlow: Since You Saw Him Last
2014