For entertainment purposes only. No copyright infringement intended. About the artist: Gary Barlow is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and producer. He was born (Jan. 20, 1971) in Frodsham, Cheshire, the son of Marjorie and Colin Barlow. He has an older brother, Ian. In his autobiography, he relates that his love of music began at an early age. "I was one of those kids that's forever dancing in front of the TV looking at my reflection." He is a member and frontman of the pop-rock group Take That. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters. He has had two Number 1 singles and a Number 1 album as a solo singer, and has had sixteen top 5 hits, eleven Number 1 singles and seven Number 1 albums with Take That. He is a five-time recipient of the Ivor Novello Award and has been voted the greatest British songwriter of all time. TAKE THAT = Barlow, who wrote the majority of the group's songs, is generally recognised as the musical talent behind Take That. The five-piece vocal group consisted of Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. The UK group were signed to RCA records, and after a number of top 40 hits, eventually secured their first Number 1 with Barlow's "Pray". Previous hits included "A Million Love Songs", "It Only Takes A Minute" and "Could It Be Magic". SOLO CAREER = Barlow's solo career was predicted to be very successful, being described as 'the next George Michael'. His first two solo singles "Forever Love" and "Love Won ...
