English singer-songwriter and actor who shot to fame after winning the 2002 inaugural series of the British music contest Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the worldwide Idol franchise. His albums have spawned many songs that have accomplished top ten positions in the UK: four of which went to the number one spot. In March 2002, he publicly came out as gay, pre-empting a tabloid newspaper that was preparing to out him. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
Born: Sat Jan 20 1979 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Birthplace: Reading, United Kingdom