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.
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. ...
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Filmography (Movies)
Take That play Baloise Session
Character:Self : Vocals
Release Date:18/09/2025
Take That: This Life – Live In Concert
Character:Himself
Release Date:20/12/2024
Take That - Live at the Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2023
Character:Self
Release Date:17/12/2023
Radio 2 In Concert Take That
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2023
Greatest Days
Character:Train Busker
Release Date:16/06/2023
Take That's Greatest Days: 30 Years in the Making
Character:Self
Release Date:14/06/2023
The Coronation Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:07/05/2023
Take That at the BBC
Character:Himself
Release Date:02/04/2022
The Royal Variety Performance 2020
Character:Self
Release Date:08/12/2020
Gary Barlow's Night At The Museum
Character:Self
Release Date:06/12/2020
Take That : Greatest Hits Live
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/2019
Take That: Odyssey (Greatest Hits Live)
Character:Self
Release Date:12/04/2019
Take That: We've Come a Long Way
Character:Self
Release Date:28/12/2018
Gary Barlow: Live at Eden
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Character:Stormtrooper (uncredited)
Release Date:13/12/2017
Take That: Wonderland Live from the O2
Character:Self
Release Date:09/06/2017
One Love Manchester
Character:Self
Release Date:04/06/2017
An Evening with Take That
Character:Self
Release Date:08/04/2017
Robbie Williams: BRITs Icon
Character:Self
Release Date:04/12/2016
Take That: These Days On Tour
Character:Self
Release Date:22/12/2015
Take That Live at Apple Music Festival
Character:Self
Release Date:20/09/2015
Take That Live 2015
Character:Self
Release Date:19/06/2015
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/06/2015
Die Helene Fischer Show 2014
Character:Self - Take That
Release Date:25/12/2014
Gary Barlow: Since You Saw Him Last
Character:Self - Vocals, Keyboards
Release Date:14/12/2014
When Corden Met Barlow
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2014
Gary Barlow: Journey to Afghanistan
Character:Self
Release Date:03/12/2013
Agnetha: ABBA & After
Character:Self
Release Date:09/06/2013
Gary Barlow Live
Character:Self
Release Date:17/03/2013
Gary Barlow and Friends
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2013
Robbie Williams: Take the Crown Live
Character:Self
Release Date:24/11/2012
Keith Lemon: The Film
Character:Gary Barlow
Release Date:24/08/2012
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Character:Self - Take That
Release Date:12/08/2012
Gary Barlow On Her Majesty's Service
Character:Self
Release Date:25/06/2012
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:03/06/2012
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas
Character:Self
Release Date:18/12/2011
Take That: Progress Live
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2011
Take That: Look Back, Don't Stare
Character:Self
Release Date:13/11/2010
Take That: The Circus Live
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2010
A Concert for Heroes
Character:Self
Release Date:12/09/2010
Take That: In Session At Abbey Road
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2009
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/2009
Take That: Where Did It All Go Right ?
Character:Self
Release Date:04/02/2009
Take That: Come To Town
Character:Self
Release Date:07/12/2008
Take That: The Journey
Character:Self
Release Date:25/02/2008
Take That - Beautiful World Live
Character:Self
Release Date:25/02/2008
Concert for Diana
Character:Self - Take That
Release Date:01/07/2007
Take That: Live At Primavera, Madrid
Character:Self
Release Date:30/03/2007
An Audience with Take That
Character:Self
Release Date:02/12/2006
Take That: The Ultimate Tour
Character:Self
Release Date:06/11/2006
Take That: The Ultimate Story
Character:Self
Release Date:23/10/2006
Take That: For the Record
Character:Self
Release Date:24/04/2006
Take That - Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/09/2005
The Truth About Take That
Character:Self
Release Date:11/04/2004
Party in the Park
Character:Self
Release Date:13/03/2001
Take That: Nobody Else - The Movie
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/1995
Take That - Hometown: Live at Manchester G-Mex
Character:Self
Release Date:14/08/1995
Take That - Live in Berlin
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/1994
Take That: Everything Changes
Character:Self
Release Date:01/08/1994
Take That: Tape That
Character:Self
Release Date:02/02/1994
Take That: The Party - Live at Wembley
Character:Self
Release Date:10/11/1993
Take That Away!
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/1993
Take That & Party
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/1992
Television Appearances
Take That
Character:Self
Gary Barlow's Wine Tour
Character:Self - Presenter
Walk the Line
Character:Self - Judge
Let It Shine
Character:Self - Judge
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Character:Self - Participant
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Jonathan Ross Show
Character:Self
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
Character:Self
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
Character:
Popstar to Operastar
Character:
The Project
Character:
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
Character:Self
Kate Garraway's Life Stories
Character:Self
Skavlan
Character:Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The One Show
Character:Self
Soccer Aid
Character:
The X Factor
Character:Self - Judge
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Character:Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Character:Self - Performer
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character:Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Character:Self
Parkinson
Character:Self
Leute heute
Character:Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character:Self
The Really Useful Show
Character:
Heartbeat
Character:Micky Shannon
DAS!
Character:Self
Geld oder Liebe
Character:Self
This Morning
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self
Le monde est à vous
Character:Self - Take That
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
Character:Self
Surprise, Surprise
Character:Self - Performer
Wetten, dass..?
Character:Self
An Audience with...
Character:Self
Top of the Pops
Character:Self - Host
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