
Gary Barlow
Acting • Born 1971-01-20
Biography
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.
Filmography
104 credits
Take That: The Journey
Movie • 2008
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The Royal Variety Performance 2020
Movie • 2020
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Die Helene Fischer Show 2014
Movie • 2014
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The Coronation Concert
Movie • 2023
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Greatest Days
Movie • 2023
Train Busker

Gary Barlow On Her Majesty's Service
Movie • 2012
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Take That: Odyssey - Greatest Hits Live
Movie • 2019
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Take That: Come To Town
Movie • 2008
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Take That: Where Did It All Go Right ?
Movie • 2009
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Radio 2 In Concert Take That
Movie • 2023
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Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas
Movie • 2011
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Gary Barlow: Since You Saw Him Last
Movie • 2014
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When Corden Met Barlow
Movie • 2014
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Party in the Park
Movie • 2001
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Take That Live 2015
Movie • 2015
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Take That: For the Record
Movie • 2006
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Take That: The Ultimate Tour
Movie • 2006
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Gary Barlow: Journey to Afghanistan
Movie • 2013
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Agnetha: ABBA & After
Movie • 2013
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Take That: The Circus Live
Movie • 2010
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Take That: Progress Live
Movie • 2011
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Take That: Look Back, Don't Stare
Movie • 2010
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A Concert for Heroes
Movie • 2010
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Robbie Williams: Take the Crown Live
Movie • 2012
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Robbie Williams: BRITs Icon
Movie • 2016
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Gary Barlow and Friends
Movie • 2013
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Take That - Live at the Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2023
Movie • 2023
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Gary Barlow: Live at Eden
Movie • 2018
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Take That: In Session At Abbey Road
Movie • 2009
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Take That: Apple Music Festival
Movie • 2015
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Take That: Wonderland Live from the O2
Movie • 2017
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Movie • 2017
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Take That: The Party - Live at Wembley
Movie • 1993
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Take That - Live in Berlin
Movie • 1994
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Take That - Hometown: Live at Manchester G-Mex
Movie • 1995
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Take That: Nobody Else - The Movie
Movie • 1995
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Take That - Beautiful World Live
Movie • 2008
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Take That & Party
Movie • 1992
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Take That: Everything Changes
Movie • 1994
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Take That: Tape That
Movie • 1994
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An Audience with Take That
Movie • 2006
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Take That: We've Come a Long Way
Movie • 2018
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An Evening with Take That
Movie • 2017
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London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Movie • 2012
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Take That Away!
Movie • 1993
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Take That: Odyssey - Greatest Hits Live
Movie • 2019
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Take That: These Days On Tour
Movie • 2015
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Take That - Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection
Movie • 2005
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Take That: Live At Primavera, Madrid
Movie • 2007
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Gary Barlow Live
Movie • 2013
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The Truth About Take That
Movie • 2004
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Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
Movie • 2009
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The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Movie • 2015
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Keith Lemon: The Film
Movie • 2012
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Gary Barlow's Night At The Museum
Movie • 2020
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One Love Manchester
Movie • 2017
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Concert for Diana
Movie • 2007
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Take That: The Ultimate Story
Movie • 2006
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The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Movie • 2012
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Take That at the BBC
Movie • 2022
Himself

Take That's Greatest Days: 30 Years in the Making
Movie • 2023
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Take That: This Life – Live In Concert
Movie • 2024
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Take That play Baloise Session
Movie • 2025
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The Big Night In
Movie • 2020
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Soccer Aid
TV • 2006

This Morning
TV • 1988
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The One Show
TV • 2006
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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV • 2001
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Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV • 2002
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Surprise, Surprise
TV • 1984
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Kate Garraway's Life Stories
TV • 2009
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The Jonathan Ross Show
TV • 2011
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Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
TV • 2009
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The Really Useful Show
TV • 1996

Popstar to Operastar
TV • 2010

Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
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Walk the Line
TV • 2021
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Let It Shine
TV • 2017
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An Audience with...
TV • 1978
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Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
TV • 2011
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Leute heute
TV • 1997
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV • 1996
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Heartbeat
TV • 1992
Micky Shannon

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988

Michael McIntyre's Big Show
TV • 2016
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The X Factor
TV • 2004
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The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
TV • 2014
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Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV • 2002
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Geld oder Liebe
TV • 1989
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ZDF-Fernsehgarten
TV • 1986
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The Johannes B. Kerner Show
TV • 1998
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The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
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DAS!
TV • 1991
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Le monde est à vous
TV • 1987
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Take That
TV • 2026
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
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Skavlan
TV • 2009
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Parkinson
TV • 1998
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Top of the Pops
TV • 1964
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Gary Barlow's Wine Tour
TV • 2024
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The Project
TV • 2009

BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
TV • 2010
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Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
TV • 1988

The BRIT Awards
TV • 1977
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