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Gary Barlow OBE (born 20 January 1971) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, composer and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of British pop-group Take That and served as head judge〔(The Sun 26 August 2014 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Metro 11 Sept 11 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RECENT EVENTS – GARY BARLOW Royal Albert Hall Concert )〕 on series 8, 9 and 10 of ''The X Factor UK''. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters, having written fourteen Number 1 singles and twenty four top 10 hits. He has had three Number 1 singles, six top 10 singles and two Number 1 albums as a solo artist, and has had seventeen top 5 hits, twelve Number 1 singles and seven Number 1 albums with Take That.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=X Factor Official Stats )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Take That Appreciation Pages )〕 He is also a six-time recipient of the Ivor Novello Award and has sold over 50 million records worldwide.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gary Barlow concert Royal Albert Hall Bio. 45 million with Take That and 5 million as a solo artist )〕 He was appointed an OBE in 2012 for services to music and charity. ==Early life and beginnings== Gary Barlow was born on 20 January 1971 in Frodsham, Cheshire, the second son of Colin and Marjorie Barlow. In Barlow's autobiography, he relates that his love of music began at an early age. He cites watching a performance of "Just Can't Get Enough" by Depeche Mode on ''Top of the Pops'' when he was ten years old as a main influence of his love of music, describing it as 'mesmerising'. Barlow subsequently asked for a keyboard for Christmas. He spent most of his spare time teaching himself to play his favourite songs.〔My Take, Harper Collins Entertainment 2006">Gary Barlow – Which many people didn't like his faceTake, Harper Collins Entertainment, 2006〕 He has credited Elton John with inspiring him to play the piano. In 1986, when Barlow was fifteen 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 Barlow to perform on the northern club circuit, singing cover versions and his own songs. Barlow's first performance was at the Connah's Quay Labour Club in the late '80s and he was paid £18 per performance on Saturday evenings.〔Happy Birthday to our favorite bingo presenter: Gary Barlow, BingoHall, 2014〕〔(Happy birthday Gary Barlow! | Bingo Hall | Best Online Bingo Blog | Latest Bingo News )〕 In 1989, he appointed Wigan show business agent Barry Woolley to be his manager and recorded a single ("Love Is in the Air") which was never released commercially. Barlow was eventually put in touch with casting agent Nigel Martin-Smith, by renowned celebrity photographer Michael Braham, who took Barlow's first professional head-shots. Nigel is a friend of Michael's, and introduced Barlow to Nigel who was interested in starting a boyband. Martin-Smith decided to use Barlow as the lead-singer after being impressed by his self written material including an early demo tape of Barlow's "A Million Love Songs" concluding that the band would be built around Barlow's vocals and songwriting skills. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gary Barlow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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