Short Biography

Pop Idol
In February 2002, Young came to national prominence by winning the ITV television programme contest Pop Idol. Contrary to press claims of being the underdog, after having beaten the widely accepted front-runner Gareth Gates in the final show, it emerged that Young had in fact gained the most votes in six out of the nine rounds of public voting. This was published in the Pop Idol book, which was released shortly after the programme.

The songs Young sang on the show were:

Audition - "Blame It on the Boogie" by the Jackson 5
London Rounds (Day 1 - first round): "Up on the Roof" by The Drifters
London Rounds (Day 1 - second round): "All or Nothing" by O-Town
London Rounds (Day 2): "Fastlove" by George Michael
Top 50 (Semi Finals): "Light My Fire" by The Doors
Top 10 (Your Pop Idol): "Until You Come Back to Me" by Aretha Franklin
Top 9 (Christmas Songs): "Winter Wonderland"
Top 8 (Burt Bacharach Songs): "Wives and Lovers" sung by Jack Jones
Top 7 (Movie Hits): "Ain`t No Sunshine" by Bill Withers
Top 6 (ABBA Songs): "The Name of the Game" by ABBA
Top 5 (Big Band Hits): "We Are in Love" by Harry Connick Jr
Top 4 (No 1 Hits): "Night Fever" by The Bee Gees; "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" by the Eurythmics
Top 3 (Judges` Choice): "Beyond the Sea" sung by Bobby Darin; "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" by Jackie Wilson
Top 2 (Grand Finale): "Anything Is Possible"; "Light My Fire" by The Doors; "Evergreen" by Westlife
He continues to have a very successful music career since appearing on Pop Idol.


Post-Idol career

Recording
Young`s first single was a double A-side featuring Westlife`s song "Evergreen" and "Anything Is Possible", a new song written for the winner of the show by Chris Braide and Cathy Dennis. In March 2002, this became the fastest-selling debut in UK chart history, selling 403,027 copies on its day of release (1,108,659 copies in its first week). It went on to sell over 1.7 million copies, and on the official list of the all-time best-selling singles in the UK issued later that year, it was ranked eleventh. In 2008, Official Charts Company released the Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of the 21st Century (so far) in which Will`s version of Evergreen topped the chart. "Anything Is Possible" won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.

In October 2002, Young released his debut album, From Now On, which included "Evergreen" and "Anything Is Possible". It produced three singles: "Light My Fire", "The Long and Winding Road" (a duet with Gareth Gates, released as a double A-side with Gates`s song "Suspicious Minds") and "Don`t Let Me Down"/"You and I" (released in aid of Children in Need). He won his first BRIT Award in February 2003 as Best Breakthrough Artist.

Young`s second album, Friday`s Child, was released in December 2003. It features the singles "Leave Right Now", "Your Game" (which won Young his second BRIT Award in 2005)[3] and "Friday`s Child". In November 2005, Young released his third album, Keep On, which included the single "All Time Love", nominated in the Best British Single category at the 2007 BRIT Awards. Other singles from the album were "Switch It On" and "Who Am I".

Young has been nominated for eight BRIT Awards. In May 2006, he was voted the UK`s favourite artist ever in a p

Miscellaneous Information

Friends and Family

Rupert [Brother] (Fraternal Twin)

Emma [Sister]

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