English singer-songwriter Gareth Gates was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol in 2002. Gates has sold over 3.5 million records in the UK. He’s had chart success with nine singles, four of which achieved #1 in the UK singles charts ‘Unchained Melody’, Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)’, ‘Spirit In The Sky’, & ‘The Long & Winding Road’ (with Will Young).