Gareth Paul Gates (born 12 July 1984, Bradford, England) is an English singer-songwriter. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show
Pop Idol. Gates has sold over 3.5 million records in the UK.
In 2009, Gates moved into musical theatre, playing the title role in the West End production of
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the Adelphi Theatre. In 2009–2011, Gates completed an eighteen month stint as Marius, initially in the touring production and then in the West End production of
Les Misérables. He also took the roles of Eddie in the musical
Loserville, Warner in
Legally Blonde in 2012 and Dean in
Boogie Nights the Musical in Concert in 2013. He is now part of the pop group 5th Story, set up for
The Big Reunion.