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cantante e attore britannico

Person · Open Library

Works
8

Top works

  • Cat and Buffalo
  • Farmer Will's Modern Farming Guide
  • Be Yourself and Happier
  • Will Young Autobiography
  • Funny Peculiar Amazon Exclusive

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Film & TV

Wokingham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Robert "Will" Young (born 20 January 1979) is a British singer-songwriter and actor. He rose to fame in 2002 after winning the inaugural Pop Idol contest (February 2002), making him the first winner of the now-worldwide Idols-format franchise. He has won multiple awards. Young has sold over eight million albums worldwide. Description above from the…

Known for

  • George Michael: Outed — Self2023
  • Gay And Not Proud — Self2021
  • Gay and Not Proud - Daniel Howell - YouTube Pride 2021 — Self2021
  • Between the Covers — Self2020
  • McDonald & Dodds — Greg DeVere2020
  • Bob Fosse: It's Showtime!2019
  • Queer as Art — Self2017
  • John Bishop: In Conversation with... — Self2016
  • 20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows — Self (archive footage)2015
  • TFI Friday — Self2015

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Canada
Active from
1945-11-12
2008 universal fire victimbluescanadianclassic rockcontemporary folkcountry

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
463,335
Total plays
6,810,362

Tags

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William Robert Young (born January 20, 1979), is a British singer and actor. He catapulted to fame after winning the inaugural UK Pop Idol contest in 2002. Young was born in Wokingham, Berkshire, UK, with a non-identical twin, Rupert. He was educated at Horris Hill preparatory school and Wellington College. He then attended the University of Exeter where he read Politics. At university, some of Young's old haunts included Timepiece, The Old Firehouse, and Harry's, where he used to work. <a hre

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Young
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Wokingham
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.willyoung.co.uk
Image
Will Young 2011.jpg
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Commons category
Will Young
date of birth
1979-02-20
birth name
William Robert Young
sexual orientation
homosexuality
start of work period
2001-00-00
social media followers
82600
name in native language
Will Young
different from
William Young
copyright representative
PRS for Music
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Article · Italiano

Will Young, all'anagrafe William Robert Young (Hungerford, 20 gennaio 1979), è un cantante e attore britannico, diventato famoso dopo aver vinto la prima edizione del concorso Pop Idol.

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