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Gareth Gates

Gareth Gates is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Steve Mac, Darius, Another Level, Judie Tzuke and Lucie Silvas. Those roots explain a lot about how Gareth Gates arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Westlife, Shayne Ward, 98º, Gary Barlow and Will Young, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Will Young, S Club, The Osmonds, Chico and Andy Abraham, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Gareth Gates, reaching back through Steve Mac and forward to Will Young. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Gareth Paul Gates is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol in 2002. As of 2008, Gates had sold over 3.5 million records in the UK. He is also known for having a stutter, and has talked about his speech impediment publicly.

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Gareth GatesSteve MacDariusAnother LevelJudie TzukeLucie SilvasCathy DennisSpirit in the SkyWill YoungS ClubThe OsmondsChicoAndy AbrahamKenzieShayne WardWestlifeShayne Ward98ºGary BarlowWill YoungDaniel BedingfieldM2MRachel Stevens

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Gareth Gates connections

Gareth Gates grew out of Steve Mac, Darius, Another Level and Judie Tzuke, shares an orbit with Westlife, Shayne Ward, 98º and Gary Barlow, went on to shape Will Young, S Club, The Osmonds and Chico. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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