Armed with liquid brown eyes, disarming smile and gorgeous dimples, Gareth Gates stormed the international music scene with a debut single Unchained Melody. Channel [V] will be featuring this young heartthrob this August on Spotlight, on 21 August at 10 pm.

Holding the record for being the youngest ever solo artist to have a #one single in the UK, in March 2002, he is fast becoming a pin-up for all ages. Besides being a singer, he is also an accomplished pianist and songwriter, plays classical guitar, acoustic guitar, electrical guitar and drums.

His debut album, What My Heart Wants To Say features hits like the rendition of the classic, Unchained Melody, followed by the song that established him as a superstar, Any One Of Us. The album is brilliant collection of hits such as, the Elvis classic Suspicious Minds, the title track What My Heart Wants To Say and the soul standard, Walk On By.