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William Robert "Will" Young (born 20 January 1979) is an English actor and singer-songwriter who came to prominence after winning the 2002 inaugural series of the British music contest ''Pop Idol'', making him the first winner of the worldwide Idol franchise. His debut single "Anything Is Possible" was released two weeks after the show's finale and became the fastest-selling debut single in the UK. Young also came in fifth place in ''World Idol'' performing his single "Light My Fire". As a teenager, Young studied politics at the University of Exeter before moving to London, where he studied musical theatre at Arts Educational School. Young put his studies on hold in late 2001 to become a contestant on ''Pop Idol''. After winning the competition the following year, he released his debut album ''From Now On'' (2002) which went to straight to number one. ''Friday's Child'' (2003) followed and enjoyed greater success, eventually going platinum five times in the UK and spawning three top five singles. His albums ''Keep On'' (2005) and ''Let It Go'' (2008) are also multi-platinum and his most recent release ''Echoes'' (2011) became his third UK number-one album. His albums have spawned many songs that have accomplished top ten positions in the UK: four of which went to the number one spot. Young has also undertaken numerous concert tours. He has also accumulated multiple honours, including two BRIT Awards from 12 nominations, and the estimated worldwide sale of over eight million albums. Young's net worth was estimated at £13.5 million in April 2012. Aside his music career, Young has acted in film, on stage and in television. For his performance in the 2013 London revival of the musical ''Cabaret'', he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He has also participated in philanthropy and released books ''Anything is Possible'' (2002), ''On Camera, Off Duty'' (2004) and his autobiography ''Funny Peculiar'' (2012).

Wikipedia This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. If you find the biography content factually incorrect, defamatory or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia.