William Robert Young (Hungerford (Berkshire), 20 January 1979) won the very first version in the world of Idols, season 1 (2001-2002) of the program Pop Idol in Great Britain. In England, he scored hit after hit, and he dragged price after price inside. In Netherlands goes something less obvious, but You and I, Light My Fire and Leave Right Now brought Will also find some (modest) hits on. Will made his debut as a movie actor in 2005 in Mrs Henderson Presents, a film about London's Windmill Theatre.He has also appeared in the BBC programme Top Gear won the prize for the most embarrassing flirt moment on television during an interview with Jeremy Clarkson.
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Discography[Edit][]
Albums[Edit][]
Album (s) with any charts in the
the Dutch Album Top 100 |
Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
From now on | 07-10-2002 | 19-04-2003 | 23 | 15 | |
Friday's child | 01-12-2003 | 17-04-2004 | 48 | 9 | |
Keep on | 21-11-2005 | 03-06-2006 | 85 | 1 | |
Let it go | 29-09-2008 | - | |||
The hits | 16-11-2009 | - | Compilation album | ||
Echoes | 22-08-2011 | - |
Singles[Edit][]
Single (s) with any charts in the
the Dutch Top 40 |
Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anything is possible/Evergreen | 25-02-2002 | - | |||
The long and winding road / Suspicious minds | 23-09-2002 | - | with Gareth Gates | ||
You and I | 18-11-2002 | 29-03-2003 | 3 | 11 | No. 3 in the Single Top 100 |
Light my fire | 27-05-2002 | 07-06-2003 | 35 | 3 | No. 21 in the Single Top 100 |
Leave right now | 24-11-2003 | 14-02-2004 | tip3 | - | No. 36 in the Single Top 100 |
Your game | 15-03-2004 | - | |||
Friday's child | 05-07-2004 | - | |||
Switch it on | 14-11-2005 | - | |||
All time love | 16-01-2006 | - | |||
Who am I | 24-04-2006 | - | |||
Changes | 15-09-2008 | - | |||
Grace | 22-12-2008 | - | |||
Let it go | 02-03-2009 | - | |||
Hopes & fears | 08-11-2009 | - | |||
Jealousy | 19-08-2011 | - | |||
Come on | 21-11-2011 | - |
Single (s) with chart positions
in the Flemish Ultratop 50 |
Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
You and I | 2002 | 24-05-2003 | tip3 | - | |
Light my fire | 2002 | 28-06-2003 | ice skater | - | |
Leave right now | 2003 | 13-03-2004 | tip14 | - | |
Your game | 2004 | 05-06-2004 | tip16 | - | |
Jealousy | 2011 | 26-11-2011 | tip18 | - |
Other recordings[Edit][]
- Pop Idol: The big band album (2002)
- - Beyond the sea
- - I won't dance
- - Try again
- - Your love is king
- Band Aid 20 (2004)
- Mrs. Henderson presents -soundtrack (2005)
- - Letting in the sunshine
- - Goody goody
- - The blitz: b. the grecian frieze
- - All the things you are
- - The sails of the windmill
- - Girl in the little green hat
Movies[Edit][]
- Mrs Henderson Presents (2005, Stephen Frears) with Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins
Private Life[Edit][]
In March 2002 well-known Young that he is homosexual . He said he never wegstak or is embarrassed.