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3 unusual facts about Will Young


Aret Kapetanovic

In 2005, she was signed to Sony BMG as a singer/songwriter, and wrote and performed several songs, including "Into the Blue", which was used in the film Silence Becomes You, in which she had a cameo, and "Disconnected", which was recorded by Will Young.

DualDisc

The first British artist to announce a DualDisc release of his album was Sony/BMG recording artist Will Young.

Saving Planet Earth

In the first of nine 30-minute films focussing on particular threatened species, pop star Will Young travels to Cameroon to report on the plight of the lowland gorilla.


A Night with...

The first episode featured Will Young and was presented by Kate Thornton, the show aired on Saturday 27 August at 9.00pm.

East Garston

The parents of Will Young, Pop Idol winner in 2002, live in Poughley in the south of the parish.

Emily Friendship

Following its success, Friendship went on to co-write and record with the likes of Guy Chambers (Robbie Williams), Eg White, (Will Young, Joss Stone), Johnny Douglas (George Michael, Kylie Minogue), Jamie Hartman (Will Young) and Joss Stone.

Jim Moray

As an opening act or collaborator, Moray has toured with Oysterband, Eliza Carthy, Billy Bragg, Richard Thompson, Ani Di Franco, Bellowhead, Will Young, The Cecil Sharp Project and John McCusker.

The Squadronaires

Under band leader Sgt. Jamie Deighton the band has played in Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London and for HRH the Prince of Wales at Highgrove House supporting Pop Idol winner Will Young.


see also

Blair MacKichan

MacKichan writes a lot of his own material, and won a Brit Award for the 2004 song Your Game after it became a hit for Will Young.