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Contrary to popular belief, he wasn't a surprise winner when beating Gareth Gates in the final show; in fact, he gained the most votes nearly every week throughout the entire finals.
His first single was a double A-side featuring Westlife's song "Evergreen" and "Anything Is Possible", a new song written for the winner of the show by Cathy Dennis. This became the fastest-selling debut in UK chart history selling 300,000 copies on its day of release. It went on to sell over 1.4 million copies and in the official list of the all-time best-selling singles in the UK issued later that year, it appeared 12th. Will subsequently made headlines by revealing he was gay. He went on to win the Brits Best Newcomer Award and a plethora of other awards, including most recently "Best Artist" in the "Digital Music Awards" October 2004. His largely self-penned, five times platinum second album Friday's Child has also gained awards and critical acclaim.
His latest venture is a role in a BBC film, Mrs Henderson Presents, starring Judy Dench and Bob Hoskins. Production is scheduled to begin in September 2004.
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