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== Early life and education ==
[[File:Wokingham Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 2432464.jpg|thumb|right|Young was born in the English market town of Wokingham]]
Young was born on 20 January 1979 in [[Wokingham]], [[Berkshire]], and is the second-oldest child of Robin Young, a [[company director]] of an engineering firm, and Annabel Young (née Griffith), a [[plant nursery]] gardener. Born six weeks prematurely, he was ten minutes older than his twin brother, Rupert who died in July 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/03/will-young-twin-brother-dies-13079157/|title=Will Young heartbroken as his twin brother Rupert dies aged 41|first=Alicia|last=Adejobi|date=3 August 2020|access-date=4 August 2020|archive-date=4 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004094009/https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/03/will-young-twin-brother-dies-13079157/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also has an older sister Emma.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McPhee |first1=Erica |title=Will Young: The Biography |year=2005 |publisher=Michael O'Mara Books |location=London, UK |isbn=1-84317-175-9 |page=14}}</ref><ref>Young; Giddings (2002) p. 13.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2462360/Rupert-Young-struggled-in-the-shadow-of-brother-Will-Youngs-success.html |title=Rupert Young struggled in the shadow of brother Will Young's success |first=Roya |last=Nikkhah |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=26 July 2008 |access-date=11 October 2016 |archive-date=8 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908221233/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2462360/Rupert-Young-struggled-in-the-shadow-of-brother-Will-Youngs-success.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Young was born into an affluent, middle-class family, whose paternal ancestry has strong ties to the British government and military services.<ref name="McP 63">McPhee (2005) p. 63.</ref> His grandfather, Digby Aretas Young (d. 1966) served in the Royal Air Force,<ref name="McP 63"/> and his great-great-great-great-grandfather was Colonel Sir [[Aretas William Young]],<ref name="McP 63" /> who, in 1795 at seventeen years old, joined the [[British Army]] and served in Ireland and [[Egypt]] before fighting in the [[Peninsular War]]. Aretas was later stationed in [[Trinidad]] and eventually took charge of the Trinidadian government, before moving to [[Demerara]] where he was appointed Protector of Slaves. Aretas became the sixth [[Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island|Governor]] of [[Prince Edward Island]] in 1831, and three years later was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] by [[King William IV]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Prince Edward Island Governors, Lieutenant Governors and Administrators 1769 to May 2009 |year=2009 |publisher=Elections P.E.I. |location=Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |page=9 |chapter=Hon. Sir Colonel Aretas William Young |chapter-url=http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/ele_governors.pdf |access-date=28 March 2013 |archive-date=14 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014193855/http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/ele_governors.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=St. James's Palace, July 9, 1834 |url=http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/19172/pages/1307 |work=The London Gazette |issue=19172 |page=1307 |date=11 July 1834 |access-date=14 February 2010 |archive-date=11 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011184233/http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/19172/pages/1307 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=Francess G. |editor1-last=Halpenny |editor1-link=Francess G. Halpenny |title=[[Dictionary of Canadian Biography]] |access-date=14 February 2010 |volume=VI |year=1979 |orig-year=1966 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |location=Toronto, Ontario |chapter=Young, Sir Aretas William |chapter-url=http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?id_nbr=3204 |archive-date=14 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114211039/http://biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?id_nbr=3204 |url-status=live }}</ref> One of Aretas's sons was Sir [[Henry Young]], fifth [[Governor of South Australia]], later first [[Governor of Tasmania]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gibbney |first1=H.G. |title=[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]] |access-date=14 February 2010 |volume=6 |year=1976 |orig-year=1966 |publisher=[[Melbourne University Publishing]] |location=Melbourne, Australia |pages=452–453 |chapter=Young, Sir Henry Edward Fox (1803–1870) |chapter-url=http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060485b.htm |archive-date=13 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213042054/http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060485b.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Serle |first1=Percival |author-link1=Percival Serle |title=[[Dictionary of Australian Biography]] |access-date=14 February 2010 |year=1949 |publisher=Angus and Robertson |location=Sydney, Australia |chapter=Young, Henry Edward Fox |chapter-url=http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogX-Z.html |archive-date=17 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117224022/http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogX-Z.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Young was brought up in [[Hungerford]], [[West Berkshire]], and was initially educated at Kingsbury Hill School in [[Marlborough, Wiltshire|Marlborough]], [[Wiltshire]], before attending [[Horris Hill School|Horris Hill Preparatory School]], [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]], between the ages of eight and thirteen.<ref>McPhee (2005) pp. 16–17.</ref> His first appearance on stage was at the age of four when he played a [[fir tree]] in a school production and had one line to speak.<ref>McPhee (2005) p. 16.</ref> At Horris Hill, Young was head chorister in the school choir, and at the age of nine he learned how to play the piano.<ref>McPhee (2005) p. 17.</ref> Young recalls that at Horris Hill, pupils were taught that they were more privileged than pupils from [[state school]]s, and that one day he wrote a letter stating, "I must pass [[Common Entrance Examination|common entrance]] to take me to public school, otherwise I'll be going to state school and everyone will be very disappointed."<ref name=schooldays>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/my-schooldays-will-young-singer-1625513.html |title=My Schooldays: Will Young, Singer |first=Simon |last=Jablonski |date=19 February 2009 |work=The Independent |location=London, UK |access-date=12 February 2010 |archive-date=31 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831164138/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/my-schooldays-will-young-singer-1625513.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At thirteen, Young and his brother were enrolled as [[boarding school|boarders]] at the [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public school]] [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] in [[Crowthorne]], Berkshire.<ref name="McPhee 2005. p. 17">McPhee (2005). p. 17.</ref> Young appeared in several school productions and often gave speeches in assembly, despite later admitting that he never felt completely comfortable being the centre of attention.<ref name="McPhee 2005 p. 18">McPhee (2005) p. 18</ref>
It was during this period that he became interested in sports and for a time he dreamed of competing in the [[Olympic Games]] in the [[400-metre sprint]], which he could run in under fifty seconds – the Olympic average is forty-three seconds.<ref name="McPhee 2005. p. 17"/> He became captain of the school's [[basketball]] and athletics teams, and also represented the school in the triple jump, long jump, football and rugby.<ref name="McPhee 2005 p. 18"/> The only sport he says he felt uncomfortable playing was cricket.<ref name="McPhee 2005. p. 17"/>
Young left school with ten [[GCSE]]s,<ref name="McPhee 2005 p. 18"/> but achieved disappointing [[A-Level]] results and had to enrol in [[d'Overbroeck's College]], Oxford, to re-sit his exams. He took a part-time job as a waiter at the Grand Café in Oxford, and became interested in environmental issues and local campaigning, joining a group called the Eco Society.<ref>McPhee (2005) pp. 18–19.</ref> He passed his A-Levels the second time, earning As in Politics and Ancient History, and a B in English.<ref>McPhee (2005) p. 19.</ref> In 1998 Young began studying politics at the [[University of Exeter]],<ref name="time-place">{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6905384.ece |title=Time and Place: Will Young |first=Rosanna |last=Greenstreet |date=8 November 2009 |work=The Sunday Times |access-date=12 February 2010}}</ref> choosing the subject because, "I thought I should know more about what was going on in my country."<ref>Young (2002) pp. 9–10</ref> He also took [[women's studies]] at university and considers himself a [[feminist]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/will-young/feminism-shows-us-the-way_b_18592368.html | title=Feminism Shows Us The Way | work=HuffPost | first=Will | last=Young | date=19 November 2017 | access-date=13 August 2021 | archive-date=13 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813002850/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/will-young/feminism-shows-us-the-way_b_18592368.html | url-status=live }}</ref> His interest in performing arts continued, and he joined a theatre group called Footlights where he eventually landed the lead role of Curly in their production of ''[[Oklahoma!]]'' "I really enjoyed it and doing that gave me a lot of confidence", he later said of the show.<ref>McPhee (2005) p. 20</ref> He also took a [[work experience]] position at [[Sony Records]] to gain insight into the music industry.<ref name=schooldays /><ref name="McPhee 2005 p. 25">McPhee (2005) p. 25.</ref> Other work included runway and photographic modelling, gardening, tearing labels off T-shirts in a clothing factory, and being a waiter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/will-young |title=Will Young Profile |work=Hello |date=8 October 2009 |access-date=12 February 2010 |archive-date=4 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204104157/http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/will-young/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He graduated in 2001 with a [[Second-class honours|2:2]] [[bachelor's degree]].<ref name=schooldays /><ref name="McPhee 2005 p. 25"/> After leaving university, Young knew that he wanted to be a professional singer, but he did not want to be full of naivety and without training. In September 2001 he became a student at the [[
== Career ==
=== 1999–2001: Early auditions
{{See also|Pop Idol (series 1)}}▼
In 1999 during his second year at university, Young watched an episode of ''[[This Morning (TV series)|This Morning]]'' and learned that the show was holding a competition to find members for a new [[boy band]]. He mailed the producers an audition tape and received a letter back from the show telling him he had been selected as one of seventy-five competitors, and that he had to appear in London for an off-camera audition.<ref name="McP 22">McPhee (2005) p.22</ref> The 75 auditionees were whittled down to 9 finalists including Young, who were then invited to perform on the show. On 29 May 1999, Young appeared on the programme and performed a short rendition of [[the Jackson 5]] song, ''[[I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song)|I'll Be There]]'',<ref>{{Cite episode |title=This Morning |episode-link=This Morning (TV series)|series=This Morning |credits=[[Richard Madeley]], [[Judy Finnigan]] (presenters) |network=[[ITV1|ITV]] |airdate=29 May 1999}}</ref> in front of a panel of judges that included [[Simon Cowell]], an [[artists and repertoire]] executive at [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowell |first1=Simon |author-link1=Simon Cowell |title=I Don't Mean To Be Rude, But... |year=2003 |publisher=Broadway Books |location=New York |isbn=0767917413 |url=https://archive.org/details/idontmeantoberud00cowe }}</ref> and [[Kate Thornton]], a former editor of ''[[Smash Hits]]'', turned television presenter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4673136.stm |title=Smash Hits magazine closing down |date=2 February 2006 |work=BBC News |access-date=14 February 2010 |archive-date=28 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728134632/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4673136.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> One week later, Young was selected into the boy band alongside three other competitors. They were [[Lee Ryan]] who later joined the boy band [[Blue (English band)|Blue]], [[Declan Bennett]] who joined the boy band [[Point Break (band)|Point Break]], signed to [[Danielle Barnett]], the current lead singer of [[Urban Cookie Collective]] and Music Manager who contacted him directly following the This Morning audition, and [[Andy Scott-Lee]] who went on to compete in the second series of ''[[Pop Idol]]''.<ref>Young (2002) p. 9</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=This Morning |episode-link=This Morning (TV series)|series=This Morning |credits=[[Richard Madeley]], [[Judy Finnigan]] (presenters) |network=[[ITV1|ITV]] |airdate=6 June 1999}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=This Morning |episode-link=This Morning (TV series) |series=This Morning|credits=[[Phillip Schofield]], [[Holly Willoughby]] (presenters) |network=[[ITV1|ITV]] |airdate=3 October 2013 |minutes=45}}</ref> Cowell said of the group, "We've tried to find people with star quality and these guys can sing and dance",<ref name="McP 23">McPhee (2005) p. 23.</ref> but the band failed to find any success and it soon dis-banded.<ref name="McP 23" /> Young's next audition was at the [[Guildhall, London|Guildhall]] in London to be a jazz singer, but he accidentally arrived on the wrong date.<ref>Young (2002) p.10</ref>
===2001–2002: ''Pop Idol''===
On 20 June 2001, one of Young's university classmates showed him an advertisement in the ''[[News of the World]]'' for auditionees of ''[[Pop Idol]]'', a planned nationwide televised talent show to find a solo pop artist in a similar way that ''[[Popstars]]'' had created the pop band [[Hear'Say]] the previous year.<ref name="Young15–65">Young (2002) pp. 15–16</ref> The winner was guaranteed a [[GBP|£]]1 million recording contract with [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] and representation by [[19 Management]].<ref>McPhee (2005) p.54.</ref> He printed out an application form from the website, filled it out and posted it on 28 June.<ref name="Young15–65" /> On 7 August 2001, he received a reply which told him he had been accepted for an audition at [[ExCeL London]] on 5 September 2001.<ref>Young (2002) p. 18</ref> On the day of the audition, Young performed [[Aretha Franklin]]'s "[[Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)]]" in front of an assistant producer, and was deemed good enough to be given a second audition two days later.<ref>Young (2002) pp. 21–22.</ref> For his second audition, Young sang "[[Blame It on the Boogie]]" by the Jacksons in front of a show producer and won a place to the third round to perform before the show's judges:<ref>Young (2002) p. 23</ref> Simon Cowell; [[Nicki Chapman]], a ''Popstars'' judge who also worked as a publicist at [[19 Entertainment]], the company that was producing ''Pop Idol''; [[Pete Waterman]], a music producer who had written or produced twenty-one singles that had charted at Number One in the [[UK Singles Chart]], 200 Top Tens, and sold over 500 million records for the artists such as [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Rick Astley]], [[Bananarama]], [[Steps (group)|Steps]] and [[Westlife]]; and [[Neil Fox (media personality)|Neil "Dr Fox" Fox]], a disc jockey who presented the [[drivetime]] show on [[95.8 Capital FM|Capital FM]] and the nationally syndicated [[Pepsi Chart (UK)|Pepsi Chart]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Solanas |first1=Siân |title=Pop Idol: The Official Inside Story of the ITV Series |year=2002 |publisher=Carlton Books |location=London, UK |isbn=1842225367 |pages=8–9}}</ref> He was the final contestant the judges saw, and after a day of watching mostly poor performances they were not in the best spirits. Again, Young performed "Blame It on the Boogie", but the judges thought his overall performance was merely average. Chapman told him that his dance moves had let him down, but his vocal was good. Fox described him as [[camp (style)|cheesy]], Waterman was unimpressed by his stage presence and image – Young was wearing baggy and faded jeans, scuffed shoes and his grandfather's jumper which was stained with egg yolk – but conceded that his voice was "nice". Despite their uncertainty, however, they advanced him through to the next round.<ref name=audition>{{Cite episode |title=Open Auditions 5 |series=Pop Idol |series-link=Pop Idol |network=[[ITV1|ITV]] |airdate=20 October 2001 |series-no=[[Pop Idol (series 1)|1]] |number=5}}</ref> The following week, auditions were held at the [[Criterion Theatre]], and Young sang "[[All or Nothing (O-Town song)|All or Nothing]]" by [[O-Town]], [[the Drifters]]' "[[Up on the Roof (song)|Up on the Roof]]" and "[[Fast Love]]" by [[George Michael]]. Still not completely convinced by his performances, he was made to wait in the "Maybe" room until the judges decided to send him through to the Final 50.<ref>Young (2002) pp. 27–35.</ref><ref>McPhee (2005) pp. 29–31.</ref>▼
[[File:Simon Cowell in December 2011.jpg|thumb|right|190px|[[Simon Cowell]], a judge and one of the executive producers of ''Pop Idol'', was highly critical of Young's audition]]
▲On 20 June 2001, one of Young's university classmates showed him an advertisement in the ''[[News of the World]]'' for auditionees of ''[[Pop Idol]]'', a planned nationwide televised talent show to find a solo pop artist in a similar way that ''[[Popstars]]'' had created the pop band [[Hear'Say]] the previous year.<ref name="Young15–65">Young (2002) pp. 15–16</ref> The winner was guaranteed a [[GBP|£]]1 million recording contract with [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] and representation by [[19 Management]].<ref>McPhee (2005) p.54.</ref> He printed out an application form from the website, filled it out and posted it on 28 June.<ref name="Young15–65" /> On 7 August 2001, he received a reply which told him he had been accepted for an audition at [[ExCeL London]] on 5 September 2001.<ref>Young (2002) p. 18</ref> On the day of the audition, Young performed [[Aretha Franklin]]'s "[[Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)]]" in front of an assistant producer, and was deemed good enough to be given a second audition two days later.<ref>Young (2002) pp. 21–22.</ref> For his second audition, Young sang "[[Blame It on the Boogie]]" by the Jacksons in front of a show producer and won a place to the third round to perform before the show's judges:<ref>Young (2002) p. 23</ref> Simon Cowell; [[Nicki Chapman]], a ''Popstars'' judge who also worked as a publicist at [[19 Entertainment]], the company that was producing ''Pop Idol''; [[Pete Waterman]], a music producer who had written or produced twenty-one singles that had charted at Number One in the [[UK Singles Chart]], 200 Top Tens, and sold over 500 million records for the artists such as [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Rick Astley]], [[Bananarama]], [[Steps (group)|Steps]] and [[Westlife]]; and [[Neil Fox (media personality)|Neil "Dr Fox" Fox]], a disc jockey who presented the [[drivetime]] show on [[95.8 Capital FM|Capital FM]] and the nationally syndicated [[
The first episode of ''Pop Idol'' was broadcast on 6 October 2001 on [[ITV1|ITV]], and Young's audition aired on the third show on 20 October 2001.<ref name=audition /> The next round of the competition was split into five heats that aired every Saturday between 3 November 2001 and 8 December 2001. Each show featured ten of the fifty competitors singing one song in the ''Pop Idol'' studios in front of the judges and an audience, but unlike previous rounds, the viewing public decided who would advance to the next round by [[interactive television|interactive]] [[televoting]] voting using their telephones, the [[Red Button (digital television)|Red Button]] on [[digital television]] [[remote control]]s, and the ''Pop Idol'' website. The two singers with the highest number of votes in each heat advanced to the final rounds of the competition. Young competed in Heat 4, broadcast on 24 November,<ref>Solanas (2002) pp. 26–27</ref> and sang a jazz/[[lounge music|lounge]] interpretation of "[[Light My Fire]]" by [[the Doors]].<ref>Young (2002) pp. 60–66.</ref> Judges Chapman, Fox and Waterman were all enthusiastic about his performance, but Cowell was unimpressed and called it "distinctly average", adding, "I just thought it was totally normal. In the context of the show I honestly didn't think it was good enough."<ref>Young (2002) p. 67</ref> The other judges and contestants all expressed shock at his comments, and Young responded, telling Cowell that while he was entitled to his opinion, it was wrong.<ref name="Young p68" />
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=== 2003–2007: ''Friday's Child'' and ''Keep On'' ===
Young's second album, ''[[Friday's Child (album)|Friday's Child]]'', was released in December 2003. It features the singles "[[Leave Right Now]]", nominated in the Best British single category of the past 25 years at the 2005 BRIT Awards and winner of the [[Ivor Novello]] Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically in 2004, "[[Your Game]]" (which won Young his second BRIT Award in 2005)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4162591.stm |work=BBC News |title=Brits 2005: The winners |date=9 February 2005 |access-date=7 August 2008 |archive-date=17 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917153730/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4162591.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> and "[[Friday's Child (2004 song)|Friday's Child]]" In November 2005, Young released his third album, ''[[Keep On]]'', which included the single "[[All Time Love]]", nominated in the Best British Single category at the [[2007 BRIT Awards]]. Other singles from the album were "[[Switch It On]]" and "[[Who Am I (Will Young song)|Who Am I]]".
[[File:WillYoung.jpg|thumb|Young at Guilfest in 2009]]▼
In May 2006, he sang at [[the Prince's Trust]] 30th Birthday, which took place at the [[Tower of London]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/news/a_star_studded_concert_celebrates_30_years_of_the_prince_s_t_788.html |title=News and Diary |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |date=16 November 2012 |access-date=12 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912033340/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/news/a_star_studded_concert_celebrates_30_years_of_the_prince_s_t_788.html |archive-date=12 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> From 12 September until 2 October 2006, Young toured the UK with his ''Keep On Live'' tour, which included the songs taken from his album ''Keep On'' and a selection of past songs. The official merchandise range for the tour, highlighted by the press, included a "tip and strip" pen which, when turned over, reveals Young in his underpants. In October 2006, Young sang at [[Nitin Sawhney]]'s concert in the [[BBC Electric Proms]] series of concerts. He followed this by performing in South Africa for [[Nelson Mandela]]'s Unite of the Stars charity concerts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3444088&fSectionId=&fSetId=251 |title=Stars Unite Against Hunger live in SA |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070802170318/http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3444088&fSectionId=&fSetId=251 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2007 |access-date=12 August 2008}}</ref>
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=== 2008–2010: ''Let It Go'' and ''The Hits'' ===
▲[[File:WillYoung.jpg|thumb|left|Young performing at Guilfest in 2009]]
On 29 September 2008, Young's fourth album, ''[[Let It Go (Will Young album)|Let It Go]]'', was released. It peaked at No.2 in the album charts, having been preceded by the single "[[Changes (Will Young song)|Changes]]", which was released on 15 September and peaked at No.10 in the [[UK Singles Chart]]. His next single "Grace" was released on 1 December 2008, and peaked at No.33 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20081207/7501/ |title=Official Charts |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=1 January 2018 |archive-date=30 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430130411/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20081207/7501/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The third single taken from the album, "[[Let It Go (Will Young song)|Let It Go]]", was released on 2 March 2009 in the UK, and peaked at No.58 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/In%20The%20Morning%20%28Let%20Your%20Love%20Come%20In%29 |title=Let It Go Chart Position and trajectory |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=21 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722194605/http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/in%20the%20morning%20(let%20your%20love%20come%20in)/ |archive-date=22 July 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11827/will-young/ |title=WILL YOUNG |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=19 May 2017 |archive-date=19 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419020844/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11827/will-young/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The fourth and final single, "[[Tell Me the Worst]]", was released in the UK only, on 5 July 2009. It served as a club promo, and featured some [[Fred Falke]] remixes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Will-Young-Tell-Me-The-Worst-Fred-Falke-Remixes/release/1811121 |title=Will Young – Tell Me The Worst (Fred Falke Remixes) (CDr) at Discogs |work=Discogs |access-date=12 December 2012 |archive-date=30 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230160706/http://www.discogs.com/Will-Young-Tell-Me-The-Worst-Fred-Falke-Remixes/release/1811121 |url-status=live }}</ref>
▲[[File:Will young.jpg|thumb|Young performing at Guilfest in 2009]]
In April 2008, Young again appeared at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club with the Vanguard Big Band. Young is to perform at various festivals during mid-2008, including [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]], [[T in the Park]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/tinthepark/2008/artist/will_young/ |title=T in the Park 2008 – Will Young |publisher=BBC |access-date=12 December 2012 |archive-date=13 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813232907/http://www.bbc.co.uk/tinthepark/2008/artist/will_young/ |url-status=live }}</ref> in Scotland and [[Bestival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20080409_amy.shtml |title=6 Music -Bestival: Amy and Young |publisher=BBC |access-date=12 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813233226/http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20080409_amy.shtml |archive-date=13 August 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> on the [[Isle of Wight]].
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Young was the featured singer on the ''[[The X Factor (UK)|X-Factor]]'' programme on ITV1 on Saturday 1 November 2008. He also mentored the remaining contestants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/xfactor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106112950/http://xfactor.itv.com/stories/story-detail/item_100332.htm|url-status=dead|title=The X Factor|archive-date=6 November 2008|website=Itv.com}}</ref> On 31 December 2008, Young was featured as a guest on [[Elton John]]'s Live New Year show at the O2 Arena in London along with that year's [[The X Factor (UK)|X Factor]] winner [[Alexandra Burke]]. He joined Sir Elton in the song [[Daniel (Elton John song)|"Daniel"]]. Young was one of the performers at the BBC's "Live at Blackpool" programme on BBC Radio 2 on Saturday 5 September 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/live-in-blackpool/2009/artists/will-young/ |title=Radio 2 – Blackpool Live 2009 – Will Young |publisher=BBC |access-date=12 December 2012 |archive-date=13 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813075909/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/live-in-blackpool/2009/artists/will-young/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Will young.jpg|thumb|right|Young performing at Guilfest in 2009]]
His 2003 song "Leave Right Now" was featured on ''[[American Idol]]'' as the "departing song".<ref name="americanidol.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/2976/ |title=Getting to Know Will Young – Show and Alumni News |publisher=American Idol |date=15 April 2010 |access-date=12 December 2012 |archive-date=30 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230162040/http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/2976 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also performed live on the programme on 25 May 2010. Young gave his first US concert on 26 May at [[West Hollywood]]'s Ultra Suede nightclub.<ref>{{cite web |author=Robbie Daw |url=http://idolator.com/5518351/will-young-los-angeles-american-idol |title=PHOTOS: After 'Idol,' Will Young Does A Special Gig Before "Leave"-ing L.A. | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on |date=26 May 2010 |publisher=Idolator.com |access-date=12 December 2012 }}</ref> He was also featured on the cover of the US magazine ''[[Instinct (magazine)|Instinct]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://instinctmagazine.com/cover-story/cover-guy-will-young |title=Cover Guy: Will Young |date=26 April 2010 |work=[[Instinct magazine]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607122302/http://instinctmagazine.com/cover-story/cover-guy-will-young |archive-date=7 June 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Young was told by someone at the record company to re-record his hit single "Leave Right Now" because he sounded too gay on the track. He didn't realize this but he was made to re-record the song until the record executives were satisfied with it.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/will-young-leave-right-now-too-gay-comment-music-industry-homophobia-a8269876.html |title=Will Young was told to re-record a hit song because he sounded 'too gay' |date=23 March 2018 |work=The Independent |access-date=3 April 2018 |language=en-GB |archive-date=3 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403115450/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/will-young-leave-right-now-too-gay-comment-music-industry-homophobia-a8269876.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== 2011–2016: ''Echoes'', record label change and ''85% Proof'' ===
[[File:Will Young 2011 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|190px|Young performing at Castle Concerts at Rochester Castle Gardens, 2011]]
In early 2011, Young tweeted teaser clips of tracks from his new album, '[[Echoes (Will Young album)|Echoes]]', which was subsequently released on 22 August 2011 and entered the UK Album charts at number one on 29 August 2011 making it Youngs first number one album since "Friday's Child" in 2003. The first single is called '[[Jealousy (Will Young song)|Jealousy]]', and premiered on BBC Radio 2, between 9.00am-12noon, Monday 11 July 2011. The single was released on 21 August 2011, preceding the album by 1 day with the single peaking at No.5. "A Night With...Will Young" was aired two days before the release of Echoes on [[ITV1]] presented by [[Kate Thornton]] charting all of Young's greatest hits plus performing a few new tracks from the album. Young appeared on the third episode of [[the Jonathan Ross Show]] performing Hearts on Fire from Echoes to further promote the album. Young undertook a 23 date [[Echoes Tour|UK tour]] including 2 nights at London's [[Shepherd's Bush]] Empire in Autumn 2011. The second single from Echoes was [[Come On (Kish Mauve song)#Will Young version|Come On]] released in November 2011, with the accompanying video featuring Young performing at a dog show. It was confirmed that Young would appear as one of the four judges on singing competition series ''[[The Voice UK]]'' although on 12 December 2011 it was reported that Young had been replaced by [[Danny O'Donoghue]] at the last minute. He performed a special Christmas concert at the [[London Palladium]] in December as the final night of his 2011 performances. The following day it was announced that he would be undertaking summer shows as part of the [[Forestry Commission]]'s summer concert programme, also at Cornbury Festival. 2012 singles releases were Losing Myself and I Just Want a Lover with trademark unique accompanying videos.
On 8 November 2012, it was announced Young had left his record company after being with them since winning ''[[Pop Idol]]'' over ten years ago and signed with [[Island Records]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://press.xixentertainment.com/will-young/will-young-signs-to-island-records/ |title=Will Young signs to Island Records |publisher=xixentertainment.com |access-date=11 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012224227/http://press.xixentertainment.com/will-young/will-young-signs-to-island-records/ |archive-date=12 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On Good Morning Britain, Young announced that he was recording his sixth studio album. On 25 March 2015, he announced on his Instagram account that the title of the new album will be ''[[
The final single from ''85% Proof'' was "[[What the World Needs Now Is Love|What the World Needs Now]]", written by [[Burt Bacharach]], which he released towards the end of 2015 as part of [[World Wide Fund for Nature|WWF]]'s campaign to raise awareness for declining wildlife populations across the globe.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hegarty |first=Tasha |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a774812/will-young-to-release-a-burt-bacharach-classic-for-wwf-campaign/ |title=Will Young to release his stunning take on a Burt Bacharach classic for WWF campaign |work=Digital Spy |date=21 November 2015 |access-date=23 November 2015 |archive-date=23 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123231154/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a774812/will-young-to-release-a-burt-bacharach-classic-for-wwf-campaign/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Young's album ''[[Lexicon (Will Young album)|Lexicon]]'' was released on 21 June. Young also released the lead single "All the Songs" from the album the same day and announced he would be embarking on a tour in October 2019 in support of the album. Young had stated in an interview he had no intentions of releasing any more records as he was focusing on acting and his podcast series, however after going into the studio with old friend and producer [[Richard X]] the lead single was recorded and the album naturally followed.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} On 26 March 2021 Young announced the release of his eighth studio album ''[[Crying on the Bathroom Floor]]'', which was released on 6 August 2021. Following the release, Young said: "I loved the idea of creating an album that celebrates some of the modern female artists I so admire in pop. In today's times it's so much easier and accepted to occupy other genders, ideas and explore new avenues. I wanted to understand what it might be like to sing their lyrics. A song about a boy called Daniel; crying on the bathroom floor, feeling like Elizabeth Taylor. This is not a covers album as such, well certainly not in the standard way. I wanted to bring songs from female artists who I admire into a new arena. I wanted to work with Richard X again and create a true pop record."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/will-young-announces-new-album-crying-on-the-bathroom-floor |title=Will Young Announces New Album 'Crying On The Bathroom Floor' |work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=26 April 2021 |access-date=27 April 2021 |archive-date=26 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426185032/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/will-young-announces-new-album-crying-on-the-bathroom-floor |url-status=live }}</ref> "[[Daniel (Bat for Lashes song)#Will Young version|Daniel]]", the lead single taken from the album, was released on 26 April 2021, with the official video released on the same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/will-young-announces-new-album-crying-on-the-bathroom-floor-unveils-lead-single-daniel__32966/|title=Will Young announces new album Crying On The Bathroom Floor, unveils lead single Daniel|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=26 April 2021|access-date=27 April 2021|archive-date=26 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426185034/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/will-young-announces-new-album-crying-on-the-bathroom-floor-unveils-lead-single-daniel__32966/|url-status=live}}</ref> The second song to be lifted from the album was "Elizabeth Taylor", a cover of the [[Clare Maguire]] track which was released on 28 May.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://completemusicupdate.com/article/will-young-reworks-songs-by-his-favourite-female-artists-on-new-album/ |title=Will Young reworks songs by his favourite female artists on new album |last=Cooke |first=Chris |date=26 April 2021 |website=Complete Music Update |access-date=26 May 2021 |archive-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526192641/https://completemusicupdate.com/article/will-young-reworks-songs-by-his-favourite-female-artists-on-new-album/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The title track (a cover of the 2017 [[Muna (band)|Muna]] single) was released on 8 July 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/232193/9 |title=Will Young Posts Title Track Of Upcoming Album 'Crying On The Bathroom Floor' |last=Stickler |first=Jon |date=8 July 2021 |website=stereoboard |access-date=8 July 2021 |archive-date=8 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708090116/https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/232193/9 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/21mZ65L1sv8X2QxeTDa2oT?si=29712406f5cf4daa |title=Will Young 'Crying On The Bathroom Floor' |date=8 July 2021 |website=[[Spotify]] |access-date=8 July 2021 |archive-date=10 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710191429/https://open.spotify.com/track/21mZ65L1sv8X2QxeTDa2oT?si=29712406f5cf4daa |url-status=live }}</ref>
===2021–2024: ''20 Years: The Greatest Hits''===
On 25 October 2021, Young announced the compilation ''[[20 Years: The Greatest Hits]]'' for release on 27 May 2022, marking 20 years since he won ''[[Pop Idol]]''. The album included his greatest hits alongside two new tracks. Young also plans to tour in support of the album in October 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/will-young-announces-new-album-20-years-the-greatest-hits-to-celebrate-pop-idol-anniversary__34291/|title=Will Young announces new album 20 Years – The Greatest Hits to celebrate Pop Idol anniversary|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Griffiths|first=George|date=25 October 2021|access-date=26 October 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025161938/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/will-young-announces-new-album-20-years-the-greatest-hits-to-celebrate-pop-idol-anniversary__34291/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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From 22 February 2023 to 11 March 2023, Young starred in the play ''Song From Far Away'', which was staged at [[Home (Manchester)|HOME]] in Manchester.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ilovemanchester.com/will-young-interview|title=Will Young Talks Career Highlights And Why His New Play Feels Like He Is Coming Home|website=I Love Manchester|last=Meads|first=Glenn|year=2023|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref> Mark Fisher, reviewing the play for ''[[The Guardian]]'', praised Young's performance, writing that he "act[ed] with melodic grace".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/feb/26/song-from-far-away-review-will-young-home-manchester|title=Song from Far Away review – Will Young acts with melodic grace in poignant monologue|website=The Guardian|last=Fisher|first=Mark|date=26 February 2023|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref> In June 2023 Young performed, again on the Avalon Stage, at the [[Glastonbury Festival 2023|Glastonbury Festival]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife/young-glastonbury-2023-stage-time-8519127 | title=Will Young at Glastonbury 2023 – stage, time, setlist, clashes and more | date=24 June 2023 }}</ref> Young confirmed in an interview with [[Sky News]] that he had begun work on his next studio album and that it would be released in 2024.
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In February 2024, Young posted a series of videos on Instagram, showing him working on a music video shoot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/willyoungofficial/?hl=en|title=Will Young Instagram|website=Instagram|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=August 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://retropopmagazine.com/will-young-teases-pop-tastic-new-album-80s-inspired-lead-single/|title=Will Young teases 'pop-tastic' new album, '80s-inspired lead single|website=Retro Pop Magazine|last=Gotto|first=Connor|date=3 April 2024|access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref> On 18 April 2024, Young released the single "Falling Deep", alongside an accompanying music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSil3In4-U8|title=Will Young - Falling Deep (Official Video)|
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Young added acting to his repertoire when he accepted a role in the [[BBC]] film ''[[Mrs Henderson Presents]]'', starring [[Judi Dench]] and [[Bob Hoskins]], in which he played Bertie.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mrs Henderson Presents – review {{!}} cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/film/mcc5s/mrs-henderson-presents/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=26 August 2020 |language=en |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020001136/https://www.radiotimes.com/film/mcc5s/mrs-henderson-presents/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was released in the UK in November 2005 to excellent reviews—not least for Young's performance as both actor and singer in the film. The scene in which Young appears naked postdated his "absolutely thrilled" acceptance of the British male Rear of the Year Award 2005, an accolade to add to the Most Stylish Male Music Star, Best Bod, Sexiest Star, Best Dressed and Best Hair awards he had already won.{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}} Young was an Executive Producer for [[Ralph Fiennes]] production of Shakespeare's ''[[Coriolanus]]'' filmed in [[Serbia]], and his documentary on the making of the film features on its DVD release. He was to have a small role in the film as a reporter on the conflict as well as being Executive Producer,<ref name="americanidol.com"/> but it was decided that his appearance was a "distraction" and it did not make the final cut of the film.
Young trod the boards in the [[Royal Exchange Theatre]]'s production of ''[[The Vortex]]'' by [[Noël Coward]]. This production ran from January to March 2007 and Young played the leading role of Nicky Lancaster. Critics, including [[Nicholas de Jongh]], were very positive.<ref>{{cite web |author=Nicholas de Jongh |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/show-23361506-details/The+Vortex/showReview.do?reviewId=23382645 |title=Revelatory Will finds key to Coward classic – Theatre & Dance – Arts |work=Evening Standard |date=23 January 2007 |access-date=12 December 2012 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110115713/https://www.thisislondontickets.co.uk/?reviewId=23382645 |url-status=live }}</ref> He recently{{when|date=June 2015}} appeared in the musical ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]'' in London, after a short nationwide tour. This marked his [[West End theatre|West End]] debut. He was awarded the What's on Stage award for London Newcomer of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |author=Feast Creative |url=http://awards.whatsonstage.com/news/full-list-winners-announced-of-the-2013-whatsonstagecom-awards |title=Full list: Winners announced of the 2013 Whatsonstage.com Awards | WhatsOnStage.com Awards |publisher=Awards.whatsonstage.com |access-date=22 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221050408/http://awards.whatsonstage.com/news/full-list-winners-announced-of-the-2013-whatsonstagecom-awards |archive-date=21 February 2013}}</ref> He was also nominated for the 2013 [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical]], but lost out to [[
Young also appeared in the 2010 [[Marple (ITV TV series)|''Marple'']] drama "[[The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side]]" and guest starred in a 2010 episode of ''[[Skins (TV series)|Skins]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/drama/tv-news/news/will-young-to-star-in-miss-marple/6577 |title=Will Young to star in Miss Marple |date=5 August 2009 |access-date=20 December 2009 |work=What's on TV |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110115709/https://www.whattowatch.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a190945/writer-will-young-amazing-on-skins.html |title=EXCLUSIVE: Writer: 'Will Young amazing on Skins' |work=Digital Spy |date=11 December 2009 |access-date=20 December 2009 |archive-date=14 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214224520/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a190945/writer-will-young-amazing-on-skins.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011, he starred in a new drama series on [[Living (UK TV channel)|Sky Living]] called ''[[Bedlam (2011 TV series)|Bedlam]]'', about supernatural happenings taking place at a disused asylum being converted into loft-style apartments. The £3 million six-part series began airing on 7 February 2011. It was distributed by [[BBC Worldwide]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/aug/16/will-young-bedlam-living-tv |title=Living to air Will Young TV thriller |work=The Guardian |location=UK |date=16 August 2010 |access-date=9 January 2011 |first=Maggie |last=Brown |archive-date=16 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216151414/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/aug/16/will-young-bedlam-living-tv |url-status=live }}</ref> Young was a guest on ''Top Gear'' during season 12 episode 2 and set the fastest wet lap around the track in the Chevrolet Lacetti. On 31 October 2011, Young was also the guest host of ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]''.
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== Personal life ==
In March 2002 after winning ''Pop Idol'', Young publicly [[
Young's main home is a house in [[Dalston]], [[East London]]. He also owns a 17th-century cottage in the middle of [[Bodmin Moor]], Cornwall,<ref>{{cite web |last=Sturges |first=Fiona |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/the-boy-in-the-corner-why-is-will-young-in-therapy-1811049.html |title=The boy in the corner: Why is Will Young in therapy? – Profiles – People |work=The Independent |date=1 November 2009 |access-date=22 May 2015 |archive-date=20 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720005234/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/the-boy-in-the-corner-why-is-will-young-in-therapy-1811049.html |url-status=live }}</ref> where he is a keen gardener.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00062hz|title=BBC Two – Gardeners' World, 2019, Episode 15|publisher=BBC|access-date=21 July 2019|archive-date=28 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728043319/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00062hz|url-status=live}}</ref>
In an August 2024 with ''Attitude'' magazine, Young expressed his desire to start a family, specifying fostering children. He shared, "I think I'd be very good at being emotionally available and emotionally validating. That's the key for kids or young people."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/will-young-im-quite-interested-in-fostering-471646/|title=Will Young talks starting a family: 'I'm quite interested in fostering'|website=Attitude|last=Fox|first=Dale|date=15 August 2024|access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref>
On 30 July 2020, it was confirmed that Young's twin brother, Rupert, had died, aged 41.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53647337|title=Will Young's twin brother Rupert dies aged 41|work=[[BBC News]]|date=4 August 2020|access-date=4 August 2020|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804075233/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53647337|url-status=live}}</ref> A spokesperson for the family said, "Will's relationship with Rupert had been tough over the years at times, and they had both spoken about the mental health problems which had made it challenging ... there were hopes he had turned a corner and they are a very loving family – and utterly devastated by his passing."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/rupert-young-death-will-young-left-devastated-as-twin-brother-dies-aged-41-a4515646.html|title=Rupert Young death: Will Young left devastated as twin brother dies aged 41|work=[[Evening Standard]]|first=Sean|last=Morrison|date=4 August 2020|access-date=4 August 2020|archive-date=22 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822123221/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/rupert-young-death-will-young-left-devastated-as-twin-brother-dies-aged-41-a4515646.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* ''[[Let It Go (Will Young album)|Let It Go]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Echoes (Will Young album)|Echoes]]'' (2011)
* ''[[
* ''[[Lexicon (Will Young album)|Lexicon]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Crying on the Bathroom Floor]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Light It Up (Will Young album)|Light It Up]]'' (2024)
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'''Co-headlining'''
* Pop Idol Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a6235/pop-idol-national-tour-dates/ |title=Pop Idol: National tour dates |last1=Wilkes |first1=Neil |date=13 February 2002 |website=Digital Spy |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190630053512/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a6235/pop-idol-national-tour-dates/ |archive-date=30 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(2002)}} <small>(with Jessica Garlick, Korben, Zoe Birkett, [[Gareth Gates]], Hayley Evetts, Laura Doherty, Aaron Bayley, [[
* Will & Gareth Live<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1939267.stm |title=Will to tour with Gareth |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=19 April 2002 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190630053726/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1939267.stm |archive-date=30 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(2002)}} <small>(with Gareth Gates)</small>
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===BT Digital Music Awards===
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