Music
Gareth Gates plots comeback with documentary
Published Saturday, Oct 14 2006, 10:43 BST | By Ben Rawson-Jones
Gareth Gates is planning to relaunch his music career with the help of an ITV documentary.
Camera crews have been following the chart-topping Pop Idol star in recent months as he works on new material and seeks a record deal.
An spokesperson for ITV1 said the hour-long programme will "showcase some of Gareth's new music as he prepares to re-launch back into the spotlight to do what he loves most".
22-year-old Gates was released from his contract with Sony BMG after his second album Go Your Own Way failed to reach the Top 10. This followed a tabloid expose of his affair with glamour model Jordan, despite Gates' initial denials. With his innocent image shattered, his predominantly young female fanbase deserted him.
The ITV1 spokesman added: "This prime-time footage will show the impacts and consequences that fame thrusts upon artists hoping to survive successfully within the pressures of the music industry."
Camera crews have been following the chart-topping Pop Idol star in recent months as he works on new material and seeks a record deal.
An spokesperson for ITV1 said the hour-long programme will "showcase some of Gareth's new music as he prepares to re-launch back into the spotlight to do what he loves most".
22-year-old Gates was released from his contract with Sony BMG after his second album Go Your Own Way failed to reach the Top 10. This followed a tabloid expose of his affair with glamour model Jordan, despite Gates' initial denials. With his innocent image shattered, his predominantly young female fanbase deserted him.
The ITV1 spokesman added: "This prime-time footage will show the impacts and consequences that fame thrusts upon artists hoping to survive successfully within the pressures of the music industry."
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