Noel Sullivan
| Noel Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 July 1980 Cardiff, Wales, UK |
| Genres | Pop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | MCA Music, Polydor |
| Associated acts | Hear'Say |
Noel Sullivan (born 28 July 1980, Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh singer and actor. He was a member of the British pop group Hear'Say. Like the other members of the group, he won his part through the talent show Popstars.
Sullivan grew up in Cardiff having trained as a chorister and came from a strong choral background. He understudied for the Welsh National Opera and performed in choirs, before finishing his A levels and touring the United States with The Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales when he was aged 18, as a musical theatre soloist. Sullivan then spent two years working in Ibiza for Laser Entertainments, as a singer and a puppeteer with a Black Light Theatre of Prague style show. At this time Sullivan also worked as a videographer at a Spanish diving centre.
Sullivan first rose to fame in 2001, after his appearance as an aspiring pop singer in the first series of the reality television documentary Popstars, which aired on the British television channel ITV1. After impressing the judges of the series (which included Nigel Lythgoe and Nicki Chapman), Sullivan was selected as a founder member of the pop group Hear'say, alongside Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh and Suzanne Shaw.
After the formation of the group on TV, Sullivan gave up his part-time job as a waiter to move to London. Hear'say went on to enjoy international success, selling nearly three million records worldwide. The group's debut single "Pure and Simple" became the fastest selling number one single of the UK Singles Chart at the time. The group also released another UK number one single and a number one album, as well as performing a sell out arena tour across the UK and Ireland. The group disbanded 18 months later after four single and two album releases.
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