Tom Lowe (performer)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thomas Peter Lowe |
| Born |
23 April 1978 , England, United Kingdom |
| Origin |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, clarinet, saxophone |
| Years active | 1995—present |
| Associated acts | North and South Tommy and the Tigers |
Thomas Peter "Tom" Lowe (born 23 April 1978, , England) is an English-born singer and actor.
Tom Lowe was born in Stockport, England to his parents, Peter and Margaret Lowe. He grew up in the village of Mellor, on the outskirts of Stockport. He attended Mellor Primary School from 1982–1989 and Manchester Grammar School from 1989–1996, where he performed in many school plays. He sang in the church choir of St. Thomas's Mellor during his childhood and was runner up in the UK wide Choirboy of the Year competition while a chorister there. He also appeared on TV while at Primary school with fellow Mellor pupils on the children's show Umbrella, filmed at BBC Manchester.
Lowe's had a stint as a Take That backing singer during their 1995 UK tour. He was part of the male voice choir, named 'The Wanted Men', who sang behind the group in the encore, and specifically during the Number One hit single at that time 'Never Forget'.
Tom first rose to fame just out of school, as a member of the teenage boy band NORTH and SOUTH, along with Lee Otter, James Hurst and Sam Chapman. Lowe played keyboard, saxophone, and sang vocals. The band starred in the BAFTA nominated hit BBC TV series No Sweat, for which Tom composed the soundtrack at the age of eighteen.
TOM LOWE starred in the London West End award winning productions of Les Misérables and Cats in the leading roles of “Marius” and “The Rum Tum Tugger”. He also originated the role of "Billy" in the West End workshop of Boy George's musical, Taboo.
A 2005 graduate of Harvard University, Tom majored in East Asian Studies, and speaks fluent Mandarin along with six other languages. His ties to the emergent Chinese market are credited to numerous visits to China, many of them sponsored by the Chinese government. Tom appeared on many TV shows in China, being interviewed in Mandarin by prominent Chinese TV personalities.
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