Tom Lowe (performer)

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Tom Lowe
Tom Lowe in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Thomas Peter Lowe
Born	1978 Stockport, England, UK
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, US
Genre(s)	Pop/Musical Theatre
Occupation(s)	Singer, actor
Years active	1995-present
Associated acts	North and South, Tommy and the Tigers.

Thomas Peter "Tom" Lowe (born May 1978 in Stockport, England) is an English-born singer and actor.

1 Biography
2 References
3 External Links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early Years

Lowe grew up in the village of Mellor, on the outskirts of Stockport and attended Mellor Primary School from 1982-1989 and Manchester Grammar School from 1989-1996. 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'.

[edit] North and South/No Sweat

Upon leaving school he joined the boyband North and South in the TV series No Sweat along with Lee Otter, James Hurst and Sam Chapman. Lowe played keyboard and saxophone as well as doing some backing vocals. Despite the hype behind the launch of the band, and the platform afforded by a dedicated children's TV series, record sales were disappointing and the group split up after two years.

[edit] West End

Lowe's next move was to audition for West End shows and he landed a lead role in Les Miserables as Marius. Equity rules meant that he had to go under the name of Tom Lucas during this time. Following a long and successful stint in Les Mis, Lowe went on the star in Cats as Rum Tum Tugger.

[edit] Harvard and subsequent career in the US

He then decided to return to education having initially favoured a job in pop above a place at University when he left school. To this end he went to Harvard University in 2001 and majored in East Asian studies, graduating in 2005. As a result he is a fluent Mandarin speaker.

Lowe continues to reside in the United States, and has been living there for more than six years. In 2006, he presented internet TV productions for Tourism Massachusetts,^[1] together with singing the "Star Spangled Banner" to a crowd of 30 thousand before a Boston Red Sox game. He is also the lead singer with the band Tommy and the Tigers.

[edit] American Idol

Lowe auditioned for American Idol's sixth season in Seattle. It was first broadcast on UK Television channel ITV2 on 19 January 2007. In Hollywood group round, Lowe sang "How Deep Is Your Love" together with future Top 24 contestants, Blake Lewis, Rudy Cardenas and Chris Sligh. He made a strong, well-developed friendship with Blake Lewis and Rudy Cardenas. They were in the same room together with Sligh on the final day of Hollywood round. He made it to the top 40, and was cut before the final 24, after Hollywood week. His age makes him ineligible to re-audition for future seasons.

[edit] Trivia/Updates

Following American Idol, Lowe has now settled in Los Angeles to pursue his entertainment career.
Lowe is openly gay [3].
Lowe's height is 6'0"
Aside from the United Kingdom, and even in the US, Lowe has traveled to different countries such as Aruba, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and Hong Kong.
Lowe speaks English, French, German, and Mandarin.
Asdie from vocals, Lowe plays saxophone and keyboards.
Lowe befriended Blake Lewis, Chris Sligh, and Rudy Cardenas on American Idol and sang "How Deep Is Your Love" together as a group during Hollywood round.