Gary Barlow is the winner in Most Stylish Men January 2016 - Category Music

Gary Barlow is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, composer and record producer, born in 1971 in Frodsham, Cheshire. He is the frontman and leading vocalist of British pop-group Take That and your favorite for January in category Music of BGFN Readers' Most Stylish Men voting.

Members of British pop group Take That (L-R) Mark Owen, Howard Donald and Gary Barlow arrive for
the world premiere of the film 'Kingsman: The Secret Service', London, UK, January 2015

Gary's love of music began at an early age - ' I was one of those kids that's forever dancing in front of the TV looking at my reflection', he admitted. He was inspired by Sir Elton John to learn to play a piano.

Barlow is widely recognized as the musical talent behind Take That - he wrote the majority of band's songs, 14 #1 singles and 24 top 10 hits (including solo tracks and group's songs). Gary, who has sold over 50 million records worldwide, is also a six-time recipient of the Ivor Novello Award.

(L-R) Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen of British pop group Take That arrive for
the Germany premiere of the film 'Kingsman: The Secret Service', Berlin, Germany, February 2015

The talented artist also served as head judge on series 8, 9 and 10 of The X Factor UK. He was appointed an OBE in 2012 for services to music and charity. Gary has taken part in a number of charity initiatives, including support for Comic Relief Kilimanjaro Climb, Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall, Helping Haiti, Cancer Research UK, Teenage Cancer Trust, Children in Need , etc.

Barlow is married to dancer Dawn Andrews since 2000 and the couple has three children - Daniel (born 2000), Emily (born 2002) and Daisy (born 2009).

British singers Gary Barlow and Cheryl Cole perform on stage outside Buckingham Palace during the
Queen`s Diamond Jubilee Concert, London, UK, June 2012

Gary and his bandmates are always pretty cool on stage - not only with their talent, but also with their outfits - stylish, different, eye-catching. It is not a surprise that Gary Barlow won the prize in this category, because of his achievements and presence.

Members of British band Take That (L-R) Mark Owen, Gary Barlow and Howard Donald perform on stage,
Hamburg, Germany, October 2015

Members of British band Take That (L-R) Mark Owen, Gary Barlow and Howard Donald performs during
the final of 'The Voice of Germany', Berlin, Germany, December 2014

Second and Third in category Music are respectively Cliff Richard (2015 winner) and Jonas Kaufmann.

BGFN Most Stylish Men is a global readers' voting aiming to notice all stylish men, who dress to impress in addition to their professional achievements and social responsible behavior.

Most Stylish Men voting will be open again on February 2nd so that you can select your favorites for the next month. We will continue adding more photos and nominees, so more stylish men could have the chance to be noticed and appreciated.

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