Has a twin brother called Rupert and an older sister, Emma. William's mother, Annabel, runs a market garden and lives with his father, Robin, a business man. He represented his school, Wellington College, in rugby, football, basketball, athletics, long jump and triple jump. William went to Exeter University at 19 and received a 2.2 in politics. Apart from his musical career he has also appears in the BBC film Mrs Henderson Presents and during the early months of 2007 has been appearing as Nicky Lancaster in Noel Coward's The Vortex in Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre.
(3 March 2002) Dbut single "Anything Is Possible/Evergreen" enters the UK chart at Number 1, having sold 1.1 million copies in its first week of release, and remains in that position for three weeks.
(11 May 2003) Voted the 92nd worst Briton in Channel Fours poll of the 100 Worst Britons.
"Anything Is Possible/Evergreen" is one of the 20 biggest-selling singles of all time in the UK.
(12 January 2004) Nominated for the Best British Male award at the Brit Awards 2004 .
(February 2003) Winner of the Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Artist.
Won the first series of "Pop Idol" on 9 February 2002.
(2 June 2002) 2nd single "Light My Fire" enters the UK chart at Number 1 and remains there for two weeks.
(29 September 2002) 3rd single "The Long and Winding Road/Suspicious Minds" with Gareth Gates enters the UK chart at Number 1 and remains there for two weeks.
(30 November 2003) 5th single "Leave Right Now" enters the UK chart at Number 1 and remains there for two weeks.
(7 December 2003) 2nd album "Fridays Child" enters the UK album chart at Number 1.
(13 October 2002) Dbut album "From Now On" enters the UK album chart at Number 1.
(17 November 2002) 4th single "Dont Let Me Down/You and I" enters the UK chart at its peak position of Number 2.
(21 March 2004) 6th single "Your Game" enters the UK chart at its peak position of Number 3.
(11 July 2004) 7th single "Fridays Child" entered the UK chart at its peak position of Number 4.
(29 November 2002) Winner of Top Newcomer and Top Single at 2002 Top of the Pops Awards .
(26 October 2003) Winner of Favourite Album for "From Now On" at The National Music Awards 2003 .
(27 October 2002) Winner of Favourite UK Male Singer and Favourite Newcomer at The National Music Awards 2002 .
(14 November 2004) Took part in the Band Aid 20 re-recording of "Do They Know Its Christmas?".
Winner of the Brit Award for Best British Single for "Your Game". [9 February 2005]
Nominated for the Best British Male award at the Brit Awards 2005 . [January 2005]
(20 November 2005) 8th single "Switch It On" enters the UK chart at its peak position of Number 5.
3rd album "Keep On" entered the UK album chart at number 2. [27 November 2005]
Nominated for the Best British Male award at the Brit Awards 2006. [10 January 2006]
9th single "All Time Love" enters the UK chart at its peak position of Number 3. [22 January 2006]
10th single Who Am I? peaked on the UK singles chart at Number 11. [1 May 2006]
Will was nominated at the Brits 2006 for Best British Single with his song All Time Love. This song was in the final line-up and Will was the only solo singer to be nominated. The winners were the newly re-formed Take That with their single Patience.
Close friends with Cheryl.
When he won the first series of Pop Idol in 2002, it was watched by 14 million people.
