Name |
Jonathan J.b. Gill |
Height |
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Naionality |
English |
Date of Birth |
7-December-1986 |
Place of Birth |
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Famous for |
Singing |
Jonathan J.b. Gill is the son of Cynthia and Keith Gill, and has one brother called Neequaye. Gill spent the first five years of his life living in Antigua, discovering his musical talent at a very early age. After completing his exams at university, he decided to audition for The X Factor in 2007. It was at this point that he came into contact with the other members of JLS. Gill grew up, mostly, in Croydon and began making music at the age of seven when he played the recorder, piano, flute and guitar.
At the age of nine, he joined the choir and went onto perform at the local church. Gill concentrated on his music and began studying at The Centre for Young Musicians (CYM). After leaving the CYM, Gill stayed involved with the school music scene. He played Mercado in the play Mercado and was involved with the choir at school. He continued this until he was 15 but had to give it up due to the pressures from the school to concentrate on his rugby career; he was involved with London Irish rugby club until he was 18. Gill eventually decided that he wanted to sing rather than play rugby and took up vocal coaching during a year out before attending university.
During this period, Gill was contacted by Oritse to try out for the band because of his musical ear and attention to harmonies. He studied theology at Kings College London, staying in halls in Russell Square, before dropping out to pursue a music career. In December 2012, he won the Christmas Special edition of the BBC programme Strictly Come Dancing, performing the Jive with Ola Jordan.