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Tom Fletcher was born on 17th July 1985 in Harrow, London.
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Tom’s dad worked for Kodak and was part of a band in his spare time. Tom’s mother taught children with special needs.
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Tom loved music and went to the famous Sylvia Young Theatre School at the age of thirteen.
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At ten years old Tom played the role of Oliver Twist in London’s West End at the Palladium Theatre alongside actor Jim Dale as Fagin.
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Tom auditioned for the UK band Busted, but was dropped from the group when it was decided they only needed three members.
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Tom’s formed the band McFly (named after his favourite character Marty McFly in the film Back to the Future).
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McFly made it into the Guinness Book of World Records becoming the ‘Youngest band to have a debut album go straight to number one.’
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Tom has not only written songs for McFly but has also written songs for bands including Busted, One Direction and the Vamps.
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Tom wrote the song On a Rainbow, the official song of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Tom’s talents as a songwriter have led him to write ten UK number one singles and twenty-one top ten singles.
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As part of McFly, Tom sang lead vocalist and also played the guitar, the piano and on occasions the ukulele!
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Tom’s first published children’s book in 2012 The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas was co-written with fellow McFly bandmate Dougie Poynter.
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The Christmasaurus was published in October 2016 and was Tom’s first solo novel. The story is about a boy’s magical adventure on Christmas Eve.
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Tom’s children’s books are so popular they are now sold worldwide and have been translated into over 32 languages.
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On 21st March 2019, Tom released his second novel, The Creakers about creatures who live under people’s beds!
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Tom has since gone on to write musical editions of both The Creakers and The Christmasaurus.
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Tom is married to Giovanna Falcone who he met at the age of 13. They now have three children together.
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Tom has a huge Youtube following with hundreds of thousands of subscribers. He also frequently vlogged life and tours with McFly.
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Tom posted a video titled My Wedding Speech on YouTube, showing him singing his speech to popular McFly songs. It has since had over 18 million views.
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Tom discovered later in life he had bipolar disorder. He has also discussed his struggle with eating disorders.
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