1. Jonathan Benjamin Gill was born on 7 December 1986 and known professionally as JB Gill, is a British singer, television presenter and farmer.
16 Facts About JB Gill
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JB Gill is best known as a member of the boy band JLS, who were runners-up to Alexandra Burke on the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008.
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Jonathan Benjamin Gill was born on 7 December 1986 in Croydon, London.
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JB Gill is the son of Cynthia, and Keith Gill and has one younger brother, Neequaye.
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JB Gill grew up, mostly, in Croydon, and began making music at the age of seven when he played the recorder, piano, and flute.
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JB Gill concentrated on his music and began studying at The Centre for Young Musicians.
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JB Gill was awarded 'all-round' scholarship for music, academics and sport at Whitgift School in Croydon.
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JB Gill eventually gave rugby up through injury, and took up vocal coaching during a year out before attending university.
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JB Gill studied theology at King's College London, but put his degree on hold, to pursue his music career with JLS.
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JB Gill joined boy band UFO, later known as JLS, in 2007.
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In December 2012, JB Gill won the Christmas Special of the BBC One dancing show Strictly Come Dancing, performing the Jive with Ola Jordan.
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In 2014, JB Gill sang on a song titled "Best Night OML" produced by Charlie Hedges.
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JB Gill was originally partnered with Amy Dowden for the first six weeks of the series.
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JB Gill then re-partnered with Lauren Oakley from week 7 onwards, after Dowden fell ill and later withdrew due to injury.
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JB Gill used to play rugby, and played for England in the 2015 charity fixture of Rugby Aid, which sees a team of celebrities and professional rugby players take part in an 'England vs The Rest of the World' match to raise money for the charity Help For Heroes, which supports members of the British Armed Forces community with their health, financial, social and welfare needs.
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JB Gill is a supporter of charities, including the Red Cross, for which he travelled to Zimbabwe for a food relief effort, and the Woodland Trust, the largest woodland conservation charity in the UK.