The Welsh singer and actor grew up on Roberta Flack and loved Kylie, but which soul legend does he credit for his love of singing?
The first song I remember hearing
My very early years of one to three years old, I lived in a little village called Crumlin in south Wales. My great auntie, who was in her 90s, used to sing me (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window? by Patti Page.
The first single I bought
I was a huge fan of Kylie Minogue as Charlene in Neighbours, so when she became a pop star, I ran to buy I Should Be So Lucky from Woolworths in the local town of Bargoed, next to the village of Aberbargoed where I lived. I can still picture her on the cover.
