Tom Fletcher
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| Born | July 17, 1985 (age 21) |
| Years active | 2004—present |
| Instrument(s) | Rhythm guitar, piano, vocals, keyboard |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Label(s) | Island |
| Website(s) | www.mcflyofficial.com |
Thomas Michael Fletcher, commonly known as Tom Fletcher (born July 17, 1985 in Harrow, London, England) is one of the lead vocalists and guitarists in the British pop band McFly, along with fellow band members Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd. McFly rose to fame after fellow band Busted helped launch them by inviting them to tour in March 2004.
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[edit] McFly
Along with Danny Jones, Fletcher plays guitar for McFly, and also shares lead vocals with Jones, and Dougie Poynter on the bass and backing vocals and Harry Judd on the drums. He created McFly shortly after not being chosen for the successful English band Busted. He also writes the majority of McFly's music with Jones, Poynter and Judd. James Bourne formerly of Busted has assisted with songwriting on occasions.
[edit] Songwriting
Fletcher has penned nine number-one singles: "Crashed The Wedding" and "Who's David" for Busted. "Five Colours in Her Hair"(Bourne, Jones, Fletcher), "Obviously" (Fletcher, Jones, Bourne), "All About You" (Fletcher), "I'll Be OK" (Fletcher, Jones, Poynter), "Please, Please" (Fletcher, Jones, Poynter, Judd) and "Star Girl" were all written for his band McFly. He has also co-written eight of the songs on Busted's second album, A Present for Everyone, as well as all bar one ("Not Alone" - Jones) of the tracks on McFly's debut album, Room on the 3rd Floor. The album shot straight to number one in the UK charts, as did the second album Wonderland. The second album included the track "She Falls Asleep", an epic track about a suicidal girl in which Fletcher sings and plays piano. He helped rewrite the theme tune for the newest Thunderbirds along with James Bourne, which was a number one single for Busted.
Fletcher's influences are musicals, John Williams, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Who and various new artists.
[edit] Trivia
Fletcher has a slight speech impediment, however he has admits he has never let this impede on his musical success, and has stated in an interview with NME that he considers it a gift rather than a hinderance.
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| McFly |
| Tom Fletcher - Danny Jones - Harry Judd - Dougie Poynter |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Room on the 3rd Floor - Wonderland - Just My Luck (US) - Motion in the Ocean |
| Singles: "5 Colours in Her Hair" - "Obviously" - "That Girl" - "Room on the 3rd Floor" - "All About You/You've Got a Friend" - "I'll Be OK" - "I Wanna Hold You" - "Ultraviolet/Ballad of Paul K" - "Don't Stop Me Now/Please, Please" - "Star Girl" - "Sorry's Not Good Enough/Friday Night" |
| DVDs: The Wonderland Tour 2005 |
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| McFly songs | McFly albums | |
