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