▁and ▁Ar den ▁Primary ▁School . ▁His ▁family ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁King ston ▁upon ▁H ull , ▁where ▁his ▁mother , ▁Paul ine , ▁ran ▁several ▁second - hand ▁clothes ▁sh ops , ▁whilst ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁pup il ▁at ▁Kel vin ▁Hall ▁School . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁G ift ' s ▁first ▁recording , ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁sa x oph one , ▁was ▁with ▁H ull ▁s ka ▁band ▁Ak ry ly k z ; ▁the ▁second ▁release ▁on ▁York ' s ▁Red ▁Rh ino ▁Records . ▁Although ▁this ▁record ▁was ▁un success ful , ▁it ▁did ▁bring ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Andy ▁C ox ▁and ▁David ▁Ste ele ▁of ▁the ▁Beat . ▁Ak ry ly k z ▁tou red ▁with ▁the ▁Beat , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁them , ▁in ▁around ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁asking ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁their ▁new ▁band ▁Fine ▁Young ▁C ann ib als ▁after ▁their ▁old ▁band , ▁the ▁Beat , ▁had ▁broken ▁up . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁a ▁guest ▁artist ▁on ▁the ▁S ka ▁City ▁Rock ers ' ▁" Time ▁Is ▁T ight " ▁single . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁People ▁magazine ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" 5 0 ▁Most ▁Beautiful ▁People " ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁G ift ▁has ▁performed ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁artist ▁again , ▁appearing ▁at ▁the ▁R ew ind ▁Festival ▁in ▁Hen ley . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2