Paul!

NAME:

Paul Thomas Leo Marazzi.

DATE OF BIRTH:

24th January 1975 in Wanstead, London.

FAMILY:

Mum, Dad and older sister.

DESCRIPTION:

Small, bald and cool! It's a rhyming three-word description!

THE STORY SO FAR:

Grew up in the East End and Hertfordshire, moved to Benidorm when he was 18, modelled, became a rep and a dancer before he was discovered at a karaoke bar by a record producer.

INSTRUMENTS:

I'm actually learning the bass at the moment - I can write songs on it and play along to stuff, but I don't think I'm ready to play live yet. But I'm a master of the tambourine.

BEST PERSONAL MOMENT:

I made to my mum's 50th birthday in Spain, which was excellent as I don't usually make birthdays.

BEST A1 MOMENT SO FAR:

I know the Brit Awards is the obvious one, but we kind of suspected it as everyone was being weird to us all day. But going six times platinum in Asia was wicked, that's something you normally associate with Michael Jackson or Mariah Carey.

BEST A1 MOMENT YOU CAN IMAGINE:

Seeing our album at Number One in the American Billboard charts! Though I don't think we're going to make such a big thing about breaking America like a lot of people have.

FAVOURITE CELEBRITY YOU'VE MET:

Prince Charles was really nice - we met him at Party In The Park.

CELEBRITY YOU'D STILL LIKE TO MEET:

I'd like to meet Outkast because I saw them twice in concert this year, and they're really, really cool.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU MISS OUT ON BECAUSE YOU'RE FAMOUS?:

Normally I'd say seeing my family, but I've seen them a lot recently, it's been wicked!

DO YOU THINK YOU'VE GOT A SOULMATE OUT THERE?:

I actually think my sister's my soulmate, because even though we're not twins we say things at the same time and we think the same things. But I'm sure there's a girlie out there for me

DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE?:

What a stupid question! Yeah, of course I do. My mum and dad have been together for 32 years and they're so in love it's not even funny, it's disgusting!

WE CATCH YOU ON A SATURDAY NIGHT OFF, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?:

You'll usually catch me in playing computer games and stuff.

WE BURST INTO YOUR FLAT ON A SUNDAY MORNING, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?:

Either just getting ready to go to the pub or in the pub for Sunday lunch!

NUMBER ONE MUSICAL HERO:

Prince.

WHO MADE YOU WANT TO BE A POP STAR?:

People like Prince because I like watching them performing. But my dad, who used to be a singer said you don't get a better feeling than being on a stage singing.

TOP THREE ALBUMS:

There's more, but I'll say Purple Rain, by Prince, Rainbow Bridge by Jimi Hendrix, and The Temptations Anthology album.

A SONG THAT ALWAYS MAKES YOU GET DOWN:

"Gasoline" by Outkast.

A SONG THAT ALWAYS GETS YOU IN THE MOOD:

Let me think "Untitled (How Does It Feel?)" from D'Angelo's Voodoo album.

A SONG THAT YOU ALWAYS SING IN THE SHOWER:

"Pack It Up" by Freddy King.

WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?:

"Never kiss a cow's bottom with your tongue!" Ben actually told me that, and I'm taking it to the grave!