Howard Donald English singer and songwriter, drummer, pianist, dancer, DJ and house producer Date of Birth: 28.04.1968 Country: Great Britain

Biography of Howard Paul Donald

Howard Paul Donald is an English singer, composer, drummer, pianist, dancer, DJ, and house producer. He is best known as one of the members of the successful British pop group 'Take That'.

Early Life and Education
Howard Donald was born on April 28, 1968, in Droylsden, Lancashire, England. He attended Moorside Primary School and later Littlemoss High School, where he received education along with approximately 550 boys aged 11 to 18.

Personal Life
Howard has two daughters from different women. His eldest daughter, Grace, was born in March 1999, and his youngest daughter, Lola, was born in 2005. Grace's mother is Victoria Piddington, while Lola's mother is Marie-Christine Musswessels, with whom Howard ended his relationship in late 2009. In April 2010, Donald obtained a court order against his former girlfriend, musician Adakini Ntuli, with whom he had an on-and-off relationship from 2000 to 2008. After Ntuli's involvement with publicist Max Clifford and negotiations with the British tabloid 'News of the World,' Donald was issued a gagging order to prevent him from disclosing personal information about her. The gagging order was lifted in November 2010, which was seen as a legal precedent for future injunctions.

Career
Howard Donald began his music career in 1984 and later became a member of the boy band 'Take That'. The group enjoyed immense success for seven years until Robbie Williams left in 1995 to pursue solo projects. The quartet announced their breakup in February 1996, and Donald also attempted a solo career, but it was not successful. In the documentary film 'Take That for the Record,' Donald shocked his bandmates by revealing that he contemplated suicide when the group disbanded.

During the ten-year hiatus between the breakup and reunion of 'Take That,' Donald worked as a DJ under the name DJ HD. He continues to DJ when not touring with the group and has even gained a dedicated fan base in Germany. Donald specializes in Chicago house music.

In 2007, during the tour supporting the album 'Beautiful World,' Donald experienced a collapsed lung after performing a series of acrobatics on stage. He spent two days in the hospital while the rest of the group performed as a trio. However, Donald recovered quickly enough to rejoin 'Take That' for the final leg of the tour.

Personal Life
On January 2, 2015, Howard married illustrator Katie Halil. In August 2015, it was announced that the couple was expecting a child, who was due to be born in early January.