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Duncan Matthew James Inglis (born April 7, 1978 in Salisbury, Wiltshire) is an England|English singer, actor and television presenter, formerly of the popular boy band Blue (boy band)|Blue.

Early years and family
Inglis grew up in Dorset and was raised primarily by his mother and grandparents after his father abandoned his mother before he was born.[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,1715375,00.html] He was educated at Dumpton School (where his grandfather worked as a music teacher), the Milldown School in Blandford Forum and Corfe Hills School in Corfe Mullen. At 15, he played Puck in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. He also played Dr Watson in ''Sherlock Holmes''. Inglis also worked for Haven Holidays as a Havenmate on the Isle Of Wight.
According to an interview he gave to Gabby Logan on BBC Radio 5 Live on the morning of July 28, 2007, he is a great-grandson of Herbert Chapman, the manager of the Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal football team of the 1930s.

Blue
In early 2000, Inglis, along with Antony Costa, convinced Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe to form the group Blue. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ensxlfaekcqt] Blue's R&B-influenced pop music|pop allowed the group to achieve commercial success in the United Kingdom and many other countries, including Portugal, Italy, Egypt, Australia and New Zealand. From May 2001, when the group release... read all