associated_acts years_active label article_title name background birth_date genre image origin birth_name
boyband 2006 -- present warner ; present -rrb- music -lrb- new zealand , 2006 & ndash robert arnold
 rob arnold solo_singer 13 august 1982 pop , dance robert arnold boyband member.jpg wellington , new zealand robert allan arnold
robert arnold

robert allan arnold -lrb- born 13 august 1982 -rrb- , commonly known as rob arnold , is a singer from wellington , new zealand , who achieved fame in a new zealand boy band , boyband , as `` gay boy '' .
their debut single , a remake of the classic kinks song `` you really got me '' , debuted at # 1 on the new zealand music charts on 9 october 2006 .
before boyband , rob had auditioned for every series of new zealand idol , as well as achieving minor notoriety by auditioning twice on reality show `` showstoppers '' , the second time in disguise , incurring the anger of judge michael hurst .
he also appeared on the ill-fated tv reality tv show `` the ultimate challenge '' .
he has also appeared on maori television 's `` te mika show '' in 2006 and tvnz 's `` how normal are you '' .
growing up in porirua , rob is the youngest of five children .
he and his older sister jaime arnold , who was the previous holder of the `` ms gay downunder '' title and a former columnist for up magazine , controversially won the cutest couple award at the glammies -lrb- a wellington gay community award ceremony -rrb- , in which rob also took home the `` spunkiest boy '' award .
in the same year he was crowned `` queer idol '' , as part of the uniq pride week celebrations .
he has had numerous modeling jobs , appeared in small roles in a number of feature-length films , and appeared on the cover of `` capital times '' as a male cheerleader .
rob has worked on a tv venture for gibson group , a large new zealand television production company , and is rumoured to be working on a new feature film .
he also has a small cameo in the 2007 new zealand film `` the devil dared me to '' .
rob is also currently working on a solo album , the first single was scheduled for release in early 2008 .
rob has resurged in popularity in europe , primarily due to his recent appearances in amsterdam in preparation for eurovision 2015 .
