| Shayne Ward | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Shayne Thomas Ward |
| Born | 16 October 1984 |
| Origin | Clayton, Manchester, England |
| Genre(s) | Pop R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Singing |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Label(s) | Sony BMG (2005–present) |
| Associated acts | Steve Brookstein, Leona Lewis, Leon Jackson |
| Website | http://www.shayne-ward.com/ |
Shayne Thomas Ward (born October 16, 1984) is an English pop singer, who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom and Ireland after winning the second series of The X Factor. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Clayton is a suburb of the city of Manchester, in North West England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Stephen "Steve" Desmond Brookstein (born 10 November 1968) is a British jazz and soul singer who rose to fame in the United Kingdom after becoming Leona Louise Lewis (b 3 April 1985 is an English pop and R&B singer-songwriter and the winner of the third series of the United Kingdom television Leon Jackson (born 29 December 1988 is a Scottish Singer who won the fourth series of the British Television Talent show Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. The second UK series of The X Factor ran from 20 August to 17 December 2005. For versions in other countries see The X Factor (TV series. The X Factor is a British Television
Contents |
Biography
Early life
Ward was born in 1984 in Clayton, Manchester to Irish parents. Clayton is a suburb of the city of Manchester, in North West England. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate He is now single having recently split with Faye McKeever after around five years of dating[1]. He has a twin sister named Emma and five other siblings: Mark, Martin, Michael, Lisa and Leona. He is a Manchester United supporter, and in 2002, he reached the final thirty of Popstars: The Rivals, the television show that created the massively successful British girl band Girls Aloud. Popstars is an international Reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series Girls Aloud are a British Girl group created by ITV1 Talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002 Prior to his participation in The X Factor, Ward was in a band called Destiny with two women named Tracy Murphy and Tracey Lyle, performing at pubs, clubs and weddings.
The X Factor 2005
In early 2005, Ward auditioned for the second series of The X Factor. He impressed all three judges (Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh) and passed through to the next round. } Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7 1959 is an English artist-and-repertoire ("A&R" executive and Television personality / producer Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English Music manager and promoter Michael Louis Vincent (born 5 August 1952 in Kiltimagh, County Mayo) better known as Louis Walsh, is an Irish Music manager, and His group (16 to 24 year olds) was then mentored by Louis, and Ward was chosen to be among Louis's top 4 contestants and perform on the live shows. Ward quickly became the bookies' favourite to win the show, and after making it to the grand final, he defeated Simon Cowell's duo Journey South and Sharon Osbourne's over-25 singer Andy Abraham and was crowned as the winner of The X Factor 2005. A bookmaker, bookie or turf accountant, is an organization or a person that takes bets and pays winnings depending upon results and depending on the nature Journey South are a musical duo originating from Middlesbrough, England, consisting of brothers Carl and Andy Pemberton Andrew Abraham (born 17 July 1964, London) is an English Vocalist. He had not fallen into the bottom two throughout the entire competition, and won by a margin of 1. 2% of the vote, out of a reported 10. 8 million phone votes cast by viewers. Immediately after the competition, his mentor Louis Walsh became his manager under a joint venture with Global Publishing and Walsh Global Management. Michael Louis Vincent (born 5 August 1952 in Kiltimagh, County Mayo) better known as Louis Walsh, is an Irish Music manager, and
X Factor Performances
- Top 12: "Right Here Waiting For you" by Richard Marx
- Top 11: "If You're Not The One" by Daniel Bedingfield
- Top 10: "Summer of 69" by Bryan Adams
- Top 9: "You Make Me Feel Brand New" by The Stylistics
- Top 8: "Cry Me A River" by Justin Timberlake
- Top 7: "A Million Love Songs" by Take That
- Top 6: "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" by The Darkness
- Top 5: "Careless Whisper" by George Michael
- Top 5: "Take Your Mama" by Scissor Sisters
- Top 4: "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by Garth Brooks
- Top 4: "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers
- Top 3: "When A child Is Born" by Johnny Mathis
- Top 3: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland
- Top 2: "That's My Goal" (winner's single) - Declared X Factor Winner 2005
Post X-Factor career
2006–2007: Shayne Ward
.JPG/200px-Shayne_Ward_-_Shayne_Ward_(2006).JPG)
Immediately after his victory on The X Factor, Ward signed a recording contract with Sony BMG and his first single, "That's My Goal", was rush-released in the UK on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 and after selling a massive 742,000 copies (including 313,000 on it's first day), it became the Christmas number one single of 2005, held the top spot for four weeks and stayed in the top 75 until June 2006, a huge 21-week run. Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963 in Chicago Illinois) is an Adult contemporary and Pop/rock Singer, Songwriter Daniel John Bedingfield (born December 3, 1979) is a New Zealand -born British Singer-songwriter. {Otherpeople|Brian Adams}} Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock The Stylistics were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark The Darkness were a multi- BRIT Award -winning British Hard rock / Glam rock band Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning The Scissor Sisters is a Grammy Award -nominated American band that formed in 2001 Troyal Garth Brooks, known professionally as Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter. The Righteous Brothers were the Musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. John Royce "Johnny" Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American Singer of Popular music. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group " That's My Goal " is a popular song released as the first single by the second United Kingdom X Factor winner Shayne Ward. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Each year record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. It therefore became the fourth fastest selling UK single of all time, beaten only by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind", Will Young's "Anything Is Possible/Evergreen", and Gareth Gates' "Unchained Melody" which sold 685,000, 403,000 and 335,000 copies in their first days of sale respectively). Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer For the 1997 version in memory of Diana Princess of Wales see Candle in the Wind 1997. William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979. Young's second album Friday's Child, was released in December 2003 " Anything Is Possible " is a pop song co-written by Chris Braide and Cathy Dennis for the winner of the first series of Pop Idol " Evergreen " is a pop song co-written by Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger, and originally recorded by Westlife Gareth Paul Gates (born July 12, 1984, Bradford, England) is an English pop Singer. " Unchained Melody " is a popular song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. To date, "That's My Goal" has sold 1,300,000 copies.
Ward's second single, "No Promises", a cover of a Bryan Rice song was released on 10 April 2006, and peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart. Brian Risberg Clausen (also known as Bryan Rice) is a Danish singer born in 1978. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Shayne Ward, his self-titled debut album was released on Monday April 17, and sold over 95,000 copies on the first two days of release. Shayne Ward is the self-titled debut album from the second UK X Factor winner Shayne Ward. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. By the end of the week, the album had sold 201,266 copies and hit the albums chart at number one. To date, the album has sold 520,000 copies in the UK and a further 200,000 worldwide, hitting number one in eight other countries.
Ward's third single "Stand by Me" failed to set the charts alight like the previous two, entering and peaking in the UK Singles Chart at number fourteen. " Stand by Me " is the third single from the second United Kingdom X Factor winner Shayne Ward. It fared slightly better in the Irish charts however, reaching number nine.
In August 2006, it was reported that Ward had developed vocal cord nodules — the same condition that stopped the singing career of Julie Andrews — and was to be flown out to Los Angeles in early September to see a specialist surgeon. A vocal cord nodule (or "Nodules of vocal cords" is a Nodule or mass of tissue that grows on the Vocal folds (vocal cords Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells on October 1 1935) is an award-winning English Actress Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West His manager,Louis Walsh, released a statement that he was confident Ward would be fine and would be back at work by the end of the month. Michael Louis Vincent (born 5 August 1952 in Kiltimagh, County Mayo) better known as Louis Walsh, is an Irish Music manager, and Ward had successful treatment and was indeed able to return to his singing career. In November 2006, he released his autobiography entitled My Story. He travelled to a several places around the UK for book signings, which thousands of people attended. In early 2007, Ward embarked on a massive solo tour of UK venues, taking in eighteen concerts in twenty-eight days from late January to mid-February. The tour commenced in Dublin on 21 January and ended in Birmingham on 17 February 2007. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
2007–present: Breathless
After the completition of his successful debut tour, Ward's fourth single and first from his sophomore album ("If That's OK with You") was given a release date of 20 August 2007, but was then delayed and became a double A-side single with "No U Hang Up". " If That's OK with You " is a song written by Savan Kotecha, Arnthor Birgisson and Max Martin for The X Factor winner Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s " No U Hang Up " is a song written by Arnthor Birgisson, Rami Yacoub and Savan Kotecha and performed by The X Factor It was finally released on 24 September 2007, and charted at number two in the UK. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "No U Hang Up" and "If That's OK with You" charted separately in Ireland, the former reaching number eleven and the latter entering at number one.
Ward's second album, Breathless, was released on 26 November 2007, and after selling over 95,000 copies in its first week, debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, held off the top spot by his X Factor successor Leona Lewis, whose debut album had achieved enormous success. Breathless is the second album by winner of The X Factor, Shayne Ward, released on November 26, 2007. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The second single from Ward's album was announced as "Breathless", and was released on 19 November 2007. " Breathless " is a song by the second United Kingdom X Factor winner Shayne Ward. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. It peaked at number six in the UK and number two in Ireland. On November 10, Ward had performed a world exclusive of "Breathless" on the live results show of the fourth series of The X Factor, although the single was not available for download until the 18 November, followed by a performance on The Paul O'Grady Show on 19 November. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull The Paul O'Grady Show is a popular British Comedy Chat show broadcast every weekday at 500pm on Channel 4 (formerly aired in the Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land The date for the release of the third single from the album 'U got me so' is still to be announced.
In May 2008 Ward will embark on his month long UK tour named The Breathless Tour 2008. The Breathless Tour 2008 is the second UK tour by Shayne Ward. He will make his stage debut at London's O2 Arena as well as visiting his home town Manchester at the MEN Arena. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The O2 is a large entertainment district including an indoor arena a music club a cinema an exhibition space piazzas and bars and restaurants built within a large dome-shaped The Manchester Evening News Arena or MEN Arena (commonly referred to as just The M
After touring the UK, Ward will return to South Africa to do promotional work and some gigs and then he moves on to Australia to work for the first time, before moving on the LA where he will do five weeks of writing and recording[2]. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
Discography
| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 2 | |
| ↙Singles | 6 | |
| ↙Music videos | 6 | |
| ↙B-sides | 7 | |
| ↙Tours | 2 | |
The following is a complete discography of every album and single released by English pop/R&B music artist Shayne Ward.
Albums
| Statistics | Singles |
|---|---|
Shayne Ward
|
|
Breathless
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[7] | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | IE | UW | SE | NO | DK | CZ | |||
| 2005 | "That's My Goal" | 1 | 1 | 12 | 58 | — | — | — | Shayne Ward |
| 2006 | "No Promises" | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 13 | — | — | |
| "Stand by Me" | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | "If That's OK with You" 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 45 | — | — | 43 | Breathless |
| "No U Hang Up" 1 | 11 | — | 38 | — | 42 | — | |||
| "Breathless" | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "U Got Me So" | TBR | TBR | TBR | TBR | TBR | TBR | TBR | |
- Note 1: "If That's OK with You" and "No U Hang Up" were released as a double-A side in the UK, but charted separately elsewhere. " If That's OK with You " is a song written by Savan Kotecha, Arnthor Birgisson and Max Martin for The X Factor winner " No U Hang Up " is a song written by Arnthor Birgisson, Rami Yacoub and Savan Kotecha and performed by The X Factor " Breathless " is a song by the second United Kingdom X Factor winner Shayne Ward. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, " That's My Goal " is a popular song released as the first single by the second United Kingdom X Factor winner Shayne Ward. Shayne Ward is the self-titled debut album from the second UK X Factor winner Shayne Ward. " Stand by Me " is the third single from the second United Kingdom X Factor winner Shayne Ward. " If That's OK with You " is a song written by Savan Kotecha, Arnthor Birgisson and Max Martin for The X Factor winner Breathless is the second album by winner of The X Factor, Shayne Ward, released on November 26, 2007. " No U Hang Up " is a song written by Arnthor Birgisson, Rami Yacoub and Savan Kotecha and performed by The X Factor " Breathless " is a song by the second United Kingdom X Factor winner Shayne Ward.
- Note 2: Charted in 2008
- Note 3: Charted in 2008
Tours
- X Factor Live 2006
- Shayne Ward Live 2007
- The Breathless Tour 2008
See also
- The X Factor (UK series 2)
- Andy Abraham, 2nd placed finalist in the competition
- Journey South, 3rd placed finalist in the competition
- Brenda Edwards, 4th place semi finalist in the competition
- Maria Lawson, 8th place semi finalist in the competition
- Shane J Ward, Another musician called Shane Ward - a bassist from Rockhampton Australia
| Preceded by Steve Brookstein |
Winner of The X Factor 2005,Series 2 |
Succeeded by Leona Lewis |
References
- ^ ShowBiz Ireland - Shayne Ward Splits with Faye McKeever
- ^ [http://www.itvlocal.com/wales/whatson/?player=WAL_WhatsOn_15&void=177267 ITV Local - Whats next for Shayne Ward
- ^ Shayne Ward - Music Charts
- ^ Shayne Ward. Shayne Ward Live 2007 was the first UK tour by Shayne Ward. It took place in January and February 2007 following his win on The X Factor in 2005 The Breathless Tour 2008 is the second UK tour by Shayne Ward. The second UK series of The X Factor ran from 20 August to 17 December 2005. Andrew Abraham (born 17 July 1964, London) is an English Vocalist. Journey South are a musical duo originating from Middlesbrough, England, consisting of brothers Carl and Andy Pemberton Brenda Edwards is an English Singer and Actress who rose to fame after reaching the final stages of second series of the Maria Lawson may refer to Maria Lawson (actress Maria Lawson (singer Maria Lawson (album Stephen "Steve" Desmond Brookstein (born 10 November 1968) is a British jazz and soul singer who rose to fame in the United Kingdom after becoming For versions in other countries see The X Factor (TV series. The X Factor is a British Television Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leona Louise Lewis (b 3 April 1985 is an English pop and R&B singer-songwriter and the winner of the third series of the United Kingdom television BPI (2006-04-21). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Retrieved on 2008-01-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King
- ^ The Irish Charts - All there is to know
- ^ The Irish Charts - All there is to know
- ^ Fan page at Music Square
External links
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic