Shayne Ward

Shayne Ward in Hong Kong (2006)

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Shayne Ward   UK 1  platinum 04/29/2006 (30 weeks) Breathless   UK 2  platinum 12/08/2007 (16 weeks) obsession   UK 15th  silver 11/27/2010 (4 weeks) Closer   UK 17th 04/25/2015 (2 weeks)

Singles

That's my goal   UK 1  platinum December 31, 2005 (23 weeks) No promises   UK 2  silver 04/22/2006 (16 weeks) Stand by Me   UK 14th 07/22/2006 (5 weeks) No U Hang Up / If That's OK with You   UK 2 09/30/2007 (14 weeks) Breathless   UK 6th December 01, 2007 (12 weeks) Gotta be somebody   UK 12 11/20/2010 (3 weeks)

Shayne Ward (born October 15, 1984 in Manchester ) is a British singer . In his home country, he became known in late 2005 by winning the second season of the talent show The X Factor .

Life

Ward was born the youngest of seven siblings in a Pavee family. He gained his first experience in television in 2002 while participating in the talent show Popstars: The Rivals on the British TV channel ITV . Here he reached the final of the best 30, but then dropped out.

In 2005 he again took part in a casting show. Under the wing of his mentor Louis Walsh , he reached the final of The X Factor as the winner of the group of 16- to 24-year-olds. In the vote of the last show on December 17, 2005, Ward then prevailed with a 1.2% advantage over his opponent Andy Abraham . A total of over 10.8 million votes were cast.

On December 21, 2005, Ward's debut single That's My Goal was released , with which he immediately reached the top of the British charts and landed a Christmas number one hit . The single sold 313,000 copies on its first day alone, making it 3rd on the UK's fastest-selling singles list.

In early 2013 he took part in the eighth season of the figure skating show Dancing on Ice .

Discography

Albums

• 2006: Shayne Ward
• 2007: Breathless
• 2010: obsession
• 2015: Closer

Singles

• 2005: That's My Goal
• 2006: No Promises
• 2006: Stand by Me
• 2007: No U Hang Up / If That's OK with You
• 2007: Breathless
• 2010: Gotta Be Somebody
• 2011: Obsession (Promo Only)
• 2011: Must Be a Reason (feat. J Pearl)
• 2014: Falling Slowly (with Louise Dearman)
• 2015: My Heart Would Take You Back

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1. ↑ ^{a b} UK chart statistics
2. ↑ ^{a b} Music Sales Awards: UK
3. ↑ Pamela Anderson, Samia Ghadie and Shayne Ward get their skates on as Dancing On Ice 2013 line-up is announced , December 19, 2012, Daily Mail

Web links

Commons : Shayne Ward  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website (English).