Coordinates | 28°36′50″N77°12′32″N |
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Name | Shayne Ward |
Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Shayne Thomas Ward |
Born | October 16, 1984 |
Origin | Clayton, Manchester, England |
Instrument | Vocals |
Genre | Pop, R&B;, soul |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 2005–present |
Label | Syco (2005–2011)Simply Delicious (2011–presrnt) |
Website | }} |
Shayne Thomas Ward (born 16 October 1984 in Manchester, England) is an English pop singer who rose to fame as the winner of second series of The X Factor. He has sold over 3 million records worldwide and has had number one albums and singles in 9 countries.
During The X Factor competition, Ward was mentored by manager Louis Walsh. The Bookies' favourite to win the show, he defeated duo Journey South and singer Andy Abraham in the final screened by ITV1 by a margin of 1.2% of the vote, out of a reputed 10.8 million phone votes cast by viewers.
His first single, "That's My Goal", was released in the UK on 21 December 2005 and became the last number one of 2005, hitting the top spot on 31 December. It sold 313,000 copies on its first day of sales, making it the third fastest selling single of all time (behind Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" and Will Young's "Evergreen", which sold 685,000 and 400,000 copies in their first days of sale respectively).
Ward's prize, as winner, was a recording contract with Simon Cowell's Syco record label, which is co-owned by Sony Music Entertainment. The contract had a stated value of £1 million, of which £150,000 was a cash advance and the remainder was allocated to recording and marketing costs.
+Table showing songs performed by Ward on The X Factor and the results | ||
Week | Song | Result |
Audition | To final 24 | |
Week 1 | "Right Here Waiting" | Safe |
Week 2 | "If You're Not the One" | Safe |
Week 3 | "Summer of '69" | Safe |
Week 4 | "You Make Me Feel Brand New" | Safe |
Week 5 | Safe | |
Week 6 | "A Million Love Songs" | Safe |
Week 7 | "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" | Safe |
"Careless Whisper" | ||
"Take Your Mama" | ||
"If Tomorrow Never Comes" | ||
"Unchained Melody" | ||
"If You're Not the One" | ||
"When a Child Is Born | ||
"Over the Rainbow" | ||
"That's My Goal" |
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. Shayne Ward, his self-titled debut album was released on 17 April 2006. It sold 201,266 copies in the first week and entered the albums chart at number one. To date, the album has sold 520,000 copies in the UK and a further 2,000,000 worldwide, reaching number one in eight other countries. The album was certified platinum.
Ward's third single "Stand by Me" failed to make the chart impact of the previous two, entering and peaking in the UK Singles Chart at number fourteen. It fared slightly better in the Irish charts however, reaching number nine.
It was confirmed in Gary Barlow's autobiography My Take, that in 2006, fellow Take That member, Jason Orange threatened to quit the band, and Ward was seriously considered as his replacement. Orange, however, later changed his mind and a replacement was not required.
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. 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. 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 several places around the UK for book signings, which hundreds of people attended. In early 2007, Ward embarked on a solo tour of UK & Republic of Ireland 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.
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's, multi-platinum selling debut, Spirit. In Ireland, the album debuted at number one (removing Lewis's album from the top spot) a position it held for three weeks, and was later certified five times platinum.
The second single from Ward's album was announced as "Breathless", and was released on 19 November 2007. It peaked at number six in the UK and number two in Ireland. On 10 November, Ward performed "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. In the UK the album has been certified platinum with sales of over 450,000.
In May 2008 Ward embarked on his month-long UK tour named The Breathless Tour 2008. He made his stage debut at London's O2 Arena and visited his home town Manchester at the MEN Arena. He also performed his complete show as a support act for Westlife's 2008 tour in front of a crowd of over 80,000 at Ireland's Croke Park. Ward also played on the opening night at The O2, Dublin, at the Cheerios Childline concert on 16 December 2008.
Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:English male singers Category:X Factor series winners Category:Reality show winners Category:Musicians from Manchester Category:Sony BMG artists Category:The X Factor (UK) contestants Category:English people of Irish descent Category:People from Clayton
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