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Shayne Ward | |
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 Ward performing during the Shayne Ward Live 2007 tour. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Shayne Thomas Ward |
| Born | 16 October 1984 Tameside, Greater Manchester, England |
| Origin | Manchester – England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) |
Stage performer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Partner(s) | Sophie Austin |
Shayne Thomas Ward (born 16 October 1984)[1] is an English singer and actor. He rose to fame as the winner of the second series of The X Factor. His debut single, "That's My Goal", was released in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2005 and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and was that year's Christmas number one.[2] It sold 313,000 copies on its first day of sales, making it the third-fastest-selling single of all time in the UK, behind Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" and Will Young's "Evergreen", which sold 685,000 and 400,000 copies in their first days of sale, respectively.[3]
Ward was the first X Factor winner to release an original song as his winner's single. His prize, as winner, was a recording contract with Simon Cowell's Syco record label, which is co-owned by Sony Music. His eponymous debut album was released in April 2006. It debuted at number one on both the Irish and UK Albums Charts, going 4× Platinum in Ireland and Platinum in the UK. It spawned two hit singles: "No Promises" and "Stand by Me". The follow-up album, Breathless, featuring the top 10 hits "If That's OK with You" and "No U Hang Up", was released in November 2007 and topped the Irish charts, where it went 5× Platinum.
In November 2010, after a three-year hiatus, Ward released his third album, Obsession. In contrast to Shayne Ward and Breathless, it underperformed with first-week sales of under 23,000, and missed the top 10 in both the UK and Ireland. In 2011, Ward was dropped by Syco. In 2015, he released a new album Closer as an independent artist, funded through PledgeMusic.[4]
In 2015, he began appearing as Aidan Connor in TV's Coronation Street as a regular character. He made his last appearance in August 2018. He made a voiceover appearance on 22 October 2021.
In 2023, he begain appearing in The Good Ship Murder.
- ^ Shayne Ward Official Site – Design a Shayne Birthday Card Archived 1 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles Volume 2"
- ^ "Military Wives enter the Official Christmas Number 1 race in pole position". Official Charts Company. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ Ward, Shayne. "Shayne Ward: Closer on PledgeMusic". United Kingdom: PledgeMusic. Retrieved 3 February 2015.