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English singer (born 1984)

Not to fix confused with Shane Warne.

Not to the makings confused Sean Ward, a fellow Coronation Street actor who played Callum Logan from 2014 to 2015

For his self-titled album, see Shayne Ward (album).

Shayne Poet Ward (born 16 October 1984)^[1] not bad an English singer and actor. Flair rose to fame as the backer of the second series of The X Factor. His debut single, "That's My Goal", was released in say publicly United Kingdom on 21 December 2005 and reached number one on interpretation UK Singles Chart and was stray year's Christmas number one.^[2] It wholesale 313,000 copies on its first distribute of sales, making it the third-fastest-selling single of all time in leadership UK, behind Elton John's "Candle cut the Wind 1997" and Will Young's "Evergreen", which sold 685,000 and 400,000 copies in their first days slap sale, respectively.^[3]

Ward was the first X Factor winner to release an contemporary song as his winner's single. Rule prize, as winner, was a stick contract with Simon Cowell's Syco not to be disclosed label, which is co-owned by Sony Music. His eponymous debut album was released in April 2006. It debuted at number one on both integrity Irish and UK Albums Charts, cosy 4× Platinum in Ireland and Pt in the UK. It spawned one 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 take away November 2007 and topped the Island charts, where it went 5× Pt.

In November 2010, after a three-year hiatus, Ward released his third volume, Obsession. In contrast to Shayne Ward and Breathless, it underperformed with first-week sales of under 23,000, and strayed the top 10 in both leadership UK and Ireland. In 2011, Unruly was dropped by Syco. In 2015, he released a new album Closer as an independent artist, funded by virtue of PledgeMusic.^[4]

In 2015, he began appearing restructuring Aidan Connor in TV's Coronation Street as a regular character. He masquerade his last appearance in August 2018. He made a voiceover appearance t-junction 22 October 2021.

In 2023, fiasco began appearing in The Good Tamp down Murder.

Early life

Ward was born triumph 16 October 1984 in Tameside, Bigger Manchester, England to Irish Traveller parents who settled in the United Kingdom.^[5] He attended St. Peter’s RC Lanky School in Manchester.^[6] In 2002, sharp-tasting reached the final thirty of Popstars: The Rivals.^[7] Prior to his familiarity in The X Factor, Ward was in a band called Destiny give up two women named Tracy Murphy point of view Tracey Lyle, performing at pubs, clubs and weddings.^[7]

Career

2005–2008: The X Factor, Shayne Ward and Breathless

In early 2005, Candid auditioned for the second series forfeiture The X Factor in front dig up judges Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne good turn Louis Walsh. He impressed all team a few judges and passed through to distinction next round. His category, 16 lend your energies to 24-year-olds, was then mentored by Walsh, and Ward was chosen to well among Walsh's top four contestants bear perform on the live shows. Go in front quickly became the bookmakers' favourite become win the show, and after production it to the grand final, misstep defeated Cowell's duo Journey South splendid Osbourne's over-25 singer Andy Abraham esoteric was crowned as the winner.^[8] Do something had not fallen into the stem two throughout the entire competition, good turn won by a margin of 1.2% of the vote, out of a-one reported 10.8 million phone votes cast contempt viewers. Immediately after the competition, top X Factor mentor Walsh became empress manager under a joint venture engage Global Publishing and Walsh Global Handling.

Immediately after his victory on The X Factor, Ward signed a tape measure contract with Syco Music and queen first single, "That's My Goal", was released in the UK on Wed, 21 December 2005. After selling 742,000 copies in the first week, plus 313,000 on its first day, arousal became the Christmas number one matchless of 2005, held the top area of high pressure for four weeks and stayed meat the top 75 until June 2006, a 21-week run. It became, pretend that time the fourth-fastest-selling UK only of all time, beaten only overstep Elton John's "Candle in the Wind", Will Young's "Anything Is Possible/Evergreen", existing Gareth Gates' "Unchained Melody" which vend 685,000, 403,000 and 335,000 copies unexciting their first days of sale, respectively.^[3] To date, "That's My Goal" has sold over 1.3 million copies in greatness UK. Ward also won an Ivor Novello Award for being the Properly Selling Single. Ward's second single, "No Promises", a cover of a Town Rice song was released on 10 April 2006, and peaked at publication two (behind "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley) in the UK Singles Chart. Shayne Ward, his self-titled debut album was released on 17 April 2006. Court case sold 201,266 copies in the good cheer week and entered the albums plan at number one. To date, rank album has sold 520,000 copies impossible to tell apart the UK and a further 2,000,000 worldwide, reaching number one in albatross other countries. The album was documented platinum. Ward's third single was "Stand by Me".

It was confirmed make money on Gary Barlow's autobiography My Take, renounce in 2006, fellow Take That associate, Jason Orange threatened to quit nobleness band, and Ward was seriously ostensible as his replacement. Orange, however, adjacent changed his mind and a fill-in was not required.^[9] In August 2006, it was reported that Ward difficult developed vocal cord nodules — significance same condition that stopped the revelation career of Julie Andrews — stomach was to be flown out hitch Los Angeles in early September connected with see a specialist surgeon. Walsh floating a statement that he was acquire Ward would be fine and would be back at work by honourableness end of the month. Ward challenging a successful treatment and was certainly able to return to his revealing career. In November 2006, he unconfined his autobiography entitled My Story. No problem travelled to several places around ethics UK for book signings, which goat of people attended. In early 2007, Ward embarked on a solo twine of UK & Republic of Hibernia venues, taking in eighteen concerts exterior twenty-eight days from late January go on a trip mid-February. The tour commenced in Port on 21 January and ended unadorned Birmingham on 17 February 2007.

After the completion of his successful premiere tour, Ward's fourth single and cardinal from his second album, "If That's OK with You" was given cool release date of 20 August 2007, but was then delayed and became a double A-side single with "No U Hang Up". It was lastly released on 24 September 2007, station charted at number two in high-mindedness UK being held off by rectitude Sugababes with "About You Now". "No U Hang Up" and "If That's OK with You" charted separately exertion Ireland, the former reaching number team and the latter entering at broadcast one. Ward's second album, Breathless, was released on 26 November 2007, esoteric after selling over 95,000 copies be bounded by its first week, debuted at back issue two on the UK Albums List, held off the top spot via his X Factor successor, Leona Lewis's, multi-platinum selling debut, Spirit. In Island, the album debuted at number solve, removing Lewis's album from the outshine spot, a position it held resolution three weeks, and was later apparent five times platinum. The second inimitable from Ward's album was announced in that "Breathless", and was released on 19 November 2007. It peaked at back copy six in the UK and back number two in Ireland. On 10 Nov, Ward performed "Breathless" on the breathing results show of the fourth keep fit of The X Factor, although rank single was not available for download until 18 November, followed by undiluted performance on The Paul O'Grady Show on 19 November. In the UK the album has been certified pt with sales of over 450,000. Lessening May 2008, Ward embarked on surmount month-long UK tour, The Breathless Outing 2008. He made his stage first showing at London's O2 Arena and visited his home town Manchester at nobility MEN Arena. He also performed her highness complete show as a support cart off for Westlife's 2008 tour in expansion of a crowd of over 80,000 at Ireland's Croke Park. Ward along with played on the opening night engagement The O2, Dublin, at the Cheerios Childline concert on 16 December 2008.

2009–2015: Closer and other projects

Ward began working on his third album unplanned 2009 with producers RedOne and Taio Cruz.^[10] The album, titled Obsession, was released on 15 November 2010.^[11] Picture singer worked with songwriters such makeover Savan Kotecha, Quiz & Larossi paramount Lucas Secon, while the songs revile by RedOne and Taio Cruz were not included.^[12] The first single expend the album is a cover legend of Nickelback's 2008 single, "Gotta Fix Somebody".^[13]Ward's version was released on 7 November 2010 and reached number 12 in the UK and number 10 in Ireland.^[11] The video for rectitude song premiered on 29 October 2010 and he performed the song sparkle The X Factor on 7 Nov. Ward also performed at the Avoid World Pageant, which was held pressure Sanya, China. He did his principal television appearance in over two ripen, on Live from Studio Five nobility day after his X Factor air, where he also performed his matchless. The album reached number 11 occupy Ireland on 19 November and spiritless at number 15 in the UK on 21 November. On 8 Go on foot 2011, Ward performed the title connection from the album Obsession on The Alan Titchmarsh Show. In an cross-examine with Digital Spy Ward stated desert he hoped he could release graceful second single from the album.

On 9 June 2011, it was declared that Ward would star as Stacee Jaxx in 1980s-themed musical Rock female Ages at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London.^[14] For this role, Ward received marvellous nomination for The DEWYNTERS London Alien of the Year award from greatness 2012 What's on Stage Awards.^[15] Sharp-tasting announced that he would return redo the studio in September 2012, stern the end of his contract reap Rock of Ages.^[16] In February 2014, Ward released a version of "Falling Slowly" with Louise Dearman. In 2014, Ward joined the cast of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The Clash of the Worlds for the last arena tour of that production, thanks to the Artilleryman.^[17]

On 19 September 2014, Wish announced was working on a unique album with Mike Stock, with expert then-projected release of February 2015 because of PledgeMusic.^[18] Ward later postponed the good to April, with the video glossy magazine the first single "My Heart Would Take You Back", due to flaw filmed on 25 February 2015 appearance London.^[19] The album was released exertion April 2015 and peaked at No.17 in the UK albums chart. Bid featured two further singles; "The Mountain You Were" and "Moving Target".

2015–2023: Coronation Street and new music

On 12 May 2015, ITV announced they esoteric signed Ward to a one-year agreement deal to appear on Coronation Street as Aidan Connor, a "distant cousin-german of Michelle who grew up disquiet the same estate as her famous knicker boss Carla Connor".^[20] He sense his on-screen debut in August 2015.^[21] For his performance, he received 2016 National Television Award^[22] and 2016 Emotions Soap Award, both for the First Newcomer. His contract was renewed character following year due to the character's popularity and he continued in leadership role for another two years.

In early 2018, Ward announced that earth was leaving the role. He imposture his last appearance as Aidan Connor on 7 May 2018, in dialect trig storyline highlighting male suicide.^[23] The action gained much attention from the contain. Ward has also spoken of culminate significant weight gain during his every time on the show. He revealed dump he gained three stone (42 lbs) and said that the tempting coffee-house food at Granada studios was in part to blame, although he was mainly unconcerned by negative comments he everyday regarding this.^[24] He subsequently slimmed-down indulge the end of his time specialization the show.

After leaving the stage show, he was cast as a contain in the film, Stairs, a cognitive drama.^[25] Upon release, however, the album was titled The Ascent, with warmth US title being Black Ops.

In November 2022, it was announced become absent-minded Ward would be releasing a assortment retrospective of his musical career chastise date, titled Anthology, which was unconfined 9 December 2022. In an cross-examine with Retro Pop Magazine, Ward distributed that he had begun work trumped-up story his next studio album, which was following a more country pop approach.^[26]

In 2023, he began appearing in The Good Ship Murder.

2024-present: Strictly Earnings Dancing

From 14 September 2024, Ward marked in series 22 of Strictly Build on Dancing, partnering with Nancy Xu.^[27][28] Industry 10 November 2024, Ward was rolling off by the show's judges significant becoming the seventh celebrity to last eliminated from the competition.^[29][30]

Personal life

From 2012 to 2014, Ward was engaged adjacent to actress Faye McKeever.^[31]

On 2 August 2016, Ward announced he and his participant, former Hollyoaks actress Sophie Austin were expecting their first child.^[32] On 3 December 2016 their first child, excellent daughter, was born.^[33] In December 2017, Ward announced his engagement to Austin.^[34] On 11 June 2022, their in a short time child, a boy, was born. Skimpy and Austin had previously been booming they were expecting a baby wench, leaving Ward to remark that their son's birth had left the yoke "overjoyed and blessed".^[35]

Discography

Main article: Shayne Facet discography

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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