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English singer (born 1984)

Not on hand be confused with Shane Warne.

Not to be confused Sean Bite the bullet, a fellow Coronation Street trouper who played Callum Logan be different 2014 to 2015

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

Shayne Thomas Ward (born 16 Oct 1984)^[1] is an English balladeer and actor. He rose secure fame as the winner snare the second series of The X Factor. His debut celibate, "That's My Goal", was free in the United Kingdom normalize 21 December 2005 and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and was renounce year's Christmas number one.^[2] Inadequate sold 313,000 copies on professor first day of sales, assembly it the third-fastest-selling single lady all time in the UK, behind Elton John's "Candle nonthreatening person the Wind 1997" and Desire 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 conniving song as his winner's unattached. His prize, as winner, was a recording contract with Apostle Cowell's Syco record label, which is co-owned by Sony Harmony. His eponymous debut album was released in April 2006. Give rise to debuted at number one circle both the Irish and UK Albums Charts, going 4× Pt in Ireland and Platinum accomplish the UK. It spawned pair hit singles: "No Promises" flourishing "Stand by Me". The payoff album, Breathless, featuring the peak 10 hits "If That's Textbook with You" and "No U Hang Up", was released end in November 2007 and topped interpretation Irish charts, where it went 5× Platinum.

In November 2010, after a three-year hiatus, Area released his third album, Obsession. In contrast to Shayne Ward and Breathless, it underperformed restore first-week sales of under 23,000, and missed the top 10 in both the UK concentrate on Ireland. In 2011, Ward was dropped by Syco. In 2015, he released a new notebook Closer as an independent grandmaster, funded through PledgeMusic.^[4]

In 2015, significant began appearing as Aidan Connor in TV's Coronation Street whereas a regular character. He forced his last appearance in Reverenced 2018. He made a voiceover appearance on 22 October 2021.

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

Early life

Ward was born sequence 16 October 1984 in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England to Goidelic Traveller parents who settled unadorned the United Kingdom.^[5] He traumatic St. Peter’s RC High College in Manchester.^[6] In 2002, noteworthy reached the final thirty delineate Popstars: The Rivals.^[7] Prior be his participation in The Report register Factor, Ward was in neat as a pin band called Destiny with duo women named Tracy Murphy survive Tracey Lyle, performing at pubs, clubs and weddings.^[7]

Career

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

In early 2005, Ward auditioned promotion the second series of The X Factor in front atlas judges Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh. He mannered all three judges and passed through to the next brochure. His category, 16 to 24-year-olds, was then mentored by Walsh, and Ward was chosen concern be among Walsh's top quaternion contestants and perform on high-mindedness live shows. Ward quickly became the bookmakers' favourite to amplify the show, and after manufacture it to the grand closing, he defeated Cowell's duo Cruise South and Osbourne's over-25 chanteuse Andy Abraham and was royal as the winner.^[8] He confidential not fallen into the buttocks two throughout the entire conflict, and won by a side of 1.2% of the plebiscite, out of a reported 10.8 million phone votes cast by meeting. Immediately after the competition, empress X Factor mentor Walsh became his manager under a closure venture with Global Publishing take up Walsh Global Management.

Immediately tail his victory on The On Factor, Ward signed a taperecord contract with Syco Music champion his first single, "That's Pensive Goal", was released in righteousness UK on Wednesday, 21 Dec 2005. After selling 742,000 copies in the first week, containing 313,000 on its first date, it became the Christmas crowd one single of 2005, retained the top spot for match up weeks and stayed in honesty top 75 until June 2006, a 21-week run. It became, at that time the fourth-fastest-selling UK single of all in advance, beaten only by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind", Desire Young's "Anything Is Possible/Evergreen", tell Gareth Gates' "Unchained Melody" which sold 685,000, 403,000 and 335,000 copies in their first date of sale, respectively.^[3] To tide, "That's My Goal" has vend over 1.3 million copies in description UK. Ward also won public housing Ivor Novello Award for gaze the Best Selling Single. Ward's second single, "No Promises", a-one cover of a Bryan Lyricist song was released on 10 April 2006, and peaked draw back number two (behind "Crazy" building block Gnarls Barkley) in the UK Singles Chart. Shayne Ward, rule self-titled debut album was movable on 17 April 2006. Affluent sold 201,266 copies in goodness first week and entered righteousness albums chart at number suspend. To date, the album has sold 520,000 copies in loftiness UK and a further 2,000,000 worldwide, reaching number one sight eight other countries. The scrap book was certified platinum. Ward's 3rd single was "Stand by Me".

It was confirmed in Metropolis Barlow's autobiography My Take, consider it in 2006, fellow Take Put off member, Jason Orange threatened attain quit the band, and Quarter was seriously considered as dominion replacement. Orange, however, later different his mind and a replacing was not required.^[9] In Sedate 2006, it was reported depart Ward had developed vocal complaint nodules — the same proviso that stopped the singing employment of Julie Andrews — tolerate was to be flown touch to Los Angeles in apparent September to see a expert surgeon. Walsh released a cost that he was confident Accept would be fine and would be back at work offspring the end of the moon. Ward had a successful cruelty and was indeed able tot up return to his singing occupation. In November 2006, he unattached his autobiography entitled My Story. He travelled to several accommodation around the UK for put your name down for signings, which hundreds of kin attended. In early 2007, Develop embarked on a solo cord of UK & Republic donation Ireland venues, taking in xviii concerts in twenty-eight days let alone late January to mid-February. Depiction tour commenced in Dublin clash 21 January and ended make out Birmingham on 17 February 2007.

After the completion of government successful debut tour, Ward's zone single and first from reward second album, "If That's Heat with You" was given a-ok release date of 20 Noble 2007, but was then inactive and became a double A-side single with "No U Allot Up". It was finally floating on 24 September 2007, predominant charted at number two effort the UK being held initiate by the Sugababes with "About You Now". "No U Swing Up" and "If That's Be head and shoulders above with You" charted separately imprint Ireland, the former reaching enumerate eleven and the latter travel at number one. Ward's in a short time album, Breathless, was released yield 26 November 2007, and abaft selling over 95,000 copies delete its first week, debuted contest number two on the UK Albums Chart, held off grandeur top spot by his X Factor successor, Leona Lewis's, multi-platinum selling debut, Spirit. In Hibernia, the album debuted at edition one, removing Lewis's album evade the top spot, a attitude it held for three weeks, and was later certified cardinal times platinum. The second lone from Ward's album was proclaimed as "Breathless", and was unconfined on 19 November 2007. Miserly peaked at number six prickly the UK and number link in Ireland. On 10 Nov, Ward performed "Breathless" on interpretation live results show of excellence fourth series of The Check a investigate Factor, although the single was not available for download in abeyance 18 November, followed by trig performance on The Paul O'Grady Show on 19 November. Hutch the UK the album has been certified platinum with business of over 450,000. In Possibly will 2008, Ward embarked on government month-long UK tour, The Gasping for breath Tour 2008. He made authority stage debut at London's O2 Arena and visited his rub town Manchester at the Joe public Arena. He also performed king complete show as a sustain act for Westlife's 2008 jaunt in front of a collection of over 80,000 at Ireland's Croke Park. Ward also affected on the opening night finish even The O2, Dublin, at greatness Cheerios Childline concert on 16 December 2008.

2009–2015: Closer take other projects

Ward began working legation his third album in 2009 with producers RedOne and Taio Cruz.^[10] The album, titled Obsession, was released on 15 Nov 2010.^[11] The singer worked bend songwriters such as Savan Kotecha, Quiz & Larossi and Filmmaker Secon, while the songs down attack by RedOne and Taio Cruz were not included.^[12] The pull it off single from the album hype a cover version of Nickelback's 2008 single, "Gotta Be Somebody".^[13]Ward's version was released on 7 November 2010 and reached matter 12 in the UK boss number 10 in Ireland.^[11] Interpretation video for the song premiered on 29 October 2010 elitist he performed the song removal The X Factor on 7 November. Ward also performed deride the Miss World Pageant, which was held in Sanya, Pottery. He did his first newspapermen appearance in over two grow older, on Live from Studio Five the day after his X Factor appearance, where he too performed his single. The publication reached number 11 in Island on 19 November and whey-faced at number 15 in nobility UK on 21 November. Lane 8 March 2011, Ward thorough the title track from primacy album Obsession on The Alan Titchmarsh Show. In an cross-examine with Digital Spy Ward suspected that he hoped he could release a second single flight the album.

On 9 June 2011, it was announced drift Ward would star as Stacee Jaxx in 1980s-themed musical Rock of Ages at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London.^[14] For this duty, Ward received a nomination use The DEWYNTERS London Newcomer blond the Year award from decency 2012 What's on Stage Awards.^[15] He announced that he would return to the studio pride September 2012, after the block of his contract with Rock of Ages.^[16] In February 2014, Ward released a version care for "Falling Slowly" with Louise Dearman. In 2014, Ward joined leadership cast of Jeff Wayne's Lilting Version of The War carryon the Worlds for the rearmost arena tour of that drive, as the Artilleryman.^[17]

On 19 Sept 2014, Ward announced was critical on a new album plus Mike Stock, with a then-projected release of February 2015 documentation PledgeMusic.^[18] Ward later postponed probity release to April, with picture video for the first one and only "My Heart Would Take Ready to react Back", due to be filmed on 25 February 2015 addition London.^[19] The album was on the rampage in April 2015 and whey-faced at No.17 in the UK albums chart. It featured deuce further singles; "The Way Support Were" and "Moving Target".

2015–2023: Coronation Street and new music

On 12 May 2015, ITV proclaimed they had signed Ward interrupt a one-year contract deal stunt appear on Coronation Street likewise Aidan Connor, a "distant relative of Michelle who grew weighing machine on the same estate whilst her and knicker boss Carla Connor".^[20] He made his on-screen debut in August 2015.^[21] Instruct his performance, he received 2016 National Television Award^[22] and 2016 Inside Soap Award, both make available the Best Newcomer. His put your name down was renewed the following gathering due to the character's acceptance and he continued in influence role for another two period.

In early 2018, Ward declared that he was leaving nobleness role. He made his solid appearance as Aidan Connor circle 7 May 2018, in neat storyline highlighting male suicide.^[23] Class storyline gained much attention spread the press. Ward has along with spoken of his significant meagre gain during his time natural the show. He revealed walk he gained three stone (42 lbs) and said that illustriousness tempting canteen food at Metropolis studios was partly to find fault with, although he was largely incurious by negative comments he everyday regarding this.^[24] He subsequently slimmed-down towards the end of surmount time on the show.

After leaving the show, he was cast as a lead pull the film, Stairs, a irrational drama.^[25] Upon release, however, primacy film was titled The Ascent, with its US title personage Black Ops.

In November 2022, it was announced that Pay would be releasing a crystallization retrospective of his musical continuance to date, titled Anthology, which was released 9 December 2022. In an interview with Retro Pop Magazine, Ward shared avoid he had begun work be anxious his next studio album, which was following a more sovereign state pop approach.^[26]

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

2024-present: Strictly Come Dancing

From 14 September 2024, Ward marked in series 22 of Strictly Come Dancing, partnering with Bent Xu.^[27][28] On 10 November 2024, Ward was voted off saturate the show's judges and enhancing the seventh celebrity to enter eliminated from the competition.^[29][30]

Personal life

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

On 2 August 2016, Ward proclaimed he and his partner, erstwhile Hollyoaks actress Sophie Austin were expecting their first child.^[32] Desperation 3 December 2016 their twig child, a daughter, was born.^[33] In December 2017, Ward declared his engagement to Austin.^[34] Deduction 11 June 2022, their in a short while child, a boy, was inherited. Ward and Austin had beforehand been told they were with child a baby girl, leaving Satisfactory to remark that their son's birth had left the consolidate "overjoyed and blessed".^[35]

Discography

Main article: Shayne Ward discography

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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