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Shayne Ward

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Shayne Ward
Background information
Birth nameShayne Thomas Ward
Born (1984-10-16) 16 October 1984 (age 40)
OriginClayton, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2005–present
LabelsSony BMG, Syco

Shayne Ward (16 October 1984) is an English singer. He was born in Clayton, Greater Manchester. He won the 2005 UK series of television programme The X Factor. He has released four studio albums.

Early life

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Shayne Ward was born in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England on 16 October 1984 to Irish parents who moved to the United Kingdom. He went to St. Peter’s RC High School in Manchester. Before X Factor Ward was a member of a band called Destiny with two women named Tracy Murphy and Tracey Lyle.

In 2005, Ward auditioned for the second series of The X Factor, he went on to win the competition, after winning he signed a recording contract with Simon Cowell's company Syco Music. He released his winner's single "That's My Goal", the songreached number one on the UK Singles Chart. He released his debut self-titled studio album in April 2006, the album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, the album includes the singles "That's My Goal", "No Promises" and "Stand by Me". His second album Breathless was released in November 2007, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart and included the singles "If That's OK with You", "No U Hang Up" and "Breathless". In November 2010, he released his third studio album Obsession, the album peaked at number fifteen on the UK Albums Chart and included the singles "Gotta Be Somebody" and "Obsession". In April 2011 he was dropped by Syco Records. He released his fourth studio album Closer in April 2015, peaking at number seventeen on the UK Albums Chart, the album includes the singles "My Heart Would Take You Back", "The Way You Were" and "Moving Target".

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[1]
DEN
[2]
IRE
[3]
SWE
[4]
Shayne Ward 1 1 8
Breathless
  • Released: 26 November 2007
  • Label: Syco
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2 39 1
  • BPI: Platinum[6]
  • IRMA: 5× Platinum[9]
Obsession
  • Released: 15 November 2010
  • Label: Syco
  • Formats: CD, digital download
15 11
Closer
  • Released: 12 April 2015
  • Label: MPG
  • Formats: CD, digital download
17 16
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Details
Anthology
  • Scheduled: 9 December 2022[10]
  • Formats: 3×CD
As lead artist
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
DEN
[2]
IRE
[3]
NOR
[11]
SWE
[4]
2005 "That's My Goal" 1 1 58
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[6]
Shayne Ward
2006 "No Promises" 2 1 13 4
"Stand by Me" 14 9
2007 "If That's OK with You" 2 1 45 Breathless
"No U Hang Up" 4 11 38 38
"Breathless" 6 2
2010 "Gotta Be Somebody" 12 10 Obsession
2011 "Obsession" 97
2015 "My Heart Would Take You Back" 166 Closer
"The Way You Were"
"Moving Target"
2018 "A Different Corner" Non-album singles
2020 "Over the Rainbow"
2021 "Crazy in Love"[13]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist
Year Title Album
2011 "Must Be a Reason Why"
(J. Pearl featuring Shayne Ward)
Obsession
2021 "Coming Home"[14]
(Sash! featuring Shayne Ward)
TBA
Promotional singles
Year Title Album
2013 "Galway Girl" / "One Little Christmas Tree"
(Foster and Allen with Shayne Ward)
Non-album single
2014 "Falling Slowly"
(Louise Dearman & Shayne Ward)
Once

Other websites

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
    • For all except where noted: "UK Charts > Shayne Ward". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
    • For "My Heart Would Take You Back": "CHART: CLUK Update 25.04.2015 (wk16)". Zobbel.de.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hung, Steffen. "Discography Shayne Ward". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Hung, Steffen. "Discography Shayne Ward". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  4. 4.0 4.1 Hung, Steffen. "Discography Shayne Ward". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  5. "Official Charts Analysis: Justin Bieber takes singles summit but misses out on albums". Musicweek. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "British certifications – Shayne Ward". British Phonographic Industry. Type Shayne Ward in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  7. "IRMA 2006 Certification Awards". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  8. "Music - News - Ward: 'My new album is unbelievable'". Digital Spy.
  9. "IRMA 2007 Certification Awards". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  10. "Shayne Ward celebrating self-titled debut album with vinyl reissue, anthology box set". Retro Pop Magazine.
  11. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Shayne Ward". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  12. "Hitlisten.NU". Hitlisterne.dk. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010.
  13. "Crazy in Love - Single by Shayne Ward". Apple Music. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  14. "Coming Home - Single by Sash! & Shayne Ward". Apple Music.