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Shayne Ward (born 16 October 1984 in Manchester) is an Anglo-Irish pop singer who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom after becoming the winner of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor.
Ward has six siblings, including a twin sister. Prior to his participation in The X Factor, Ward was in a band called Destiny with two women named Tracy Murphy and Tracey Lyle. They performed at pubs, clubs and weddings. Ward also reached the final thirty of Popstars: The Rivals.
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 (since the programme was watched by an audience averaging 9.2 million people, it is likely that some viewers cast multiple votes for all finalists).
His first single, “That’s My Goal”, was released in the UK on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 and became the Christmas number one in 2005. 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 became a controversial figure in the final weeks of the competition when it emerged that his father, Martin Ward, is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence for rape. Ward has acknowledged his father’s crime in recent interviews with the British press.
Ward has six siblings, including a twin sister. Prior to his participation in The X Factor, Ward was in a band called Destiny with two women named Tracy Murphy and Tracey Lyle. They performed at pubs, clubs and weddings. Ward also reached the final thirty of Popstars: The Rivals.
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 (since the programme was watched by an audience averaging 9.2 million people, it is likely that some viewers cast multiple votes for all finalists).
His first single, “That’s My Goal”, was released in the UK on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 and became the Christmas number one in 2005. 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 became a controversial figure in the final weeks of the competition when it emerged that his father, Martin Ward, is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence for rape. Ward has acknowledged his father’s crime in recent interviews with the British press.
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aeciojean wrote:
delicia
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Abbeyb37 wrote:
lol
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thunder__ wrote:
new album now -.-
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alicia06 wrote:
I miss him so much! I hope the album really is march.. they said it was meant to be last summer then it was moved to christmas.. so I hope they arent lying! No Promises is still and will always be my favourite song ever <3 It makes me cry everytime I hear it!
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beckiibabes wrote:
his new album will be out march NOOO too long
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il3nceT0 wrote:
Oh, Shayne, please come back soon with a new album... ;[ can't wait anymore! I miss u ♥
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cookieduff wrote:
I have no idea who he is but my gos IS HE HOT!!
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wellhart wrote:
e's amazing
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Orh wrote:
Haha, Breathless is nice after "You're Beautiful". :)
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kaitong wrote:
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
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Arthuryang wrote:
No Promises
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david_pel wrote:
New album please [13]
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ryolovergyal wrote:
V yo stop your bitching on artists pages, this is the second time i see your stupid face and i hope its the last. like Strychnyne said yesterday, Go fck yourself. ;D [2]
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Cyber_Genius wrote:
Gotta love Breathless after You're Beautiful XD ♥ [1]
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ryolovergyal wrote:
Gotta love Breathless after You're Beautiful XD ♥
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PedroDiego wrote:
amo geentchê... ♥... alguém sabe onde compro os cds? [sem ser no amazon]
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radcliffa wrote:
now and forever my love, no promises <3
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what about me ?
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