Shayne Ward

Shayne Ward (born 15 October 1984 in Manchester) is a British singer. He became known in his home country in late 2005 by winning season two of the casting show The X Factor.

Live

Ward was born into a Pavee family, the youngest of seven siblings. He gained his first experience in television in 2002 during his participation in the casting show Popstars: The Rivals of the British television station ITV. Here he reached the final of the best 30, but was then eliminated.

In 2005, he again took part in a casting show. Under the wing of his mentor Louis Walsh, he reached the finals of The X Factor as the winner of the group of 16 to 24-year-olds. In the voting of the final show on 17 December 2005, Ward then prevailed over his opponent Andy Abraham by a 1.2% margin of votes. A total of over 10.8 million votes were cast.

On 21 December 2005, Ward's debut single That's My Goal was released, immediately reaching the top of the UK charts and scoring a Christmas number one hit. The single sold 313,000 copies on its first day alone, putting it at number 3 in the list of fastest selling singles in the UK.

In early 2013, he participated in the eighth season of the figure skating show Dancing on Ice.

Discography

Albums

• 2006: Shayne Ward
• 2007: Breathless
• 2010: Obsession
• 2015: Closer

Singles

• 2005: That's My Goal
• 2006: No Promises
• 2006: Stand by Me
• 2007: No U Hang Up / If That's OK with You
• 2007: Breathless
• 2010: Gotta Be Somebody
• 2011: Obsession (Promo Only)
• 2011: Must Be a Reason (feat. J Pearl)
• 2014: Falling Slowly (with Louise Dearman)
• 2015: My Heart Would Take You Back