Shayne Ward
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Shayne Thomas Ward |
| Born | 16 October 1984 |
| Origin | Clayton, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Sony 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
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.
Career
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
Studio albums
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1 | — | 1 | 8 |
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| Breathless |
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2 | 39 | 1 | — |
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| Obsession |
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15 | — | 11 | — |
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| Closer |
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17 | — | 16 | — | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Box set
| Title | Details |
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| Anthology |
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Singles
- As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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| 2005 | "That's My Goal" | 1 | — | 1 | — | 58 |
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| 2006 | "No Promises" | 2 | — | 1 | 13 | 4 |
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| "Stand by Me" | 14 | — | 9 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | "If That's OK with You" | 2 | — | 1 | — | 45 |
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Breathless | |||||||||||
| "No U Hang Up" | 4 | 11 | 38 | 38 |
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| "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" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
- As featured artist
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2011 | "Must Be a Reason Why" (J. Pearl featuring Shayne Ward) |
Obsession |
| 2021 | "Coming Home" (Sash! featuring Shayne Ward) |
TBA |
- Promotional singles
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 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
- Shayne Ward on IMDb
References
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discography Shayne Ward". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discography Shayne Ward". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discography Shayne Ward". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ "Official Charts Analysis: Justin Bieber takes singles summit but misses out on albums". Musicweek. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "British certifications – Shayne Ward". British Phonographic Industry. Type Shayne Ward in the "Search:" field.
- ↑ "IRMA 2006 Certification Awards". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ "Music - News - Ward: 'My new album is unbelievable'". Digital Spy.
- ↑ "IRMA 2007 Certification Awards". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 2025-07-07. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ "Shayne Ward celebrating self-titled debut album with vinyl reissue, anthology box set". Retro Pop Magazine.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Shayne Ward". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ "Hitlisten.NU". Hitlisterne.dk. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010.
- ↑ "Crazy in Love - Single by Shayne Ward". Apple Music. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ↑ "Coming Home - Single by Sash! & Shayne Ward". Apple Music.
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