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| band_name = Shayne Ward |
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| band_name = IS SHIT| image = ] |
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| caption = Promotional Picture For "That's My Goal" |
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| caption = Promotional Picture For "That's My Goal" |
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| years_active = 2005–present (singer) |
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| years_active = 2005–present (singer) |
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| record_label = ] <small>(2005–present)</small> |
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| record_label = ] <small>(2005–present)</small> |
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'''Shayne Ward''' (born ] ] in ]) is an ]-] ] singer who rose to prominence in the ] after becoming the winner of the ] of the talent show '']''. |
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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 '']''. |
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During ''The X Factor'' competition, Ward was mentored by manager ]. The Bookies' favourite to win the show, he defeated duo ] and singer ] in the final, screened by ], 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). |
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His first single, "]", was released in the UK on Wednesday, ] ] and became the ] in 2005. It sold 313,000 copies on its first day of sales, making it the third fastest selling single of all time (behind ]'s "]" and ]'s "Evergreen", which sold 685,000 and 400,000 copies in their first days of sale respectively). |
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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 ]. Ward has acknowledged his father's crime in recent interviews with the British press, and his popularity remains unaffected. |
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His new single was released on Monday ] 2006, and it reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart. His album was released on Monday April 17th, and it sold over 95,000 copies on the first two days of release. It was predicted to crash land at No.1, and it has already outsold the rest of the top ten combined. By the end of the week the album sold 201,266 copies. The album sold 71,396 copies in its second week, and fell to Number 2. |
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==Discography== |
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===Albums=== |
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* 2006 '']'' (released ] ]) - UK #'''1''', IRE #'''1''' |
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# "That's My Goal" |
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# "No Promises" |
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# "Stand By Me" |
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# "All My Life" |
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# "You're Not Alone" |
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# "I Cry" |
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# "What About Me" |
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# "Back at One" |
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# "Someone to Love" |
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# "Something Worth Living For" |
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# "A Better Man" |
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# "Next to Me" |
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# "Over the Rainbow" (Bonus Track) |
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===Singles=== |
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* 2005 "]" - (released ] ]) UK #'''1''' (4 weeks) UK Download Chart #'''1''' (2 weeks) ] #'''1''' (9 weeks) |
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# "That's My Goal" |
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# "If You're Not The One" (Live) |
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# "Right Here Waiting" (Live) |
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*2006 "]" - released ] ]) UK #2, IRE #'''1''', POL Download Chart #1 |
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# "No Promises" |
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# "]" |
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# "A Million Love Songs" |
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# Exclusive chat with Shayne |
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==See also== |
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*], 2nd placed finalist in the competition |
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*], 3rd placed finalist in the competition |
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