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Lee Ryan
Lee Ryan in 2011.
Background information
Born	(1983-06-17) 17 June 1983 (age 41)
Origin	Chatham, Kent, England
Genres	Pop, R&B, soul
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, actor
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Sony BMG, Tale Tale, Geffen

Lee Ryan (born 17 June 1983) is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the British boy band Blue.

Early life

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Lee Ryan was born in Chatham, Kent. His parents split up when he was six years old. Ryan mostly lived with his mother, sister Gemma and his grandmother. Ryan went to Bedonwell School before attending performing arts schools, including Welling School and the Independent Performing Arts School Belcanto London Academy (BLA) where he first developed his talent, then independent fee-paying theatre schools Sylvia Young Theatre School and Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.

Career

2000–2005: Career with Blue

Ryan is a member of boy band Blue along with Simon Webbe, Duncan James and Antony Costa. The group has sold over 14 million records worldwide. In August 2005, Blue split up to pursue solo careers under the advice of Sir Elton John. Blue reformed on 28 April 2009. Ryan has had three number one hits while with Blue. He had previously co-directed the video for Blue's single "Breathe Easy" which he also wrote and which was shot in Prague. In 2001 the band was in New York during the September 11 attacks after which Ryan commented that "This New York thing is being blown out of proportion" and asked "What about whales? They are ignoring animals that are more important. Animals need saving and that's more important." The other members of the band tried to silence Ryan, but he went on. This caused a huge media backlash that resulted in Blue losing a record deal in the United States and campaigns to sack Ryan from the group.

2005–2008: Lee Ryan and stage

Ryan released his first single "Army of Lovers" on 18 July 2005. It debuted at No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart and hit No. 1 in Italy. On 1 August 2005, Ryan released his debut album, Lee Ryan, to mixed reviews. The album reached No. 6 in the UK Album Chart and No. 3 in Italy. In January 2006, Ryan released his third and final single in the UK "When I Think of You". The song reached No. 15 in the UK. "Real Love" was used for the end credits of the film Ice Age: The Meltdown which later led to Ryan voicing the part of an elk in the UK version of the film and Eddie in the Italian version. In late 2005, Dolce & Gabbana signed Ryan up to be the UK face of their new line of clothing.

After the relative success of his first solo album, Ryan started planning his second solo album. The single "Reinforce Love" was released on 10 December 2007. The single was being released for Great Ormond Street Hospital and CLIC Sargent, which were the two charities that Ryan was touring for in November and December 2007, with young voices. The album was then postponed, and finally cancelled. He appeared in the video for the latest single by a British girlband named Fe-Nix. In September 2007, he appeared as one of the contestants in Hell's Kitchen. However he rowed with Marco Pierre White about White's use of the term "pikey", and subsequently left the show. In August and September 2008, Ryan acted alongside Natalie Casey in The Pretender Agenda at The New Players Theatre in London.

2009–2010: Film and cancelled second album

In March 2010, Ryan confirmed that he had signed a new record deal with Geffen Records, due to last until 2013. Later that month, it was announced that Ryan's first album on his new record label, Confessions, was due to be released in October 2010. The first single from the album, "Secret Love", was released as a double A-Side with "I Am Who I Am" on 4 July 2010. The single only managed to peak at No. 33 on the UK Singles Chart. Following this, it was announced that Geffen were set to drop Ryan from the label, before work on his album had been completed. Ryan announced in January 2011 that there was no deal to release his album.

The track listing for Ryan's aborted album was as follows: "Secret Love", "I Am Who I Am", "Guardian Angel", "Perfect Strangers", "I Don't Wanna Let You Down", "I Love Your Smile", "It's Not Me", "Confessions", "Light of Your Soul", "Peaches", "Reinforce Love", "Suffice to Say", "To See the Stars", "Stop the Rain", "Why Me" and "Stand Up as People".

2011–present: Return with Blue and EastEnders

Ryan stated in January 2011 that he was working on an album with Blue to be released later in the year. Blue represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany with the song "I Can", placing 11th overall.

In 2013, Blue released "Hurt Lovers" the first single from their fourth album Roulette.

Ryan appeared in Celebrity Big Brother 13 in 2014. Following the show he entered a relationship with fellow Big Brother in-mate Jasmine Waltz.

In November 2014, Blue announced they had signed a two-album record deal with Sony Music. The band released their fifth studio album Colours on 9 March 2015.

On 15 February 2017, it was confirmed that Ryan had landed a role in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders. He was cast as Woody Woodward, initially for a short stint between 18 April and 19 May. It was later announced that Woody would be promoted to a regular role and that Ryan had signed a one-year contract with the show.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Filmography

References

1. "All Rise (from the ashes): Boy band Blue reunite after four years". Daily Mail. London. 28 April 2009.
2. Blue Number Ones | Number One hits from the UK Singles Charts. Number-ones.co.uk. Retrieved on 3 December 2011.
3. "Lee Ryan's 9/11 gaffe". virginmedia.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
4. Kalwant Bhopal; Martin Myers (2008). Insiders, Outsiders and Others: Gypsies and Identity. Univ of Hertfordshire Press. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-902806-71-6.
5. "Blue's Lee Ryan 'making dance music'". Digital Spy. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
6. ^ Lee Ryan dismisses Tesco album deal – Music News. Digital Spy (5 January 2011). Retrieved on 3 December 2011.
7. "Album Review: Lee Ryan - Confessions | Prefix". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
8. Corner, Lewis. "Blue premiere new music video 'Hurt-Lovers'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
9. "' EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - Lee Ryan and Jasmine Waltz dish the dirt on their 'romance'". OK Magazine. London. 2 March 2014.
10. "Feeling Blue no longer: Boyband set for comeback UK tour after signing megabucks Sony deal". Daily Mirror. 2 November 2014.
11. "Colours". amazon.co.uk.
12. Harp, Justin (15 February 2017). "All rise! Blue's Lee Ryan is joining the cast of EastEnders". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
13. "EastEnders spoilers: Lee Ryan to return as Woody - Blue star signs new contract". Radio Times. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
14. ^ List of Lee Ryan albums and singles on UK:
    • Geral: "The Official Charts Company - Lee Ryan". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013.
    • "Reinforce Love" "UK Charts > "Reinforce Love" by Lee Ryan". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
15. ^ "Belgium Charts > Lee Ryan". Ultratop - Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
16. ^ "Charverfolgung / Blue / Longplay" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
17. "Japan Charts - Lee Ryan: albums, DVDs and singles". Oricon. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
18. ^ "Irish Charts > Lee Ryan". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
19. ^ "Italian Charts > Lee Ryan". italiancharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
20. ^ "Swiss Charts > Lee Ryan" (in German). swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
21. "Austrian Charts > lee Ryan" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
22. "France Single Charts History". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
23. "Association of Hungarian Record Companies". Association of Hungarian Record Companies. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
24. "Ukrainian Chart - Lee Ryan". FDR. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
25. "Lee Ryan doppiatore "italiano" per L'ERA GLACIALE 2: IL DISGELO" (in Italian). NonSoloCinema. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
26. "L'ERA GLACIALE 3 – L'ALBA DEI DINOSAURI/ La cusiorità sulla pellicola con Cid e Manny in onda su Italia Uno" (in Italian). ilsussidiario.net. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
27. "L'era glaciale 4: Continenti alla deriva – Marco Guadagno vota Scrat" (in Italian). movieplayer.it. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
28. "L'era glaciale 5: a Ischia con Claudio Bisio e le voci italiane del film" (in Italian). movieplayer.it. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

External links

• Lee Ryan at IMDb
• Lee Ryan at the Unreality TV

• 1983 births
• Living people
• Alumni of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
• Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School
• Blue (English band)
• English male singers
• English songwriters
• Lee Ryan
• Musicians from Kent
• People from Chatham, Kent
• English people of Irish descent
• English soul singers