Ronan Keating
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| Ronan Keating | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Born | March 03, 1977 (age 30) | |
| Origin | Dublin, Republic of Ireland  |
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| Genre(s) | Pop | |
| Years active | 1993–present | |
| Label(s) | Polydor (1993–present) | |
| Website | RonanKeating.com | |
Ronan Patrick John Keating (born March 3, 1977 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish pop singer.
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[edit] Biography
He grew up in Bayside, Dublin. He attended Bayside Primary School and St. Fintan's High School, Sutton, Dublin.
He joined the band Boyzone after being groomed by Louis Walsh when he turned 16; and later briefly co-managed fellow Irish boy band Westlife. Although Boyzone never officially disbanded, they have not released a single since 1999 and he has continued with his own solo career, clocking up a total of 14 top 10 singles, as well as three Number one albums in addition to his previous success with the group.
With the exception of The Goo Goo Dolls -cover "Iris" he has had no singles which have charted outside of the top 10 while his third album Turn It On missed the UK top 20, only peaking at #21.
In 2003 Ronan was awarded with a prestigious BMI European song-writing award for his song The Long Goodbye, which enjoyed success in the US as a number one single in the Billboard country chart where it was covered by US country duo Brookes and Dunn.
In August 2004 Ronan released 10 Years Of Hits to celebrate Ronans first decade in the music industry. The album went straight to number one in the UK and to date has sold nearly two and a half million copies worldwide.
His fourth studio album Bring You Home was released on June 5, 2006 and entered the UK album charts at number three. It reached the top ten in several other territories across the world.
His mother, Marie, died on 2 February 1998 from breast cancer, and his family have set up a charity in her name which helps women to fight breast cancer. As promotion for the charity, he has completed two sponsored walks across Ireland. In April 2006 Ronan teamed up with Cancer Research UK to launch a cancer awareness drive. Ronan launched the first of three mobile units in the UK that will target the general public with cancer prevention information highlighting how to reduce your cancer risk. These mobile units are based on the ones launched in Ireland by the Marie Keating Foundation. Ronan will be running in the London marathon on April the 22nd to raise more needed funds- you can get details about sponcering him from his official web site.
On June 12th and 13th 2007 Ronan will be teaming up with Ian Botham by hosting The Charity Golf Classic at Gleneagles – the home of the Diageo Championship. Golf fans can join Ronan and Ian with their celebrity friends for two days of golf. The two day event will raise money for Ian and Ronan’s chosen charities – Leukaemia Research & Cancer Research UK.
In June 2004 Ronan made a trip to Ghana as his first job as a Fair Trade ambassador for Christian Aid. Ronan spent a week visiting farmers and families across central Ghana to see first hand how unfair trade laws are destroying livelihoods
In October 2005 Ronan went to Rome where he was appointed as a UN Goodwill Ambassador via the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO). This came out of his work started in 2004 with Christian Aid and the Trade Justice Campaign.
Ronan presented the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997, presented the MTV Europe Music Awards in 1997 and 1999, and co-presented the MTV Asia Awards in 2002 with Mandy Moore. He has even hosted the Miss World contest.
Ronan Keating will be playing a concert at the Isle of Man TT festival. The TT festival takes place at the end of May and beginning of June. Star acts such as Robin Gibb, Ronan Keating, Madness and The Stranglers have all be confirmed for the event. The Peel Bay TT Festival - February 12, 2007
Ronan married Irish model Yvonne Connolly (born February 9, 1974), on April 30, 1998, on Nevis Island. They have three children - Jack (born March 15, 1999), Marie, known as Missy (born February 18, 2001) and Alice known as Ali (born September 7, 2005).
[edit] Discography
- For complete discography and chart information see: Ronan Keating discography
- For Keating's releases with Boyzone, see Boyzone's discography
[edit] Albums
- Ronan (2000)
- Destination (2002)
- Turn It On (2003)
- 10 Years of Hits (2004)
- Bring You Home (2006)
[edit] Singles
This is a list of singles which were released by Ronan Keating. Their chart peak positions are shown, along with peak positions from United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France and Australia.
| Year | Single | UK | IRL | SE | SUI | AUT | GER | FR | AU | Album |
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| 1999 | "When You Say Nothing at All" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 3 | Ronan |
| 2000 | "Life is a Rollercoaster" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 6 | Ronan |
| 2000 | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | 6 | 65 | 27 | Ronan | |||||
| 2001 | "Lovin' Each Day" | 2 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 56 | 21 | Destination |
| 2002 | "If Tomorrow Never Comes" | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | Destination |
| 2002 | "I Love It When We Do" | 5 | 12 | 49 | 41 | 42# | 56 | 32 | Destination | |
| 2002 | "We've Got Tonight" (with Jeanette / Lulu) | 4 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 30 | Destination | |
| 2003 | "Je T'aime Plus Que Tout" with Cécilia Cara | 17 | 11 | |||||||
| 2003 | "The Long Goodbye" | 3 | 10 | 70 | 45 | 44 | 49 | Destination | ||
| 2003 | "Lost For Words" | 9 | 49 | Turn It On | ||||||
| 2004 | "She Believes (In Me)" | 2 | 17 | 53 | - | 30 | 22 | 33 | Turn It On | |
| 2004 | "Last Thing on My Mind" (with LeAnn Rimes) | 5 | 10 | 44 | 33 | 50 | Turn It On | |||
| 2004 | "I Hope You Dance" | 2 | 4 | 49 | 52 | 10 Years of Hits | ||||
| 2004 | "Father and Son" (with Yusuf Islam) | 2 | 16 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 10 Years of Hits | ||
| 2005 | "Baby, Can I Hold You?" | 42 | 10 Years Of Hits/Bring You Home | |||||||
| 2006 | "All Over Again" | 6 | 11 | Bring You Home | ||||||
| 2006 | "Iris" | 15 | 29 | 22 | 24 | Bring You Home | ||||
| 2006 | "This I Promise You" | This was a download only and so was not eligible to be entered the charts in 2006. | Bring You Home | |||||||
[edit] Trivia
- Keating is a big fan of American actor Tom Cruise
- The strings from "I Hope You Dance" were recorded by Francesco Cameli at Sphere Studios
- He auditioned for the Ewan McGregor role in the film of Moulin Rouge and as a result recorded a version of Your Song from the soundtrack
[edit] External links
- Mon Amour Pour Ronan Keating - Mon Amour Pour Ronan Keating - Le Forum
- Ronan Keating- The Official Britian and Ireland Website
- Ronan Keating Spain - The Official Spanish Website
- Ronan Keating Germany - The Official German Website
- Marie Keating Foundation
- Ronan Keating in Ghana videos
