Shayne Ward

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.

Shayne Ward
Background information
Birth name	Shayne Thomas Ward
Born	(1984-10-16) 16 October 1984 (age 41)
Origin	Clayton, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Sony BMG, Syco

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

Title	Details	Peak chart positions				Sales	Certifications
		UK [1]	DEN [2]	IRE [3]	SWE [4]
Shayne Ward	Released: 17 April 2006 Label: Syco Formats: CD, digital download	1	—	1	8	UK: 538,918[5]	BPI: Platinum[6] IRMA: 4× Platinum[7]
Breathless	Released: 26 November 2007 Label: Syco Formats: CD, digital download	2	39	1	—	UK: 450,000[8]	BPI: Platinum[6] IRMA: 5× Platinum[9]
Obsession	Released: 15 November 2010 Label: Syco Formats: CD, digital download	15	—	11	—		BPI: Silver[6]
Closer	Released: 12 April 2015 Label: MPG Formats: CD, digital download	17	—	16	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Box set

Title	Details
Anthology	Scheduled: 9 December 2022[10] Formats: 3×CD

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Album
		UK [1]	DEN [2]	IRE [3]	NOR [11]	SWE [4]
2005	"That's My Goal"	1	—	1	—	58	BPI: 2× Platinum[6]	Shayne Ward
2006	"No Promises"	2	—	1	13	4	BPI: Silver[6]
	"Stand by Me"	14	—	9	—	—
2007	"If That's OK with You"	2	—	1	—	45	BPI: Silver[6]	Breathless
	"No U Hang Up"		4	11	38	38	BPI: Silver[6] IFPI DEN: Gold[12]
	"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"[13]	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Year	Title	Album
2011	"Must Be a Reason Why" (J. Pearl featuring Shayne Ward)	Obsession
2021	"Coming Home"[14] (Sash! featuring Shayne Ward)	TBA

Promotional singles

Year	Title	Album
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