Ronan Keating

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Ronan Keating
Born March 3, 1977 (1977-03-03) (age 31)
Origin Dublin, Ireland
Genre(s) Pop
Years active 1993–present
Label(s) Polydor (1993–present)
Website RonanKeating.com

Ronan Keating (born March 3, 1977 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish pop singer who has had hits with boyband Boyzone and as a solo artist.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Ronan Patrick John Keating grew up in Bayside, Dublin.

Ronan is a long-cousin of Sam Alexaner Curtis, a home disc jockey in the South of Edinburgh.

His mother Marie died on February 2, 1998 from breast cancer; Ronan and his family have since set up a charity "The Marie Keating Foundation" to help find a cure for cancer.

Ronan married Irish model Yvonne Connolly 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 Ali (born September 7, 2005)

[edit] Career

He joined the band Boyzone after being spotted by Louis Walsh when he turned 17; and later briefly co-managed fellow Irish boy band Westlife. Although Boyzone never officially disbanded, they had not released a single since 1999 but reformed in 2007. He has continued with his own solo career, clocking up a total of 14 UK top 10 singles as well as three UK Number One albums in addition to nearly two and a half million copies worldwide. Also in October Ronan was entered in the Guinness Book of Records for being the only artist ever to have 30 consecutive top 10 singles in the UK chart.

On the 3rd May 1997 he presented the Eurovision Song Contest along with Carrie Crowley[1]

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.

In April 2006, Ronan travelled to Westport to be the sponser for his godson's Confirmation.

On June 6, 2006, Ronan sang at the World Cup opening party at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany in front of an audience of nearly 250,000 people. Also in June 2006, Ronan posed naked for Cosmopolitan magazine's 10 Years Of Naked Centrefolds.

On September 7, 2006, Ronan Keating met his idol Cristiano Ronaldo. They have now become good friends and Ronan is now believed to be an avid Manchester United fan. He is also quoted as saying Cristiano Ronaldo is the best footballer ever.

On May 9, 2007, Ronan Keating became the first international number-one selling foreign artist to perform a concert in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. Ronan performed at the Olympic Stadium Indoor Arena.

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 hosted the Miss World contest, dueted with Elton John at Madison Garden in New York and has sung for the Pope twice. He performed for Prince Charles at The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday which took place at the Tower of London. He performed on stage for the Swedish Royal family at the Crown Princess Victoria's Birthday Celebrations, and at the Opening Ceremony of 19th European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.

Over the years he has won Smash Hits best solo male. He was also given a tree in London's Hyde Park for performing for The Prince's Trust. He also has a World Music Award for the best selling Irish artist.

Ronan is scheduled to go back on the road with Boyzone, as they are doing a 21 date arena tour of the UK and Ireland. The tour begins in Belfast on the 25th May 2008.

Ronan ran in the London Marathon on 13 April 2008 to raise money for Cancer Research. He ran a personal best time of 3hr 59min.

[edit] Discography

For complete discography and chart information see: Ronan Keating discography
For Keating's releases with Boyzone, see Boyzone's discography

[edit] Albums

Year Title Chart positions Sales and Certifications
UK GER SUI AUT SE NOR NZ AUS
2000 Ronan
  • Debut solo studio album
  • Released: July 31, 2000
  • Formats: CD, Cassette
1
2
4
10
3
1
2
3
 4x Platinum (1.2 mil.+) (BPI UK)[2]
2002 Destination
  • Second studio album
  • Released: May 20, 2002
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, SACD
1
1
3
2
5
2
1
3
 2x Platinum (600,000+) (BPI UK)[3]
2x Platinum (140,000+) (ARIA Australia)[4]
Platinum (40,000+) (IFPI Switzerland)[5]
2003 Turn It On
21
18
19
45
54
29
-
26
 Gold (35,000+) (ARIA Australia)[6]
2004 10 Years of Hits
  • Greatest hits compilation
  • Released: October 11, 2004
  • Formats: CD, Cassette
1
7
8
13
4
3
4
13
 3x Platinum (900,000+) (BPI UK)[7]
Platinum (70,000+) (ARIA Australia)[8]
2006 Bring You Home
  • Fourth studio album
  • Released: June 5, 2006
  • Formats: CD
3
7
3
10
10
-
-
6
 Gold (100,000+) (BPI UK)[9].
Platinum (70,000+) (ARIA Australia)

[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
1999 "When You Say Nothing at All" 1 1 2 4 3 6 41 3 Ronan
2000 "These Days" Now That I Know What I Want
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
2006 "All Over Again" (with Kate Rusby / Rita Guerra) 6 11 Bring You Home
2006 "Iris" 15 4 10 29 22 24 Bring You Home
2006 "This I Promise You" Not chart eligible as it was only released as a download Bring You Home

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Ronan (2000)  · Destination (2002)  · Turn It On (2003)  · 10 Years of Hits (2004)  · Bring You Home (2006)
Singles
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