Ronan Keating

Template:Infobox musical artist 2 Ronan Patrick John Keating (born March 3, 1977 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish pop singer.

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.

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, among other activities.

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.

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

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.

Unfortunately for Ronan he has become one of the most disliked celebrities in Ireland.

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).

Discography

For complete discography and chart information see: Ronan Keating discography

For Keating's releases with Boyzone, see Boyzone's discography

Albums

1. Ronan (2000)
2. Destination (2002)
3. Turn It On (2003)
4. 10 Years of Hits (2004)
5. Bring You Home (2006)

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	"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

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

External links

• 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