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 at the age of 16, after being discovered by Louis Walsh; 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.

He has 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 in 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.

His fourth studio album Bring You Home was released on June 5, 2006 and reached number 3 in the UK album charts.

Ronan married Irish model Yvonne Connolly in 1998. They have three children - Jack (7), Marie, known as Missy (5) and Alice, known as Ali (9 months). Rumours that the couple separated shortly after the birth of their third child have not been confirmed.

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)

Hit singles

The following singles reached the top five in the United Kingdom and/or Ireland. Their chart peak positions are shown, along with peak positions from Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, and Australia.

Year	Single	UK	IRL	SE	SW	AU	Album
1999	"When You Say Nothing at All"	1	1	2	4	3	Ronan
2000	"Life is a Rollercoaster"	1	1	2	11	6	Ronan
2001	"Lovin' Each Day"	2	4	16	26	26	Destination
2002	"If Tomorrow Never Comes"	1	3	4	7	1	Destination
2002	"I Love It When We Do"	5	12	49	41	42	Destination
2002	"We've Got Tonight" (with Lulu)	4	10	25	25	6	Destination
2003	"The Long Goodbye"	3	10		70	45	Destination
2004	"She Believes (In Me)"	2	17	53	-	30	Turn It On
2004	"Last Thing on My Mind" (with LeAnn Rimes)	5	10		44	33	Turn It On
2004	"I Hope You Dance"	2	4		49		10 Years of Hits
2004	"Father and Son" (with Yusuf Islam)	2	16	37	41	41	10 Years of Hits

External links

• Ronan Keating
• Ronan Keating Spain - The Official Spanish Website
• Ronan Keating Germany - The Official German Website
• Marie Keating Foundation
• Turn it on with Ronan