"No Name" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter

Ryan O'Shaughnessy Ryan O'Shaughnessy (born 27 September 1992) is an Irish singer and former actor from Loughshinny, Skerries, Dublin. He portrayed Mark Halpin in the popular TV series ''Fair City'' for nine years (2001–2010). In January 2012, he appeared in the ...

, released on 5 August 2012 as the lead single from his extended play ''

'' (2012). The song entered the

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at number 3 and the

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at number 31. He performed it initially as an audition in 2012 during

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of ''

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''. He said it was his own words and composition and he had chosen this song as it meant so much to him. He explained it was about his "best mate" for six years ever since he was thirteen. However he refused to name the person despite persistent questions about the name by the three member jury consisting of David Walliam,

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and

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. He finished in fifth place during the competition.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "No Name" was first released onto YouTube on 18 June 2012 at a total length of two minutes and fifty-one seconds.Ryan O'Shaughnessy – No Name (Official Video)
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