Sean Kieran Conlon (born 20 May 1981) is an English singer best known as a member of

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before leaving in 2001 a few months before the group announced their split. Conlon rejoined the group in 2013 as part of the

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series ''

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''.

Early life

Conlon was born in

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, of

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and

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descent and has four siblings. He grew up in

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and attended St Mary's RC Primary School and St. Mary's Catholic High School, Menston. As a child his interests lay in becoming a record producer of

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or playing

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. He had his very first

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session aged eleven and, at the age of thirteen, performed for

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, Richard Skinner and

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after winning

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's Young Composer Competition. Shortly after, Conlon's father, actor Dennis Conlon, (the Chief in '' Shameless'') contacted

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and asked him to consider Sean. Sean was initially refused due to being only 15 years old but, as he was the only boy out of 3,000 applicants that played his own composition at the audition,

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said "Yes".

Career

Whilst a member of Five, Conlon received schooling from a home tutor for the first month of his pop career but couldn't continue due to the heavy schedule. After Five disbanded in late 2001, Conlon began been pursuing a solo career as an R&B,

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and

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singer and pianist in the cafés of London, and was signed to a

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. It was this that made him decide not to be part of Five's ultimately unsuccessful comeback in 2006. He ultimately became the second group member to sign a solo recording deal, with

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, and began work on a new album. Soon after work on the album had begun however, he was dropped by the label. Conlon co-wrote the

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song "Let Your Wall Fall Down" for their fourth studio album ''

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'', released in 2011. In March 2012, Conlon auditioned for the first series of ''

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'', but he did not make it through to the next round as no coach chose him. Following this, Conlon reunited with his former bandmates to discuss the possibility of a second reunion. In October, it was announced that Five were reuniting for a second time, and that Conlon would be taking part this time.

Personal life

In Five's earlier days, Conlon was briefly engaged to dancer Suzanne Mole, who toured with the group. He is now married to a woman who prefers to remain anonymous. On 15 January 2014, it was announced that they were expecting their first child "any time soon". The following week, they welcomed their first child, a daughter.

References

External links

Biography on Sean Conlon
— retrieved 10 January 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Conlon, Sean 1981 births Living people English people of Irish descent English people of Trinidad and Tobago descent 21st-century Black British male singers 20th-century Black British male singers Five (band) members Musicians from Leeds People educated at St. Mary's Catholic High School, Menston The Voice UK contestants People from Horsforth