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Shayne Ward
Shayne Thomas Ward (born 16 October 1984) is an English singer and actor. He rose to fame as the winner of the second series of ''The X Factor''. His debut single, "That's My Goal", was released in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2005 and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and was that year's Christmas number one. It sold 313,000 copies on its first day of sales, making it the third-fastest-selling single of all time in the UK, behind Elton John's " Candle in the Wind 1997" and Will Young's "Evergreen", which sold 685,000 and 400,000 copies in their first days of sale, respectively. Ward was the first ''X Factor'' winner to release an original song as his winner's single. His prize, as winner, was a recording contract with Simon Cowell's Syco record label, which is co-owned by Sony Music. His eponymous debut album was released in April 2006. It debuted at number one on both the Irish and UK Albums Charts, going 4× Platinum in Ireland and Platinum in the UK. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breathless (Shayne Ward Album)
''Breathless'' is the second studio album by English singer Shayne Ward. It was released through Syco Music and Sony BMG on 26 November 2007 in the United Kingdom. Ward reteamed with previous collaborators Rami Yacoub, Arnthor Birgisson and Savan Kotecha to work on most of the material. Additional producers on the album include Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather, AJ Junior, and Ryan Tedder. The album earned largely mixed reviews from music critics but was commercially successful, debuting at number one on the Irish Albums Chart, while also reaching number two on the UK Albums Chart. Two singles were released from the album, one of which was a double A-side. ''Breathless'' earned a platinum certification in the United Kingdom and went five times platinum in Ireland. Background Ward worked on the album for nearly a year and a half, longer than he had spent on his previous solo album and ''The X Factor'' put together. Ward described the album as a more "funky, sexy and different step from h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callum Logan
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters that appeared in 2014, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by series producer Stuart Blackburn. Sharif Nazir (Marc Anwar), the father of established character Kal Nazir ( Jimi Mistry), made his first appearance in February. Steph Britton's (Tisha Merry) brother, Luke Britton (Dean Fagan), and a new love interest for Gail McIntyre ( Helen Worth), Michael Rodwell ( Les Dennis), began appearing from March. Kal's daughter, Alya Nazir ( Sair Khan), arrived in June, while Kal's mother and Sharif's wife, Yasmeen Nazir ( Shelley King), turned up in July. In August, recurring character Dr. Susan Gaddas ( Christine Mackie) made her first appearance, as well as Steve McDonald's ( Simon Gregson) enemy, Dean Upton ( Justin Moorhouse). Kal's son, Zeedan Nazir ( Qasim Akhtar), joined in September, completing the Nazir family. Kylie Platt's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Young
William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979) is an English singer, songwriter and actor. He came to prominence after winning the 2002 inaugural series of the ITV talent contest '' Pop Idol'', making him the first winner of the worldwide '' Idol'' franchise. His double A-sided debut single " Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" was released two weeks after the show's finale and became the fastest-selling debut single in the UK. Young also came in fifth place in '' World Idol'' performing the single " Light My Fire" written by the band the Doors. As a teenager, Young studied politics at the University of Exeter before moving to London, where he studied musical theatre at the Arts Educational Schools in Chiswick. Young put his studies on hold in late 2001 to become a contestant on ''Pop Idol''. After winning the competition the following year, he released his debut album ''From Now On (Will Young album), From Now On'' (2002) which went straight to number one. ''Friday's Child (albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Closer (Shayne Ward Album)
''Closer'' is the fourth studio album by English pop singer Shayne Ward. It was released on 12 April 2015, as Ward's first independent release, funded through PledgeMusic. The album marks the debut release from MPG, a joint venture between Ward and music producer Mike Stock. The album features writing credits by Ward, Stock, Laura Walton and Johan Kalel, with production provided exclusively by Stock and Jimmy Junior. Recording took place between 2014 and 2015 in Stock's West Sussex studio. Background In 2011, it was reported that Syco Music had not renewed their recording contract with Ward due to the relative commercial failure of his third studio album, ''Obsession''. It was announced in 2014 that Shayne will release his fourth album with Mike Stock and PledgeMusic. Stock confirmed that the entire album was recorded and produced using solar power. Singles The first single " My Heart Would Take You Back" premiered on BBC Radio 2 on the Ken Bruce show on 24 February 2015 to a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obsession (Shayne Ward Album)
''Obsession'' is the third studio album by English singer Shayne Ward. It was released by Syco Music and Sony Music Entertainment on 15 November 2010 in the United Kingdom, and on 8 February 2011 in the United States. While he reteamed with Cutfather, Arnthor Birgisson, Savan Kotecha and Rami Yacoub to record for the album, Ward consulted a wider range of producers to work with him on new material, including Ray Hedges, Lucas Secon, Wayne Hector, Tony Nilsson, and Quiz & Larossi. The album received average reviews from music critics, who noticed Ward's vocalist qualities, but felt it misses good songs and blamed Simon Cowell and Syco Music for it. ''Obsession'' debuted at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart and number 11 on the Irish Albums Chart, reaching Silver status in the United Kingdom. While lead single " Gotta Be Somebody," a cover of Canadian rock band Nickelback's 2008 song, became a top ten hit, ''Obsession'' marked Ward's final single with Syco. Background It was announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No U Hang Up
"No U Hang Up" is a song written by Arnthor Birgisson, Rami Yacoub and Savan Kotecha and performed by ''The X Factor'' winner, Shayne Ward. The song was released as a double A-side single along with "If That's OK with You If or IF may refer to: *If (preposition), a preposition used in English conditional sentences * If (subordinator), a subordinator used for English subordinate interrogative clauses Arts and entertainment Film and television * '' If....'', a 196 ...", peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart and reaching the top 20 in Denmark and Ireland. The song was described as invoking the image of "KFC wrappers blowing around in the doorway of JJB Sports". Chart performance Although the single was released as double A-side, the official Irish chart company, IRMA, did not combine the two singles when they charted, due to two different digital singles being available separately. "If That's OK with You" charted at number one, while "No U Hang Up" entered at number 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If That's OK With You
If or IF may refer to: *If (preposition), a preposition used in English conditional sentences * If (subordinator), a subordinator used for English subordinate interrogative clauses Arts and entertainment Film and television * '' If....'', a 1968 film starring Malcolm McDowell * ''IF'' (film), a 2024 fantasy film about imaginary friends * ''If...'' (TV series), a series of BBC drama-documentaries * "If..." (''Desperate Housewives''), a 2010 episode of ''Desperate Housewives'' Gaming * IF, a character in the ''Hyperdimension Neptunia'' game series * Interactive fiction, text-based computer games featuring interactive stories and environments * '' Shin Megami Tensei If...'', a 1994 video game in the ''Shin Megami Tensei'' series * ''Kill la Kill the Game: IF'', a 2019 video game based on the '' Kill la Kill'' anime Literature * ''If'' (magazine), subtitled "Worlds of Science Fiction" * ''IF Magazine'', ''Inside Film'', Australian magazine * ''If...'' (comic), a political com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand By Me (Shayne Ward Song)
"Stand by Me" is the third single from the second United Kingdom ''X Factor'' winner, Shayne Ward. It was released in the UK on 10 July 2006 and is an original track from his debut album, ''Shayne Ward Shayne Thomas Ward (born 16 October 1984) is an English singer and actor. He rose to fame as the winner of the second series of ''The X Factor''. His debut single, "That's My Goal", was released in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2005 a ...''. The song failed to match the success of his previous singles and charted at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listing # "Stand by Me" (single mix) – 4:24 # "Easy to Love You" – 3:14 # "Hit the Ground Running" – 3:41 Charts References Shayne Ward songs 2006 singles 2006 songs Songs written by Andreas Romdhane Songs written by Savan Kotecha Sony BMG singles {{2000s-pop-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Promises (Bryan Rice Song)
"No Promises" is a song by Danish singer Bryan Rice from his debut studio album, ''Confessional'' (2006). A common misunderstanding Is that, the song was recorded by Rice for the soundtrack of the Danish comedy film '' Nynne'' (2005). The song was a hit in Denmark in 2005 and 2006, peaking at number one on the Danish Airplay Chart. "No Promises" was the fourth-most-performed work by Danish songwriters in Denmark between 2000 and 2009 according to Danish performance-rights organisation KODA. The song had international success in a Shayne Ward cover, peaking at number two in the UK in 2006. Chart performance The song spent three non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Danish Airplay Chart. The song did not chart on the Singles Chart, because the chart did not allow singles only available as digital download to chart until 2007. In January 2007, "No Promises" was certified platinum by IFPI Denmark for sales of 15,000 digital downloads. Track listings * Digital download # "No Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is the United Kingdom's industry-recognised national record chart for album, albums. Entries are ranked by sales and audio streaming. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays (previously Sundays). It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 (top 5) and found on the OCC website as a Top 100 or on ''UKChartsPlus'' as a Top 200, with positions continuing until all sales have been tracked in data only available to industry insiders. However, even though number 100 was classed as a hit album (as in the case of ''The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums'') in the 1980s until January 1989, since the compilations were removed, this definition was changed to Top 75 with follow-up books such as ''The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums'' only including this data. As of 2021, Since 1983, the OCC generally provides a public charts for hits and weeks up to the Top 100. Business customers can require a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Albums Chart
The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). The charts were previously compiled on behalf of IRMA by Chart-Track, and have been compiled by the Official Charts Company since 2017. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically each day from retailers' Point of sale systems and certain digital retailers. All major record stores and over forty independents submit data for the charts, accounting for over 80% of the market, according to Chart-Track. A new chart is compiled and released to the public by the Irish Recorded Music Association on Friday at noon. Each chart is dated with the "week-ending" date of the previous Thursday (i.e., the day before issue). It is released as a Top 100; however, Chart-Track's records only record the Top 75 in the archives. Chart achievements and trivia Albums with the most weeks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayne Ward (album)
''Shayne Ward'' is the debut studio album by English singer Shayne Ward. It was released by Syco Music and Sony BMG on 17 April 2006 in the United Kingdom. The release of the album came five months after he won the second series of the British talent show ''The X Factor'', with the recording process taking place between late 2005 and early 2006. Ward worked with a variety of producers on his debut, including Cutfather, Jörgen Elofsson, David Kreuger, Steve Mac, Quiz & Larossi, and Nigel Wright. Promotion The album produced five singles, including "That's My Goal", " No Promises" and " Stand by Me." Initially released on 17 April 2006, ''Shayne Ward'' was later re-released on 18 December 2006, with the addition of a bonus DVD. The album was not issued in Japan until 2007, and the lead single in the region consisted of a double A-side of "That's My Goal" and "No Promises." A new video for "That's My Goal" was filmed for the release. In November 2022, the album was released on vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
