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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 . Despite Boyzone never officially disbanding, they have not released a single since 1999 and he has continued with his own solo career, clocking up a total of 12 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

He married Yvonne Connolly (b. , 1999 ), Marie ( February 18 , 2001 ), and Alice ( September 7 , 2005 ).

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 .

He is now busy in the studio finishing his fourth album which will be out in the coming months.


DISCOGRAPHY

:''For Ronan Keating's releases with Boyzone, see Boyzone's Discography

Albums



Singles


From "''Ronan''":
  • "When You Say Nothing at All" (1999) #1 UK, #3 AUS(originally by Keith Whitley )

  • "Life is a Rollercoaster" (2000) #1 UK, #6 AUS

  • "The Way You Make Me Feel" (2000) #6 UK



From "''Destination''":
  • "Lovin' Each Day" (2001) #2 UK, #15 ITA, #30 AUS

  • "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (2002) #1 UK, #3 AUS (originally by Garth Brooks )

  • "I Love It When We Do" (2002) #5 UK, #32 AUS

  • "Love Won't Work (If We Don't Try)" (2002) #21 ITA, (Not released in the UK)

  • "We've Got Tonight" (2002) #4 UK, #12 AUS (feat. Lulu ; Originally by Bob Seger , also a 1983 hit for Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton )

  • "The Long Goodbye" (2003) #3 UK



From "''Turn It On''":
  • "Lost for Words" (2003) #9 UK

  • "She Believes (In Me)" (2004) #2 UK, #33 AUS (Originally by Kenny Rogers )

  • "Last Thing on My Mind" (2004) #5 UK (with LeAnn Rimes )



From his collection called "''10 Years Of Hits''":


From "''Bring You Home''":
  • "All Over Again (duet with Kate Rusby)" (2006) (UK release only) (to be released on 29th May)

  • "Iris" (2006) (International release) (to be released on 29th May) (Originally by GooGoo Dolls )



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