Ronan Keating

Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and television and radio presenter.

Keating was born on 3 March 1977, the youngest of five children.

He grew up in Bayside in Kilbarrack, County Dublin, and in County Meath, attending St. Fintan's High School.

His father, Gerry Keating, was a lorry driver; his mother Marie was a mobile hairdresser.

He has one sister: Linda, and three brothers: Ciarán, Gerard and Gary.

He competed in track and field, winning the All Ireland under-13 200 m title.

He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish pop group Boyzone.

In 1993, the then 16-year-old Ronan Keating was the youngest member to join Boyzone.

Keating, Keith Duffy, Richard Rock, Shane Lynch, Mark Walton and Stephen Gately were chosen as Boyzone members.

Walton and Rock would later leave the group before being replaced by Michael Graham.

The group performed in various clubs and pubs before being signed by PolyGram in 1994 and released a cover version of "Working My Way Back to You" by The Four Seasons.

The group also released a cover version of "Love Me for a Reason" which would peak on several charts.

From 1994 to 1999, Boyzone released 17 singles, 3 studio albums and 1 compilation album before disbanding in 2000 selling 27 million records and 3 million records from 4 singles, 1 compilation and studio album since their reformation.

Keating is active in charity work and has been a charity campaigner for the Marie Keating Foundation, which raises awareness for breast cancer and is named after his mother, who died from the disease in 1998.

In 1998, his mother died at the age of 51 from breast cancer, resulting in the establishment of the Marie Keating Foundation.

At the age of 21 years, Keating married Yvonne Connolly in April 1998 and together, the couple have three children: Jack (born 15 March 1998), Marie (born 18 February 2001) and Ali (born 7 September 2005).

The couple are now divorced after Keating had an affair.

His solo career started in 1999 and he has recorded eleven albums.

He gained worldwide attention when his single "When You Say Nothing At All" was featured in the film Notting Hill and reached number one in several countries.

As a solo artist, Keating has sold over 20 million records worldwide alongside the 25 million records with Boyzone.

In 1999, while still a member of Boyzone, Keating recorded a version of "When You Say Nothing at All" for the motion picture Notting Hill.

The single peaked at number one in the UK charts, leading to a successful solo career.

The album produced four UK and Irish top-ten singles: "When You Say Nothing at All" (originally recorded for the soundtrack of the 1999 film Notting Hill), "Life Is a Rollercoaster", "The Way You Make Me Feel", and "Lovin' Each Day", the latter of which was featured on the re-release edition of the album, and later on Keating's second album, Destination (2002).

Also the song "Lovin each day" is from a movie "Summer catch".

Keating released his debut solo album, titled Ronan, in 2000, which peaked at number one in the UK Albums Chart.

The album was given several negative reviews, although it sold over 750,000 copies and became one of the top selling albums of the year in the United Kingdom.

It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, and has been certified four-times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of 1.2 million copies.

In the singer's native Ireland, the album debuted at number two.

The album also became a commercial success in other European countries, where it charted within the top ten of eight countries.

In 2001, Ronan was certified two-times platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for shipments of two million copies inside Europe.

Keating and Paul Brady co-wrote the 2001 hit single "The Long Goodbye", one of Keating's most loved hits amongst fans and a huge hit for Brooks & Dunn in the United States.

Keating and Brady won the "BMI European song-writing award" for the single.

After the successful debut album Ronan Keating continued on with his solo career and has since released four more studio albums: Destination (2002), Turn It On (2003), 10 Years of Hits (2004) and Bring You Home (2006), four of which peaked at number one in the UK Albums Chart.

Keating collaborated with several major stars, including Elton John, Lulu, LeAnn Rimes and the Bee Gees, for these albums.

In 2003, Keating was named Rear of the Year – an award given to celebrities with a notable posterior.

In October 2007, Keating was listed in the Guinness Book of Records for being the only artist ever to have 30 consecutive top 10 singles in the UK chart, beating the likes of Elvis Presley.

Keating also embarked on two world tours, won the Ivor Novello and BMI songwriting awards, released an autobiography, had a role as ambassador for Christian Aid and had sales in excess of 22 million albums worldwide.

In Australia, he is best known as a judge on All Together Now (in 2018), The X Factor (for 2010-14), and as a coach on The Voice Australia (in 2016).

He has also served as a coach on The Voice Kids UK (for 2022–23) and The Voice of Germany (in 2023).

He currently hosts a breakfast show on Magic Radio.