Shayne Ward

**Shayne Ward** (16 October 1984) is an English singer. He was born in Clayton, Greater Manchester. He won the 2005 UK series of television programme _The X Factor_. He has released four studio albums.

## Early life

Shayne Ward was born in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England on 16 October 1984 to Irish parents who moved to the United Kingdom. He went to St. Peter’s RC High School in Manchester. Before _X Factor_ Ward was a member of a band called _Destiny_ with two women named Tracy Murphy and Tracey Lyle.

## Career

In 2005, Ward auditioned for the second series of _The X Factor_, he went on to win the competition, after winning he signed a recording contract with Simon Cowell's company Syco Music. He released his winner's single "That's My Goal", the songreached number one on the UK Singles Chart. He released his debut self-titled studio album in April 2006, the album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, the album includes the singles "That's My Goal", "No Promises" and "Stand by Me". His second album _Breathless_ was released in November 2007, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart and included the singles "If That's OK with You", "No U Hang Up" and "Breathless". In November 2010, he released his third studio album _Obsession_, the album peaked at number fifteen on the UK Albums Chart and included the singles "Gotta Be Somebody" and "Obsession". In April 2011 he was dropped by Syco Records. He released his fourth studio album _Closer_ in April 2015, peaking at number seventeen on the UK Albums Chart, the album includes the singles "My Heart Would Take You Back", "The Way You Were" and "Moving Target".

### Studio albums

|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"|Title|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"|Details|scope="col" colspan="4"|Peak chart positions|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"|Sales|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"|Certifications|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|* Released: 17 April 2006 * Label: Syco * Formats: CD, digital download|1|—|1|8|* UK: 538,918|* BPI: Platinum * IRMA: 4× Platinum||||
|* Released: 26 November 2007 * Label: Syco * Formats: CD, digital download|2|39|1|—|*UK: 450,000|* BPI: Platinum * IRMA: 5× Platinum||||
|* Released: 15 November 2010 * Label: Syco * Formats: CD, digital download|15|—|11|—||* BPI: Silver||||
|* Released: 12 April 2015 * Label: MPG * Formats: CD, digital download|17|—|16|—||||||
|colspan="20" style="font-size:85%"|"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.|||||||||

### Box set

|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Details|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|* Scheduled: 9 December 2022 * Formats: 3×CD||||

### Singles

- As lead artist
|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"|Year|scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"|Title|scope="col" colspan="5"|Peak chart positions|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Certifications|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2005||||||||||
|1|—|1|—|58|* BPI: 2× Platinum|rowspan="3"|_Shayne Ward_|||
|rowspan="2"|2006|||||||||
|2|—|1|13|4|* BPI: Silver|||||
|14|—|9|—|—||||||
|rowspan="3"|2007|||||||||
|2|—|1|—|45|* BPI: Silver|rowspan="3"|_Breathless_|||
|4|11|38|38|* BPI: Silver * IFPI DEN: Gold||||||
|6|—|2|—|—||||||
|2010||||||||||
|12|—|10|—|—||rowspan="2"|_Obsession_|||
|2011||||||||||
|97|—|—|—|—||||||
|rowspan="3"|2015|||||||||
|166|—|—|—|—||rowspan="3"|_Closer_|||
|—|—|—|—|—||||||
|—|—|—|—|—||||||
|2018||||||||||
|—|—|—|—|—||rowspan="3"||||
|2020||||||||||
|—|—|—|—|—||||||
|2021||||||||||
|—|—|—|—|—||||||
|colspan="20" style="font-size:85%"|"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.|||||||||

- As featured artist
|scope="col" style="width:1em;"|Year|scope="col" style="width:20em;"|Title|scope="col"|Album|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2011||||||
|_Obsession_||||||
|2021||||||

- Promotional singles
|scope="col" style="width:1em;"|Year|scope="col" style="width:20em;"|Title|scope="col" style="width:8em;"|Album|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2013||||||
|2014||||||
|_Once_||||||

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Shayne Ward
- **img**: ShayneWard 022.jpg
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Shayne Thomas Ward
- **origin**: Clayton, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- **instrument**: Vocals
- **years active**: 2005–present
- **label**: Sony BMG, Syco