Oscar Ward

Oscar Joseph Ward is a British singer-songwriter who is one fifth of the boy band Weekend and is known for being the lead singer of the gorup. He was born on 16th November 1994. The band have received critical praise for their vocal and music style and also their image. With Weekend, he has acheived a top 2 single; Everything About You, two No.1 singles; Smile About It and Lock It Up, another top 5 hit Fired Up and a number one album of the same name, Fired Up. He is the younger cousin of Joey Frankson from the Teen Titans. Oscar is currently engaged to Eilidh Greene and the couple are expecting their first child.
==Early Life ==
Oscar was born on 16th November 1994 to Richard and Sharon Ward in London, England. He is the youngest of 3 siblings [Gillian (24), Emma (19) and Oscar (17)] . He attended a private school.
His father is a P.E teacher at a local primary school, which Oscar previously attended. His mother works in Real Estate.
At the age of 11 he enrolled in drama school were he landed lead roles for numerous plays. In 2009, he was ejected from the school for fighting with a fellow student. Oscar expresses a dislike to the pupil to this very day and shows no interest in finding another drama school.
After defecting from drama school he created his own indie band; Rising Water. The band consisted of 4 members. Rising Water recorded over 30 songs together and were in talks with numerous indie labels until the group split in late 2010.
Four demos of solo material from Oscar leaked onto YouTube in January 2012, however Oscar stated that the material was recorded before joining Weekend and is not new material.
==2011 - Present: Weekend==
In October 2011, Oscar received a call from his cousin Joey Frankson in which he said that Lyrica Ocha wanted Oscar to come down and audition for a new boy band; Weekend.
He successfully auditioned and became the second member to join after Dustyn Blue. Oscar was praised for his 'rocky' vocals and deep voice. It has also been confirmed that he has the most solo parts on the groups debut album Weekend.
The group acheived a top 2 hit in January 2012; Everything About You. Their debut album Fired Up was released on March 17th 2012. Also, in March 2012, Weekend acheived their first number one single with Smile About It.
After the release of their second single, the groups popularity sored, making them a worldwide phenomenon. Many call 2012 the year of 'Weekend Mania'. Oscar received a sudden amount of attention as he is the lead singer of the group.
The second single; Smile About It was released on March 10th 2012. The video was filmed in 3D and was set in New York. It entered the charts at No.11 then rose ten places to the top spot the following week.
Weekend's debut album 'Fired Up' was released on March 17th 2012. The tracklisting for the album was revealed through their official website in Febraury 2012. Fired Up debuted at No.1 in its first week, giving the boys the number one single and album simultaneously.
The third single to be lifted from the album was Fired Up. The video was shot in early April and will premiere sometime in June. Scott stated on Twitter that the video will have full on choreography. The video was directed by Emil Nava. The song received critical praise with many calling it 'the best song on the album'. It was written by Stefani Vola.
In July 2012, Weekend embarked on their first ever world tour. It is simply titled 'Weekend World Tour' or just, 'WWT'. The tour was sold out in a matter of minutes and the demand for tickets caused many online ticket offices to actually crash. WWT has received glowing reviews from critics for the boys outstanding live vocals and the choreography in each show. They were supported by Jacob Estrada, The Zone, Mercedes Payne and Serenity Scott. Whilst touring, they recording a number of songs during their days off of the tour. Weekend decided to put together a re-release of their debut album so that fans have something to listen to whilst they take a break from recording after the tour. The first single from this re-release was Lock It Up. The single entered the charts at No.4, continue their string of top 5 singles, the next week it rose to No.1 giving them their second number one single. It has became their fastest selling single to date and has already outsold their previous single, 'Fired Up', within just a week of release.
==Vocal Ability==
Oscar possesses the vocal range of a tenor. He is known for his low notes in songs. Despite being the lead singer of the group; Dustyn can reach higher notes than Oscar.
==Chaos Awards V==
On 26th February 2012, it was confirmed that Oscar will be co-hosting the prestigious Chaos Awards V alongside his girlfriend, Eilidh Greene. The show aired live on 1st April 2012 and was the most watched award show ever televised (only to be surpassed by Chaos Awards VI)
Weekend (edit)
Dustyn Blue Scott Wellington Oscar Ward Riley Hamilton Billy Khan	
Singles: Everything About You | Smile About It | Fired Up | Lock It Up	
Studio Albums: Fired Up 	
Other Albums: Fired Up: Reloaded 	
Category:Artists
Category:Pop-Rock
Category:Pop
Category:R&B
Category:British artists