Dustyn Blue

Dustyn Sean James Kian Blue-Williams was born on 25th December 1995 (age 17) in Tipperary, Ireland. He is an Irish singer-songwriter and actor. He is a member of Australian-British-Irish boy band Weekend. The band have received critical praise for their vocal and music style and also their image. With the group he has achieved three top 5 hit singles; Everything About You, Fired Up, Turn Up The Volume and two number one singles; Smile About It and Lock It Up. Weekend have also had two chart topping albums; Fired Up and a re-released version of the same album, Fired Up: Reloaded. He is the younger cousin of manager and G2L member, Lyrica Ocha. Dustyn was named the richest pop star under 16, beating the likes of Willow Smith and Layla Wilson. Dustyn is father to Shay Aodhan Blue who was born on 23rd May 2012. As of April 2012, he entered a relationship with the singer, Blake Williams, and they later married a year later. He is currently expecting twins from a surrogate.
==Early & Personal Life==
Dustyn was born on Christmas Day 1995 to Janet and Martin Blue in Tipperary, Ireland. At two weeks old, his parents changed his name to Logan, before returning to Dustyn two days later. He is the youngest of 5 siblings [Eoghan (32), Celine (29), Conor (27), Reece (26), Dustyn (17)] and is the only one of them that is involved in a musical career.
At the age of 3, Dustyn was diagnosed with MVP (Mitral Valve Prolapse) which is an abnormality in his heart valves which can lead to an irregular heartbeat (which he has), strokes, heart attacks and heart failure. As a result, he said that even when he reaches the age of 18 he will not drink or smoke to prevent any further damage.
At the age of 13, he started to busk in the streets. Dustyn sang and played his guitar in the city centre for nearly two years before joining Weekend and became a well known face in his town. He would sing covers of Stevie Wonder, Katie Coyle, Oasis and many more famous acts alongside original songs of his own.
Aged 14, Dustyn was attacked at a subway train station after coming back from visiting his aunt and uncle. A gang of teenagers hit him with baseball bats and stole his belongings. During the attack, one of the thugs hit Dustyn in the mouth with a hammer, knocking four of his back teeth out and breaking several others. He was also left with a scarred lip and a chipped collar bone.
Dustyn is a catholic and still attends a catholic secondary school today. He is also dyslexic and admits that he finds even the most basic of words difficult to read and spell. It was also discovered in 2012 that he has very mild Asperger's sydrome (a form of autism). Dustyn is fluent in English, Irish Gaelic, Japanese & Spanish, he self taught himself the latter two through audio tapes. He also has Scottish & Polish roots. Dustyn owns a black and white kitten called Fifi.
Dustyn became father to Shay Aodhan Blue on 23rd May 2012. He was born 4 months premature and was underweight. Shay is also partially deaf, not being able to hear in his right ear and having muffled hearing in his left.
He entered a homosexual relationship with cousin of Mandy Williams and member of pop band, The Zone, Blake Williams. The couple have been dating since April 2012 and have been living together since March 2012, originally as just room mates. They both raise Dustyn's son together.
Dustyn developed a cocaine addiction in late spring. His boyfriend, Blake, sent him to rehab but he only stayed for a few days before returning home. 5 hours after leaving, Dustyn was seen in a club under the influence of the drug again and was reportedly seen performing oral sex on numerous males at the club. He hasn't returned to rehab and has stated that he has gotten over the addiction.
In August 2012, Holly Dunbar, the mother of Shay, died due to alcohol poisioning. She was 18 years old.
==2011-Present: Weekend==
In October 2011, Dustyn's big cousin and musician, Lyrica Ocha decided to create a new musical project whilst her group G2L were on a small hiatus. Lyrica decided that she was going to create a 'male version of G2L' and find 5 talented boys to create the band. Dustyn was first choice as he and Lyrica are very close and Lyrica knows his musical talent.
After hundreds auditioned for the band the final line up consisted of, Dustyn Blue, Billy Khan, Scott Wellington, Oscar Ward and Riley Hamilton. They quickly began to work on their debut album.
The groups first single Everything About You was released on 22nd January 2012 and went straight into the top 5. It peaked at No.2 and remained in the Top 5 for 5 consecutive weeks. The single is currently their biggest selling single to date, selling almost 1 million copies in the UK alone. Worldwide, it is now one of the all time biggest selling singles.
Dustyn has the most writing credits on the album and it has been confirmed that he has the second most solo parts on Fired Up after Oscar Ward. He wrote all of the groups second single and first number one; Smile About It.
The group released their third single; Fired Up on 5th June 2012 to positive reviews. It entered the top 10 worldwide and despite selling less than the previous singles, it still achieved platinum status.
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 will be Lock It Up.
==Holly Dunbar Scandal: 2012==
In February 2012, notorious rich party girl Holly Dunbar claimed that she and Dustyn met in The Dirty Bastard Hotel And Casino on the night of January 15th and had sexual intercourse in the restroom. Holly also stated that she fell pregnant with his child. The story was published by Culture Uncut and parents were outraged. One parent of a Weekend fan said on Twitter;
"@OurLittleDustyn What kind of role model are you!? You are only 16 and you're having sex in toilets and getting girls pregnant. You should be ashamed of yourself! What sort of message are you sending to your teenage fan base?"
Dustyn has made it clear that he regrets his actions and has apologised to his fans. Shay was born on May 23rd 2012, 4 months premature. Holly passed away in August 2012.
Oscar Ward & Dustyn Blue Fight : 2012
In February 2012 during recording material for the American version of 'Fired Up', Oscar Ward and Dustyn had an argument over their appearance on The Queen Alexis Show. Rumors that Dustyn was angry with Oscar as he acted very 'cocky' on the show have been circulating and it is believed that was the reason for the dispute. Later on in the evening in the recording studio the pair continued arguing which eventually lead to a fight. Sources say that Oscar pinned Dustyn to the ground and started to punch his face, however Dustyn managed to roll over and pick up Oscar and they pair brutally attacked each other. The fight was broke up by fellow Weekend members Billy Khan, Riley Hamilton & Scott Wellington.
The story was published in Culture Uncut and gathered lots of attention. People even commented on the article saying who they would place bets on to win the fight.
Both Dustyn & Oscar have appeared to have resolved the situation however they have not spoke on the matter since.
==Chaos Awards V: 2012==
On Sunday 1st April 2012, after the Chaos Awards 2012. Dustyn, the rest of Weekend and their manager Lyrica Ocha were walking home from the venue at around 10:40pm. The stubbled upon a gang of drunken youths who started giving them abuse. Billy Khan told the group to leave them in peace otherwise he would call the police. At this point, a member of the group lunged towards Khan with a knife and them the rest of the youths entered into a scuffle with the band. The sound of sirens cleared the gang away however the brawl left Dustyn with two stab wounds in his stomach. He soon recovered and flew out to Vancouver to start filiming Echo.
==Vocal Ability==
Lisa Sibbas, a music critic for MetaCritic reviewed the groups first live show that took place in a small venue in London. She said the following
"I judged them before they even started singing. I classed them as another cheesy boyband with no soul or stage presence what so ever. I was partly right about the 'no soul' in some aspects but these 5 boys can really put on a great show and have even they weirdest music freaks singing along. Together they, and with no word of a lie, sound beautiful and really blend well vocally however if they were solo artists I'm afraid they would only be successful if they relied on looks alone. One boy that did stand out though was the little Irish boy, Dustyn Blue. He was not the strongest voice in the group but he did have passion and emotion and certainly had the most unique voice in the group. With the vocal fluxes of a male Jessie J, the sassy vocals of a male Pixie Lott and the vocal range of a male Whitney Houston, this boy really shone out. Though saying that, it does need some taming and that is probably the reason he doesn't sing as much as Oscar. I'm sure in time though, he could become one of the greatest vocalists of this generation. In my opinion, a little less 'sexy Oz' and a little more 'talented Dustyn!"
Dustyn's vocal range is from a baritone to a counter tenor and has the widest range. He usually sings the highest notes of songs, however this can alternate as Billy has the ability to reach notes just slightly lower than Dustyn's highest notes. Dustyn can also sing in an extremely low tone, adding the 'bass' to many songs.
Acting Career
Since coming into the public eye in 2011, Dustyn alongside the rest of the Weekend members have been approached by many different people offering them to participate in a variety of things such as acting, campaigning, writing and modelling. Dustyn appeared on TV without the group on X Factor Australia for 3 episodes and many producers said that he looked great on camera and had something quirky about him. He is set to play himself in Weekend's upcoming movie Live For The Weekend. Dustyn also confirmed that he is contracted to work on a big budget horror film, The Stalker, in late 2012. On 6th April 2012, it was revealed that he would take on the main role in upcoming sci-fi TV series, Echo. Dustyn will portray the main character; 16 year old Zane Taylor who holds a deadly secret. It was reported that he was fired from the show but no word has been heard.
==Filmography==
X Factor Australia as Himself (Guest Judge) [2012]
Ghost Hunting With...Weekend as Himself [2012]
Echo as Zane Taylor [2012/In Production]
Weekend: Access All Areas as Himself [TBR-2012]
Live For The Weekend as Himself [Pre-Production]
The Stalker as Kai Roberts[Pre-Production]
Weekend (edit)
Dustyn Blue Riley Hamilton Billy Khan Oscar Ward Scott Wellington	
Singles: Everything About You | Smile About It | Fired Up | Lock It Up	
Studio Albums: Fired Up 	
Category:Irish Artists
Category:Pop
Category:Pop-Rock
Category:R&B
Category:Musicians
Category:Artists
Category:Indie