Stephen Gately had a special place in Boyzone, taking the joint lead singer role along with Ronan Keating and celebrating the band's many successes with the rest of the members with whom he shared an unbreakable bond. Boyzone split in to pursue solo projects.
Boyzone did a brief tour in Ireland in early January before going their separate ways. Boyzone reformed in , announcing a tour for the following year. Boyzone's tour took them across the UK to sell out audiences in the likes of Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham and Dublin much to fans' delight. Boyzone toured again in , their last as a five. After the death of Stephen Gately, Boyzone released their album 'Brother' with the title being a nod of respect to him.
Another Boyzone tour followed in In , Boyzone released album 'Thank You and Goodnight' with artists Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran writing for the band's final album which also marked their year anniversary.
If you debate Boyzone songs with any fan, be prepared for the conversation to go on for hours! All the Boyzone members are married - sorry! Magic's very own Ronan Keating married gorgeous wife Storm on 17th August and the couple welcomed son Cooper in April and daughter Coco in March He also has son Jack and daughters Missy and Ali from his previous relationship.
Mikey Graham married wife Karen Corradi in , they share daughter Sienna and he's also dad to Hannah from a previous relationship.
Keith and Lisa have two children together, Jordan and Mia. When Richard left due to 'musical differences' with Ronan, he was replaced by Mikey Graham. Mark left a year later. The band's follow-up album 'A Different Beat' was released in , and sold 2 million copies around the world as well as hitting Number 1 in the UK. That same year, Ronan was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for songwriting for 'Picture of You', which appeared on the band's third album 'Where We Belong', released in It sold over 3 million copies worldwide and went to Number 1 in the UK.
However, her devastating death spurred Ronan to open the Marie Keating Foundation, and it became a registered charity in It's now one of the biggest cancer charities in Ireland. Meat Loaf also covered the song, and the band teamed up with him to perform it on stage at his concert in Dublin. They also sang it with Luciano Pavarotti in Italy. It went to Number 1 in the UK. In November , Boyzone announced that they would be taking some time out of the band to focus on their individual solo efforts.
A city tour proved to be fairly lucrative, as did the release of Back Again Carrying on as a four-piece, the band dedicated their release Brother to Gately and subsequently toured the U. In they marked their 20th anniversary with a nationwide tour which spanned huge venues such as Dublin and London's O2 Arenas and Birmingham's NEC.
At the end of the year they delivered their fifth studio album, BZ Working with Brian Rawling, Paul Meehan , and Matt Furmidge, the album's mix of solid contemporary pop saw it peak at number six in the U.
The following year the four-piece continued to add dates to their celebratory tour while finding the time to re-enter the studio to record their sixth album, Dublin to Detroit.
As the title suggested, the album saw the group tackling a selection of classic Motown hits by the likes of Smokey Robinson , the Four Tops , and the Supremes. A tour of Asia and the U. Gately died on 10 October of natural causes while on holiday in the Spanish island of Majorca with his civil partner, Andrew Cowles. In April , it was confirmed that Boyzone will be releasing a new studio album in September and will tour the UK in with arena shows. They have had five No.
Features the last concert before break from the point theatre, Dublin on 10 January Unexpected Song; 4. Graham originally was rejected but would later join after the departure of Rock, who left citing musical differences with Ronan Keating.
Boyzone have had six UK No. Out of this 50, 10 were selected for a third audition. The song didn't really hit it big in the United States but it did make the American Top 40s and Billboard Charts in A Huge contribution to the background and lead vocals in their tours since has come from backing vocalist Jo Garland who has sung with Ronan Keating in his solo ventures since and with Boyzone since , her vocals have been more prominent often covering for vocals that Stephen Gately sung.
It was announced on the same day that the brand new album will be released on 25 November and became available to pre-order from Amazon. They were put together in by Louis Walsh, who is also known for managing Johnny Logan and Westlife. Gately joined Boyzone upon their formation in We're all on diets and we've been training in the gym every day.
In December , it was announced that the album had been finalized and was ready for release in The album sold 90, copies in the UK. The album reached number one in Ireland and the UK.
On 14 November , it was reported that all five members of Boyzone were to begin a UK tour in May, which would be their first in seven years. Duffy's parents were against their son throwing away a solid and promising career and joining the band.
The song was revived by Boyzone in , becoming their breakthrough single, reaching 2 on the UK singles chart in December that year. The single charted in Australia and New Zealand and peaked at No. The event received coverage on BBC Radio 2. In , the Official Charts Company revealed the biggest selling singles artists in British music chart history, with Boyzone currently placed at 29th and the second most successful boy band in Britain, behind Take That.
In , Boyzone toured Asia, England and Scotland with 12 dates. The group became known in Ireland after an infamous appearance on The Late Late Show that year, which presenter Gay Byrne dismissed—although he later concluded: "They certainly had the last laugh on us". Escape will cancel and close the window. In , Boyzone played their Better Tour, which was the last tour to feature Gately.
It also became the first and only Boyzone song to have any chart success in the US. For the second audition the applicants where asked to sing two songs, including one of their own choice with a backing tape.
I think we all look better now than before. Keating told the Daily Star: "We've been taking it easy on the Guinness and been out for dinners and just a couple of drinks. I was only with him on Monday at an awards ceremony. In , to celebrate 20 years of the band, their fifth studio album BZ20 was released, along with the single "Love Will Save the Day".
On 29 August Boyzone played alongside other acts such as Sandi Thom and Scouting For Girls at an event in Blackpool to switch on the Blackpool Illuminations, an annual event in the town.
The quintet initially honed its sound by performing covers of '70s pop tunes, including Detroit Spinners' "Working My Way Back to You," which became a number three hit on the Irish charts, and the Osmonds' "Love Me for a Reason," Boyzone's first single to chart in the U.
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