Ronan Keating

Ronan Patrick John Keating born 3 March 1977 is an Irish singer songwriter actor and television and radio presenter He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy Michael Graham Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately as the colead singer with Gately of Irish pop group Boyzone 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 Australia he is best known as a judge on All Together Now 2018 The X Factor 201014 and as a coach on The Voice Australia 2016 He has also served as a coach on The Voice Kids UK 202223 and The Voice of Germany 2023 He currently hosts a breakfast show on Magic Radio 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 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 Fintans 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 under13 200 m title In 1993 the then 16yearold 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 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 1999 Marie born 18 February 2001 and Ali born 7 September 2005 The couple are now divorced after Keating had an affair 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 Source Article Ronan Keating from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30