79-431: 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 co-lead 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 "
158-772: A pulmonary edema . In 2009, Keating co-wrote the song " Believe Again " sung by Niels Brinck , who won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix and represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow where it qualified for the final from the second semi-final and finished in 13th place with 74 points. Following the success of the album Songs for My Mother , he has recorded another entitled Winter Songs . Teaming up again with Songs for My Mother producer Steve Lipson, Keating pulled together eleven songs that evoked memories of winter and Christmas for him. Winter Songs
237-548: A secretariat based in London, with regional offices in Brussels , Hong Kong , Miami , Abu Dhabi , Singapore and Nairobi . IFPI's mission is to promote the value of recorded music, campaign for record producer rights, and expand the commercial uses of recorded music. Its services to members include a legal policy programme, litigation, content protection, sales reporting for the recorded music market, insight and analysis and work in
316-549: A 29-date tour, taking in cities such as Cardiff, Newcastle, Liverpool, London at the O2 Arena and Wembley, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Edinburgh Castle and the RDS in Dublin. A greatest hits collection was released and two new singles in 2008 selling 700,000 copies. Stephen Gately , a close friend and bandmate of Keating, died on 10 October 2009 of
395-495: A Star . Duffy has been an autism awareness campaigner since his daughter was diagnosed with the condition at age 18 months, and acts as the patron for Irish Autism Action holding regular fundraising events and informational talks. Duffy was the winner on the British reality series The Door in 2010 and came third in the first series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2001, and in the second series of Splash! in 2014. Duffy
474-522: A Website under the domain titled "International Federation of Pirates Interests", a replacement backronym for IFPI. Ownership of the domain was returned to IFPI in late November, when a WIPO arbitration panel concluded that "the Disputed Domain Name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark in which the [IFPI] has rights" and that the Pirate Bay's representative "registered and [was] using
553-765: A breakfast show on Magic Radio for seven years, ending in July 2024. 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. Fintan's High School . His father, Gerry Keating,
632-461: A duet of Christmas classic " Santa Claus Is Coming To Town " for department store chain Myer 's "The Spirit of Christmas 2013" compilation. On 24 December 2015, Keating was announced as Ricky Martin 's replacement on The Voice Australia . Keating joined Jessie J , Delta Goodrem and The Madden Brothers on the show. On 7 December 2016, Keating announced his departure from the show after one season. He
711-565: A group. Keating said in February 2012, "Next year Boyzone will be 20 years gone, so we'll be doing something. We have plans to get various other artists in the mix as well, I know Rizzle Kicks are interested and I have plans to get my nephew Will on a track somewhere in the album" The new Boyzone album, BZ20 , was released in the summer of 2013. It featured ten new songs and ten re-recorded songs, with two singles. In September 2013, Keating teamed up with X Factor judge Dannii Minogue to record
790-468: A guest anchor on the morning slot of UK radio station Magic FM. In September 2017, Keating was signed to co-host Magic Breakfast alongside Harriet Scott on Magic Radio running Monday to Thursdays, 6 am till 10 am with Tom Price hosting Friday Breakfast with Harriet Scott. Keating also presented his own show on Saturday evenings 5pm till 7pm with Disney+ . From 2017 to 2021, Keating guest-presented episodes of The One Show , before becoming
869-593: A list of the top 10 best-performing global singles and albums each year. The most recent winners, for 2023, were Miley Cyrus ' " Flowers " and Seventeen 's FML respectively. In March 2022 IFPI launched the first Global Vinyl Album Chart (most recently topped by Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor's Version) ', announced in March 2024) and in March 2023 they introduced the IFPI Global Streaming Album Chart; Morgan Wallen's 'One Thing At A Time' most recently took
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#1733084532694948-578: A main presenter in May 2021. On 19 November 2020, Keating was a guest panellist on the ITV Daytime show, Loose Women , and made history as being part of the first all-male panel in the show's 21 year history. Keating was a judge on The Voice Kids UK in 2022 and 2023 for Seasons 6 and 7. Keating joined The Voice Germany in 2023 for Season 12. Keating unsuccessfully auditioned for a role in The Hobbit . The film
1027-534: A member of Boyzone, Keating recorded a version of " When You Say Nothing at All " for the motion picture Notting Hill . The single peaked at number one in the UK charts, leading to a successful solo career. Keating released his debut solo album, titled Ronan , in 2000, which peaked at number one in the UK Albums Chart . The album was given several negative reviews, although it sold over 750,000 copies and became one of
1106-523: A mobile phone recycling campaign in Ireland. He also appeared on All Star Family Fortunes on 11 September 2010 again raising money for Ambitious about Autism. After leaving Coronation Street in January 2011, Duffy returned to Boyzone who reunited and toured the UK and Ireland during February and March 2011, with a 21-date tour of Ireland and UK with their arena-based "Brother" Tour and four outdoor shows around
1185-563: A nearly fatal car crash; both survived without serious injuries. Boyzone performed together for the last time before their hiatus in Ireland at the Point Theatre during nine dates running from 3—8 January and 10—12 January 2000; they had sold more than 13 million records in total by this time and all sixteen of their singles had reached the top five of the UK Singles Chart . They also became the first Irish act to have four number one hits in
1264-569: A new album and would be touring in 2013, the 20th anniversary of their formation. In November 2013, he appeared as a drug dealing fitness instructor in two episodes of Irish crime drama Love/Hate . Boyzlife is a duo consisting of Duffy and Brian McFadden , who previously appeared as members of '90s and 2000s boybands Boyzone and Westlife, respectively. In February 2020, Duffy invited John Junior , Mental Health Activist on stage with Brian McFadden on their Boyzlife tour to share his mental health journey with their fans. Junior travels around
1343-668: A role as ambassador for Christian Aid and had sales in excess of 22 million albums worldwide. In 2007 he released two fragrances, based on Sicilian lemon, lavender and Clary sage smells. All proceeds go to the Marie Keating foundation. Keating performed at the 2006 FIFA World Cup opening party at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, in front of an audience of nearly 250,000 people, and posed nude for Cosmopolitan magazine's 10 Years of Naked Centrefolds. On 9 May 2007, Keating became
1422-510: A standard format consisting of the letters "IFPI" followed by four or five hexadecimal digits. A number prefaced with "L" is a "mastering code", a serial number taken from a pool assigned by Philips to the manufacturer. The mastering code identifies the Laser Beam Recorder (LBR) signal processor or mould that produced a particular stamper or a glass master disc from which moulds are produced. Non-"L" numbers are "mould codes", which identify
1501-460: A version of the Band Aid song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for charity (with proceeds raising money for The Trussell Trust, Crisis, Unicef, Shelter and Samaritans), which included Keating alongside Francis's Keith Lemon character, Pixie Lott, Rick Astley and Matt Goss amongst others. On 21 December 2020, a new version of the charity Christmas number one contender "Don't Stop Me Eatin'" by LadBaby
1580-402: Is a mix of traditional and modern festive classics, including tracks from artists such as Simon & Garfunkel , Joni Mitchell and Sugarland along with perennials " Silent Night " and " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ". The album also includes two and new songs, "It's Only Christmas" and "Scars". In March 2010, the new Boyzone album Brother was released and went to number one in
1659-436: Is an Irish singer, actor, radio and television presenter and drummer who began his professional music career as part of Irish boy band Boyzone alongside Ronan Keating , Mikey Graham , Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately in 1993. The band decided to focus on solo projects in 2000, since which Duffy has taken acting roles in soap operas such as Coronation Street and Fair City . He has also presented The Box and You're
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#17330845326941738-519: Is based on the J. R. R. Tolkien novel of the same name . In April 2011, Keating began working on Goddess , a 2013 romantic comedy film co-starring British actress Laura Michelle Kelly . The film was directed by Mark Lamprell , who wrote Babe: Pig in the City . In May 2014, Keating provided the singing voice of Postman Pat in the film Postman Pat: The Movie . Keith Duffy Keith Peter Thomas Francis Julian John Duffy (born 1 October 1974)
1817-469: The Dublin under-16 hurling team for three years. At the age of 16 he bought a drum kit and played in bands called Toledo Moon and This Burning Effigy. Duffy studied architecture for a year at college, before dropping out. Duffy first became aware of Boyzone after hearing auditions to become a member were being held. He was unsuccessful in securing an audition, but was later noticed by Louis Walsh (who became
1896-647: The Eurovision Song Contest along with Carrie Crowley . He presented the MTV Europe Music Awards in 1997 and 1999 , and co-presented the MTV Asia Awards in 2002 with Mandy Moore . He also hosted Miss World 1998 . That same year, Keating co-hosted the Royal Variety Performance alongside Ulrika Jonsson at the Lyceum Theatre in London. In 1999, Keating presented all nine episodes of
1975-611: The ISO established the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) standard, ISO 3901. In 1989, the IFPI was designated the registration authority for ISRC codes. ISRC codes "enable the use of copyright protected recordings and works to be controlled; facilitate the distribution and collection of royalties (performances, private copying); and assist in the fight against piracy". To further combat infringement of recorded works,
2054-689: The Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations of 1961, which established an international standard for the protection of sound recordings, live performances and broadcasts. This convention was opposed by trade groups representing authors and composers, who were concerned that establishing such " neighbouring rights " would undermine their own control over how their works were used and would result in prohibitively expensive licensing. Pressure from United States–based broadcasters who did not want to license
2133-508: The UK Albums Chart . Keating collaborated with several major stars, including Elton John , Lulu , LeAnn Rimes and the Bee Gees , for these albums. Keating and Paul Brady co-wrote the 2001 hit single " The Long Goodbye ", one of Keating's most loved hits amongst fans and a huge hit for Brooks & Dunn in the United States. Keating and Brady won the "BMI European song-writing award" for
2212-496: The fifth season , he was assigned the Boys category and made series history; both his acts, Taylor Henderson and Jai Waetford , reached the grand-finals and finished runner-up and third place respectively. On the sixth season , Keating became the winning mentor for a second time with Marlisa Punzalan , the youngest contestant and first act from the Girls category to win. On 25 April 2015, it
2291-503: The second season of the show. During the second season, Keating mentored the Over 25s category and his fellow Boyzone band members helped him in the judges' house selection of the contest. He eventually became the winning mentor with his contestant Altiyan Childs . Keating went on to mentor the Groups for two consecutive years, notably with The Collective finishing third in the fourth season . For
2370-589: The BBC1 talent show Get Your Act Together . On 20 April 2009, Keating guest co-hosted The Morning Show in Australia alongside Kylie Gillies , while the show's regular male co-host Larry Emdur was on holiday. In addition, he has stood in for Steve Wright on his Sunday Love Songs on BBC Radio 2 . He presented a Sunday request show on Magic 105.4 FM . In a section for the Jeremy Clarkson 2009 DVD Duel , Keating
2449-485: The Disputed Domain Name in bad faith" and failed to adequately rebut IFPI's contention that he "has no rights or a legitimate interest in the Disputed Domain Name". The organisation's website www.ifpi.org was unaffected during the dispute. IFPI publishes six annual top-ten charts: the IPFI Global Recording Artist Chart, IFPI Global Single Chart, IFPI Global Album Chart, IFPI Global Album Sales Chart,
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2528-738: The IFPI Global Vinyl Album Chart and (from 2023) the IFPI Global Streaming Album Chart. Launched in January 2014, the IFPI Global Recording Artist Chart (sometimes called just the IFPI Global Artist Chart) was the first global chart to accurately capture the popularity of artists across streaming channels, alongside digital and physical album and singles sales. The independently verified chart includes sales of albums across digital, CD and vinyl formats; singles, both downloaded and physical; and streams across
2607-445: The IFPI and the compact disc manufacturing industry introduced Source Identification (SID) codes in 1994. The SID codes are markings on optical discs such as compact discs (CD) and digital versatile discs (DVD) that identify the manufacturer, equipment, and master discs used to create each disc. There are two codes: the SID mastering code and the SID mould code. The SID mastering code identifies
2686-653: The State Theatre in Sydney, Brisbane Convention Centre, Melbourne's Regent Theatre, Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Canberra's Royal Theatre, Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Adelaide's Festival Theatre and at Perth's Kings Park in front of 29,000, in all making £1.6 million. In July 2012 he visited Malta and performed with Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja and Italian pop-singer Gigi D'Alessio . He later joined his management for dinner at Palazzo Parisio . His ninth studio album named Fires (the fifth to contain original material)
2765-635: The Swedish Royal family at Crown Princess Victoria's birthday celebrations, and at the opening ceremony of the 19th European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg . On 5 November 2007, Keating confirmed that Boyzone would reunite for a special appearance on the BBC's annual fundraiser, Children in Need , performing a medley of hits, although had not yet commented on the possibility of a new tour or album. Soon, they went on
2844-618: The UK and Ireland in 2013 saw Keating perform at Colston Hall in Bristol, The O 2 Arena , Cardiff International Arena , Brighton Centre , Nottingham Royal Concert Hall , LG Arena in Birmingham, Bournemouth International Centre , Sheffield City Hall , Blackpool Opera House , Liverpool Echo Arena , Manchester Apollo , Newcastle City Hall , Clyde Auditorium and AECC in Scotland and The O 2 in Ireland to an audience of 80,000 fans, which
2923-461: The UK and Ireland selling 500,000 copies with very little promotion to add to the singles which sold 175,000 copies. On 12 November 2010, Keating released his seventh studio album, entitled Duet , in Australia and New Zealand. " Believe Again " was released as the lead single from the album and features guest vocals from Australian singer, Paulini . Keating joined the judging panel of The X Factor in 2010, where he remained for five seasons. He
3002-644: The UK during August. Following the end of the "Brother" Tour, Duffy completed a half Ironman Triathlon raising money for Irish Autism Action. He returned to Coronation Street in September 2011 for a short stint. His last appearance as Ciaran was on 25 November 2011. From November 2011 to February 2012, Duffy played character Teddy Heelin in John B. Keane 's play Big Maggie which visited many theatres in Ireland. Fellow Boyzone member Shane Lynch said in an interview on ITV show Loose Women that Boyzone would be releasing
3081-580: The United Kingdom charts. After Boyzone disbanded in 2000, Duffy teamed up with Shane Lynch and released their pop-rap version of " Girl You Know It's True " under the name Keith 'N' Shane. It was a top 40 hit in the UK, peaking at No. 36 in December 2000. Duffy's profile was raised as a result of his appearance on the first series of the UK's Celebrity Big Brother in 2001, where he finished third out of six, and on Lily Savage 's Blankety Blank . In
3160-637: The United Kingdom with Charlie The Duck, who accompanies him, encouraging people to speak up about mental health . Duffy is friends with Junior and supports his campaign to raise awareness for mental health . On 19 January 2022, the duo announced the release of their upcoming second studio album, Old School . Duffy married Lisa Smith on 24 June 1998 in Las Vegas , only proposing two days before. Ronan Keating acted as his best man. Together, Keith and Lisa have two children, Jordan Stephen Scott Duffy (born 22 April 1996) and Mia Duffy (born 11 March 2000). After Mia
3239-777: The areas of performance rights, technology and trade. IFPI is governed by its Main Board, a group including representatives from across the organisation's members (including major and independent record labels), representatives from certain IFPI National Groups and the organisation's CEO. There are also two regional boards (the IFPI Asia/Pacific Regional Board and IFPI Latin America Regional Board) which oversee regional matters. In April 2024 IFPI announced that Victoria Oakley had been appointed as CEO, joining
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3318-466: The band's manager ) whilst dancing in Dublin's POD Nightclub and was invited to audition. Duffy sang Billy Joel 's "Piano Man" and danced to Right Said Fred 's "I'm Too Sexy". He was chosen as one of the original members of the band. He played a backing role in Boyzone, with Ronan Keating and Stephen Gately handling the majority of lead vocals. In 1994, Duffy and fellow band member Shane Lynch were involved in
3397-741: The calendar year. The chart includes all the music of each artist featured, not just one track or album. It uses album equivalent units to combine measurements of downloads, physical sales and streams. The Top 10 Global Artist Chart is published each year, with the number-one artist being presented with a physical award, as the Global Recording Artist of the Year . The winners have been: One Direction in 2013, Taylor Swift in 2014, Adele in 2015, Drake in 2016, Ed Sheeran in 2017, Drake in 2018, Taylor Swift in 2019, BTS in 2020 and 2021, and Taylor Swift in 2022 and 2023. IFPI also publishes
3476-687: The charity ASIAM.ie, which helps provide support for children with autism. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ( IFPI ) is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a non-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland and founded in Italy in 1933 by Francesco Braga. It operates
3555-692: 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. In 1999, while still
3634-728: The first international number-one selling foreign artist to perform a concert in Phnom Penh , Cambodia. Keating also performed at the Olympic Stadium Indoor Arena. Keating has performed duets with Elton John at Madison Garden in New York and has sung for the Pope twice and performed for Prince Charles at the Prince's Trust 30th birthday, which took place at the Tower of London. He performed on stage for
3713-602: The following countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. The IFPI Middle East Awards were established in October 2009. They were awarded for sales in either Lebanon or the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and
3792-405: 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
3871-502: The international phonographic industry formed IFPI at the industry's first international congress in Rome, Italy, held from 10 to 14 November 1933. IFPI described its mission as representing "the interests of the recording industry worldwide in all fora" by promoting legislation and copyrights and "to protect the largely British-based recording industry" by promoting a global performance right in gramophone sound recordings. The IFPI lobbied at
3950-422: The manufacturer that replicated the disc. Phillips assigns the first 2 or 3 digits of the mould code and the remaining digits are a serial number assigned by that plant to its moulds. In mid-October 2007, after IFPI let the ifpi.com domain registration lapse, ownership of the ifpi.com domain was transferred to The Pirate Bay , a group which claimed it received the domain from an anonymous donor. The group set up
4029-428: The manufacturing facility used to produce a master from which moulds are produced. The SID mould code identifies the plant where the disc was moulded (replicated). Since not all optical disc manufacturing facilities have the ability to both produce master discs and replicate discs, the SID mastering code and SID mould code on a given optical disc may or may not represent the same manufacturing facility. SID codes follow
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#17330845326944108-439: The music industry. IFPI represents the recording industry worldwide; there are some 8,000 members across IFPI and its global network, operating in over 70 markets and some 70 local industry associations, affiliated music licensing companies and IFPI offices. According to its criteria, IFPI membership is open to "a legal entity or person which is either a producer of phonograms or music videos, copies of which are made available to
4187-506: The organisation in June 2024. The previous CEO, Frances Moore, stepped down in December 2023. She had been appointed the chief executive with a term effective from 1 July 2010. She had replaced John Kennedy , who had headed the organisation since 2005 and was also one of the co-producers of Live Aid and Live8 . Moore was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in 2021 for her services to
4266-770: The organisation in that time. He subsequently began his own charity, the Keith Duffy Foundation , to support autism charities throughout Ireland. In 2022 he played in the Celebrity Series of the Legends Tour golf tour at tournaments including the Staysure Senior PGA (2021) and the Celebrity Series Grand Final in Mauritius (2021 season, delayed to 2022 ), winning the event and £25,000 (€29,500) for
4345-452: The part of James "Ringo" Leyden in 2008 in the Irish soap opera Fair City , with his character leaving the show in 2009. Boyzone then played their "Better" Tour, which was the last tour to feature member Stephen Gately. Duffy acted as pall-bearer at Gately's funeral on 16 October. Speaking after Gately's death, Duffy reminisced on the early days: "He told Louis [Walsh] he was 5ft 7in. When he auditioned for The Hobbit later on, he said he
4424-575: The production due a prior contract stipulation committing him to a 2010 Coronation Street return, which would have interfered with the film's schedule. Subsequently, he returned to the soap in February 2010, reprising his role as lovable Irish rogue Ciaran McCarthy. On 2 and 3 April 2010, Duffy appeared in ITV's one-off game show The Door . He won the show and his prize was £25,000 for a charity of his choice – Ambitious about Autism (a UK-based charity for autism education, then known as TreeHouse). In June 2010, he continued his work with Autism, launching
4503-452: The public in reasonable quantities", though the organisation does not define "reasonable quantities". National groups and affiliate bodies include SNEP in France; BVMI in Germany; RIAJ in Japan; BPI in the UK; RIAA in the US; ARIA in Australia; Music Canada; AMPROFON in Mexico; Recorded Music New Zealand; Promusicae in Spain; FIMI in Italy and others. Record labels can be members of both their local industry body and IFPI. Members of
4582-457: The records they broadcast, among other factors, kept the United States from signing the convention; the United States would not recognise a separate sound recording copyright until 1971. In an effort to combat copyright violation, in 1971, the IFPI advocated for the Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (the Geneva Phonograms Convention), which 72 countries signed. In 1986,
4661-410: The same year, he appeared on the celebrity special in the fourth season of Fort Boyard alongside Tris Payne , Scott Wright , Sally Gray , and Nell McAndrew . He branched out to acting, most notably on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as the character Ciaran McCarthy . What was meant to be a three-week stint on the show turned into three years from 2002 to 2005, with Duffy leaving
4740-584: The show to be closer to his family in Ireland. The year 2005 saw Duffy take to the stage for the first time as Damien in the play Dandelions at Dublin's Olympia Theatre . Duffy also played the title role in The Wizard of Oz , staged at the Weymouth Pavilion in Weymouth, Dorset . In May 2008, it was announced that Boyzone would return with their "Back Again... No Matter What" Tour which sold over 200,000 tickets within three hours. The tour began on 25 May 2008 at Belfast's Odyssey arena and finished at Carlisle Bitts Park on 23 August 2008. Duffy went on to play
4819-437: The single. In 2003, Keating was named Rear of the Year – an award given to celebrities with a notable posterior . In October 2007, Keating was listed in the Guinness Book of Records for being the only artist ever to have 30 consecutive top 10 singles in the UK chart, beating the likes of Elvis Presley . Keating also embarked on two world tours, won the Ivor Novello and BMI songwriting awards, released an autobiography, had
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#17330845326944898-417: The support act. On 21 March 2011, Keating released an album of covers produced by Burt Bacharach titled When Ronan Met Burt . In April he began shooting scenes for his film debut in Australia; the film, Goddess , was released on 14 March 2013. He performed at the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund , Germany in front of a crowd of 16,500. Keating toured Australia and New Zealand in the beginning of 2012 at
4977-432: The top selling albums of the year in the United Kingdom. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart , and has been certified four-times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of 1.2 million copies. In the singer's native Ireland, the album debuted at number two. The album also became a commercial success in other European countries, where it charted within the top ten of eight countries. In 2001, Ronan
5056-476: The top spot in that chart. The latest IFPI Global Album Sales Chart saw Seventeen at No. 1 with 'FML', with the K-Pop band having also reached No. 1 on the overall Global Album Chart for 2023 with the same album. Formerly, IFPI ran certifications called the IFPI Platinum Europe Awards and the IFPI Middle East Awards. The IFPI Platinum Europe Awards were founded in 1996. They are awarded for actual retail sales (as opposed to shipments) of one million albums, in one of
5135-437: Was 5ft 3in. But he was a true giant of a man". Duffy became presenter of The Box on Irish television channel TV3 , as well as featuring in Irish comedy Mrs Brown . He later served as a judge on the RTÉ talent contest You're a Star , later presenting the fifth series of the show. Landing his first major feature-film role in 2010, Duffy was cast in Irish horror film Loftus Hall . He reportedly had to bow out of
5214-454: 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 under-13 200 m title. In 1993, the then 16-year-old 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
5293-440: Was announced that Keating would not be returning for the seventh season of The X Factor . On Christmas Eve 2015, during the broadcast of Carols by Candlelight on Channel 9 Australia , it was announced that Keating would be returning to Australian TV screens in 2016 as a coach on the fifth season of The Voice Australia , joining other coaches Jessie J , Delta Goodrem and The Madden Brothers . In June 2015, he filled in as
5372-411: Was born on 1 October 1974 in Donaghmede , Dublin to parents Sean and Pat. He has an older brother, Derek, and a younger brother, John. He was raised Roman Catholic . As a young child he contracted pneumonia . He attended primary school at Belgrove National School and secondary school at Ardscoil Rís and Plunket's . Between the ages of 7 and 18 he played hurling and Gaelic football , representing
5451-414: Was certified two-times platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for shipments of two million copies inside Europe. The album produced four UK and Irish top-ten singles: " When You Say Nothing at All " (originally recorded for the soundtrack of the 1999 film Notting Hill ), " Life Is a Rollercoaster ", " The Way You Make Me Feel ", and " Lovin' Each Day ", the latter of which
5530-694: Was diagnosed with moderate autism , Duffy has become active in raising awareness of the condition and in October 2014 received an Honorary Fellowship from the RCSI . Duffy was also present in Kilcloon , Meath on 2 March 2012 for the official opening of 'Stepping Stones', a specialised school for children with autism stating "All we want to do is give our kids a chance in life". Following his daughter's diagnosis with autism at 22 months old in 2000, he has supported different autism charities and campaigned for better support for autistic children in his native Ireland. He stepped down as patron of “Irish Autism Action” after ten years in 2015, raising over €8,000,000 for
5609-469: 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 (2010–14), and as a coach on The Voice Australia (2016). He has also served as a coach on The Voice Kids UK (2022–23) and The Voice of Germany (2023). He hosted
5688-453: Was featured on the re-release edition of the album, and later on Keating's second album, Destination (2002). Also the song "Lovin each day" is from a movie "Summer catch". After the successful debut album Ronan Keating continued on with his solo career and has since released four more studio albums: Destination (2002), Turn It On (2003), 10 Years of Hits (2004) and Bring You Home (2006), four of which peaked at number one in
5767-525: Was invited to take part in an off-road race to find "the fastest off-road celebrity", along with newsreader Kate Silverton, Rugby player Matt Dawson, and Clarkson. He came third overall, after being forced to abandon the car with only 20 seconds left to complete the course to disarm the on-board time bomb. In 2010, Keating became a judge and mentor on the Australian version of The X Factor , joining Guy Sebastian , Natalie Imbruglia , and Kyle Sandilands for
5846-497: Was predicted to make £3,000,000. On 21 July the single from the album, also named "Fires", was given its first worldwide release on BBC Radio 2 . The video premiered on YouTube on 1 August 2012 at 9 am. It was released as a digital download and CD on 24 August worldwide and 27 August in the UK. "Wasted Light", is the second track on the album and premiered on 3 December 2012. The music video part live, part animated. Boyzone reunited in 2013 to celebrate their 20th anniversary as
5925-791: Was released on 3 September 2012 in the UK and 30 August in Ireland, Germany, Australia and worldwide. It was released through Universal Music and was produced by Greg Wells and co-written by Keating and Gregg Alexander . To promote the record Keating embarked on a short promotional tour on 3 August at the Summarfestivalur in the Faroe Islands in front of 14,000 fans, 5 August at the Þjóðhátíð festival in Iceland and on 17 August at Festas Mar in Portugal as well as appearances in Germany and Australia. A tour of
6004-434: Was released which featured Ronan Keating performing the song with 'LadBabyMum' Roxanne Hoyle (a single also raising money for The Trussell Trust). In November 2021, Keating released Songs from Home , a set to pay homage to his homeland of Ireland. In December 2022, Keating was featured as a coach on the sixth series of The Voice Kids UK . He returned as a coach for the seventh series in July 2023. In June 2023, it
6083-405: Was replaced by Kelly Rowland . Keating released his tenth studio album Time of My Life in February 2016. The single "Let Me Love You" charted at number 95. In February 2020, Keating announced the release of his eleventh studio album titled, Twenty Twenty . It was released on 24 July 2020. The single "One of A Kind" charted at number 17. In December 2020, comedian Leigh Francis recorded
6162-446: Was revealed that Keating would be a coach on the thirteenth season of The Voice of Germany which began airing in September. Over the years he has won Smash Hits Best Solo Male. He was given a tree in London's Hyde Park for performing for The Prince's Trust . He also has a World Music Award for the best-selling Irish artist. In 2024, he received an Europäische Kulturpräis for his charity work. On 3 May 1997, Keating presented
6241-462: Was the winning mentor on two occasions; in 2010 with Altiyan Childs and in 2014 with Marlisa Punzalan . He joined Boyzone on their tour of the UK and Ireland during February and March 2011 with a 21 date tour of the Ireland and UK with their arena-based Brother Tour , each of the band members received £1 million from it. The band stated that it was a tour dedicated to their brother 'Steo'. Singer/songwriter Guy Sebastian from Australia appeared as
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