31/12/2002 - happy new year!

WE, AT RONAN KEATING WORLD WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2003!

Here we are!  The final day of the year 2002 and we would like to say to everyone thanks for visiting Ronan Keating World!  And we wish everyone a wonderful happy new year in 2003!  It's been a quiet period for Ronan but don't despair, Ronan will be kick starting his Destination '03 Tour next month in Asia right through to February!  And into April, he'll be visiting the UK for more shows!  So, have you got your tickets yet?  If not, why not?  Visit Ticketmaster to order your tickets or contact your local ticket agency!  Tickets are going - so make sure you make 2003 something special!  The tour dates for the UK are on the Tour & Appearances page (Asian tour dates will be put up soon).

Also, Ronan will be releasing a new single in March - watch this space for further details...and finally, we have been counting the scores up for our quizzes - we'll be putting them up in a matter of days, so come back very soon to find out how much you scored - we do like to keep you in suspense - but it won't be any longer!!!

23/12/2002 - seasons greetings!

WE, AT RONAN KEATING WORLD WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2003!

What another fantastic year for Ronan!  A number 1 single and album, two top 5 singles, a sell-out tour in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Europe and numerous TV appearances including presenting several music awards namely the MTV Asian Music Awards back in February and the Top Of The Pops Awards recently in November!  We would like to say to all the fans, old and new, out there a big thank you for supporting Ronan and his music!  And of course thanks for visiting Ronan Keating World!  May we wish everyone and Merry Christmas and a happy New Year in 2003!  Let's hope Ronan has another great year in 2003!  Keep the support up!

...AND FINALLY, just in case you want something to remind you of what a year Ronan has had, why not tune into the following shows:
- On Christmas Eve, tune into Five (UK) at 3:50pm (GMT) and catch Ronan performing on Capital Christmas Live which took place on 6th December.  Other stars performing were Atomic Kitten, Craig David, Darren Hayes, Ms. Dynamite, David Gray and Will Young.
- And on Christmas Day, tune into BBC1 (UK) and watch the Christmas Top Of The Pops where Ronan will be performing his number 1 single, 'If Tomorrow Never Comes' - don't miss it!

17/12/2002 - have a ronan year!

Fancy having Ronan in your bedroom for the next 365 days of 2003?  We can't promise you that you'll get Ronan in the flesh but you can get close to the real thing with the Official 2003 Ronan Keating Calendar!  Featuring exclusive photo shots of Ronan every month next year, you'll never be far away from Ronan.  Just imagine, circling dates for Ronan's next tour, next single release or maybe new album - just fancy having this calendar (pictured) on your wall!  The calendar is available to buy in shops - so make sure you get yours soon and enjoy a Ronan year in 2003! 

14/12/2002 - ronan tours asia early next year!

The tour dates for Destination '03 in Asia have just been announced!  Ronan will touring Asia in January and February next year!  We have some current tour dates of where he will be.  The list is shown below:

We are still awaiting details of the venues the shows will be.  But as soon as we get the information, we'll tell you first at Ronan Keating World.  The UK tour dates can be found in the Tour & Appearances page of this website.  The Asian tour dates will be put up on that page soon.

13/12/2002 - see ronan by invitation

On Monday 2nd December, Ronan performed the tune, 'In The Ghetto' at the Royal Variety Performance at the Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK.  We told you that we'll get details of when the event will be televised.  Good news!  The Royal Variety Performance will be shown on BBC1 (UK) on 15th December 2002 (Sunday).  The show will start at 8:00pm (GMT).  Many other performers were present including Will Young, Gareth Gates and Liberty X.  So make sure you don't miss this annual event.  The Prince Of Wales was present at the event.

8/12/2002 - coming second the second time around!

It was really a close contest indeed!  This year's Record Of The Year 2002 saw ten fantastic artists go head to head to win the award of the year!  Ronan performed his number 1 hit, 'If Tomorrow Never Comes' and was wearing a dark red leather jacket, checked scarf and jeans and he performed the tune brilliantly!  He was accompanied with some of his band members.  After an hour's wait of voting, the results were received.  But this year, the results were done slightly differently.  From the ten, only seven were to go through to the next round, Ronan got through, but Holly Valance, Shakira and Liberty X (with their brilliant tune, 'Just A Little') were out of the contest!  A while later, only five were to go through to the final round, Ronan was through again, but Elvis Vs. JXL and Enrique Iglesias did not make the final five.  The excitement built up as the five artists, Ronan, Atomic Kitten, Will Young, Gareth Gates and Darius were awarded points in 14 regions across the UK.  Ronan did score some 10 pointers and was constantly coming second or third place.  The results before the final votes saw both Ronan and Gareth Gates drawing neck to neck for the crown!  But Gareth had just pipped the crown and won the Record Of The Year 2002 with his brilliant cover of the tune, 'Unchained Melody' (and well done to him!).  Ronan came joint second with Will Young which is a brilliant achievement!  It was only in 1999 that Ronan had also come second for his tune, 'When You Say Nothing At All' when Westlife took the crown!  Nevertheless, Ronan had attracted thousands for his brilliant tune!  The final scoreboard is shown below:

We would like to thank all the fans for voting for Ronan!  Out of the five years Record Of The Year has been around, Ronan has appeared in four of them (the only artist to have appeared some many times) including Boyzone who won the Record Of The Year in 1998 for the song, 'No Matter What'.  Let's hope that Ronan can do it again next year and perhaps win the Record Of The Year in 2003!!! 

And just for interest, here's some statistics about each single in this year's Record Of The Year:
 

Artist/title	No. of weeks at UK No.1	No. of weeks in the UK singles chart	No. of records sold + status
1. Holly Valance 'Kiss Kiss'	1	14	395,000 (Silver)
2. Enrique Iglesias 'Hero'	4	17	690,000 (Platinum)
3. Gareth Gates 'Unchained Melody'	4	31	1,319,000 (Double Platinum)
4. Liberty X 'Just A Little'	1	20	570,000 (Gold)
5. Elvis Vs. JXL 'A Little Less Conversation'	4	10	631,798 (Platinum)
6. Will Young 'Evergreen'	3	33	1,781,178 (Triple Platinum)
7. Shakira 'Wherever Whenever'	2*	16	553,751 (Gold)
8. Darius 'Colourblind'	2	11	300,000 (Silver)
9. Ronan Keating 'If Tomorrow Never Comes'	1	13	470,000 (Gold)
10. Atomic Kitten 'The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)'	3	12	400,000 (Gold)

*This song reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart.

7/12/2002 - how did the lecture go?

Ronan recently made a visit to the Fame Academy last Thursday (5th December).  You are probably asking what advice Ronan gave to the students?  Here's what Ronan had to say.  Firstly he described how it is to be a pop star with media attention: "Dealing with the media is hard and you do take it seriously but you have to laugh it off; take any of it on board and it will affect you."

He finally added the great things about being a solo pop star: "As a solo artist it's great because now I can do what I want to do, songs, video, photos, so when something works out right it's on my shoulders, but equally when something goes wrong that's also on my shoulders." 

5/12/2002 - give ronan a track record!

It has been announced that Ronan is a contender for this year's Record Of The Year!  His single, 'If Tomorrow Never Comes' is one of the contenders against nine other artists!  The full shortlist is shown below:

You can see the full event live on Saturday (7th December) on ITV1 (UK) at 6.30pm (GMT)!  The show will be presented by Ant & Dec and all artists will be performing!  The winner will be down to you!  The phone lines will open on the night, so when they do, make sure that Ronan Keating is your vote!  Ronan almost won in 1999 with his single, 'When You Say Nothing At All', but don't let this repeat again this year - make sure he's in for a chance!!!

4/12/2002 - ronan performs this christmas!

Ronan will be performing at this year's Capital Christmas Live this Friday (6th December) organised by Capital 95.8FM!  The event will take place in Earl's Court, London, UK.  Other artists will join the event including Atomic Kitten, Craig David, Darren Hayes, Ms. Dynamite, David Gray and Will Young!  You can find out more about this event by visiting the 95.8 Capital FM Website by clicking here!

3/12/2002 - ronan lectures...

Ronan will be going to school.  No, not to be taught but rather to be teaching others!  Ronan will be making his appearance at Fame Academy!  He'll be teaching a Master Class this coming Thursday (5th December).  The show shown on BBC1 (UK) is aimed at making a music star but with a difference by being taught vigorous techniques at the Fame Academy school!  Hey, it's not as easy as Popstars, y'know!

2/12/2002 - destination '03 goes to belfast!

It has recently been announced that Ronan has added another date to his Destination '03 UK tour!  He'll be visiting Belfast's Odyssey Arena on 25th April 2003!  The tour kicks off in the UK in April and you can find the full tour dates on our updated Tour & Appearances page.  For more information about how to buy tickets, visit the Official Ronan Keating Website and check the FanZone section (you'll need to register to access this area).

We'll be keeping an eye out on further tour dates including the international dates particularly in Asia.  Watch this space!

2/12/2002 - in royal tradition

Tonight, Ronan will be performing at the annual Royal Variety Performance taking place at the Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK.  He'll be joined by other stars like Will Young & Gareth Gates (pictured), Kylie Minogue, Anastacia, Shirley Bassey, Enrique Iglesias and Shania Twain!  In addition, the cast of the musicals Bombay Dreams and Our House, the musical which is a tribute to the group, Madness will be performing at the event.  The Prince Of Wales will be present at this event.  The event will be televised soon - we'll tell you when as soon as we get the information!

You can also check out the Tour & Appearances page for where Ronan will be. 

1/12/2002 - we've got tonight is a hit!

'WE'VE GOT TONIGHT' REACHES NUMBER 4!
It was stiff competition this week, but good news!  Ronan's new single, 'We've Got Tonight' reached an excellent number 4 in the UK charts!  We would like to congratulate Ronan for getting this brilliant position!  Though, Daniel Bedingfield took the top position this week and Atomic Kitten at number 2 with their double A-side single, 'The Last Goodbye/Be With You' (congratulations to them!), Ronan managed to beat off competition from Darius whose single, 'Rushes' reached number 5 and Enrique whose single, 'Maybe' reached a disappointing number 13 not even making the top 10!  Here's the chart position of the week below:

Speaking to Dr. Fox on the Pepsi Chart, Ronan talked about the uncertainty of where the single would land up: "Totally man, I didn't know where (the tune) in the chart!".  Dr. Fox asked about whether the single was the last one from the album, 'Destination'.  Ronan responded giving a hint about a new single in the new year, "No, 'The Long Goodbye' comes out in March. It will be the fourth and last single from the album.  So I'm looking forward to that as it is a song I have written myself".  Dr Fox then asked what Ronan if he will be doing anything over Christmas, Ronan said: "Yeah, I'm doing all the usual stuff, the Record Of The Year show, Royal Variety, then I'm taking Christmas off with my family in Ireland.  And then we've got the tour in April and the new single in March, so we're busy starting next year too."  Ronan finally thanked the fans for getting the single: "Thanks everyone for buying it (the single)."

We would like to thank you the fans for getting Ronan another brilliant hit!  You have done well to get him in this position!  If you haven't got the single, yet!  Don't hesitate!  Buy it 'cos it's a fantastic tune - you don't know what you are missing out!  Plus check out these resources!

- Check the Singles Discography for full track listings and all the details!
- Check out the lyrics to 'We've Got Tonight' at Ronan Keating World!  We will be putting up the b-side tracks in the lyrics page soon - we have said this for days, but rest assured, they will definitely be up very soon!

Once again, many congratulations to Ronan!  And to you the fans as well!  So come, keep supporting Ronan!

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