 Ronan originally started off with one of the most successful boybands to come from Ireland, Boyzone back in 1993! It was only in 1994 that the single, 'Love Me For A Reason' was an instant hit in the UK that Boyzone crossed the waters!!!
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With Boyzone, Ronan has had 16 top 5 hits with them including 6 No.1 singles including the following:
:: 'Words' (1996)
:: 'A Different Beat' (1996)
:: 'All That I Need' (1997)
:: 'No Matter What' (1998)
:: 'When The Going Gets Tough' (1999)
:: 'You Needed Me' (1999)
> Click here for the Boyzone singles discography
The albums Ronan released with Boyzone were as follows:
:: 'Said And Done' in 1993
:: 'A Different Beat' in 1996
:: 'Where We Belong' in 1997 and re-released in 1998
:: '...By Request' - Boyzone's Greatest Hits released in 1999
> Click here for the Boyzone albums discography
Ronan's first ever solo single was 'When You Say Nothing At All' going straight to
No.1 in 1999 for 2 weeks.
> Click here for the Singles Discography
> Click here for lyrics to 'When You Say Nothing At All'
'When You Say Nothing At All' is Ronan's best selling single to date selling 528,600 copies!
> Click here for lyrics to 'When You Say Nothing At All'
So far in his career, Ronan has sold a record-breaking 18 million albums worldwide!
Ronan's solo career actually started in 2000 when he released his first ever solo album, 'Ronan' which went straight to the UK No.1 in the albums chart!
> Click here for the Albums Discography
The albums released by Ronan are as follows:
:: 'Ronan' in 2000 and re-released in 2001
:: 'Destination' in 2002
:: 'Turn It On' in 2003
:: '10 Years Of Hits' - a Greatest Hits album in 2004
:: 'Bring You Home' in 2006
> Click here for the Albums Discography
The singles released by Ronan in the UK are as follows:
:: 'When You Say Nothing At All' (1999)
:: 'Life Is A Rollercoaster' (2000)
:: 'The Way You Make Me Feel' (2000)
:: 'Lovin' Each Day' (2001)
:: 'If Tomorrow Never Comes' (2002)
:: 'I Love It When We Do' (2002)
:: 'We've Got Tonight' featuring Lulu (2002)
:: 'The Long Goodbye' (2003)
:: 'Lost For Words' (2003)
:: 'She Believes (In Me) (2004)
:: 'Last Thing On My Mind' with LeAnn Rimes (2004)
:: 'I Hope You Dance' (2004)
:: 'Father And Son' featuring Yusuf (formerly Cat Stevens) (2004)
:: 'All Over Again' with Kate Rusby (2006)
> Click here for the Singles Discography
The Music DVDs released by Ronan in the UK are as follows:
:: 'Ronan Live From The Royal Albert Hall' (2001)
:: 'Ronan Live: Destination Wembley '02' (2002)
:: 'She Believes (In Me)' - Ronan's first ever DVD single! (2004)
Ronan has had a good solo career start having gained 14 consecutive top 10 hits
including three UK No.1s and 13 top 5 hits. The lowest chart position Ronan has had so far is 'Lost For Words' entering the No.9 spot.
Ronan is also the only artist to have obtained 32 consecutive UK top 10 singles. That is 16 with Boyzone, 14 as a solo artist and 2 as charity singles. He was awarded a Guinness Hit Single Award to be the only artist to have obtained 30 consecutive UK top 10 singles in October 2004. The list is as follows:
| Single |
UK Chart Position |
| Love Me For A Reason [with Boyzone] (November 1994) |
2 |
| Key To My Life [with Boyzone] (April 1995) |
3 |
| So Good [with Boyzone] (July 1995) |
3 |
| Father And Son [with Boyzone] (November 1995) |
2 |
| The Gift Of Christmas [with Boyzone, for Childliners - Charity Single] (December 1995) |
9 |
| Coming Home Now [with Boyzone] (February 1996) |
4 |
| Words [with Boyzone] (October 1996) |
1 |
| A Different Beat [with Boyzone] (December 1996) |
1 |
| Isn't It A Wonder [with Boyzone] (March 1997) |
2 |
| Picture Of You [with Boyzone] (July 1997) |
2 |
| Perfect Day [with Boyzone: Lou Reed & Friends for BBC Children In Need - Charity Single] (November 1997) |
1 |
| Baby Can I Hold You [with Boyzone] (November 1997) |
2 |
| All That I Need [with Boyzone] (April 1998) |
1 |
| No Matter What [with Boyzone] (August 1998) |
1 |
| I Love The Way You Love Me [with Boyzone] (November 1998) |
2 |
| When The Going Gets Tough [with Boyzone] (March 1999) |
1 |
| You Needed Me [with Boyzone] (May 1999) |
1 |
| When You Say Nothing At All (July 1999) |
1 |
| Every Day I Love You [with Boyzone] (November 1999) |
3 |
| Life Is A Rollercoaster (July 2000) |
1 |
| The Way You Make Me Feel (November 2000) |
6 |
| Lovin' Each Day (April 2001) |
2 |
| If Tomorrow Never Comes (May 2002) |
1 |
| I Love It When We Do (September 2002) |
5 |
| We've Got Tonight [featuring Lulu] (November 2002) |
4 |
| The Long Goodbye (April 2003) |
3 |
| Lost For Words (November 2003) |
9 |
| She Believes (In Me) (February 2004) |
2 |
| Last Thing On My Mind [duet with LeAnn Rimes] (May 2004) |
5 |
| I Hope You Dance (September 2004) |
2 |
| Father And Son (December 2004) |
2 |
| All Over Again [duet with Kate Rusby] (May 2006) |
6 |
Ronan has dueted with several singers with the following tunes in the UK
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Lulu - 'We've Got Tonight' (2002)
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LeAnn Rimes - 'Last Thing On My Mind' (2004) |
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Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) - 'Father And Son' (2004) |
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Kate Rusby - 'All Over Again' (2006) |
But he's also dueted with the following in other countries
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Brian Kennedy - 'These Days' in Ireland (1999)
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Jeanette Biedermann - 'We've Got Tonight' in Germany (2002)
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Giorgia - 'We've Got Tonight' in Italy (2002) |
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Deborah Blando - 'When You Say Nothing At All' in Brazil (2003) |
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Paulina Rubio - 'When You Say Nothing At All' (subtitled 'Nada Mas Que Hablar') in Mexico (2003) |
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Cécilia Cara - 'Je T'aime Plus Que Tout' in France (a French version of 'I Love It When We Do'!) (2003)
> Click here for more information about Cécelia Cara |
'Love Won't Work (If We Don't Try)' was actually going to be the first single taken
off from 'Destination' in 2001 but the album was not finished in time!
Ronan has had three UK No.1s:
:: 'When You Say Nothing At All' in 1999
:: 'Life Is A Rollercoaster' in 2000
:: 'If Tomorrow Never Comes' in 2002
> Click here for the Singles Discography
Cover versions that Ronan have done include:
:: 'When You Say Nothing At All' - this was originally a tune performed by Alison
Kraus, although this song was first released as a single by Ronan in July 1999 going stright in at the UK number 1 spot.
:: 'Fairy Tale Of New York' - a tune originally released by The Pogues featuring Kirsty
MacColl in 1987 reaching the UK No.2 position. Ronan's version was done with Clannad's lead singer, Maire Brennan on the 'The Way You Make Me Feel' single.
:: 'If Tomorrow Never Comes' - this was originally released by country singer and
songwriter, Garth Brooks, though never a hit in the UK until Ronan released it in May 2002
becoming a number 1!
:: 'We've Got Tonight' - originally written by Bob Seger though he did not release it
until 1995 reaching No.22 in the UK! The first act to first release the song in the charts was a duet: Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton in 1983 reaching number 28. Elkie Brooks covered the song in 1987 but only managed to reach No.69 but Ronan's version with Lulu has done better on the UK charts than any other act reaching No.4 in November 2002!
:: 'In The Ghetto' - song originally written for Elvis Presley in 1969 reaching the UK No.2 position. Beats International also released a version in 1991 but that only reached the No.44. Ronan's release was recorded live for BBC's show 'Re:Covered' and can be found on the 'We've Got Tonight' single.
:: 'She Believes (In Me)' - a hit originally for Kenny Rogers although the original version was modified by Ronan and Paul Barry to make the song more romantic and more of a love song rather than a failed singer-songwriter as the original song was really all about. Ronan's version entered at No.2 in the UK charts in February 2004.
:: 'Let Her Down Easy' - written by Terence Trent D'Arby and recorded in 1993, this song was released as a single reaching number 28 in the UK charts. Ronan's version is on the album, 'Turn It On'.
:: 'I Hope You Dance' - a hit for Lee Ann Womack back in 2001. It was a minor hit which just entered at No. 40 on its original release, until Ronan who made this song a charity single managed it make it hit reaching No.2 in the UK charts in September 2004.
:: 'Father And Son' - everyone knows this! The song was written and originally recorded by Cat Stevens for his album, 'Tea For The Tillerman' in 1970 and was a UK top 20 album but was never released as a single by Cat. The first act to release it as a single 25 years later was the boy band that Ronan was in, Boyzone! In November 1995, the single went straight in at No.2 in the UK charts. Nine years later, Ronan released his version with the original artist, Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) in December 2004 once again making it in at No.2 in the UK charts.
Ronan's first ever solo gig was at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, UK on 25th November 2000.
There's at least one b-side track written by Ronan on every single he has released!
On some copies of the 'Turn It On' album in the UK, there is another song in place of the track, 'Give You What You Want'.
Update! After much research, we have found out more about this tune! The song is in fact called 'Getting Started' and was written by Ronan Keating, Rob Davis and Gregg Alexander.
The manager for Ronan is Mark Plunkett (it was with Louis Walsh but they departed from 2001).
Ronan is on the record label, Polydor Records.
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