Ronan Keating is a talented singer, film actor, athlete and racer, a favorite of the public, a bright blond with expressive eyes.
He was at the peak of popularity in the 1990s, now attracts the interest of the public with his songs and bright performances.
Childhood and youth of Ronan Keating
The full name of the famous artist is Ronan Patrick John Keating. Born March 3, 1977 in a large Irish family living in Dublin. The future singer was the youngest and last child of Jerry and Mary Keating.
They were not very rich, despite the fact that his father owned a small pub, and his mother worked in a hairdresser.
While studying Ronan Keating, he became seriously interested in athletics and achieved some success in it - he became the winner in the 200 m among junior students.
Sporting achievements allowed young Keating to receive a grant for studying at the university, but he chose a different path.
Ronan's older siblings moved to North America in search of a better life. He himself refused to go with them and stayed at home, getting a job in a shoe store as an assistant seller. He was then 14 years old.
One day, when he saw an advertisement for a recruitment into a musical group, he decided to go to an audition.
The young man, having bypassed about 300 other applicants, was invited to Louis Walsh's Boyzone group. This team in the 1990s became famous in England. The group had several hits.
The guys worked hard, their songs gained more and more popularity. Members of the group began to be recognized on the street, which led to the first wave of Ronan Keating's popularity.
Ronang Keating at the height of his fame
Boyzone debuted in 1993. It consisted of five young Irishmen. Ronan Keating served as lead vocalist.
Over the next five years, the team released four albums, which immediately became popular and were distributed up to 12 million copies.
Their singles immediately became famous, and some of them instantly found themselves in the leading positions of the charts.
Thanks to a concert tour of the cities of Ireland in 1998, the group was very successful. But this fruitful year was overshadowed by the death of Ronan's mother.
Hardly having survived the loss, he decided to sell his home. The father living in the house opposed this decision. The conflict lasted for two years, but everything was resolved successfully.
1998 was marked by another event - Ronan Keating married professional model Yvonne Connelly. Three children were born in the marriage: son Jack, daughters Marie and Eli.
Boyzone disbanded two years later. Each member of the team wanted to develop further and arrange their own life and career. Ronan began performing solo and working with Westlife, the new wards of Louis Walsh.
Late 1990s and early 2000s were fruitful for Keating as the host of the Eurovision Song Contest, the MTV awards, and the Miss World contest.
Boyzone reunion
In 2007, the legendary band reunited again and began working on their next album. Ronan Keating did not stop solo performances, combining them with work in a team.
Two years later, a loss occurred in the Boyzone group - Stephen Gately passed away.
Remaining members: Keating and Shane Lynch, Keith Duffy and Mick Graham. They all attended the funeral, where Ronan delivered an emotional farewell speech.
The singer currently lives in Dublin. After his divorce from Yvonne, he remarried to producer Storm Wihtritz. Their son Cooper was born in April 2017.
Keating is fond of football, actively supports the Scottish Celtic team and is friends with the well-known striker in Ireland, who plays in the Irish national team - Robbie Keane.
Famous hits of the artist
Ronan Keating has been the leader and main vocalist since the inception of Boyzone. In 1999, the singer recorded a solo song “When You Don’t Say a Word” for the film Notting Hill, which immediately took 1st place and was named the best love ballad.
In the same year, the song Picture of You, written for the film Mr. Bean has received a prestigious award. At the same time, the popular Smash Hits magazine proclaimed Keating the best performer of the year among young singers.
The year 2000 was marked by the release of the disc Ronan, which turned out to be very popular. This album included the song "The Way You Make Me Feel" written by Bryan Adams. He also acted as a backing vocalist during the recording of the composition.
In 2002, Keating emerged as a composer. While working on the Destination album, he wrote three songs himself. A month after the release, the disc took the 1st position of the charts and was declared platinum.
Following the reunion of Boyzone in 2007, a best-of album was released. Two years later, Keating released solo CDs Songs for My Mother and Winter Songs.
At the same time, the musicians of the band were working on the disc Brother, which was released on March 8, 2010, and was dedicated to their departed friend and colleague Stephen Gately.
Ronan Keating is one of the judges on the Australian show The Voice. He replaced Ricky Martin. The musician leads an active lifestyle. He is a UN ambassador.
With charitable purposes, he participated in the London Marathon, climbed Kilimanjaro and swam across the Irish Sea.
