Shayne Ward was born in 1984 in Clayton, Manchester to Irish parents. He has a twin sister named Emma and five other siblings: Mark, Martin, Michael, Lisa and Leona. In early 2005, Ward auditioned for the second series of The X Factor. He impressed all three judges and passed through to the next round. He was crowned the winner of The X Factor in 2005. Immediately after his victory on The X Factor, Ward signed a recording contract with Sony BMG and his first single, "That’s My Goal", was released in the UK on Wednesday, December 21, 2005. After selling 742,000 copies in the first week, it became the Christmas number one single of 2005, held the top spot for four weeks and stayed in the top 75 until June 2006, a 21-week run. On April 17, 2006, Shayne Ward released his self titled debut album. It has since gone platinum in the United Kingdom. On November 26, 2007, Shayne Ward released his second album, Breathless. The album was commercially successful, debuting at number two on the UK Albums Chart. It sold 95,801 units within a week of release. Since the beginning of his career, Shayne Ward has gone on to sell over 1 million records globally, including combined UK sales of 980,000 for his first two albums and sales of 600,000 in Asia for his debut album.
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