SHAYNE WARD
Shayne Thomas Ward (Born 16 October 1984) Is An English Singer And Actor. He Is Best Known For His Role As Aidan Connor In Coronation Street From 2015 To 2018. He Rose To Fame As The Winner Of The Second Series Of "The X Factor". His Debut Single "That's My Goal" Was Released In The Uk On 21 December 2005 And Reached Number One On The Uk Singles Chart And Was That Years Christmas Number One. It Sold 313,000 Copies On It's First Day Of Sales, Making It The Third Fastest Selling Single Of All Time In The Uk, Behind Elton John's "Candle In The Wind 1997" And Will Young's "Evergreen", Which Sold 685,000 And 400,000 Copies In Their First Days Of Sale, Respectively.
Ward Was The First X Factor Winner To Release An Original Song As His Winner's Single. His Prize As Winner, Was A Recording Contract With Simon Cowell's Syco Record Label, Which Was Co-Owned By Sony Music. His Eponymous Debut Album Was Released In April 2006. It Debuted At Number One On Both The Irish And Uk Albums Charts, Going 4x Platinum In Ireland And Platinum In The Uk. It Spawned Two Hit Singles: "No Promises" And "Stand By Me". The Follow Up Album, "Breathless", Featuring The Top 10 Hits "If That's Ok With You" And "No U Hang Up", Was Released In November 2007 And Topped The Irish Charts, Where It Went 5x Platinum.
In November 2010, After A Three Year Hiatus, Ward Released His Third Album, "Obsession". In Contrast To "Shayne Ward" And "Breathless", It Underperformed With First-Week Sales Of Under 23,000 And Missed The Top Ten In Both The Uk And Ireland. In 2011, Ward Was Dropped By Syco. In 2015, He Released A New Album "Closer" As An Independent Artist, Funded Through Pledgemusic.
On 12 May 2015, Itv Announced They Had Signed Ward To A One-Year Contract Deal To Appear On "Coronation Street" As Aidan Connor. He Made His On-Screen Debut In August 2015. For His Performance He Received The 2016 National Television Award And 2016 Inside Soap Award Both For Best Newcomer. His Contract Was Renewed The Following Year Due To The Character's Popularity And He Continued In The Role For Another Two Years. In Early 2018, Ward Announced That He Was Leaving The Role. He Made His Last Appearance As Aidan Connor On 7 May 2018, In A Storyline Highlighting Male Suicide. The Storyline Gained Much Attention From The Press. After Leaving "Coronation Street" He Was Cast As A Lead In The Film "Stairs" In May 2018.