- Born
- Birth nameShayne Thomas Ward
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Shayne Ward was born on October 16, 1984 in Manchester, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Coronation Street (1960), Black Ops (2019) and The Good Ship Murder (2023).
- Shayne won The X Factor in 2005 .10 million people cast their votes.
- His debut single was Christmas Number 1 in the UK, and stayed at number one for 3 weeks. Also, it is fastest downloaded song, selling 300,000 copies on it's first day of release.
- Before rising to fame, Shayne worked as a shop assistant in a shoe store in Manchester.
- His debut single "That's My Goal", sold 313,000 copies on its first day in release. This made it the 3rd fastest selling single in the UK ever behind only Elton John's tribute to Princess Diana "Candle in the Wind" and Will Young's "Evergreen," his first single after winning Pop Idol.
- Became a father for the 1st time at age 32 when his girlfriend [now fiancée] Sophie Austin gave birth to their daughter Willow May Ward on December 3, 2016.
- The reason I'm doing all of this is for my mum. She deserves the best, she's brought up seven kids, she can relax now and not be stressed out every Saturday night with whether I'm going or not. She can just relax and think, 'My son's done it for me.'
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