The devilishly handsome Ronan Keating came to fame as part of Boyzone, an incredibly successful boy band out of Ireland who saw their heyday in the 90s. Ronan was a driving force in the band, and after their last performance in 2000, he went on to a solo career, with hits in the UK, Ireland and Europe. This year the band was on the road to a comeback, only to have it falter when Stephen Gately passed away. The boys were already in rehearsals and had recorded some together, and the surviving members of the band were crushed by his passing. Before he had left us, Stephen also recorded vocals for Ronan's holiday album, Winter Songs. Particularly inspired were Stephen's work on Little Drummer Boy.
Ronan recently performed a beautiful version of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, originally sung by Judy Garland in Meet Me In St. Louis, the 1944 musical directed by Vincente Minnelli.
He also does a very poignant version of Silent Night on the album.
For more information about Ronan, go to his official website here.
Ronan Keating's looks got my attention when I was scrolling down. His voice gave me a reason to stay for a while. I liked Boyzone, but didn't know Ronan had gone on to a solo career. I love his voice! Thanks for doing this post Howard.
ReplyDeleteI was not a huge fan of Boyzone, but they were really big in the UK. his solo stuff is quite good and he's got a voice that is huge...that 1st pic of him is making me horny!
ReplyDeleteKyle, Ronan has a couple of excellent solo albums out there. His voice is something I truly enjoy.
ReplyDeleteSteveA, some of the Boyzone stuff was really good, some of it wasn't. I loved Stephen Gately, and really thought highly of Ronan. And that was the intent of the first picture... LOL