Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish
singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist who currently hosts a
breakfast show on Magic Radio. He debuted in 1994 alongside Keith
Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead
singer (with Gately) of Irish group Boyzone. His solo career started
in 1999 and he has recorded eleven albums. He gained worldwide
attention when his single "When You Say Nothing at All" was featured
in the film Notting Hill and peaked at number one in several
countries.As a solo artist, Keating has sold over 20 million records
worldwide alongside the 25 million records with Boyzone, and in
Australia, he is best known as a judge on "All Together Now" and The X
Factor from 2010 until 2014 and a coach on The Voice in 2016. Keating
is active in charity work and has been a charity campaigner for the
Marie Keating Foundation, which raises awareness for breast cancer and
is named after his mother, who died from the disease in 1998.Ronan
Keating was born on 3 March 1977, the youngest of five children. He
grew up in Bayside, Dublin and County Meath attending St. Fintan's
High School. His father, Gerry Keating, was a lorry driver; his mother
Marie was a mobile hairdresser. He has one sister: Linda, and three
brothers: Ciarán, Gerard and Gary. He was a track and field athlete
and represented Ireland in several tournaments, winning the All
Ireland under-13 200 m title.
singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist who currently hosts a
breakfast show on Magic Radio. He debuted in 1994 alongside Keith
Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead
singer (with Gately) of Irish group Boyzone. His solo career started
in 1999 and he has recorded eleven albums. He gained worldwide
attention when his single "When You Say Nothing at All" was featured
in the film Notting Hill and peaked at number one in several
countries.As a solo artist, Keating has sold over 20 million records
worldwide alongside the 25 million records with Boyzone, and in
Australia, he is best known as a judge on "All Together Now" and The X
Factor from 2010 until 2014 and a coach on The Voice in 2016. Keating
is active in charity work and has been a charity campaigner for the
Marie Keating Foundation, which raises awareness for breast cancer and
is named after his mother, who died from the disease in 1998.Ronan
Keating was born on 3 March 1977, the youngest of five children. He
grew up in Bayside, Dublin and County Meath attending St. Fintan's
High School. His father, Gerry Keating, was a lorry driver; his mother
Marie was a mobile hairdresser. He has one sister: Linda, and three
brothers: Ciarán, Gerard and Gary. He was a track and field athlete
and represented Ireland in several tournaments, winning the All
Ireland under-13 200 m title.
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