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Boyzone
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Days after their reunion was announced, Boyzone has reportedly been denied use of a song penned by He Who Must Not Be Named for being "too cheesy". Maybe if they dropped the openly gay band member and added a lot more Hello Kitty they'd be more his style.
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Gately and Keating both released solo albums the following year but denied rumours that Boyzone had split-up. Nevertheless, the growing acrimony between Keating and the other members had by now effectively spelled the end for one of the 90s most successful boy bands. Keating continued with his successful solo career while Gately and Duffy both moved into acting, with the former appearing in the West End productions of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and the latter landing a prominent role in the popular UK soap opera Coronation Street.
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In the five years that they've been together, Boyzone has risen to the top echelon of Ireland's pop music. Dubbed "most promising band of the year" by British magazine, Smash Hits in 1995, the group more than fulfilled predictions. Their first twelve singles reached the top five and they became the first Irish act to have four number one hits in the United Kingdom. Their 1998 tour of Ireland shattered all sales records when 35,000 tickets were sold out in four hours. Boyzone was conceived by theatrical manager Louis Walsh who advertised for boys who were interested in auditioning for a band he was forming. After more than three hundred vocalists/dancers tried out, the band was assembled with lead vocalist Ronan Keating (born: March 3, 1977), Mikey Graham (born: August 15, 1972), Stephen Gately (born: March 17, 1976), Shane Lynch (born: July 3, 1976) and Keith Duffy (born: October 1, 1974).
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In the five years that they've been together, Boyzone has risen to the top echelon of Ireland's pop music. Dubbed "most promising band of the year" by British magazine, Smash Hits in 1995, the group more than fulfilled predictions. Their first twelve singles reached the top five and they became the first Irish act to have four number one hits in the United Kingdom. Their 1998 tour of Ireland shattered all sales records when 35,000 tickets were sold out in four hours.
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Boyzone was formed in 1993 by former manager Louis Walsh through an advertisement of a vocal group audition. About 300 auditionees tried it out and initially, six number comprised the group. They made their first appearance (only a day after being formed) on Ireland's top-rated Late Late Show dancing to a backing track.
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Boyzone, featuring Keating, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch, Mikey Graham and Keith Duffy, was formed in 1993 following an advertisement looking for singers by Louis Walsh who ... managed another boy band, Westlife. They had six No. 1 singles in the UK.
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