Lee Ryan
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Lee Ryan is an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

, actor
Actor
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 and member of the British
United Kingdom
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 boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...

 Blue.

Early life

Ryan was born in Chatham, Kent. His parents split up when he was six years old. Ryan mostly lived with his mother, sister Gemma and his grandmother. At the age of 5 it was discovered that he suffered from dyslexia
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, or rapid...

. Ryan attended performing arts schools, including the independent fee-paying theatre schools Sylvia Young Theatre School
Sylvia Young Theatre School
Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent fee-paying stage school, in Westminster, London, named after its founder and Principal, Sylvia Young.-Outline:...

 and Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.

Blue

Ryan is a member of boy band Blue along with Simon Webbe
Simon Webbe
Simon Solomon Webbe is an English singer-songwriter, actor and music manager. He is best known as a member of the British boyband Blue.-2001–2005: Early Career And Blue:...

, Duncan James
Duncan James
Duncan Matthew James Inglis is an English singer, actor and television presenter. He is best known as a member of the boyband Blue.-Early life:...

 and Antony Costa
Antony Costa
Antony Daniel Costa is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the boyband Blue.-Career:One of Costa's earliest television roles was as a pupil in Steven Moffat's sitcom Chalk...

. They have sold over 14 million records worldwide. In August 2005, Blue split up to pursue solo careers under the advice of Sir Elton John. Blue reformed on 28 April 2009. Ryan has had three number one hits while with Blue. He had previously co-directed the video for Blue's single "Breathe Easy" which he also wrote and which was shoot in Prague - Czech republic capital city.

In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on New York city, the group was being interviewed on BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 and, in the midst of it, Ryan commented that "This New York thing is being blown out of proportion" and asked "What about whales? They are ignoring animals that are more important. Animals need saving and that's more important". The other members of the band tried to silence him but Ryan went on.

In April 2009, the group reunited and a Best of Blue
Best of Blue
Best of Blue is the first greatest hits/compilation album released by English boy-band Blue. The album was released in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2004, by Innocent Records. The album was certified as Platinum in the UK...

 Tour was announced. Ryan announced in January 2011 that he was working on an album with Blue to be released later in the year. Blue represented the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...

 in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 with the song "I Can
I Can (Blue song)
"I Can" is a song by British pop group Blue. It was the United Kingdom's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 which was held in Düsseldorf, Germany. The song came 11th scoring 100 points. It is the first time in Eurovision Song Contest history that the British entry has been decided...

", placing 11th overall.

Solo career

Ryan released his first single "Army of Lovers
Army of Lovers (song)
"Army of Lovers" is the debut single from Blue member Lee Ryan's debut solo album, Lee Ryan. The single was released on 24 July, 2005. The song peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also achieved success worldwide, reaching #1 in Italy and staying there for four weeks...

" on 18 July 2005. It debuted at #3 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 and hit #1 in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. On 1 August 2005, Ryan released his debut album, Lee Ryan
Lee Ryan (album)
Lee Ryan is the self-titled, debut solo album released by Blue band-member Lee Ryan. The album was released in August 2005, peaking at #6 on the UK Albums Chart. It also peaked at #3 in Italy...

, to mixed reviews. The album reached #6 in the UK Album Chart and #3 in Italy. In January 2006, Ryan released his third and final single in the UK "When I Think of You
When I Think of You (Lee Ryan song)
"When I Think Of You" is the third single released from ex-Blue member Lee Ryan's debut solo album, Lee Ryan. The song peaked at #15 on the UK Singles Chart, but unlike his other singles, was a commercial failure...

". The song reached #15 in the UK. "Real Love
Real Love (Lee Ryan song)
"Real Love" is the fourth and final single released from Blue member Lee Ryan's debut solo album, Lee Ryan. The song was not released in the UK, due to the lack of sales for Ryan's previous singles. The track received attention for its use as the lead single for the film Ice Age: The Meltdown. The...

" was used for the end credits of the film Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: The Meltdown, also known as Ice Age 2: The Meltdown or simply as Ice Age 2, is the 2006 sequel to the 2002 computer-animated film Ice Age. It was produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox, and premiered in Belgium on March 1, 2006...

which later led to Ryan voicing the part of an elk in the UK version of the film. In late 2005, Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury industry fashion house. The company was started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan, Italy. By 2005 their turnover was €597 million....

 signed Ryan up to be the UK face of their new line of clothing.

After the relative success of his first solo album, Ryan started planning his second solo album. The single "Reinforce Love
Reinforce Love
"Reinforce Love" is a charity single, released by Blue member Lee Ryan in November 2007. The single was released fr the cancer charity CLIC Sargent. The song will appear on Ryan's upcoming second album, Confessions. The single was released on 10 December 2007...

" was released on 10 December 2007. The single was being released for Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is a children's hospital located in London, United Kingdom...

 and Clic Sargent, which were the two charities that Ryan was touring for in November and December 2007, with young voices. The album was then postponed, and finally cancelled.

In March 2010, Ryan confirmed that he had signed a new record deal with Geffen Records
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...

, due to last until 2013. Later that month, it was announced that Ryan's first album on his new record label, Confessions, was due to be released in October 2010. The first single from the album, "Secret Love", was released as a double A-Side with "I Am Who I Am" on 4 July 2010. The single only managed to peak at #33 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

. Following this, it was announced that Geffen
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...

 were set to drop Ryan from the label, before work on his album had been completed. Ryan announced in January 2011 that there was no deal to release his album.

He appeared in the video for the latest single by a British girlband named Fe-Nix.

Television and theatre

In September 2007, he appeared as one of the contestants in Hell's Kitchen. However he had a row with Marco Pierre White about White's use of the term "pikey
Pikey
Pikey is a pejorative slang term used mainly in the United Kingdom to refer to Irish Travellers, gypsies or people of low social class. Pikey is also sometimes called a piker in the United States, but a piker in Australia and New Zealand means someone who refuses to do something within a...

", and was fired from the show. In August and September 2008, Ryan also acted alongside Natalie Casey
Natalie Casey
Natalie Casey is an English actress, television presenter and singer. She is best known for her long running roles playing Carol Groves in the TV series Hollyoaks from 1995 to 2000 and playing Donna Henshaw in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps from 2001 to 2011...

 in The Pretender Agenda at The New Players Theatre in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

.

Personal life

Just after the September 11 Attacks, Ryan roused controversy by claiming whaling
Whaling
Whaling is the hunting of whales mainly for meat and oil. Its earliest forms date to at least 3000 BC. Various coastal communities have long histories of sustenance whaling and harvesting beached whales...

 and elephant
Elephant
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...

 hunting
Hunting
Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...

 were "more important" issues. The interview ran as follows:

Lee Ryan: What about whales? They are ignoring animals that are more important. Animals need saving and that's more important. This New York thing is being blown out of proportion.

Simon Webbe: Shut up Lee.

Lee Ryan: Who gives a fuck about New York when elephants are being killed?

Duncan James: Shut up.

Lee Ryan: I'm not afraid to say this, it has to be said and that's why I'm the outspoken one from the band.
On 31 December 2007, he was arrested for an assault on a taxi driver in Oxted
Oxted
Oxted is a commuter town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, north of East Grinstead and south-east of Croydon.- History :The town lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....

, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...

. He was released on bail until February 2008. At Guildford Magistrates' Court on 24 June 2008 he was fined £300. He claimed in court "he felt targeted because he is 'famous' ".

In June 2008, Ryan announced he was engaged to Samantha Miller, a twenty five year old hairdresser, having met on Myspace
Myspace
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. Miller later gave birth to their son Rayn on 30 November 2008.

In an interview with the New! magazine on 27 April 2010, Ryan confessed he had threesome
Threesome
A threesome is a group of three engaged in the same activity. In relation to a sexual activity a threesome refer to the activity involving three people of any gender or sexual orientation...

s with his bandmate Duncan James
Duncan James
Duncan Matthew James Inglis is an English singer, actor and television presenter. He is best known as a member of the boyband Blue.-Early life:...

, while answering the question about James bisexuality. In that same interview, he tells about his daughter Bluebell, from another woman. She's two months older than his son.

Albums

Year Album Peak Chart Positions Certifications Sales
UK
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

IRL
Irish Albums Chart
The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...

GER
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

SWI
Switzerland
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ITA
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

FRA
France
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2005 Lee Ryan
Lee Ryan (album)
Lee Ryan is the self-titled, debut solo album released by Blue band-member Lee Ryan. The album was released in August 2005, peaking at #6 on the UK Albums Chart. It also peaked at #3 in Italy...

  • Released: 1 August 2005
  • Labels: Sony BMG
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  • UK
    British Phonographic Industry
    The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...

    : Gold
  • Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

    : Gold
  • Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

    : 60,000
  • UK
    British Phonographic Industry
    The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...

    : 100,000
  • World
    World
    World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....

    : 180,000

  • Singles

    Year Title Chart positions Album
    UK
    UK Singles Chart
    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...


    UK
    DOWN
    ITA
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

    GER
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

    BEL
    Belgium
    Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...


    SWI
    Switzerland
    Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....


    2005 "Army of Lovers
    Army of Lovers (song)
    "Army of Lovers" is the debut single from Blue member Lee Ryan's debut solo album, Lee Ryan. The single was released on 24 July, 2005. The song peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also achieved success worldwide, reaching #1 in Italy and staying there for four weeks...

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    3 17 1 29 27 49 Lee Ryan
    "Turn Your Car Around
    Turn Your Car Around
    "Turn Your Car Around" is the second single released from Blue member Lee Ryan's debut solo album, Lee Ryan. The track peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart, also reaching the Top 20 in several other European countries, including number #2 in Italy...

    "
    12 22 2 52
    "When I Think of You
    When I Think of You (Lee Ryan song)
    "When I Think Of You" is the third single released from ex-Blue member Lee Ryan's debut solo album, Lee Ryan. The song peaked at #15 on the UK Singles Chart, but unlike his other singles, was a commercial failure...

    "
    15 29
    2006 "Real Love
    Real Love (Lee Ryan song)
    "Real Love" is the fourth and final single released from Blue member Lee Ryan's debut solo album, Lee Ryan. The song was not released in the UK, due to the lack of sales for Ryan's previous singles. The track received attention for its use as the lead single for the film Ice Age: The Meltdown. The...

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    56 74
    2007 "Reinforce Love
    Reinforce Love
    "Reinforce Love" is a charity single, released by Blue member Lee Ryan in November 2007. The single was released fr the cancer charity CLIC Sargent. The song will appear on Ryan's upcoming second album, Confessions. The single was released on 10 December 2007...

    "
    101 TBA
    2010 "I Am Who I Am / Secret Love
    I Am Who I Am / Secret Love
    "I Am Who I Am"/"Secret Love" is a double A-side single by Lee Ryan. The single is Lee Ryan's first new solo material since 2007. Secret Love was initially set to be released by itself on May 3, 2010, however, after being postponed from a later release, was cancelled. However, after being packaged...

    "
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    Television appearances

    • Most Haunted
      Most Haunted
      Most Haunted is a British paranormal documentary reality television series. The series was first shown on 25 May 2002 and ended on 21 July 2010. It was broadcast on Living and presented by Yvette Fielding. The programme was based on investigating purported paranormal activity...

      - Guest appearance
    • 24 Hours with...
      24 Hours with...
      24 Hours with... is a TV show created by UK production company Hideous Productions for ITV. The shows Executive Producers are Spencer Austin and Harry Harrold, along with Paul Ross for co-production partners Twofour Broadcast....

      (2008) - 24 Hours with Lee Ryan
    • Holby City
      Holby City
      Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...

      (12 October 2000) - Guest appearance
    • Come Dine With Me
      Come Dine With Me
      Come Dine With Me is a popular Channel 4 television programme shown in the United Kingdom, produced by Granada Television and first broadcast in January 2005. The show has either four or five amateur chefs competing against each other hosting a dinner party for the other contestants...

      (2008)
    • MTV Base
      MTV Base
      MTV Base is a 24-hour music and general entertainment channel from MTV Networks International. The channel focuses primarily on music from the world of R'n'B, hiphop, reggae, soul and urban. The MTV Base brand first launched in the United Kingdom and in the Republic of Ireland on July 1, 1999,...

       coverage of Ice Age: The Meltdown
      Ice Age: The Meltdown
      Ice Age: The Meltdown, also known as Ice Age 2: The Meltdown or simply as Ice Age 2, is the 2006 sequel to the 2002 computer-animated film Ice Age. It was produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox, and premiered in Belgium on March 1, 2006...

      Premiere
      featuring cousin Nicholas Hughes.
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