Ronan has achieved much more than other 28 year-olds could ever dream of. Ever since he joined Boyzone in '93 at the age of 16, Ronan has churned out many hit songs with and without Boyzone, presented numerous TV shows and collaborated with various musical greats...
Here are some of his many achievements...
awards won...
performed and collaborated with...
shows hosted...
on the charts...
other accolades...
music management...
AWARDS WON:
Smash Hits '94 : Boyzone was voted the "Best Band on the Road"
Smash Hits '95 : Boyzone's debut album "Said and Done" was voted the "Best Album"
Smash Hits '96 : Ronan and his band Boyzone swept the show with no less then 6 awards to their credit. Boyzone won "Best Album" for "A Different Beat", "Best Single" for "Words" and "Best International Group". Ronan himself picked up three awards for "Best Haircut", "Most Fanciable Male" and "Best Dressed Male".
Ivor Novello Award '97 : Ronan won this prestigious award previously awarded to the likes of Elton John and George Michael for writing the hit song "Picture of You".
Song of the Year '98: Boyzone's "No Matter What", one of their biggest hits, also a song from an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, "Whistle Down the Wind", with lead vocals by Ronan Keating and Stephen Gately won this award. PERFORMED AND COLLABORATED WITH :
Luciano Pavarotti : Boyzone performed with the great man for the "Pavarotti and Friends" concert in 1999.
U2 : Boyzone appeared in U2's video -- "The Sweetest Thing".
Elton John : Ronan gave a moving rendition of "Your Song" alongside Elton John at New York's Madison Square Garden in 2000.
Gary Barlow : Ronan performed alongside Gary Barlow at a Princess Diana Memorial concert. SHOWS HOSTED :
Eurovision Song Contest
World Music Awards '99
Top of the Pops
Get Your Act Together : BBC's talent show
MTV Europe Music Awards : Ronan hosted the show in Rotterdam in '97 and in Dublin in '99.
MTV Asia Awards 2002 : Yep, the first ever MTV Asia Awards held in Singapore were hosted by none other than our Ronan alongside Mandy Moore. ON THE CHARTS :
With Boyzone : More than 15 UK top 3 hit singles ( putting them in the Guiness Book of World Records and displacing Kylie Minogue's previous record ) including 6 number 1's and 4 number 1 albums.
Solo : 5 UK top 10 hit singles including 3 number 1's and two number 1 albums. OTHER ACCOLADES :
Wax Models : Boyzone have been immortalised in wax alongside U2 in their home-town of Dublin.
Wall of Hands : Boyzone were invited to place their hand prints on the Wall of Hands in London's Rock Circus alongside the likes Michael Jackson. MUSIC MANAGEMENT :
Westlife : Not content with just making music Ronan managed Irish boy-band Westlife along with Boyzone manager Louis Walsh during their initial phase.