Lee Ryan Bio - Biography

Name Lee Ryan
Height
Naionality English
Date of Birth 17-June-1983
Place of Birth Chatham, Kent, England
Famous for Singing
Lee Ryan is an English singer-songwriter, actor and is best known as a member of the British boy band Blue.

Ryan is a member of boy band Blue along with Simon Webbe, Duncan James and Antony Costa. 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 shot in Prague.

In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on New York city, the group was being interviewed on BBC 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 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 at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Dusseldorf, Germany with the song "I Can", placing 11th overall.

In 2013, Ryan along with the rest of the group released 'Hurt Lovers' the first single from forthcoming album 'Routletter' due later this year.

Ryan released his first single "Army of Lovers" on 18 July 2005. It debuted at #3 in the UK Singles Chart and hit #1 in Italy. On 1 August 2005, Ryan released his debut album, Lee Ryan, 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". The song reached #15 in the UK. "Real Love" was used for the end credits of the film Ice Age: The Meltdown which later led to Ryan voicing the part of an elk in the UK version of the film. In late 2005, Dolce & Gabbana 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" was released on 10 December 2007. The single was being released for Great Ormond Street Hospital 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, 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. Following this, it was announced that Geffen 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.

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