About Boyzone
Hometown
Dublin, Ireland
Formed
1993
Genre
Pop
Ireland’s answer to Take That, the boy band Boyzone dominated the charts during two decades, notching five No.1 albums during two separate successful runs.
• Boyzone were formed in Dublin in 1993 by manager Louis Walsh. Among the 300-plus hopefuls who auditioned was future Hollywood star Colin Farrel. After a few personnel changes, the lineup came to include Mikey Graham, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch, Keith Duffy, and Ronan Keating.
• The group topped the UK charts with each of their first three albums: Said and Done (1995), A Different Beat (1996), and Where We Belong (1998). The 1999 greatest-hits package By Request also reached No. 1.
• Their 1996 album A Different Beat includes two chart-topping singles: its title ballad and a cover of the Bee Gees’ hit “Words.”
• In 2000, the Boyzone members separated to focus on solo careers. Ronan Keating's first two albums topped the UK charts.
• In late 2007, Boyzone made a reunion appearance on the BBC fundraiser Children in Need. The following year, the quintet embarked on a tour.
• Stephen Gately died from an undiagnosed heart condition in October 2009 at his home in Port d'Andratx, Mallorca.
• The four surviving members of Boyzone released the 2010 album Brother, named in tribute to Gately, whose voice can be heard on two songs.
• In 2018, Boyzone released their farewell album, Thank You & Goodnight. Take That's Gary Barlow and Ed Sheeran contributed to the songwriting.
Members of Boyzone include, or have included, Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Keith Duffy and more.
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