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Life's a beach for Keith
4th February 2000:
Boyzone may be all washed up - but the group's Keith Duffy is out to prove that life is a beach. The Irish singer is set to sign
a major deal with a TV company to host a live beach party show. The programme is set to feature live bands and will be shot
partly on location in Miami, Florida.
Keith said: "I love TV because of the spontaneity. There's even talk of me and the family spending two months filming in
Florida. Shane [Lynch] has his driving and the other lads are busy with their solo singing careers, but that's not something I
wanted to do." Keith's wife Lisa is expecting their second child in eight weeks time.
From Yahoo! News
Ronan goes solo after last Boyzone show
5th January 2000:
Ronan Keating will begin his bid for solo stardom just hours after the group's final concert in Dublin on January 12. The Boyzone frontman will fly out to Los Angeles the next morning to finish his debut album.
He said: "I'm going over to LA with my wife Yvonne and the baby for a month to complete the album. I'm really excited about it. I've more work to finish with Barry Gibb, and then it's just a matter of choosing the final songs. At the moment we've got over 20. I've written a lot of them myself and worked with big names on some others. After that it's off to Miami for a week and then home to launch the whole thing."
Ronan is also planning a solo tour for the end of the summer if sales go well. He added: "My dream would be to perform solo in the
Point Theatre in Dublin." While Boyzone still deny that they are breaking up, they will be apart for most of the year.
From Yahoo! UK & IRELAND News
Ronan makes song and dance about soccer
17th December 1999:
Ronan Keating, Tom Jones and actor Greg Wise have been earmarked for a London musical about the fortunes
of Manchester United. The tale of the football team is set to be immortalised in song and dance for a West End
production beginning next September.
Producer Patrick Nally says the show, provisionally entitled Theatre of Dreams focuses on manager Matt
Busby's golden era, beginning in 1948 and ending with the European Cup victory in 1968. It seems strange,
then, that the Boyzone frontman is being lined up to play David Beckham, - who was not born until seven years
after that triumph.
From Yahoo! News
Boyzone are bigger than Rugrats
17th December 1999:
Teen sensations Boyzone have a new official measure of their popularity - they're bigger than both Rugrats and
country superstar Garth Brooks. The Irish band have just confirmed an extra date in Dublin's Point Theatre next
month - making it their ninth show. This pips both Rugrats and Brooks by one show. Brooks set his eight-gig
record in the venue back in 1994, while kiddies' show Rugrats matched it only last month.
Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating said: "Every time we add another show to this run we all believe it will be the
last one. But within days someone calls to tell us it's sold out and to ask us to do another one. It's unbelievable."
From Yahoo! News
Boyzone - the end is near
7th December 1999:
Boyzone boss Louis Walsh is still insisting that the band will break up next year after a series of sell-out shows in Dublin.
The group now look set to add an extra two dates to their eight shows in Dublin's Point Theatre. Louis said: "They are
definitely calling it a day. Shane Lynch just got drunk at the MTV awards and said they were staying together. But he was
wrong." The manager was addressing 300 well-heeled diners at the Marketing Society Christmas lunch in Dublin.
Outspoken Lynch turned the air blue with an emotional outburst at the MTV awards show last month. But Louis says that
he is now concentrating his efforts on new acts Westlife and Samantha Mumba, as well as guiding Boyzone frontman
Ronan Keating's solo career. He said: "I'm putting my money on Westlife being number one for Christmas with I Have A
Dream. There's a bit of competition all right, but we should be okay."
From Yahoo! News
Five Boys on the Run
21st Nov. 1999:
According to the YAHOO! News, Boyzone have been given two scripts of the Boyzone movie. One script includes the story of Stephen's Outing and one does not. Evidently, they are waiting for Stephen to decide which one to use.
Boyzone are scheduled to start filming Five Boys On the Run early next year.
European Music Awards
13th Nov. 1999:
The European Music Awards, held on Thursday November 11th, were hosted by Ronan Keating in Dublin, Ireland.
Boyzone were nominated for three awards: Best Band: UK&Ireland, Best Pop Band and Best Album: By Request.
They won Best UK&Ireland Band and Best Album: By Request.
While accepting the awards, Shane Lynch denied split rumours by saying they would be together for years to come.
We can only hope, Shane!
Ronan Keating confirms end of Boyzone
2nd Nov. 1999:
1999 looks set to be the last year of Boyzone - as lead singer Ronan Keating let slip it's unlikely the group will reform after
their year-long break. During a flying visit to Copenhagen, Denmark at the weekend, the When You Say Nothing At All
singer was caught off guard and explained that there are no Boyzone plans for the future - and their solo careers are "all
that really matters".
He said: "In January 2000 all of us will be pursuing our own personal goals until next Christmas - and then maybe, and it's
only just maybe, we will pick up where we left with Boyzone. After six years living in each others' pockets, we need to go
our separate ways. Certainly I cannot commit to Boyzone if my solo career takes off."
Fellow band members Mikey Graham, Steven Gateley, Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch have their futures neatly laid out
already with Graham and Gateley ready to record solo albums. Duffy is set for a career as a TV host and Shane Lynch is
aiming for a fully fledged career in rally car racing after landing a contract worth more than a million pounds.
Everyday I Love You
29th October 1999:
If you would like to hear the upcoming single, "Everyday I Love You" in wav format, go to this website: IPG's Boyzone Dreamworld. It's a beautiful song and I can't wait for its release on November 22nd!
Splitting?
29th October 1999:
So, are they breaking up?
Louis Walsh has been quoted as admitting they are breaking up.
Keith denies the splitting rumour on the Official Boyzone Website.
So which is it? I would say that until they tell us themselves that they are splitting, we don't believe a thing.
Europe MTV Awards
6th October 1999:
This year, our man, Ronan Keating, will be hosting the awards show to take place in Dublin, Ireland.
To vote for our Boyz who are nominated for 3 awards, go to:
MTV-VOTE.COM.
Two of the awards that you can vote for are: Best Pop Act and Best Album.
Cheers!
US Tour?
29th September 1999:
According to the LA TIMES and PARADE MAGAZINE, The Boyz will be in the US in Spring. We've all heard that before and of course, they never show up, but let's hope that finally they might actually show their faces to the fans that adore them over here in the US. The rumour has not been confirmed or denied by anyone in the Boyzone camp...
Congrats to the Duffy's!
4th September 1999:
Keith and Lisa have announced that Lisa is expecting their second child. Congratulations! Son, Jordan, will have a new baby sister or brother.
Boyzone To Stay Together
26th August 1999:
-Fans of Boyzone were reassured that the group have no immediate plans to break up. The manager of the group denied rumours of a split-up following concerts in Dublin and Belfast in the new year.
-Keith will be presenting the Robbie Williams concert from Ireland. Way to go Keith!
From YAHOO! News
US Chart Action
23rd August 1999:
Rick Dees Weekly Top 40:
No Matter What is in at #35, down 3 spots.
Casey Kasem's American Top 40:
No Matter What is in at #35, down 3 spots.
*hmm*
CNN Worldbeat
BY REQUEST is holding at #5, their highest positiion and has been on the charts for 5 weeks.
Boyzone Up One Spot
14th August 1999:
Boyzone are up one spot from 33 to 32 on Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 countdown. Check it out at Rick.Com
Westlife Win
12th August 1999:
Ronan Keating looks to be knocked off his number one chart position this week by the band that he formed and runs. Westlife's single ''If I let you >go'' is out selling their manager's ''When you say nothing at all''. If Westlife do hit number one straight away they will be the first boyband to get to number one with their first two singles. Ronan said from Nashville, ''I'm really pleased for the boys--two weeks is enough for me to be at number one and its great Westlife are taking over from me -- I will be delighted to >lose the top spot to them''.
from YAHOO News
Ronan Straight In At No 1 Spot
1st August 1999:
BOYZONE star Ronan Keating's first solo single went straight to the top of the charts yesterday.
The song, When You Say Nothing At All, toppled Latin heart-throb Ricky Martin from his three-week reign at No 1. Ronan, 22, said last night: "I'm absolutely delighted to be No 1.
"I was obviously very nervous with it being my first solo record and being without the rest of the boys."
The single, which is taken from the hit movie Notting Hill, makes it Ronan's seventh No 1. He is also at the top of the album charts with Boyzone's greatest hits collection By Request.
HMV chart expert Gennaro Castaldo said: "He has really shown he is his own man and has a rosy future if he chooses to pursue a solo career at some point.
"He roundly outsold Ricky Martin by about three to one at times last week."
Two other tracks from Notting Hill - by Elvis Costello and Another Level - are also in the charts.
Ricky's Martin's single Livin' La Vida Loca and his self-titled album are now at No 2 on both charts.
Irish boy band Boyzone have had a Midas touch in the past few months. When their album By Request topped the charts it meant they equalled The Beatles' record of going to No1 with their first four LPs.
Boyzone's Stephen Gately is set to release his first solo single later this year from a new series of Watership Down.
TOP 10
1 When You Say Nothing At All - Ronan Keating
2 Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
3 Better Off Alone - Alice Deejay
4 If Ya Gettin' Down - Five
5 Love's Got A Hold - Steps
6 9pm (Till I Come) - ATB
7 Wild Wild West - Will Smith
8 My Love - Whitney Houston
9 Straight From The Heart - Doolally
10 Boom Boom Boom Boom - Vengaboys
Ronan Heads For Solo Chart-topper
28th July 1999:
Boyzone's golden touch is set to propel singer Ronan Keating to the top of the charts with his debut solo effort as he outsells Latin heart-throb Ricky Martin by more than two to one.
The 22-year-old singer's single When You Say Nothing At All is expected to be No 1 on Sunday to follow his run of six with the Irish boy band.
The song is taken from the hit movie Notting Hill which has already spawned hits for Elvis Costello - already in the charts with She - and Another Level.
From yahoo! news
Release of "Boyzone"
26th July 1999:
Boyzone will be releasing their american version of "By Request" on the 24th of August. It will be retitled as "Boyzone" here in the USA.
20th July 1999:
-Catch Boyzone on Casey Kasem's American Top 40 as they debut at #36 on the chart! Check your local newspaper for the host radio station in your area. In New York, Casey Kasem's American Top 40 airs on Z100!
-Soap opera lovers! Boyzone will perform on ABC's General Hospital on August 4th -- don't miss the drama!
-Catch Boyzone on Party in the Park, which will air on Sept. 25 via Pay-Per-View. Also, a half hour special will air Boyzone performing NO MATTER WHAT at the Party on Basic Cable. Check your local listings for dates and times.
Bono To Boss Boyzone
8th July 1999:
Boyzone want U2 frontman, Bono, to play their manager in their forthcoming movie, according to press reports. The Irish boy band are making a film similar to the classic Beatles film, 'A Hard Day's Night' and Shane Lynch of the band says they'd like Bono to star as their boss. He also promises the movie will be nothing like Spice World.
from YAHOO! News
Dates for Boyzone
4th July 1999:
I dont know when the KIIS FM interview will be aired, but when I find out, I'll post it here, so keep checking back.
Here are other dates:
4th August - General Hospital
25th September - Party in the Park will be aired on pay-per-view. Order it through your cable supplier.
*note* The Boyz were AWESOME at KIIS FM. They looked tired, but great. They did a taping on KTLA and KCAL. Tune in to see them.
Boyzone on KIIS FM, Los Angeles
1st July 1999:
Boyzone will be appearing on Jojo's show this friday, July 2, 1999. I dont know if the interview will aired that night, but come back here for a full report since I AM GOING TO THE INTERVIEW!!!! Listen to 102.7 KIIS FM via the internet.
Boyzone on General Hospital
23rd June 1999:
Boyzone will be taping episodes of American Soap Opera General Hospital in Los Angeles, California on July 1st and 2nd.
This means they will be arriving at the airport sometime this week.. (dont ask me when, cos I dont know..) Wouldn't it be nice if they had a group of supportive fans there to welcome them to the West Coast? If anyone has any information, please contact me via the Email link on the first page. Thanks.
I'm Gay And In Love, Admits Boyzone Star
16th June 1999:
Boyzone's Stephen Gately has announced he is gay and in love with his Dutch boyfriend.
In an interview with The Sun he said: "I'm gay and I have had gay romances, but now - for the first time in my life - I am in a
relationship with someone I love."
He told the paper that he met Eloy de Jong, 26, a former member of Dutch boy band Caught In The Act, four years ago but their relationship only began in November last year.
From YAHOO! News
I'm Gay, Pop Star Tells Fans
15th June 1999:
Boyzone singer Stephen Gately has confirmed that he is homosexual.
Gately, a member of the five-strong Irish boy band, took the decision to go public after hearing that he might be "outed".
A statement released by the group's press office, the Outside Organisation, said: "Boyzone's Stephen Gately today confirmed
that he is gay.
[Noooooooooooooooooo! *SOB* It can't be true!!!]
From YAHOO! News
Baby Spice Solo Debut
11th June 1999:
Baby Spice, Emma Bunton is due to make her live solo debut at a concert being organised by Boyzone's Ronan Keating
according to reports in the press. Emma will perform at a charity show for Breakthrough Breast Cancer in London's Hyde
Park on the 24th of July. Ronan is planning the event in memory of his mum who died of the disease last year.
from YAHOO! News
Boyzone Keep Geri Off Top Spot Again
9th June 1999:
Ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell will miss out on the number one spot for a second time at the hands of heart-throbs Boyzone at the
weekend.
Her debut solo album, Schizophonic, will be held off the top by Boyzone's greatest hits album By Request, unofficial sales figures show.
Halliwell's first single after leaving the band, Look At Me, only reached number two last month after the Irish stars' You Needed
Me outsold it by less than 100 copies in a nailbiting chart race.
From Yahoo! News
Number One AGAIN!
7th June 1999:
That's right, with the release of their fourth album, By Request, Boyzone has gone #1. The first weeks sales are above that of the first three albums combined. Boyzone has also managed to tie the Beatles, who also had their first four albums debut at number one on the charts.
Ronan Signed Up To Sing Theme To New Film
7th June 1999:
Boyzone star Ronan Keating has been signed up to sing the theme to a new film about bare-knuckle fighter-turned-actor Lenny McLean - before the cast has even been confirmed.
Keating will perform Go Rest High On That Mountain for the soundtrack of £2 million movie The Guv'nor, which will begins filming in September.
McLean died from cancer in 1998, shortly after appearing in the low-budget hit Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels. Former London's Burning star Craig Fairbrass, who starts in EastEnders next week, will play the East End hardman.
From YAHOO! News.
Boyzone Beat Geri To No 1 Spot
16th May 1999:
A massive publicity campaign has failed to win Geri Halliwell her first solo number one single since leaving the Spice Girls a
year ago.
Irish boy band Boyzone jumped straight in at number one in the official Top 40 chart with their track You Needed Me, ahead
of Geri's debut single Look At Me.
But a spokesman for the 26-year-old former Ginger Spice remained optimistic.
From YAHOO! News
Boyzone Set To Dampen Geri's Debut Chart Bid
14th May 1999:
Ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell looks set to lose the battle to No 1 after her debut single fell around 9,000 sales behind Boyzone's
new release.
Geri was hoping for a No 1 with Look At Me after a lengthy campaign and massive TV exposure, but unofficial midweek figures
put her only at No 2.
The Irish band managed to sell around 76,000 copies of You Needed Me by Wednesday evening, compared to Halliwell's
67,000, putting Boyzone on course for their sixth chart-topper.
courtesy of YAHOO! News
Boyzone Keith Caught Slipping.
11th May 1999:
Keith from Boyzone was caught with his pants down recently... in front of thousands of screaming fans! According to
reports, during a routine change of costume during a concert, poor old Keith didn't quite manage to make it in time for
the next part of the show and had to perform three songs clad only in a shirt! Reports that Keith changed the words of
Boyzones famous track to 'all that i need ...... is trousors' remain as yet unconfirmed.
note: I was at this show and let me say, he looks very nice without those pants on. Opening Night was wonderful in Brighton and I'm sad to be back home! (I'm from California!)
BOYZONE HAVE DONE IT AGAIN!
Baby Keating
15th March 1999:
Yvonne and Ronan are now proud parents of a baby boy they have named Jack. Congratulations to the new parents and may the future hold much joy and happiness for them!
Number 1
7th March 1999:
Boyzone's newest single from the Comic Relief Charity, "When the Going Get's Tough" is now #1! Congrats, Boyz!
Keating Chooses Film Track For First Solo Single
24th February 1999:
Boyzone star Ronan Keating is to release his first solo single in the summer with a track from Hugh Grant's new movie Notting Hill, the follow up to worldwide hit Four Weddings And A Funeral.
But a spokeswoman for the Irish band stressed it was not the start of a solo career - more a "side project" for the star.
Keating, 21, has also been developing a TV presenting career in the past few months, with his BBC1 show Get Your Act Together currently being screened on Saturday nights.
From YAHOO! News. For more information, go to Dot Music.
Boyzone Singer Shane Fast Lane
29th January 1999:
Boyzone singer Shane Lynch is now living life in the 'fast lane' - literally! The band's record company has confirmed the Irish heart-throb has signed up with the Ford motorcar rally team. Not to worry though, picking up this 'speedy hobby' on the side does not mean that Shane will be leaving the band.
from YAHOO! News
Bowie & Ronan Join Forces
29th January 1999:
Boyzone babe Ronan Keating is to join forces with legendary rock-god David Bowie - for a live internet chat session, that is! Bowie will be inviting Ronan to be his personal 'chat room guest' on Saturday - where he will be asked questions on life, the universe and countless other things - so expect the unexpected! Any interested fans should log onto this address: DavidBowie.com
from YAHOO! News
Boyzone Get Tough For Charity Single
26th January 1999:
Irish band Boyzone are to release this year's fundraising single for Comic Relief.
The quintet recorded a version of the Billy Ocean hit When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going, to be released on February 22.
Profits from the single will go to the charity which holds its next biennial event on March 12 raising money for
projects in the Africa and the UK.
From YAHOO! news
Boyzone Star And His Wife Put Belfast In The Shade - Couple Don Sunglasses For Shoppping Trip Disguise
21st January 1999:
Boyzone Star And His Wife Put Belfast In The Shade - Couple Don
Sunglasses For Shoppping Trip Disguise THEY looked just like any other young couple out for a quiet afternoon's shopping in Belfast.
The only thing that hinted at their true identity was that fact that both were wearing sunglasses on a gloomy day.
But the disguises worked as few realised yesterday that they were rubbing shoulders with Boyzone star Ronan Keating and his model wife Yvonne Connolly.
Ronan wore a brown leather jacket, with dark blue jeans and a peaked hat pulled over his face.
Yvonne was dressed in dark clothes, with a black jacket and her hair pulled back.
Among the shops they visited on their low-key shopping spree were Golden Discs, Boots and the Original Levi's Store, where
they bought a pair of boot-cut jeans.
"Ronan was very friendly but it was obvious he didn't want any hassle," said the shop assistant who served him.
And she revealed Yvonne, who is pregnant, is "really starting to show".
They also looked for clothes at Gap in CastleCourt.
Lorraine Campbell, who works in the ladies department, said Yvonne unsuccessfully searched for a pair of trousers but it was
Ronan who really interested her.
"He looked really, really lovely," she said
© Copyright Belfast Telegraph Newspapers Ltd.
Pop Stars Join Net Piracy Battle
19th January 1999: Pop idols Robbie Williams, Boyzone and The Corrs are among the stars pressing politicians in Europe to protect them from piracy on the Internet.
The stars have signed a petition organised by French music superstar Jean-Michel Jarre which is to be presented to Euro
leaders this week and demanding action.
They are calling for copyright protection to be strengthened to take account of the availability of music via the Internet and
developing technologies.
from YAHOO! News
The answer is NO!
According to Mr. Gately, the answer to the big question as to whether he will marry Kerri-Ann is NO. The article suggesting the match was originally featured in a TABLOID and spread from there. Steve laughed off the rumours. Everyone breath a sigh of relief with me!
(Information has been gathered from Mercury Records, Yahoo!, and Rolling Stone. Thanks!)
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