Shayne Ward

The multi-Platinum Mancunian recording artist Shayne Ward rose to fame as winner of the second series of The X Factor. His debut single "That’s My Goal" was the 2005 Christmas No. 1, spending four weeks at the top of the chart and selling 2 million copies - still one of the all-time twenty biggest best-selling debut singles.

He followed it with two more hit singles, "No Promises" and "Stand By Me" and his self-titled debut album entered the chart at No. 1 in April with first week sales of 200,000 copies. Shayne has since had three further Top 40 hits and three more hit albums.