Biography...

Shayne Ward was the pop hopeful that beat stiff competition to become the winner of X Factor in 2005.

Shayne reckons that a career in music is 100 per cent for him and even admits to singing at karaoke, in the bathroom and on the loo! He loves football and says that this keeps him fit.

Shayne is the youngest son of a very large family and is also a twin! He has 3 brothers, Mark 29, Martin 28 and Michael 27, and 3 sisters, Lisa 24, his twin Emma 20 and Leona 16.



Singing is Shayne’s main passion, but his second love is dancing. He’s self-taught and believes that he could hold his own on most dance floors!

Shayne has always sung, but started taking it really seriously when he joined a band at 16, gigging every Friday and Saturday night. He and another female vocalist from the group both auditioned- Shayne made it through but she didn't...

The X Factor isn't Shayne's first experience of TV- he reached the final 30 of Pop Stars: The Rivals when he was only 16.