Shane Lynch
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Shane Eamon Mark Stephen Lynch (born 3 July 1976) is an Irish singer, but best known as a member of Boyzone. He has also taken part in auto racing, participated in reality shows such as Celebrity Big Brother in 2018 and appeared as a judge on The All Ireland Talent Show.[1]
Early life
Born to Brendan and Noeleen Lynch, a mechanic and housewife,
Career
Boyzone
In 1993, music manager Louis Walsh, who had managed Johnny Logan, held auditions in Dublin to find a new boyband to rival British group Take That. Lynch was among the hopefuls present, and was eventually selected.[6] Before even recording any material, he and five other successful auditionees made their infamous appearance on RTÉ's The Late Late Show with Gay Byrne. Although their performance was criticised by the Irish press, the band became one of the most successful pop bands in Ireland.[7]
Lynch quickly gained a reputation as the bad boy of the group due to his
In 2007, Boyzone reunited, completed a 29-date reunion tour, and released their comeback single on 29 September 2008, Love You Anyway,[15] which was followed by a Greatest Hits album entitled Back Again... No Matter What released on 13 October 2008.[16]
Acting
In 2004, during his break from Boyzone, Lynch played
Motorsport
A keen
Lynch has also been involved in drifting, competing in the British Drift Championship[21] for performance parts manufacturer & race team Team Japspeed.[22] In 2008 he was involved in an accident with team-mate Danny Eyles while competing in the European Drift Championship round at Silverstone and, although he was not injured, both Nissan Skyline cars were written off.[23]
For the 2016 season of the British Drift Championship, Lynch and Team Japspeed debuted a brand new
Reality television
Lynch has taken part in several reality television series. He was in the second series of the
In January 2013, Lynch fronted an informative channel 5 programme in the UK about dyslexia. During this, he undertook his own dyslexia assessment. He was confirmed to have the learning disability.[26]
On 7 June 2013, Lynch featured on a celebrity special edition of The Jeremy Kyle Show to talk about his life after being in Boyzone.[27]
In August 2013, he came fifth participating in
Lynch was one of the seven celebrities that participated in Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal, a BBC Two series about a two weeks pilgrimage to Fátima, Portugal.[28] He left before the final day, claiming that it was for religious reasons. He later clarified that he had a candle phobia: "One of the things is you would never get me into that Fatima place with 100,000 candles, that is like death to me."[29]
Other work
In 2000, Lynch teamed up with bandmate Keith Duffy and released a novelty version of the Milli Vanilli song "Girl You Know It's True" as Keith 'N' Shane. They re-wrote the verses in which the original was critical of today's music, but the chorus was kept the same.[30] It was a top 40 hit in the UK, peaking at No. 36 in December 2000.[31] He also featured in the Celebrity Special Championship of Robot Wars in 2000.
In 2001, Lynch formed a rap rock band with Phats & Small's singer Ben Ofoedu called REDhill.[32]
In early 2005, Lynch released the song "Don't Go" which was originally a 1988 hit for the band Hothouse Flowers. The same year, he was announced as one of the judges on RTÉ's The All Ireland Talent Show, a reality contest which is modelled on Britain's Got Talent. In 2010, he announced his decision to quit.[33]
In 2008, Lynch published his autobiography The Chancer, which focused on his early years, pop reign, his marriage to
In April 2014, Lynch opened a chain of 1920s prohibition inspired barbershops, known as The Elk & Clipper. There are three outlets in Northern Ireland.[36]
In 2019, Lynch joined former REDHILL and Cruise Control bandmate Ben Ofoedu for a new supergroup called Boyz on Block with former Five member Abz Love and former Another Level member Dane Bowers. The group released their debut single on 20 November 2020, a cover of East 17's "Stay Another Day" featuring former East 17 member and songwriter Tony Mortimer. Their second single was a cover of K-Ci & JoJo's "All My Life", released on 15 February 2021. They had an album scheduled for released in 2021.[37]
Personal life
Lynch's sisters, twins Keavy and Edele Lynch, found fame as members of the girl group B*Witched, which became the first group to replace members of their own family at number one in the charts.[38] Younger sister, Naomi, was part of the duo Buffalo G who achieved a top 20 hit,[39] and another sibling, Tara, was a member of FAB![40][41][42]
On 8 March 1998, Lynch married
Lynch, who had been involved with
Discography
Singles
As Keith 'N' Shane
- "UK #36[48]
Solo
- "Don't Go" (2005), AMR
References
- ^ "The All Ireland Talent Show". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
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- ^ "Boyzone star Shane takes to the track". 19 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ "Biogs.com: Reliable Biographies". Biogs. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Louis Walsh Bio Archived 23 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ireland: Cover story: Man and Boyz Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Shane Lynch: 'I had everything money can buy but wasn't happy'". Belfasttelegraph. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020 – via belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "SHANE REVEALS PRESSURE OF FAME LED TO OUTBURST; Living in the public eye is hard and I've had off days but I am a nice guy. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "SHANE LYNCH EXCLUSIVE: DAY TWO: 'I was a real animal, a beast.. but becoming a born again Christian saved me'. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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- ^ "'Back Again... No Matter What' review".
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- ^ "Beds Herts and Bucks – Entertainment – Shane's in the panto zone!". BBC. Archived from the original on 7 September 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "ULTIMA News – PistonHeads". pistonheads.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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- ^ "British Drift Championship". Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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- ^ "Car Racing Crash Video". Dailymotion.com. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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- ^ Lynch talks about his dyslexia Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, channel5.com; accessed 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Shane Lynch: Life After A Boyband – Jeremy Kyle Celeb Special". cloudlynch. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ "BBC Two - Pilgrimage". BBC.
- ^ "Shane Lynch explains why he quit Pilgrimage in final episode". Radio Times.
- ^ "Boyzone | News, Photos and Videos". Contactmusic.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "KEITH 'N' SHANE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
- ^ "episode 112: Ben Ofoedu". agnesanddavid.com. 16 December 2016.
- ^ Judges for RTÉ's The All Ireland Talent Show Revealed Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Shane Lynch: 'I had everything money can buy but wasn't happy' – Life & Style – Belfasttelegraph.co.uk". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Interview with Shane Lynch, Facebook.com; accessed 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Shane Lynch cuts a dash at town barbers - Portadown Times". Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Boyz on Block supergroup open up on origins amid Stay Another Day release". Daily Express. 22 November 2020.
- ^ Shane Lynch's Biography (16 November 2004). "Shane Lynch Biography". Biogs.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Naomi gearing up for top car show". independent. 29 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ FAB! Archived 16 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-1-4668-7361-2.
- ^ Martin, Paul (24 June 2000). "Stars' sisters to B*Hitched". Free Online Library. The Mirror. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Shane Lynch & Easther Bennett marriage not Eternal". ShowBiz Ireland. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Hervey's Clinch with Lynch". Daily Mirror. UK. 13 July 2002. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ^ "George McMahon and Rachel Smyth". RTÉ Guide. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008.
- ^ "Golden boy reborn". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- ^ "MY HELL AFTER DABBLING WITH THE OCCULT". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012.
- ^ "KEITH 'N' SHANE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
External links
- Shane Lynch at AllMusic
- Shane Lynch at IMDb
- Team Japspeed