Lee Ryan

Lee Ryan

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Lee Ryan



Img_capt = On The Red Carpet, MTV Asia Awards 2006, Bangkok,Thailand
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Lee Ryan ["Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths in England and Wales, 1837–1983."]
Alias =
Born = birth date and age|1983|6|17|df=y
Died =
Origin = Chatham, Kent
Instruments = Singing
Genre = Pop, Soul, Acoustic
Occupation = Singer, Songwriter, Actor
Years_active = 2001–Present
Label = Sony BMG (2005-2006)
Tale Tale (2007-2008)
Associated_acts = Blue, Antony Costa, Duncan James, Simon Webbe
URL = [http://www.officialleeryan.com/ Officialleeryan.com]
Current_members =
Past_members =

Lee Ryan (born 17 June 1983 in Chatham, Kent) is a singer-songwriter, actor and former member of the British boy band Blue and is now pursuing a solo career.

Biography

Early life

Lee Ryan was born in Chatham, Kent. His parents split up when he was five years old. Lee mostly lived with his mother, sister Gemma and his grandmother. He was brought up in Plumstead. At the age of 5 it was discovered that he suffered from dyslexia.Lee attended performing arts schools welling secondary school were he whent out with Chris prior to joining Blue, including Sylvia Young and Italia Conti. In Blue, Lee was an irreplaceable member of the band as he was often regarded as the lead singer with his solid vocal performances. While in Blue, Lee recorded "Stand Up As People" for the "War Child" album. He left the band in 2005 to become a solo artist after a commercially successful career with the band. [ [http://www.breakingnews.ie/2005/08/02/story214381.html# BreakingNews.ie: Archives :2005-08-02 ] ] [ [http://www.hecklerspray.com/blue-were-filthy-little-mimers/20051006.php Blue Were Filthy Little Mimers - Hecklerspray: Music, Movies, TV, Celebs, Games and Gossip ] ]

olo career

Lee released his first single "Army of Lovers" on 18 July 2005. It was released to mixed reviews and debuted (and peaked) at #3 in the UK Singles Chart. It hit #1 in Italy.

On 1 August, Lee released his debut album, "Lee Ryan", to mixed reviews. The album reached #6 in the UK Album Chart and #3 in Italy, where it has spent 5 weeks in the Top10.

On 10 October, Lee released his second solo single "Turn Your Car Around". The single went under a heavy wave of promotion but due to the release of his album and the lack of enthusiasm for his first single, the track failed to reach the top ten, peaking at #12.

In late 2005, Dolce & Gabbana signed Lee up to be UK face of their new line of clothing.

In January 2006, Lee released his third and final single in the UK "When I Think of You". The song reached #15 in the UK.

Lee later presented two more tracks to the world. "Real Love" was used for the end credits of the film "" which later led to Lee voicing the part of an elk in the UK version of the movie. "How Do I" was released on Lee's website in the form of a video directed by Lee himself to thank his fans for their support. Lee had previously co-directed the video for Blue's single "Breathe Easy" after he wrote the track.

Lee Ryan also appeared on a celebrity edition of "Come Dine With Me", aired on 17 September 2008 alongside fellow celebrities Peter Stringfellow, Michelle Heaton and Linda Barker. Lee finished in joint first place with Linda Barker, both of whom scored 26 points.

Future in the music industry

After the relative success of his first solo album, Lee is currently planning his second solo album. The currently unnamed album will now be under his old Blue label EMI, after Lee and his old solo label SonyBMG decided to part ways due to creative differences. Reports say that the new album may feature Elton John, Jo O'Meara, Rappers Lil' Kim & Charli Baltimore & his ex-Blue band mate Simon Webbe.Fact|date=June 2008 Although nothing has been confirmed, rumoured tracks from the album are "Peaches" which Lee has performed at many live performances and has released on his MySpace page, "It's Not Me", a song which Lee has told he would have liked on the first album but couldn't get produced fast enough, "Stand Up As People" and "Free" also released on his MySpace page.

Ryan begun promotion for the album with a number live and acoustic performances across the UK in spring 2007, he also announced on his website that he has recently finished filming a TV show for BBC2 which was set to air in April and has also filmed a "24 Hours With..." special for ITV which aired in June 2007.

The single "Reinforce Love" was released on 10 December 2007. The single was being release for Great Ormond Street Hospital and Clic Sargent, which were the two charities that Ryan was touring for in November and December, with young voices. The single peaked at a very disappointing #101 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the lowest chart position for a Blue former member.

However, as his acting career is on the way, as he is acting on the new TV series "The Pretender Agenda", a crossover between "Friends" and "The Office", and he will be filming two movies in the United States, he has no plans for the near future to go back to the music scene [http://lee-ryan.org/index2.php Lee Ryan: past, present and future] .

"Hell's Kitchen"

Ryan made an appearance in "Hell's Kitchen" where he only manage to last 3 days walking out of the show after a row with the Marco Pierre White, who was supervising him, for refusing to wear a hat when required to in fear of messing up his hair and refusing to carry out kitchen work when asked to such as cutting some carrots and grating some cheese. [ [http://www.hecklerspray.com/lee-ryan-drops-the-c-word-on-hecklerspray/20068720.php Lee Ryan Drops The C-Word On hecklerspray - Hecklerspray: Music, Movies, TV, Celebs, Games and Gossip ] ] [ [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/realitytv/a75172/lee-ryan-quits-hells-kitchen.html Reality - News - Lee Ryan quits 'Hell's Kitchen' - Digital Spy ] ] Ryan got kicked off the show when being told he was no longer part of the team. [ [http://www.heatworld.com/Article.aspx?articleid=2184&title=Exclusive%3a+Lee+Ryan+was+KICKED+OFF+Hell's+Kitchen! Exclusive: Lee Ryan was KICKED OFF Hell's Kitchen! ] ] [http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/entertainment/television/Lee-Ryan-storms-out-of-Hells-Kitchen.jsp, "Hell's Kitchen - Lee Ryan storms out"]

Controversies

On 31 December 2007, he was arrested for an assault on a taxi driver in Oxted Surrey. He was released on bail until February 2008 [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a82515/lee-ryan-arrested-for-assault.html http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a82515/lee-ryan-arrested-for-assault.html] ] . At Guildford Magistrates' Court on 24 June 2008 he was fined £300. Claimed in court "he felt targeted because he is famous". [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1028765/Blue-singer-Lees-pregnant-MySpace-fianc-e-ditches-sober-suit-black-leggings-knee-high-boots-road-rage-trial.html Blue singer Lee's pregnant MySpace fiancée ditches sober suit for black leggings and knee high boots at road rage trial | Mail Online ] ] As a result of this, he was fired from his prime time ITV show which he was due to appear in 6 episodes [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1018514/Former-Blue-star-Lee-Ryan-punched-cabbie-crashing-car-kissing-girl.html Former Blue star Lee Ryan 'punched cabbie' after crashing car while he was kissing girl | Mail Online ] ]

Personal life

In June 2008, Ryan announced he was engaged to fan Samantha Miller, 20, who had written to him, enclosing revealing pictures via his MySpace page. The couple had met for dinner, and after Miller had become pregnant, they are engaged to be married at some date in 2009. [citeweb|url=http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/sunday/2008/06/22/blue-s-lee-ryan-having-baby-with-fan-who-sent-him-sexy-pics-98487-20616754/|title=Blue's Lee Ryan having baby with fan who sent him sexy pics|author=Hamilton, Sean|publisher=Sunday Mirror|date=2008-06-22|accessdate=2008-06-22] In late July 2008, press stated that Ryan apparently had called off the engagement, leaving Miller 5 months pregnant. [citeweb|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1037062/Lee-Ryan-dumps-pregnant-MySpace-fiancee.html|title=Lee Ryan dumps his pregnant MySpace fiancee for a new girl called Denise|publisher=Daily Mail|date=2008-07-22|accessdate=2008-07-21] . However, on 30 July 2008, Ryan stated on Loose Women that the engagement was still on and that his baby was due on 4 December 2008.

Lee is a supporter of Charlton Athletic F.C.

Discography

Albums

*2005: "Lee Ryan" - #6 UK, #3 ITA, #79 GER, #61 CH

Singles

Other Songs

* "Stand Up As People" (2004) - Released on the compilation "Hope".
* "Why Me" (2004) - Released on the movie soundtrack "The Passion of Christ".
* "Come Together Now" (2006) - Charity Single to raise money for the Katrina victims, alongside Céline Dion, Joss Stone, The Game, Wyclef Jean, Stacy Orrico and Natalie Cole, among others.

Filmography

*The Heavy (2008)
* (2006)
*Holby City (12 October 2000) - Guest appearance

References

External links

* [http://www.officialleeryan.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/officialleeryan Official myspace]
* [http://www.blue-lads.phorum.pl International Blue LADS Forum]
* [http://www.officialblue.com/ Blue website]
* [http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/entertainment/television/24-hours-with-lee-ryan.jsp 24 Hours With Lee Ryan preview]
* [http://www.itv.com/Entertainment/reality/hellskitchen/thecelebrities/LeeRyan/default.html Lee's Hell's Kitchen profile]


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