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Shayne Ward

Shayne Ward is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Elton John, Will Young, Gareth Gates, Gnarls Barkley and Sugababes. Those roots explain a lot about how Shayne Ward arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Westlife, Michael Learns to Rock, Gareth Gates, Will Young and Leona Lewis, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Shayne Ward, reaching back through Elton John. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Shayne Thomas Ward is an English singer and actor. He rose to fame as the winner of the second series of The X Factor. His debut single, "That's My Goal", was released in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2005 and reached number one on the UK singles chart and was that year's Christmas number one. It sold 313,000 copies on its first day of sales, making it the third-fastest-selling single of all time in the UK, behind Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" and Will Young's "Evergreen", which sold 685,000 and 400,000 copies in their first days of sale, respectively.

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Shayne WardElton JohnWill YoungGareth GatesGnarls BarkleySugababesLeona LewisWestlifeRedOneWestlifeMichael Learns to RockGareth GatesWill YoungLeona LewisEnrique IglesiasTake ThatAlexandra Burke

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Shayne Ward connections

Shayne Ward grew out of Elton John, Will Young, Gareth Gates and Gnarls Barkley, shares an orbit with Westlife, Michael Learns to Rock, Gareth Gates and Will Young. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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