Lee Ryan
On The Red Carpet, MTV Asia Awards 2006, Bangkok,Thailand
Background information
Birth name	Lee Ryan[1]
Born	June 17, 1983 (1983-06-17) (age 24)
Origin	Chatham, Kent
Genre(s)	Soul, Acoustic, Pop
Years active	2001–Present
Associated acts	Blue, Simon Webbe, Duncan James, Antony Costa
Website	http://www.officialleeryan.com/

Lee Ryan (born June 17, 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. The annual MTV Asia Awards is the Asian equivalent of the United States MTV Video Music Awards and Europes MTV Europe Music Awards. ... Location within in Thailand Coordinates: , Country Settled Ayutthaya Period Founded as capital 21 April 1782 Government  - Type Special administrative area  - Governor Apirak Kosayothin Area  - City 1,568. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... , Chatham (pronounced chat-um ) is a large town that developed around an important naval dockyard on the east bank of the River Medway to the southeast of London in Kent, England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Soul (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Unplugged be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Blue (boy band) Blue were a successful English pop boy band consisting of four members: Lee Ryan, Duncan James, Antony Costa, and Simon Webbe. ... Simon Webbe (born 30 March 1979 in Moss Side, Manchester, England) is a music singer, writer, producer, manager and film star. ... Duncan James (born Duncan Matthew James Inglis, April 7, 1978 , in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) was a singer in the boy band Blue and is now a solo artist, sometime actor, television presenter and contestant of ITV show Dancing On Ice. ... Antony Daniel Costa (born 23 June 1981 in Edgware, Middlesex, England) is a British singer. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... , Chatham (pronounced chat-um ) is a large town that developed around an important naval dockyard on the east bank of the River Medway to the southeast of London in Kent, England. ... A boy band is a type of pop group featuring three or more young male singers. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Blue (boy band) Blue were a successful English pop boy band consisting of four members: Lee Ryan, Duncan James, Antony Costa, and Simon Webbe. ...

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 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.^[2][3] , Chatham (pronounced chat-um ) is a large town that developed around an important naval dockyard on the east bank of the River Medway to the southeast of London in Kent, England. ... Plumstead (founded circa 980) is a district in the London Borough of Greenwich, with the eastern end of the site of the former Royal Arsenal at its northern boundary and Shooters Hill to the south. ... This article is about developmental dyslexia. ... For other uses, see War Child. ...

Solo 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. Army of Lovers was the first single from ex-Blue member Lee Ryans debut album Lee Ryan. ... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ...

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. is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lee Ryan is the debut solo album from former Blue member Lee Ryan. ... The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ...

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. is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Turn Your Car Around was the second single from ex-Blue member Lee Ryans self-titled debut solo album, Lee Ryan. ...

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. When I Think of You was the third and final UK single from ex-Blue member Lee Ryans self-titled debut solo album, Lee Ryan. ...

Lee later presented two more tracks to the world. "Real Love" was used for the end credits of the film Ice Age 2: The Meltdown 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. Real Love was the fourth worldwide single from Lee Ryans debut solo album Lee Ryan. ...

In late 2005, Dolce & Gabbana signed Lee up to be UK face of their new line of clothing. Dolce & Gabbana () is a high-end fashion house started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce, born near Palermo, Sicily, and Stefano Gabbana, born in Milan, Italy. ...

The second album

After the 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. For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... The Sony BMG Music Entertainment logo. ...

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. Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Joanne Valda OMeara (born 29 April 1979 in Romford, London Borough of Havering) is an English singer and actress. ... Simon Webbe (born 30 March 1979 in Moss Side, Manchester, England) is a music singer, writer, producer, manager and film star. ...

Although nothing has been confirmed, rumored 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.

Lee has already begun promotion for the album with a number live and acoustic performances across the UK, he also announced on his website that he has recently finished filming a TV show for BBC2 which is set to air in April and has also filmed a 24 Hours With... special for ITV which is due in June. BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ...

With the air dates of both these programs to air in April and May it is likely that his second album is to be expected not long after.

Ryan appeared in the third series of Hell's Kitchen during early September 2007. He was however, asked to leave on day three after having a dispute with the head-chef Marco Pierre White.^[4] Hells Kitchen is a British cookery-based ITV reality show. ... For other uses, see September (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Marco Pierre White (born 11 December 1961) is an English chef and restaurateur. ...

According to Lee's MySpace the first single to be lifted from the album is "Reinforce Love", whereas he wrote "You Give Me Wings" before, but he changed it. MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

The single "Reinforce Love" was released on 10th December. This single is being release for Great Ormond Street Hospital and Clic Sargent, which are the 2 charities that Lee is touring for in November and December, with young voices. the single will be preformed for the first time on Thursday 15th November at Bridgeend Designer Outlet in South Wales. The single peaked at a very disappointing #101 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the lowest chart position for a Blue former member. “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Blue (boy band) Blue were a successful English pop boy band consisting of four members: Lee Ryan, Duncan James, Antony Costa, and Simon Webbe. ...

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.^[5][6] Ryan got kicked off the show when being told he was no longer part of the team. ^[7] For other uses, see Hells Kitchen. ... Marco Pierre White (born 11 December 1961) is an English chef and restaurateur. ...

Controversies

Of all the Blue members, Lee was the only member that courted controversies since the group started, which was usually covered by the tabloids. In 2001, he made a remark about the September 11 terrorist attacks being unimportant compared to the amount of elephants dying each year from poaching and that 911 wasn't as dreadful as the media was making out. Although it caused a media uproar, the band continued to be successful. However, as a result of Lee's comment, the management abandoned a plan to market the band in the United States, in fear of a media backlash there.^[8] As the most outgoing member of the band, Lee has often been seen in bars and clubs that are frequented by celebrities. As a result, he has attracted the paparazzi, leading to fights and court appearances.^[9] A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... For other uses, see Celebrity (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Paparazzi (disambiguation). ...

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 [1] is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... February 2008 is the second month of the leap year and has yet to occur. ...

Filmography

• The Heavy (2008)
• Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)
• Holby City (October 12, 2000) - Guest appearance

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Discography

Albums

• 2005: Lee Ryan - #6 UK, #3 ITA, #79 GER, #61 CH
• 2008: Beautiful Spiritual

Lee Ryan is the debut solo album from former Blue member Lee Ryan. ...

Singles

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References

External links

• Official website
• Official myspace
• Blue website
• Lee Ryan Spain-- Lee Ryan Spain
• 24 Hours With Lee Ryan preview
• Lee's Hell's Kitchen profile