Boyzone

Boyzone were an Irish boy band, formed in 1993. Their most successful line-up comprised members Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, and Shane Lynch, all born between 1972 and 1977.

The group have had six UK No.1 singles and nine No.1 singles in their native Ireland. Of the twenty-four singles they released in the UK, twenty-one entered the UK top 40, with eighteen in the top 10 and twelve in the top 2. They have had five UK no. 1 albums.

Their 1994 debut UK hit was a cover version of the song Love Me For a Reason, which had been a no.2 hit for The Osmonds over twenty years earlier. Their first UK no.1 came in 1995 with a cover version of Words, originally a top 10 hit for the Bee Gees in 1968.

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