Lee Ryan (born 17 June 1983 in Chatham, Kent) is as a singer-songwriter, actor and former member of the British boy band Blue and is now pursuing an 芝居 career.
Early life
Lee Ryan was born in Chatham, Kent. His parents スプリット, 分割 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, including the independent fee-paying theatre schools Sylvia Young Theatre School and Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. 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.
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.
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 秒 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 上, ページのトップへ 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 もっと見る 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 によって Lee himself to thank his ファン 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 セレブ Peter Stringfellow, Michelle Heaton and Linda Barker. Lee finished in joint first place with Linda Barker, both of whom scored 26 points.
He has also appeared in series 22, episode 9 of Never Mind the Buzzcocks on 27 November 2008 alongside Mark Watson and Katy Brand, where he got continuously slated によって most of the guests and in particular, host Simon Amstell. He had failed to appear on the 表示する almost exactly a 年 before, being replaced によって Dappy from N-Dubz.
Future in the 音楽 industry
After the relative success of his first solo album, Lee started planning his 秒 solo album although any release 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.[citation needed] 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 began 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 表示する 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 通り, ストリート 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. The album was then postponed, and finally cancelled.
He also recently starred alongside Natalie Casey in The Pretender Agenda at The New Players Theatre in London. (Aug-Sept 2008)
Lee is currently filming two 映画 in the United States, will be available only on the internet[4].
On April 28 2009, Blue announced that they have reformed & will soon return to the stage this summer with a new album coming soon.
Hell's Kitchen
Ryan made an appearance in Hell's キッチン where he only manage to last 3 days walking out of the 表示する after a row with 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 キッチン work when asked to such as cutting some carrots and grating some cheese.Ryan got kicked off the 表示する when being told he was no longer part of the team.
Lee went on to the itv 表示する Loose Women and Stated that he was not fired from Hell's キッチン because of his not wearing a hat but because of his asking the chef Marco pierre White not to say the racist コメント he was saying in reference to travelers and gypsies.
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 [9]]. At Guildford Magistrates' Court on 24 June 2008 he was fined £300. Claimed in court "he felt targeted because he is famous". As a result of this, he was fired from his prime time ITV 表示する which he was due to appear in 6 episodes.
Personal life
In June 2008, Ryan announced he was engaged to Samantha Miller, 25, They had met on Myspace and rumors circulated that Miller sent naked pictures of herself to him and that she was a fan. The couple had met for dinner, and after Miller had become pregnant, they are engaged to be married in 2009.
In late July 2008, press stated that Ryan apparently had called off the engagement, leaving Miller 5 months pregnant. 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. and has a tattoo of two hearts overlapped behind his right ear.
Lee and Samantha welcomed their first baby on 30 November 2008, a boy called Rayn Amethyst Ryan.
2009 - Blue are coming back!:)
Filmography
The Heavy (2008)
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)
Holby City (12 October 2000) - Guest appearance
Early life
Lee Ryan was born in Chatham, Kent. His parents スプリット, 分割 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, including the independent fee-paying theatre schools Sylvia Young Theatre School and Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. 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.
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.
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 秒 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 上, ページのトップへ 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 もっと見る 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 によって Lee himself to thank his ファン 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 セレブ Peter Stringfellow, Michelle Heaton and Linda Barker. Lee finished in joint first place with Linda Barker, both of whom scored 26 points.
He has also appeared in series 22, episode 9 of Never Mind the Buzzcocks on 27 November 2008 alongside Mark Watson and Katy Brand, where he got continuously slated によって most of the guests and in particular, host Simon Amstell. He had failed to appear on the 表示する almost exactly a 年 before, being replaced によって Dappy from N-Dubz.
Future in the 音楽 industry
After the relative success of his first solo album, Lee started planning his 秒 solo album although any release 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.[citation needed] 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 began 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 表示する 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 通り, ストリート 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. The album was then postponed, and finally cancelled.
He also recently starred alongside Natalie Casey in The Pretender Agenda at The New Players Theatre in London. (Aug-Sept 2008)
Lee is currently filming two 映画 in the United States, will be available only on the internet[4].
On April 28 2009, Blue announced that they have reformed & will soon return to the stage this summer with a new album coming soon.
Hell's Kitchen
Ryan made an appearance in Hell's キッチン where he only manage to last 3 days walking out of the 表示する after a row with 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 キッチン work when asked to such as cutting some carrots and grating some cheese.Ryan got kicked off the 表示する when being told he was no longer part of the team.
Lee went on to the itv 表示する Loose Women and Stated that he was not fired from Hell's キッチン because of his not wearing a hat but because of his asking the chef Marco pierre White not to say the racist コメント he was saying in reference to travelers and gypsies.
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 [9]]. At Guildford Magistrates' Court on 24 June 2008 he was fined £300. Claimed in court "he felt targeted because he is famous". As a result of this, he was fired from his prime time ITV 表示する which he was due to appear in 6 episodes.
Personal life
In June 2008, Ryan announced he was engaged to Samantha Miller, 25, They had met on Myspace and rumors circulated that Miller sent naked pictures of herself to him and that she was a fan. The couple had met for dinner, and after Miller had become pregnant, they are engaged to be married in 2009.
In late July 2008, press stated that Ryan apparently had called off the engagement, leaving Miller 5 months pregnant. 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. and has a tattoo of two hearts overlapped behind his right ear.
Lee and Samantha welcomed their first baby on 30 November 2008, a boy called Rayn Amethyst Ryan.
2009 - Blue are coming back!:)
Filmography
The Heavy (2008)
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)
Holby City (12 October 2000) - Guest appearance
