Ronan Keating羅南·基丁

從12歲時就開始寫歌，和好友組過團，叫NAMESTE。曾經加入學校的合唱團， 但被踢出來，因為合唱團的老師說他，不會唱歌。雖然是老么，3個哥哥一個姐姐，但他做個各式各樣的工作。在鞋店打過工，進入BOYZONE時還在學校念書，剛成立時與團員晚上在校園和青少年常去的俱樂部表演， 每天作二到三場的演出，但是在空閑時，還幫父親修卡車，幫忙母親的美發沙龍！一直的夢想是成為像TAKE THAT那么紅的團員， 直到成為BZ一員，成為主唱，他才真正找到自己心目中的理想事業。
1998年2月， BZ正在錄制WHERE WE BELONG，他的母親因乳癌去世。他幾乎無法完成聲音配唱的部分，RONAN寫THIS IS WHERE I BELONG，唱出自己的成長心情。他后來設立Marie Keating Cancer Awareness Fund，致力乳癌防治。4月BZ的單曲ALL THAT I NEED 直沖冠軍。 30日，RONAN與大他2歲的模特女友YVONNE在加勒比海的小島結婚。同年底RONAN被權威偶像雜志讀者選為“最佳衣著男士”、“流行王子”、“最想要的男人”！ 而他也從不受一般媒體重視的偶像派成為受到重視的藝人。
雖然身為BZ的主唱，一直都是最受歡迎BZ成員，但RONAN早在幾年前就想要發展個人音樂事業。 1997年5月RONAN被選為“歐洲歌曲比賽”主持人， 同年接下EMA（歐洲MTV頒獎禮）主持，1998年11月主持“世界小姐”， 后來成為WESTLIFE的經紀人，但是他自己說這些都是附加的， 最終目標是成為一位頂尖的詞曲創作歌手。而直到1999年初，“新娘百分百”電影導演捧著一首歌請RONAN主唱，他才能實現長久以來的想望。
2000年， BZ的成員以“單飛不解散”的形式開始各自的個人事業。RONAN的新單曲唱片“LIFE IS A ROLLERCOASTER”與7月19日正式發行， 而他的首張個人專輯在7月30日推出！ 這標志著從此又一位重量級的歌星在樂壇升起了，我們相信 Ronan的星路必定會無比燦爛。
With those dazzling poster-boy looks, Ronan Keating became one of Europe's most endearing stars as the leader of the Irish boy band Boyzone. The five Irish lads in Boyzone, who made their debut in 1993, built their charismatic style into one of the biggest European pop/rock acts of the '90s. But before he was winning over the world, Keating was a middle-class kid living in Dublin. Born Ronan Patrick John Keating on March 3, 1977, he was the last of four children in the Keating household. His father, Gerry, was a pub owner and his mother, Marie, was a hairdresser, so financially the Keating family was trying to make ends meet. The working trudge instilled the desire to work in the youngest Keating. While working in a local shoe store, he noticed a search advertisement for an Irish Take That. The 14-year-old beat out 300 hopefuls with his own rendition of the Cat Stevens song "Father and Son" and was headed toward becoming a celebrity. Boyzone released four albums, every one debuting at number one in the U.K. They released 16 singles, each one also charting in the Top Three on the U.K. charts. Most notably, Americans will recognize this five-piece as the dashing young men singing behind U2's Bono in "The Sweetest Thing" video.
Six years into being part of one of the U.K.'s brightest and biggest-selling pop bands, Keating searched for an alternate creative outlet. He began managing another male pop group called Westlife. He married Irish model Yvonne Connelly in April 1998 and the following year they had a son, Jack. Musically, however, Keating's intentions stayed in tune with his internal spirit. He couldn't possibly steer clear of the media spotlight for long and something positive was bound to come of it. He recorded his debut solo effort in early 2000 under the craftsmanship of artists such as Bryan Adams and Barry Gibb. His sensual and childlike persona was full-fledged. He is a working songsmith with the utmost class, and counterparts like Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow might be considered a bit shy of such inborn grace. Ronan was issued overseas in mid-2000. A U.S. version followed in October. For 2002's Destination, Keating collaborated with songwriter and ex-New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander. This album was another smash overseas with hit singles such as "I Love It When We Do" and "I've Got My Heart on You," yet it failed to see a release in the States. Two years later, Keating issued Turn It On. His rendition of Terence Trent D'Arby's "Let Her Down Easy" and songs co-written with Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross were featured in another mature set from the former boy band singer. 10 Years of Hits followed in 2005.