BOYZONE - BZ20 THREAD

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Why the heck not?  

Boyzone will release their fifth studio album BZ20 on November 25th in celebration of their 20th anniversary. This will be their second album without Stephen Gately who passed away in 2009.

First single 'Love Will Save The Day'

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I heard this song on the way to work one morning and it immediately caught my ear. I love it!

For those who don't know of Boyzone, here's a few quick facts.

• Irish boy band formed in 1993. Their line up consisted of Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Keith Duffy. Stephen sadly died suddenly in 2009 at the age of 33.
  
• 19 top 5 singles on the Irish singles charts, of which 9 were number 1s.
  
• 18 top 10 hits in the UK singles chart, of which 6 were number 1s.
  
• 25 million record sales worldwide
  
• 29th biggest selling singles artist in British chart music history and the second most successful boyband in Britain.
  
• To date, Boyzone has released four studio albums and seven compilation albums.
  
• At their height, Boyzone were one of the biggest selling artists in music.
  
• Took a hiatus from 2001 to 2007.
  

Studio Albums:
Said and Done (1994)
#1 Ireland and UK
A Different Beat (1996)
#1 UK 
#2 Ireland
Where We Belong (1998)
#1 UK, Ireland, Holland, New Zealand, Norway, Taiwan
#2 Denmark
#3 Malaysia
#7 Belgium
#8 Sweden and Switzerland
Brother (2010)
#1 Ireland and UK
#3 Taiwan
#7 New Zealand

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Interesting.. 'By Request' was pretty successful for a compilation album!

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Gary please say something as you're the only one who shares knowledge of Boyzone here, lmao!!

[Gary]

I never really liked them S  

They were better than Westlife. Ronan Keating bugged me how he thought he could leave and be the next Robbie Williams but came back with his head between his legs to rejoin. That and being a philandering jerk. And the whole Stephen death is still a mystery to me. 33 year olds just don't die of natural causes. The one from Coronation Street bugs me to no end.

One piece of trivia you could add is how Colin Farrell auditioned to be in the band and was rejected!

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LOOL I didn't expect you to like them!   Just wanted some support! haha

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