{"id":59810,"date":"2020-02-13T13:01:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T13:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=59810"},"modified":"2020-02-13T13:01:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T13:01:16","slug":"ronan-keating-is-back-new-track-with-emeli-sande-new-album-new-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/02\/ronan-keating-is-back-new-track-with-emeli-sande-new-album-new-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"RONAN KEATING Is Back! New Track With EMELI SAND\u00c9, New Album, New Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exactly 20 years after the release of his self-titled, debut solo (& No.1) album, one of the best-loved singers of our generation, Ronan Keating, returns with an album that encapsulates his many musical achievements since the millennium.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Entitled, \u2018Twenty Twenty\u2019, and set for release on Decca Records on 1st<\/sup> May, Ronan describes his new record as \u201ca greatest hits of brand new music\u201d. To help him celebrate, Keating made two inspired choices: to dive into his back catalogue and revisit three of his biggest hits and, for some of the new tracks, call in some friends.<\/p>\n

The first single, \u2018One Of A Kind\u2019, out today, 13th<\/sup> February, sees Ronan duet with none other than Emeli Sand\u00e9. The heartfelt, embracing glory of this song is classic Keating:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI guess I\u2019ve been known for those first dance songs at weddings, and this has me written all over it. It\u2019s all about the night before the wedding, the day of the wedding and spending the rest of your life together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The track demanded a duet partner and for Ronan there was only one choice:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was completely honoured when Emeli Sand\u00e9 said she\u2019d love to do it. I was just blown away by her vocal. She\u2019s obviously got a brilliant voice, and she\u2019s a lovely, warm person, so the personality she\u2019s brought to the song is just incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And this is just the start. With production assistance from his longstanding wingman Steve Lipson (Annie Lennox, The Rolling Stones, Simple Minds, Whitney Houston, Paul McCartney), as well as stand-out solo tracks, Ronan has collaborated with some of his closest musical (and chart-topping) friends for \u2018Twenty Twenty\u2019, the names of which are to be revealed in due course.<\/p>\n

So to the classics: Ronan Keating has released some of the defining pop songs of the past two decades which simply had to be featured \u2013 cornerstone tracks, \u2018Life is a Rollercoaster\u2019, \u2018Lovin\u2019 Each Day\u2019 and his debut solo single \u2018When You Say Nothing At All\u2019 (originally recorded for the soundtrack to the blockbuster film Notting Hill), are here brilliantly reworked, bringing back memories but with a celebratory 2020 twist.<\/p>\n

Fans across the country will be thrilled to hear that the four-times Platinum-selling singer and songwriter will be taking his new album to some of the biggest stages in the UK for an extensive summer tour (5th<\/sup>-27th<\/sup> June), so he can celebrate with the people who have been on this journey with him so far, and more. See below for details. Before that, this weekend (16th<\/sup> February) Ronan is on the bill to perform at the \u2018Fire Fight Australia\u2019 Concert for National Bushfire Relief at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney.<\/p>\n

Since the original break-up of Boyzone, one of the most successful British bands of the Nineties, Keating has forged a soaraway solo career: two back-to-back No.1 singles straight out of the gate, 30 consecutive Top 10 singles, 10 studio albums, multiple tours, 20 million records sold on top of the 25 million sold with Boyzone. In other areas, too, he\u2019s happily stretched his wings: judging on both the X Factor and The Voice in Australia, acting for both television drama and film, a highly acclaimed stint on London\u2019s West End and, now, bringing breakfast show entertainment to the nation with his morning radio show on Magic FM with Harriet Scott – accumulating the highest ratings ever in Magic Radio history.<\/p>\n

Over the past 12 months Ronan has been tirelessly working on an album that celebrates an incredible solo career spanning two decades. He wants to acknowledge that he certainly doesn\u2019t take this for granted:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s not a lot of artists that have been lucky enough to do 20 years and still be here.\u201d There are even fewer who have matched a successful band career with a successful solo career. He adds, \u201cI\u2019m very honoured to have had that, so I wanted to mark it with an album like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So this is \u2018Twenty Twenty\u2019. The album eagerly awaited by Keating\u2019s fans, who have grown up with him over the past 20 years. The album of Keating\u2019s adult life.<\/p>\n

LIVE DATES:<\/p>\n

16 Feb \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2018Fire Fight Australia\u2019 Concert \u2013 ANZ Stadium, Sydney<\/p>\n

\u2018TWENT TWENTY\u2019 UK\u00a0 & Ireland Tour:<\/p>\n

5 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Live at Botanic Gardens – Belfast
\n6 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Vicar St – Dublin, Ireland
\n9 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bridgewater Hall – Manchester
\n10 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 SEC Armadillo – Glasgow
\n11 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Sage – Gateshead
\n13 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 BIC – Bournemouth
\n14 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff
\n15 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Cliffs Pavilion – Southend
\n16 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Symphony Hall – Birmingham
\n18 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Royal Concert Hall – Nottingham
\n19 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Barbican – York
\n20 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Bonus Arena – Hull
\n22 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 City Hall – Sheffield
\n23 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Empire – Liverpool
\n25 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Eventim Apollo – London
\n26 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Hippodrome – Bristol
\n27 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Brighton Centre – Brighton<\/p>\n

Find out more from Ronan Keating’s official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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