Is shayne ward a traveller?

Ward's third single "Stand by Me" failed to make the chart impact of the previous two, entering and peaking in the UK Singles Chart at number fourteen. 10 It fared slightly better in the Irish charts however, reaching number nine. It was confirmed in Gary Barlow's autobiography My Take, that in 2006, fellow Take That member, Jason Orange threatened to quit the band, and Ward was seriously considered as his replacement.

Orange, however, later changed his mind and a replacement was not required. 11 In 17 February 20078, it was reported that Ward had developed vocal cord nodules – the same condition that stopped the singing career of Julie Andrews – and was to be flown out to Los Angeles in early September to see a specialist surgeon. His manager, Louis Walsh, released a statement that he was confident Ward would be fine and would be back at work by the end of the month.

Ward had successful treatment and was indeed able to return to his singing career. In 17 February 20079, he released his autobiography entitled My Story. He travelled to several places around the UK for book signings, which hundreds of people attended.

In early 2007, Ward embarked on a solo tour of UK & Republic of Ireland venues, taking in eighteen concerts in twenty-eight days from late January to mid-February. The tour commenced in Dublin on 17 February7 and ended in Birmingham on 17 February 2007. After the completion of his successful debut tour, Ward's fourth single and first from his second album, "If That's OK with You" was given a release date of 17 February8 2007, but was then delayed and became a double A-side single with "No U Hang Up".

It was finally released on 17 February9 2007, and charted at number two in the UK being held off by the Sugababes with "About You Now". "No U Hang Up" and "If That's OK with You" charted separately in Ireland, the former reaching number eleven and the latter entering at number one. Ward's second album, Breathless, was released on 17 February7 2007, and after selling over 95,000 copies in its first week, debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, held off the top spot by his X Factor successor, Leona Lewis's, multi-platinum selling debut, Spirit.

In Ireland, the album debuted at number one, removing Lewis's album from the top spot, a position it held for three weeks, and was later certified five times platinum. The second single from Ward's album was announced as "Breathless", and was released on 17 February8 2007. It peaked at number six in the UK and number two in Ireland.

On 17 February9, Ward performed "Breathless" on the live results show of the fourth series of The X Factor, although the single was not available for download until 17 February, followed by a performance on The Paul O'Grady Show on 17 February 20077. In the UK the album has been certified platinum with sales of over 450,000. In 17 February 20077 Ward embarked on his month-long UK tour named The Breathless Tour 2008.

He made his stage debut at London's O2 Arena and visited his home town Manchester at the MEN Arena. He also performed his complete show as a support act for Westlife's 2008 tour in front of a crowd of over 80,000 at Ireland's Croke Park. Ward also played on the opening night at The O2, Dublin, at the Cheerios Childline concert on 17 February 20079 19843.

Simon Cowell refused to release any further music by Ward for three years in favour of Leona Lewis and Susan Boyle, prompting manager Louis Walsh to stop managing Ward. 12 Ward began working on his third album in 2009 with producers RedOne and Taio Cruz. 13 The album, titled Obsession, was released on 17 February 2010.

14 The singer worked with songwriters such as Savan Kotecha, Quiz & Larossi and Lucas Secon, while the songs produced by RedOne and Taio Cruz will not be included. 15 The first single from the album is a cover version of Nickelback's 2008 single, "Gotta Be Somebody". 16 Ward's version was released on 17 February7 2010 and reached number 12 in the UK and number 10 in Ireland.

14 The video for the song premiered on 17 February 20077 and he performed the song on The X Factor on 17 February7. Shayne also performed at the Miss World Pageant, which was held in Sanya, China. He did his first television appearance in over two years, on Live From Studio Five the day after his X Factor appearance, where he also performed his single.

The album reached number 11 in Ireland on 17 February 20077 and peaked at number 15 in the UK on 17 February9. On 17 February 20079 19847, Shayne performed the title track from the album Obsession on The Alan Titchmarsh Show. In an interview with Digital Spy Ward stated that he hoped he could release a second single from the album.

On 17 February 20079 19848, it was reported that Syco Music had not renewed their recording contract with Ward due to the chart performance of Obsession. On 17 February 20079 19849, it was announced that Ward would star as Stacee Jaxx in 80s-themed musical Rock of Ages at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. 19 For this role, Ward received a nomination for The DEWYNTERS London Newcomer of the Year award from the 2012 What's On Stage Awards.

He has since announced that he will be returning to the studio in 17 February 20078, after his contract with Rock of Ages ends. In 17 February 20079, Ward became one of twelve celebrities participating in the eighth series of Dancing on Ice, with skating partner Maria Filippov.