High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Shayne Thomas Ward (born 16 October 1984 in Manchester, England) is an Irish/English pop singer, who is best known for being the winner of the second series of The X Factor. Ward was born in 1984 in Clayton to Irish Traveller parents. He has a twin sister named Emma and five other siblings: Mark, Martin, Michael, Lisa and Leona. He is a Manchester United supporter, and in 2002 he reached the final thirty of Popstars: The Rivals, the television show that created Girls Aloud. Prior to his participation in The X Factor, Ward was in a band called Destiny with two women named Tracy Murphy and Tracey Lyle, performing at pubs, clubs and weddings. He currently resides in Fish Island, London, UK.