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Boyzone
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The birth of Boyzone at the end of 1993 saw the Irish music mould well and truly broken. Following the huge success of U2 and the Cranberries, critics gave the five boys from Dublin little hope of ever leaving the Emerald Isle - let alone make it across the water. However, when their debut single 'Love Me For a Reason' crashed into the charts at no.2 in '94 it ensured that Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Mikey Graham became the most promising and exciting Irish export since well... Guinness. They won the Smash Hits award for best new act shortly afterwards but a betting man still would have given you even odds on them going the distance. It's a jungle out there, after all.
But, Boyzone's assault on the charts continued healthily with the singles 'Key To My Life and 'So Good' both of which went to no 3. Their acclaimed cover the of Cat Stevens classic 'Father & Son' proved even more popular, hitting the no.2 spot and showing no immediate inclination to move down. The pin finally dropped when Boyzone scored their first no.1 hit in December 1996 with 'Words' since then Boyzone have become the first act in chart history to reach the top 3 with their first 14 singles.
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