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| name = Shaun McNeil |
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| birth_name = Shaun McNeil |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|2|2}} |
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| birth_place = [[North Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]] |
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| nationality = Scottish |
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| ethnicity = Scottish |
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| years_active = 2009–present |
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| known_for = Singer, younger brother of [[User:Dalton McNeil|Dalton McNeil]] |
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| occupation = Recording artist, actor |
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| relatives = [[User:Dalton McNeil|Dalton McNeil]] <small>(brother)</small> Nic McNeil <small>(sister)</small> |
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'''Shaun McNeil''' (born 2 February 1999, [[Irvine]], [[North Ayrshire]]) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[recording artist]] and [[actor]]. He is the youngest brother of singer-songwriter and award-winning actor, [[User:Dalton McNeil|Dalton McNeil]]. |
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McNeil began his music career in 2009 after signing a recording deal with [[Interscope]], the same label as his older brother. He released his multi-platinum selling debut album, ''[[studio album|I Want You]]'' (2010) which would go on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Two singles were released prior and after the release of the album, "Forever" was released in March 2010 and achevied poor success, only making #48 on the [[United Kingdom|UK Dance Singles Charts]]. After low success, and the threat of being dropped from Interscope before the release of a debut album, McNeil turned to help from his older brother Dalton McNeil. He penned the track, "[[single|Bittersweet]]" which was released in July 2010 and managed #14 on the [[UK Singles Charts]], as well as charting at #66 on the [[United States|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. |
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Another track penned by his brother, "[[single|Yeah & Yeah]]" acheived McNeil his first top ten single, both in the UK and US, reaching #2 on the [[UK Singles Charts]] and #8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts. |
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==Background== |
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===Early life and family=== |
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McNeil was born on February 2, 1999 in Irvine Central Hospital situated in the town of [[Irvine]] in central [[Scotland]] in [[North Ayrshire]]. He was raised in the Longpark area of [[Kilmarnock]] in [[East Ayrshire]] until 2005, where his family moved to [[Hurlford]]. In 2010, the family moved back into Kilmarnock. At the age of eight, he ran away from home in the middle of the night due to depression as he was being bullied at school. His older brother, Dalton, who was eleven at the time, found him by a river. |
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===Rise to success and debut album=== |
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McNeil began his music career in 2009 after signing a recording deal with [[Interscope]], the same label as his older brother. He released his multi-platinum selling debut album, ''[[studio album|I Want You]]'' (2010) which would go on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Two singles were released prior and after the release of the album, "Forever" was released in March 2010 and achevied poor success, only making #48 on the [[United Kingdom|UK Dance Singles Charts]]. After low success, and the threat of being dropped from Interscope before the release of a debut album, McNeil turned to help from his older brother Dalton McNeil. He penned the track, "[[single|Bittersweet]]" which was released in July 2010 and managed #14 on the [[UK Singles Charts]], as well as charting at #66 on the [[United States|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. |
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Another track penned by his brother, "[[single|Yeah & Yeah]]" acheived McNeil his first top ten single, both in the UK and US, reaching #2 on the [[UK Singles Charts]] and #8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts. McNeil began his music career in 2009 after signing a recording deal with [[Interscope]], the same label as his older brother. He released his multi-platinum selling debut album, ''[[studio album|I Want You]]'' (2010) which would go on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Two singles were released prior and after the release of the album, "Forever" was released in March 2010 and achevied poor success, only making #48 on the [[United Kingdom|UK Dance Singles Charts]]. After low success, and the threat of being dropped from Interscope before the release of a debut album, McNeil turned to help from his older brother Dalton McNeil. He penned the track, "[[single|Bittersweet]]" which was released in July 2010 and managed #14 on the [[UK Singles Charts]], as well as charting at #66 on the [[United States|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Another track penned by his brother, "[[single|Yeah & Yeah]]" acheived McNeil his first top ten single, both in the UK and US, reaching #2 on the [[UK Singles Charts]] and #8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts. |
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McNeil began his music career in 2009 after signing a recording deal with [[Interscope]], the same label as his older brother. He released his multi-platinum selling debut album, ''[[studio album|I Want You]]'' (2010) which would go on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Two singles were released prior and after the release of the album, "Forever" was released in March 2010 and achevied poor success, only making #48 on the [[United Kingdom|UK Dance Singles Charts]]. After low success, and the threat of being dropped from Interscope before the release of a debut album, McNeil turned to help from his older brother Dalton McNeil. He penned the track, "[[single|Bittersweet]]" which was released in July 2010 and managed #14 on the [[UK Singles Charts]], as well as charting at #66 on the [[United States|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. |
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Another track penned by his brother, "[[single|Yeah & Yeah]]" acheived McNeil his first top ten single, both in the UK and US, reaching #2 on the [[UK Singles Charts]] and #8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts. |
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===''The Distance Between Us''=== |
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==Other work== |
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===Acting=== |
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McNeil is also an actor. He appeared in the 2010 TV mini series, ''Wanna Be'' which was shown on BBC Alba. |
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==Discography== |
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===Studio albums=== |
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!rowspan="2"|Year |
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!rowspan="2" width="230"|Album details |
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!colspan="4"|Peak chart positions |
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!rowspan="2"|Certifications |
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!style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="chartstats">{{cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=12470 |title=Chart Stats - Joe McElderry |work=www.chartstats.com |accessdate=16 December 2010}}</ref> |
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!style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[Irish Albums Chart|IRL]]<br/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://acharts.us/performer/joe_mcelderry |title=Joe Mcelderry - Music Charts |work=acharts.us |accessdate=16 December 2010}}</ref> |
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!style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[United States|US]]<br><ref name="billboard.com">http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-hot-100</ref> |
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!style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[Spain|SPA]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Archive Chart|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/2010-11-06/|work=''[[Scottish Singles and Albums Chart|Scottish Albums Chart]]''|publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=31 October 2010}}</ref> |
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|2010 |
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|align="left"| '''''[[studio album|I Want You]]''''' |
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*Released: 14 September 2010 |
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*Label: [[Interscope]] |
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*Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[music download|digital download]] |
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* [[United Kingdom|UK]]: 3x Platinum<ref>http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx</ref> |
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* [[Ireland|IRE]]: Platinum |
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* [[Spain|SPA]]: 9x Platinum |
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* [[Germany|GER]]: 4x Platinum |
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* [[United States|US]]: 2x Platinum |
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|2011 |
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|align="left"| '''''[[studio album|The Distance Between Us]]''''' |
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*Released: 16 May 2011 |
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*Label: Interscope |
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*Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[music download|digital download]] |
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===Singles=== |
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
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! rowspan="2"| Year |
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! rowspan="2"| Single |
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! colspan="6"| Chart positions<ref>{{cite news| url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/billboardCharts/idUKN2849804220071229 | work=Reuters | title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | date=2007-12-29}}</ref><ref>[http://acharts.us/performer/leon_jackson Leon Jackson - Music Charts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/leon-jackson/320924#/artist/leon-jackson/320924 Leon Jackson Music News & Info | Billboard.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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!rowspan="2"|Certifications |
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! rowspan="2"| Album |
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! width="50"| [[United Kingdom|UK]] |
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! width="50"| [[Ireland|SPA]] |
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! width="50"| [[United States|US]] |
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! width="50"| [[Germany|GER]] |
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! width="50"| [[Australia|AUS]] |
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! width="50"| [[Canada|CAN]] |
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| rowspan="3"| 2010 |
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| align="left"| "Forever" |
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| align="centre" rowspan="3"| ''I Want You'' |
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| align="left"| "[[single|Bittersweet]]" |
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| 14 |
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| 48 |
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| align="left"| "[[single|Yeah & Yeah]]" |
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* UK: Silver |
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* SPA: 11x Platinum |
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* GER: Gold |
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| rowspan="3"| 2011 |
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| align="left"| "[[single|The Distance Between Us]]" |
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* SPA: 3x Platinum |
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| align="centre" rowspan="3"| ''The Distance Between Us'' |
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| align="left"| "[[single|Some Fun]]" |
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| align="left"| "[[single|Don't Mater Anyway]]" |
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==References== |
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