Ryan O'shaughnessy

The music career of the Skerries, Dublin-born former child actor Ryan O'Shaughnessy was given a kickstart in May 2012 when he reached the final of the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent. He'd previously spent nine years playing the part of Mark Halpin in the popular Irish soap Fair City. O'Shaughnessy left the show in 2010 not only to focus on his music studies, but also to join the boy band Mission 4, who were assembled by the former New Kids on the Block and B*Witched manager Kim Glover. When the promotional push for their debut album was brought to a standstill -- the fi...