Sean Conlon

Sean Conlon
Sean Conlon
Birth name	Sean Kieran Conlon
Born	May 20, 1981 (age 43); Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer; songwriter;
Instruments	Vocals; piano;
Years active	1997–2002; 2006;; 2012–present
Member of	Five

Sean Kieran Conlon (born 20 May 1981) is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of boy band Five.

Early life

Conlon was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, of Irish and Trinidadian descent and has four siblings. He grew up in Horsforth and attended St Mary's RC Primary School and St. Mary's Catholic High School, Menston. As a child his interests lay in becoming a record producer of soul music or playing rugby. He had his very first recording session aged eleven^{[citation needed]} and, at the age of thirteen, performed for Harvey Goldsmith, Richard Skinner and Phil Collins^{[citation needed]} after winning Yamaha's Young Composer Competition.

Career

1997–2002: Five

In 1997, Conlon auditioned for Five, a new boy band-style group with "attitude and edge". He was eventually selected to be part of the band along with Abz Love, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson and Jason "J" Brown. Five subsequently were signed by Simon Cowell and BMG/RCA for a six-album deal. Five went on to enjoy massive success worldwide, selling over 20 million records in their four years.^[1]^[2] During the release of the third album, Kingsize, Conlon had a mental breakdown from stress and depression.^[3] Two weeks after the release of Kingsize, the band announced Conlon's departure.^[4] Conlon later admitted that having originally been "very confident and very outgoing" when the band started, he "became the insecure one" and "let the external environment destroy [him]".^[5]

In 2002 Conlon briefly signed with Sony BMG as a solo artist, but his debut album was never released and he was fired.^[6] Afterwards, Conlon took a long hiatus from his artistic career.

2012–present: Five return

In March 2012, Conlon auditioned for the first series of The Voice UK, but he did not make it through to the next round as no coach chose him.^[7]^[8] In January 2013, Five returned to star the ITV2's reality show The Big Reunion.^[9] Brown didn't want to rejoin the group and Five announced that they were considering a new fifth member for the comeback, but withdrew to continue with the original four-member lineup.^[10] The band eventually decided to continue as a four-piece and they have been performing live touring Europe ever since.^[11]

Personal life

In Five's earlier days, Conlon was briefly engaged to dancer Suzanne Mole,^{[citation needed]} who toured with the group. He is now married to a woman who prefers to remain anonymous. On 15 January 2014, it was announced that they were expecting their first child "any time soon".^[12] The following week, they welcomed their first child, a daughter.^[13]

Songwriting credits

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"Don't Let It Get You Down"	2006	Mike Leon Grosch	Absolute^[14]
"Let Your Wall Fall Down"	2010	Boyzone	Brother
"Say What I Feel"	2010	The Overtones	Good Ol' Fashioned Love
"Liefde Huilt, Liefde Lacht"	2015	Sugarfree	Samen Sterk^[15]