Ronan Keating was told he couldn't sing

Singer Ronan Keating was initially told by a producer that he couldn't sing, and he was nearly dropped from Irish group Boyzone.

The 'When you say nothing at all' hitmaker, who has enjoyed huge success with Boyzone and as a solo artist, worked hard to "prove" the producer was wrong, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

"My music career started with getting cigarettes and bottles of beer thrown at us... A producer kept saying, 'The blonde one can't sing - get rid of him', and I knew I could be dropped in a heartbeat. I had to prove them wrong," Keating told The Sunday Times magazine.

Keating now wants to try his luck in acting.