Popular band Boyzone has decided to bow out after 25 years.
The Irish band, which comprises of Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham and Shane Lynch, will release their final album "Thank You & Goodnight" on November 16.
It features collaborations with artistes like Ed Sheeran ("Because") and Gary Barlow ("Love").
"Twenty-five years is a long time. We're certainly not boys anymore, and we all feel that we should now call time on our lives together as Boyzone and go out on a real high," band members said in a statement posted on their official website.
Boyzone will kick off their 25th Anniversary and Farewell Arena Tour from Belfast's SSE Arena on January 23 and conclude in Bournemouth at International Centre on February 9.
"When we started out as five young Dublin Northsiders, eager to face the world, we never imagined that we'd still have an army of fans some twenty-five years later... If you'd seen our famous first TV appearance on The Late Late Show, you'd probably be surprised too!"
"But what followed was the stuff of dreams. We've played stadiums and arenas all over the world, released six albums, and had almost two-dozen hits. We really can't put into words just how much you, the fans, have supported us along the way. Without that support, we would have never achieved what we have, and for that we're eternally grateful," the band said.
Boyzone also said that one of the songs of the album, "I Can Dream", is a tribute to their late bandmate, Stephen Gately, who died of a congenital heart defect in October 2009. It contains Gately's vocals.
"We're especially excited to share a very special tribute to Stephen in the shape of a new song, 'I Can Dream.' We came across a demo that he originally recorded for his solo album in 2002 and we've had the opportunity to re-work the song and add our harmonies alongside his lead vocal.
"It was a bittersweet experience to hear all our voices together again. It's the closest the five of us will ever get to being in a room together again making music," they said.
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