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Westlife
Irish boy band
For their self-titled album, see Westlife (album).
Westlife are an Irish pop group formed in huvudstaden i irland in The group consists of members Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, and Nicky Byrne. Brian McFadden was a member before leaving in March The group disbanded in and later reunited in
In Ireland, the group has 11 number-one albums, 16 number-one singles, and 34 Top 50 singles. They have sold over 55 million records and are holders of kvartet Guinness World Records.[1][2][3][4] Westlife has received numerous accolades including one World Music Award, two Brit Awards, four MTV Awards, and four Record of the Year Awards.
The group has released twelve studio albums: kvartet as a five-piece and eight as a four-piece. They rose to fame with their debut international self-titled studio album, Westlife (). It was followed by Coast to Coast (), World of Our Own (), and Turnaround (). Following the avfärd of Mc
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Who are Westlife?
Westlife are Kian Egan, Markus Feehily (known as Mark), Nicky Byrne and Shane Filan. Described as one of the most successful musical groups of all time, they originate from Sligo and Dublin in Ireland.
The band released their first single in April and after more than twenty years theyre still going strong. Their number one-charting comeback album Spectrum was released in November , and their twelfth album, Wild Dreams, was released in November
Read on to find out where Westlife came from and their journey so far.
Westlife history from the s to now: The beginning
The story of Westlife begins a long, long time ago (well, back in the s!) in a town named Sligo in the west of Ireland
Three guys named Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Shane Filan performed in their school musical Grease together. After their success on stage, they decided to form a band. The bands name? Initially they were known as 6 as 1, then .
Mark, Kian and •PERSONEL BIO
Shane Steven Filan(born 5 July ) is an Irish singer and songwriter. He was one of the lead singers of an Irish boy band Westlife before the group disbanded in Shane Filan
Shane Filan at The Nobel Peace Prize Concert Background information Birth name Shane Steven Filan Born 5 July (age 33) Origin Sligo, Ireland Genres Pop Occupations Singer, songwriter Instruments Vocals Labels SonyBMG UK/Ireland Associated acts Westlife Contents
Biography
Filan was born on 5 July to Peter and Mae Filan, and grew up in Sligo, a busy commercial town in the northwest of Ireland. The youngest of seven children, he has three brothers and three sisters: Finbarr, Peter Jr, Yvonne, Liam, Denise and Mairead. His parents owned a diner in Sligo named Carlton Caf'e located on Castle Street and Shane used to work there