Westlife biography
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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 they&#;re 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 band&#;s name? Initially they were known as &#;6 as 1&#;, then &#;&#;.
Mark, Kian and • 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 • After winning six awards at the December Smash Hits Poll Winners Party, the Irish hunks can rightly lay claim to the title of Britain's biggest pop acts - but where did it all start? Original band members Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily were born and grew up in the windy Irish west coast town of Sligo. In , after success on local TV, Boyzone's manager Louis Walsh snapped then up and landed them a support slot in Dublin with boy band stalwarts The Backstreet Boys. For the gig the trio contracted two further singers, Dubliners Bryan McFadden and Nicky Byrne. Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating then stepped in to manage the band and help nurture its raw talent. In April , Westlife's first single, Swear It Again, stormed into the top of the UK charts and since then there's been no looking back .he boys held the Christmas number one spot with their version of Abba's hit I Have A D Westlife
Westlife - Biography
Who are the members of Westlife?
Initial success