Short biography of westlife concert
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Westlife Information page
Westlife is an Irish boy band formed on 3 July 1998. The group's original lineup comprised Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Brian McFadden. Currently, Filan and Feehily serve as the band's lead vocalists. The grupp is the only act in UK history to have their first seven singles go straight to Number 1, and they have gone on to sell over 30 million records worldwide which includes their studio, single, video, and compilation albums.
They were signed by Simon Cowell and are currently managed by Louis Walsh. In 2008, they were declared as Ireland's ninth-richest celebrities under 30 years old and 13th in general. They garnered 14 number one singles in the United Kingdom, the third-highest in UK history, tying with Cliff Richard and trailing behind only Elvis Presley and The Beatles. The band has also broken a few top records, including "Music artist with most consecutive number 1's in the UK" and the "Biggest selling arena
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Westlife is an Irish boy grupp established on 3 July 1998. The group's original lineup comprised Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden, who departed in 2004. The group is the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one. Westlife has sold over 44 million records worldwide which includes studio albums, singles, film releases, and compilation albums. Despite the group's worldwide success, they only have one hit single in the United States, "Swear It Again", which peaked in 2000 on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 20.
The grupp was originally signed by Simon Cowell is currently managed bygd Louis Walsh. The group has accumulated 14 number-one singles in the United Kingdom, the third-highest in UK history, tying with Cliff Richard. The group has also broken a few records, including "Music artist with most consecutive numbers 1's in the UK", which consists of their first seven singles. With 11 million album
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Shane Filan
Irish pop singer (born 1979)
Musical artist
Shane Steven Filan[1] (born 5 July 1979) is an Irish singer best known as a member of the pop vocal group Westlife, which was formed in 1998, disbanded in 2012, and regrouped in 2018. Westlife has released thirteen albums, embarked on twelve world tours, and won several awards, becoming one of the most successful musical groups of all time.
Filan has released three solo albums: You and Me (2013), Right Here (2015), and Love Always (2017). He has appeared sixteen times in the UK Singles Chart with number-one hits, making him one of the most-appeared Irish music artists in British musicnumber-one singles history.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Shane Filan was born on 5 July 1979 in Sligo, Ireland.[4] He is the son of Peter (1942-2020) and Mae Filan (née McNicholas) (1937-2019), natives of Roscommon and Mayo respectively.[5] Filan is the youngest of seven siblings; he ha