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Westlife is an Irish pop band formed on July 3, 1998. The group's original lineup comprised Bryan McFadden, Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, and Shane Filan.To 2008, Westlife have had 14 UK number ones and they were the first act in British history to have four number one singles in a year. The band is also the only act in UK history to have their first seven singles go straight in at Number 1, and they have gone on to sell over 40 million albums worldwide.[1]
They were signed on by Simon Cowell and are currently managed by Louis Walsh. In 2008, they were declared as Ireland's 9th 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 won numerous awards such as the "Best Irish Pop Act" at the annual Ireland Meteor Awards and ITV "Record of the Year" award in the UK. 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 act in the UK".
Over years of their career, Westlife's music has evolved from teen pop to a pop sound, with an emphasis on ballads. All of the band members are songwriters, although most of their hits have been composed by external writers, most prominently Steve Mac and Wayne Hector.
On July 3rd 2008, Westlife marked their 10th anniversary with a spectacular concert in Croke Park, Dublin which saw more than 82,000 fans attending the special occasion.
In 2009, a poll from a highly rated newspaper in the UK saw Westlife rated the second biggest musical band ever in the UK with 39% of the vote. They were beaten, just, by the 60s band The Beatles who scored 46% of the vote.
Contents[hide]
1 History
1.1 Formation
1.2 Dreams Come True - World Of Our Own (1998-2002)
1.3 Unbreakable - Departure of Bryan (2002-2004)
1.4 Allow Us... - 10 years (2004-2009)
1.5 The New Album (2009-Present)
2 US market
3 Collaborations
4 Philanthropy
5 Discography
5.1 Albums
5.2 UK No. 1 Singles
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
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[edit] History

[edit] Formation
Prior to Westlife, Kian, Mark and Shane along with fellow Sligonians Derrick Lacey, Graham Keighron and Michael Garrett, were part of a six-member pop vocal group called IOYOU. Managed by choreographer Mary McDonagh along with two other informal managers, they released a single titled "Together Girl Forever". Louis Walsh, the manager of the 1990s boy band Boyzone, was contacted by Shane's mother and came to know about the band. However, IOYOU did not meet Simon Cowell's approval for a record deal with BMG, and thus changes were needed. Three members of IOYOU were given the sack and auditions were held in Dublin where Nicky Byrne and Brian McFadden were recruited. The new group, formed on July 3, 1998, was re-named Westside but as the name was already taken by another band, it was changed to Westlife. Boyzone singer Ronan Keating was brought in to co-manage the band with Walsh. Westlife then began to release an EP titled Swear It Again, though it was only released in Asia.

[edit] Dreams Come True - World Of Our Own (1998-2002)
Westlife's first big break came in 1998 when they opened for Boyzone in Dublin. Later that year, they won the 'Best New Tour Act' award at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party.[2] In March 1999, the band released their first single, "Swear It Again" which immediately topped the charts in Ireland and in UK for two weeks.[2] Their second single, "If I Let You Go", released in August 1999 along with the highly acclaimed "Flying Without Wings" (their first 'Record of the Year'), released in October the same year, also followed suit. "Flying Without Wings" was also included on the soundtrack of the Warner Brothers film, "Pokemon 2000". The first album, simply titled Westlife, was released in November 1999 and peaked at #2 in the UK. Ironically, the album was the biggest chart dropper in the music history of UK, falling from #3 to #37, and is also the band's only original studio album that never reached #1. In December 1999, the double a side fourth single was released,"I Have A Dream"/"Seasons In The Sun", knocked Cliff Richard's "The Millennium Prayer" off the top spot and earning them the 1999 UK Christmas number-one single.[3][4] The fifth and last single from the album, "Fool Again", also peaked at #1.[5] Then, the band went on a short UK and Asian tour in support of their debut album before releasing a second album.
Coast to Coast was released a year after and was another #1 UK album beating the Spice Girls' Forever album. It became the country's 4th biggest selling album of 2000 and is Westlife's biggest selling album to date. [6][7] The album was preceded by a duet with Mariah Carey on the Phil Collins' classic "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" and the original song, "My Love" (the song that bagged their second 'Record of the Year' award). Both singles reached #1 on the UK charts.[8][9] With this, Westlife broke an unexpected record of having their first seven singles debut at the top of the UK charts, tying with The Beatles. However, in December 2000, they failed to secure their eighth chart-topper in a row with their UK and Ireland only single "What Makes A Man" when kid's favourite, Bob The Builder's "Can We Fix It", was crowned as the Christmas number-one single of that year.[10] Outside the UK/Ireland territories, they have released "I Lay My Love on You" and "When You're Looking Like That" and gained chart success. In 2001, the boys launched their first world tour, "Where Dreams Come True Tour", unofficially nicknamed "The No Stools Tour" due to the band's reputation of performing while perched on stools.[2][11]
Westlife released World Of Our Own, their third album, in November 2001. "Uptown Girl", "Queen of My Heart" and "World of Our Own" were released as singles, as of which all peaked at #1 in the UK.[12][13][14] "Bop Bop Baby" was also released as a single but it peaked at #5 in the UK Singles Chart. In 2002, Westlife went on their second world tour, the World Of Our Own Tour (In The Round)[2]

[edit] Unbreakable - Departure of Bryan (2002-2004)
The band released their eleventh UK #1 single, "Unbreakable", in 2002.[15] Amidst rumours of a split, Westlife released their first greatest hits album in November that same year. Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 zoomed all the way to #1 in the UK. The release was followed by the double a side single, "Tonight/Miss You Nights", which debuted at #3 in the UK.[16] In 2003, Westlife went on to their third world tour, The Greatest Hits Tour, shrugging off rumours of a split.[17]
In September 2003, Westlife released "Hey Whatever", which peaked at #4 on the UK Charts.[18] Their fourth studio album, Turnaround, was then released in November, earning the band another UK #1 album. "Mandy", a cover of the Barry Manilow hit, was released in November 2003. Their version won them their third Record of the Year award in under five years.[19] Their version of Mandy is also considered as the highest single leaper to the top (from #200 to #1) in the UK music history.[20] "Obvious" was released as the final single from the album, charting at #3.[21] On 9 March 2004, just three weeks prior to embarking on their fourth world tour, Bryan McFadden left the band to spend more time with his family and work on solo projects. On that day, a press conference was held where all the band's members were present and gave emotional individual speeches. Bryan's final public performance as part of Westlife was at Newcastle Upon Tyne's Powerhouse nightclub on 27 February 2004.[22][23] He subsequently began a solo career, deciding to revert the spelling of his first name back to its original 'Brian', he released his first solo single, "Real To Me" which entered the UK chart at #1 and soon after, he released his first solo album, "Irish Son" under Sony Music.[24] He went on to release more singles but those releases made moderate success only.

[edit] Allow Us... - 10 years (2004-2009)
Less than a month after McFadden's departure, the band kicked off their "Turnaround Tour". A live version from the said tour of "Flying Without Wings" was released as an official UK download earning them the title of the very first UK Downloads #1. They then put out a Rat Pack inspired album, Allow Us to Be Frank, peaking at #3. No singles were released in the UK from this album. "Ain't That A Kick In The Head", accompanied with a music video, was released as a physical single in other European countries. "Smile" and "Fly Me To The Moon", with music videos as well, were released as digital downloads only. Prior to the album release, Westlife scouted for "the perfect fan" to help promote their album. After X Factor style auditions, they found Joanne Hindley, who recorded "The Way You Look Tonight" with the band Westlife have had the same amount of number 1 hits as The Beatles .[2] To mark this special collaboration, a special programme was televised, showing auditions and live performances. Performers included Joanne, Westlife members' fathers and glamour model Katie Price. The band also performed "Fly Me To The Moon" with actor Kevin Spacey. Westlife continued to tour Europe as part of their "The Number Ones Tour", before taking a 4 months break from work.[25]
In 2005, Westlife returned with their come back single, "You Raise Me Up", which was taken from their Face To Face album. On 6 November 2005, both the album and the single were at #1 in the UK at the same time at the second week of the single. It was the first time that Westlife have held both top album and single position in the same week.[26][27] "You Raise Me Up" was awarded as their 4th Record Of The Year in UK for 2005. In December that year, the band released "When You Tell Me That You Love Me", a duet with Diana Ross, as the second single and debuted at its peak position of #2.[28] Westlife then released a third single, "Amazing", which debuted at #4 and marked as the band's lowest selling single yet.[29] After that, Westlife embarked on the "Face To Face Tour", travelling extensively to the UK, Ireland, Australia and Asia. This tour marks the first time that Westlife have travelled to mainland China for a concert.[30][31]
In late 2006, Westlife signed a brand new five album deal with Sony BMG. Their 8th album, The Love Album, was a "love" concept album which consisted of popular love song covers. The album outnumbered other compilation albums by Oasis, The Beatles, and U2 in its first week of release and went straight to #1. The first single from The Love Album was a cover version of Bette Midler's classic, "The Rose", which became their 14th UK #1 single.[32] This made Westlife the third act (along with Cliff Richard) in the UK to have the most #1 singles, tailing behind Elvis Presley (21) and The Beatles (17). Westlife then kicked off their eighth world tour, "The Love Tour", in Perth, Australia.[33] The band then went onto other Australian cities before moving on to South Africa, the UK and Ireland. The band played their last major concert of 2007 at Bitts Park in Carlisle, England.[34]
On 5 November 2007, Westlife released their ninth album, Back Home, which contained nine new original songs along with three cover songs. The album debuted at #1 on the UK Music Charts and it was also 2007's fifth biggest selling album in the UK.[35] The first single released from the album was a cover of Michael Bublé's "Home", which peaked at #3 in the UK.[36][37] "I'm Already There", not released as a single, managed to chart in the UK based on downloads alone, following a performance on an The X Factor episode. Months later, "Us Against The World" was announced and released as their second single in UK and Ireland. It peaked at #8 and is the band's lowest charting single to date. Before the release of the second single, they embarked the Back Home Tour on 2008 February 25. This tour marks the first time that the group have traveled and performed to New Zealand, performing four sold out shows in Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth and Christchurch. Meanwhile, "Something Right" was released as the second single and Us Against The World became the third single in Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Both songs performed well on several music charts.
To mark their tenth year in music, Westlife staged a special 10 Years Of Westlife sold-out concert at World's thirty-third and Europe's fourth biggest stadium,[38] Croke Park, on 1 June 2008.[39] With a capacity of 82 300, it was the band' s biggest show to date. Shayne Ward filled in as a support act for the concert,[40] which Kian described to be of a pop extravaganza.[41] Shane confirmed that a corresponding live concert DVD will be released. The band announced that they will be on hiatus for a year after their Back Home Tour[42] and that there will not be an album release in 2008 as they will be spending more time on the production of their tenth album.[43] On June 16, 2008, HarperCollins UK will release Westlife's autobiography, 'Westlife - Our Story', as part of their 10th year celebration.[44][45] The book has said to be written by each members of the band for three months. It contains the life they have for the past ten years in the business. It features also some of the private pictures from the lads. As promised, the band's official website confirmed on 27 September 2008 the release of a DVD on 24 November 2008 entitled 10 Years Of Westlife - Live at Croke Park Stadium which went straight to #1 on UK, Ireland, South African, Hong Kong and New Zealand Music DVD Charts. On other note, X perfume boxed set leaked on selected perfume stores in UK and Ireland on the last week of November which was originally planned to be released on the last week of December.
As the group ended their successful Back Home tour, Louis Walsh announced in the show Xpose that 1 July 2008 is the official start of the longest hiatus of the band so far. He said that it will be a one-year break, from that day up to 1 July 2009. On 13 December 2008, while on a break, Westlife made an unexpected appearance on X Factor Final Performance Night where they performed "Flying Without Wings" with JLS. After the presentation, Shane and Nicky were interviewed on Xtra Factor with Ronan Keating and Stephen Gately of Boyzone. As JLS performed also "I'm Already There", Westlife's version of the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart at #63 while a new entry on Ireland Singles Chart at #47 due to extensive downloads only.
Before the Christmas of 2008, they wrote a letter to their website saying that 2009 will going to be the most exciting year yet for Westlife. With that, the fans more strongly speculated that one of the reasons is because of their possible collaborations with Leona Lewis and Britney Spears. While on a hiatus, Westlife was reported to have a closed deal for their upcoming 70 concert tour with 10 Million Euros worth by the end of 2009.
On the last week of January 2009, a DVD entitled The Karaoke Collection was released in Southeast Asia. It contains some of their music video hits. On 27 February 2009 issue of Herald Ireland, Louis revealed that Simon already picked three new songs which he reckons to be instant hits. Nicky spread the world last 8 March 2009 that the band will comeback to music charts when they start on recording on June 2009 when he received his VIP Style Awards as the Most Stylish Man on X-pose, TV3. On 18 March 2009, they won the Best Irish Pop Act on 2009 Meteor Awards for the ninth consecutive time.

[edit] The New Album (2009-Present)
Louis Walsh has revealed that after a year's break with their friends and family Westlife will return to hit the charts once more in June when they work on their tenth studio album. Louis also said that while he met up with Simon Cowell they jointly managed to mastermind Westlife's comeback. At the time three songs had already been chosen which he believes will be big hits when they are released by the boy band. There have been claims that with Robbie Williams also making a comeback as well as a new album this year the former Take That star could face some competition with Westlife, however Walsh has backed these claims and added that Westlife are not so worried because they reckon they could outsell him anyday. So while Kian Egan swaps vows with his now wife Jodi Albert, Westlife will be revealing their 2010 tour dates with two new dates in Croke Park on their minds. [46] In total the band plans to play 70 concerts coming towards the end of the year including 8 dates at Dublin's 02 arena and other huge venues across Ireland and the United Kingdom. Shane Filan told the Irish Mirror that they plan on coming back with a bang and they want to make the next album one of their best. [47]
It has also been revealed by the Irish Evening Herald that Louis Walsh's new girlband will be supporting Westlife when they return to the international stage in late 2009. It has been planned that when Westlife play more dates at Croke Park the new girlband will be the support act for at least one of the shows so that they will be able to get a taste of what it is like to play in such a major venue. Louis has confirmed that his band touring with Westlife is definitely on the cards.[48]
Westlife have worked with Ryan Tedder on a song called "Beautiful", which may appear on their forthcoming album.[49]

[edit] US market
Westlife have so far been unable to break into the US market. Their debut single and music video "Swear It Again", released in the US in 2000, was a hit on mainstream radio and the band even made an appearance on MTV's Total Request Live. The song peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was #75 on the Billboard Hot 100 year end chart in 2000.[50] A US edition of their debut album, Westlife was also released.[51] In 2002, an attempt was made to promote and release a US version of Westlife's World Of Our Own album but was scaled back as the band decided to concentrate promotions in other foreign markets where they had a larger fan base. This was a surprising decision as the band did not maximize the potential and opportunity available when the two most prominent boy bands in the US, the Backstreet Boys and N' Sync, went on hiatus that year. The Westlife hit song "Flying Without Wings" peaked at #2 in the US when American Idol Season 2 winner Ruben Studdard recorded and released it as his debut single.[52] The band was disappointed when they heard of the news as they were planning on bringing that song to the American audiences in the near future. In 2003, Westlife went to Nashville to film a TV documentary for the BBC called "Swapping Notes: Westlife go Country". While they were there, they gave a live performance of the song "Daytime Friends", originally by country music legend Kenny Rogers, which won them much critical praise.[2] Recently, an interview with Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell was held saying that the group will try to break into the music market of the United States in their comeback in 2009-2010.

[edit] Collaborations
The group had collaborations in some of the most renowned music acts such as Mariah Carey ("Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"), Lulu ("Back at One"), Joanne Hindley ("The Way You Look Tonight"), Diana Ross ("When You Tell Me That You Love Me"), Donna Summer ("No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)") and Delta Goodrem ("All Out of Love"). These songs were also recorded and included on various albums. The band have also recorded "If I Had Words" with The Vards, "I Have A Dream" with Indonesian star Sherina and "My Love" with Amr Diab.
In 2002, Westlife re-recorded their hit song "Flying Without Wings" with Cristian Castro and Korean singer BoA as two separate duets. With the same said song on The X Factor Series 5, Westlife made a surprise live duet with Delta Goodrem.
They had performed live duets with some of the biggest names in the music industry including Sinéad O'Connor ("Silent Night"), Donny Osmond ("Crazy Horses"), Mariah Carey ("Never Too Far/Hero Medley"), Secret Garden ("You Raise Me Up"), Lionel Richie ("Easy"), Ronan Keating ("The Dance"), Dolores O'Riordan ("Little Drummer Boy"), Raymond Quinn ("That's Life"), Wang Lee Hom ("You Raise Me Up"), Mary Black ("Walking In The Air"), Kevin Spacey ("Fly Me to the Moon") and Do ("Heaven"). Also, prominent stars Claudia Schiffer, Robert Bathurst, James Wilby, Ioan Gruffudd, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Tim McInnerny and Vinnie Jones have also starred in their music videos.[2][53][54]
It is reported that Louis Walsh newly signed girl group will be the support act of Westlife on their upcoming international concert tours.

[edit] Philanthropy
The band has had been supporting various projects for a charity cause from the start. One of which was when the group re-recorded "I Have A Dream" with Indonesian star Sherina for a UNICEF fund raising. Aside from that, the band released their cover version of "Uptown Girl" as a Comic Relief single, which was one of their biggest selling single to date. Apart from it, they have also help the S.I.R.F. organization in aid of the South Asian tsunami victims. Also on November 4, 2005, they have performed together with Christina Aguilera and Diana Ross at Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa for The “Unite of the Stars” Gala Banquet charity concert that supports of four charities: the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, Unite Against Hunger, St. Mary’s Hospital and the Topsy Foundation. They've also been actively helping both the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID), ChildLine and Children in Need, Cancer Research UK organizations. Most recently, they performed "Us Against the World" live on Sports Relief, of Bluebell Wood and participating in Galway's Irish Water Safety Campaign by doing an advertisement.

[edit] Discography
Main article: Westlife discography

[edit] Albums
Westlife (1999)
Coast to Coast (2000)
World of Our Own (2001)
Unbreakable (2002)
Turnaround (2003)
Allow Us To Be Frank (2004)
Face to Face (2005)
The Love Album (2006)
Back Home (2007)
TBA (2009/2010)

[edit] UK No. 1 Singles
Swear It Again (April 1999)If I Let You Go (August 1999)Flying Without Wings (October 1999)I Have a Dream/Seasons in the Sun (December 1999)Fool Again (March 2000)Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (September 2000)My Love (October 2000)Uptown Girl (March 2001)Queen of My Heart (November 2001)World of Our Own (February 2002)Unbreakable (November 2002)Mandy (November 2003)You Raise Me Up (October 2005)The Rose (November 2006)

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Mark Feehily

Full Name: Mark Michael Patrick Feehily

Date of birth: 28th May 1980

Star sign: Gemini

Place of birth: Sligo, Ireland

School: Summer Hill College

Colour of eyes: Blue

Height: 1.81 m.

Any tattoos: Nope

Scars/marks: he has a mole, on the right side of his lower neck

Family: parents Oliver and Marie, two younger brothers Barry (15) and Colin (11) and a dog called Snoopy

Previous jobs: Pizza delivery, photo lab assistant

Singing since: since he can remember
PersonalityDescribe yourself in three words:Shy, reserved but also friendly

Bad habit: Singing all the time

Rule of Life: "Money isn't everything, but happiness is"

Phrase that you use often: Well buddie - what's the craic (Irish for fun) If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be? a bird or Mariah Carey's cat!

Dream house: Big house with swimming pool + tennis court in Sligo. Mark would also really like an apartment in New York!

Most embarassing moment: Forgetting the words to my songs at a talent concert in front of 1,000 people aged 14
Likes/Dislikes

Hobbies: Tennis, football, snooker, chilling out

Instrument: Piano, guitar and tin-whistle

Likes: Chillin' with his mates, singing and partying

Dislikes: Being tied down, having too much on his plate, narrow-minded people, smoking

Worst class(es): Irish/woodwork

Best class(es): French/Home Economics

Hates: Birds and snakes

Fave sport(s): Football, tennis

Fave actor: Eddie Murphy

Fave actress: Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe - Friends)

Fave male singer: Michael Jackson

Fave female singer: Mariah Carey

Most like to meet: Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson

Hero: Mum & Dad and Michael Jackson

Who Would You Have A One 2 One with? Michael Jackson

Most Impressive Person You've Ever Met: Mariah Carey

Best movie ever: The Nutty Professor, Armageddon

Fave cereal: Rice Crispies/weetabix

Fave food: Steak and chips, Irish stew, chicken

Worst food: Fish

Fave soft drink: Fanta Lemon

McDonalds or Burger King: McDonalds

Fave place to chill: On the couch in front of T.V.

Fave place to visit: Home (Sligo)

Fave football team: Liverpool

Fave perfume, men’s: Hugo Boss

Fave perfume, women’s: Clavin Klein

Fave clothes: Trainers and tracksuit

Fave designer: Timberland

Fave colour: Purple or green or black

Fave book:The Witches by Roald Dahl

Fave Music: everything

Fave song: Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson and Without You by Mariah Carey

First record bought: Billy Joel - Uptown Girl or Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx

First concert: Christy Moore

U2 or B*Witched: U2

BSB or Boyzone: Boyzone

Lovelife!

Blondes or brunettes: Brunettes

Ideal woman: Thoughtful, funny

Have a girlfriend: I'll accept all offers!

Love life: Mark came out as gay in August 2005, announcing he is in a long-term relationship with Kevin McDaid from the boyband V. Previously he was rumoured to be dating Mandy Moore (but it wasn't true, Shane spread the story to wind Mark up!). He was also rumoured to have dated a model named Lauren Gold for a while (she starred in Robbie William's video "Rock DJ" as the DJ). Lauren accompanied him to the premiere of teen movie Coyote Ugly (see the pic of them together below). Mark said that they met at a party in London and thought she was very nice, but due to both their busy schedules the relationship wasn't serious. Mark also dated Page 3 glamour model Ebony. Mark was also rumoured to be going out with Cathy Newell from Irish girl group Bellefire (who, like Westlife, are managed by Louis Walsh).

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Bryan Mcfadden

Name: Bryan Nicholas McFadden

Date of birth: 12th April 1980

Star sign: Aries

Place of birth: Rotunda Hospital, Dublin

Where do you live now: Artane - Dublin

Colour of eyes: Blue

Height: 1.86 m.

Scars/marks: Birthmark on lower back

Family: parents Brendan and Mairead, one younger sister called Susan and a dog called Chip. Bryan is married to Kerry and they have two daughters, Molly and Lily Sue

Previous Jobs: Bingo caller, Security at McDonalds

Singing since: 4

PersonalityDescribe yourself in three words: Fun, shy, Irish

Bad habit: Forgetfulness

Rule of life: "Live life today and deal with tomorrow when it comes!"

Adorable qualities: Bryan ALWAYS licks the side of his mouth when he is thinking, or when he is at meet and greets

Phrase that you use often: What's the craic! If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be? a donkey or a horse

Dream house: Massive house in Ireland

Most embarassing moment: Getting the presenter's name wrong on MTV

Likes/Dislikes
Hobbies: Singing, dancing, music, football

Instrument: Guitar and piano

Likes: Music, females and spending money

Dislikes: School, reading, writing, war, violence, other people's sadness - he likes everybody to be happy

Best class(es): English

Worst class(es): Irish

Fave sport(s): Soccer

Fave actor: Leo DiCaprio

Fave actress: Jennifer Love Hewitt

Fave male singer: Brian Littrell

Fave female singer: Mariah Carey

Most like to meet: Stevie Wonder

Who Would You Have A One 2 One With? Nelson MandelaMost Impressive Person You've Ever Met: Bryan Adams

Best movie ever: Titanic

Fave cereal: Alpen

Fave food: A fry up from the Carlton Cafe in Sligo (Shane's family's cafe!), Japanese

Worst food: Dog food

Fave soft drink: Diet coke

McDonalds or Burger King: McDonalds

Fave place to chill: On the beach or on a boat

Fave place to visit: USA

Fave perfume, men's: D&G

Fave perfume, women's: Cool Water

Fave clothes: Baggy tracksuit

Fave designer: Dolce and Gabbana

Fave football team: Manchester United

Fave colour: red or black

Fave book: The General

Fave song: Something Stupid by Frank Sinatra

Fave WL song: What I want Is What I've Got

First record you bought: Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky

U2 or B*Witched: U2

BSB or Boyzone: BSB.

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Kian Egan




Full Name: Kian John Francis Egan
Date of birth: 29th April 1980
Star sign: Taurus
Place of birth: Sligo, Ireland
Height:1.75 m.
School: Summer Hill College
Scars/marks: Small scar on face (right cheek)
Family: parents Kevin and Patricia, three brothers: Gavin (28), Tom (22), Colm (4) and three sisters: Viv (30), Fenella (24), Marielle (13)
PersonalityDescribe yourself in three words: Romantic, fun, shy
Bad habit: I bite my nails
Rule of life: "Treat everybody the same way you want to be treated"
Phrase that you use often: Alone If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be? a beaver
Dream house: Big house in Hollywood
Likes/Dislikes
Worst class(es): Maths
Best class(es): Art
Hobbies: Music, snooker, pitch and putt, shopping
Instrument: Guitar and piano
Likes: performing on stage, having a good night out and being in Westlife
Dislikes: sushi and rude people
Fave sport(s): Basketball, football
Fave actor: Brad Pitt
Fave actress: Cameron Diaz
Fave male singer: Brian Littrell
Fave female singer: Celine Dion
Most like to meet: Michael Jackson
Who Would Who Have A One 2 One With: Madonna
Most Impressive Person You've Ever Met: Lenny Kravitz
Best movie ever: Titanic
Fave cereal: Frosties
Fave food: Steak and Chips
Worst food: Sushi
Fave soft drink: 7 UP
McDonalds or Burger King: McDonalds
Fave place to chill: In front of T.V.
Fave place to visit: USA
Fave football team: Liverpool
Fave perfume, men’s: JOOP
Fave perfume, women’s: Loads
Fave clothes: Alexander McQueen shirt, Nicole Farhi cotton jeans
Fave designer: Dolce and Gabbana
Fave colour: Blue or white
Fave book: Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNabb
Fave music: BSB, Boyzone, Five, Chart
Fave song: Baby one more time by Britney Spears, She's Like The Wind (from 'Dirty Dancing')First record bought: Metallica - Glory of Love
First concert: Michael Jackson in Dublin
U2 or B*Witched: U2
BSB or Boyzone: BSB

Lovelife!Blondes or brunettes: Both
Ideal woman: Good looking, good personality, good funGirlfriend? Open to offersLovelife Kian says he has dated a couple of fans in the past, and for a while he dated Jessica Forsman, 26. Jessica was a dancer on Westlife's first UK tour .
Kian is now dating Jodi Albert, actress in UK TV soap 'Hollyoaks' and former singer in girl band 'Girl Thing'. Kian met Jodi while on tour three years ago when she was in Girl thing. They quickly became mates but it's not until last May at a charity soccer match that the romance blossomed, At first Kian tried to play down speculation, “We’ve been good mates for years and now we’ve started dating” he said recently, “We know each other well and I know she’s not just interested in me because I’m in Westlife.” Up until last month (July 2003) Kian was still adamant that the two were seeing each other casually, “Its true that’s I’ve been out with Jodi on a couple of dates but the whole thing has been blown out of proportion he claims,”We enjoy each others company and we have a lot of fun but we are taking it very slowly, Its much to early to say we’re in love but who knows where it ill go? There was a report trying to make out that we were having this big long secret relationship and we were going out with each other for months and were seriously in love I was like ‘whoa chill out’ this isn’t the way things are, sometimes things like that gets frustrating” [taken from news report, 21st August 2003] Kian is pictured below with Jodi at Nicky's wedding, 9th August 2003.

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Shane Filan

Full Name: Shane Steven Filan

Date of birth: 5th July 1979, 12:34 pm

Star sign: Cancer

Place of birth: Sligo, Ireland

School: Summer Hill College, Sligo
Where do you live now: Sligo / on the road with band

Height: 5ft 8
Colour of eyes: Hazel green

Any tattoos: No

Scars/marks: No

Family: parents Peter and Mae, three brothers: Finbarr (30), Peter (29), Liam (27), three sisters: Yvonne (28), Denise (23), Mairead (21)
Previous Jobs: Hardware store

Singing since: A baby
PersonalityDescribe yourself in three words: Level-headed, generous, romantic

Rule of Life: "You only live once, so live a good life!"

Phrase that you use often: You know what I mean If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be? a horse

Dream house: Very big with swimming pool

Likes/DislikesHobbies: Horse riding, snooker, pitch and putt

Instrument: Guitar

Likes: Sleeping, shopping, hot weather, girls, going out with his friends, horses (his family have a lot to do with the world of horses) and singing

Dislikes: Insects, rude people, rain

Worst class(es): Science

Best class(es): English/Maths

Fave sport(s): Soccer, horse riding

Fave actor: Tom Cruise

Fave actress: Catherine Zeta Jones

Fave male singer: George Michael

Fave female singer: Mariah Carey

Most like to meet: Michael Jackson

Hero: Michael JacksonWho Would You Have A One 2 One With? Michael Jackson

Most Impressive Person You've Ever Met: Mother Teresa

Best movie ever: Titanic

Fave cereal: Corn Flakes

Fave food: Spaghetti, Mum's cooking, steak and chips

Worst food: sushi

Fave soft drink: Coca Cola

McDonalds or Burger King: Both

Fave place to chill: At home

Fave place to visit: Tenerife

Fave football team: Liverpool

Fave perfume, men’s: Polo / Sport

Fave perfume, women’s: Beautiful / Chloe

Fave clothes: Long sleeved shirts

Fave designer: Dolce and Gabbana

Fave colour: Black

Fave book: Anything by W.B.Yeats

Fave song: I Believe I can Fly by R Kelly, Take That - Back For Good

Fave WL song: What I want Is What I've Got

First record bought: Uptown Girl - Billy Joel

First concert: Status Quo in Sligo

U2 or B*Witched: U2

BSB or Boyzone: Both

Lovelife!Blondes or brunettes: either

Ideal woman: Cute, cuddly and one who loves me

Have a girlfriend: Shane is married to his childhood sweetheart, Gillian Walsh (Kian's cousin).

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Nicky Bryne

Full Name: Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne

Date of birth: 9th October 1978

Star Sign: Libra

Place of birth: Dublin

School: Returned to Plunkit College after spending two years with Leeds Football ClubWhere do you

live now: Baldoyle - Dublin with my parents

Colour of eyes: Blue Height: 1:75 m

Scars/marks: Scar on right elbow

Family: parents Nicholas and Yvonne, one sister Gillian (22) and one brother Adam (11)

PersonalityDescribe yourself in three words: Thoughtful, reliable, trustworthy

Bad habit: Drinking tea with the spoon still in the cup

Rule of Life: "Never think that anyone's better than you, and never think that you are better than anyone else"

Phrase that you use often: Le Gr? it means with love in Irish If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be? a fox or a tiger

Dream house: Big house just outside Dublin

Most embarassing moment: falling over at Elland Road, Leeds United's stadium in front of 30,000 people

Likes/DislikesHobbies: Football and snooker

Instrument: Learning to play piano

Likes: Football (especially Man U and Leeds cos he used to be the goalie in the junior team), eating out, shopping and travelling home to Ireland to see his family

Dislikes: Smoking and nasty people

Worst class(es): I was never any good at maths

Best class(es): English was easy and geography wasn’t bad

Fave sport(s): Soccer and snooker

Fave actor: Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt

Fave actress: Demi Moore, Cameron Diaz

Fave male singer: Phil Collins

Fave female singer: Natalie Imbruglia

Most like to meet: Phil Collins, MadonnaBest movie ever: Titanic, Die Hard, Armageddon

Fave cereal: Sugar Puffs

Fave food: Sunday dinner, Mum's cooking, Japanese

Worst food: Prawns

Fave soft drink: Pepsi

McDonalds or Burger King: McDonalds definitely

Fave place to chill: My couch in my front living room in Dublin

Fave place to visit: Caribbean or New York or Sydney

Fave football team: Manchester United

Fave perfume, men’s: Dolce & Gabbana

Fave perfume, women’s: CK Eternity

Fave clothes: smart clothes

Fave designer: Gucci

Fave colour: Blue or white or black

Fave book: The Mammy by Bruce O'Carroll

Fave group: Boyzone

Fave song: Phil Collins - 'Against all Odds', What I want Is What I've Got

First record you bought: Kylie Minogue - 'I Should Be So Lucky'

First concert: The Cranberries in Dublin

U2 or B*Witched: U2

BSB or Boyzone: Boyzone

Blondes or brunettes: Depends

Ideal woman: Elegant, smart, humourous, nice eyes

Have a girlfriend: Nicky is married to Georgina Ahern, Irish premier Bertie Ahern's daughter >> Read about the wedding and see pics