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- Formed: July 3, 1998
- Years Active: 1998 - Present
- Origin: Sligo and Dublin, Ireland
- Label: Sony BMG and RCA Records
- Members: Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne
- Former Member: Bryan McFadden
- Voted "Best Irish Pop Act" seven years running at Ireland's Meteor Awards
- Latest Release: Back Home (2007)
- [http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westlife_discography Discography]
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Westlife is an Irish pop music group that formed on July 3, 1998. The group's original lineup consisted of Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne and Bryan McFadden. McFadden left the band in 2004, to pursue a solo career. The group was signed to BMG Records by Simon Cowell. They are currently managed by Louis Walsh.
During the course of their career they have released many hit songs. Some of which are "Swear it Again," "Flying Without Wings," "Against All Odds," "Queen of My Heart," "World of Our Own," "You Raise Me Up," and "Mandy."
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 is the only band to win the ITV "Record of the Year" award in the UK four times in a row. 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".
Their latest music album, Where We Are will be released on the UK on 30 October, 2009 and prior to that on 26 October, 20009, a single named " What about Now" is to be released.http://www.westlife.com/news/2009/10/14/where_we_are_the_new_album
Collaboration Partners
Since 1998, the group has performed with some of the most well-known names in the music business.- Mariah Carey
- Ronan Keating
- Sinead O'Connor
- Donny Osmond
- Kenny Rogers
- Secret Garden
- Lionel Richie
- Amr Diab
- Donna Summer
- Delta Goodrem
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Westlife Questions
Never knew there was a Westlife perfume. When did that come out? 1 AnswerYou asked about the Westlife perfume. The first mentioning of it is from June 17, 2008 07:07 PM on the Westlife message board. Fans are either raving about... read more
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