Westlife

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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.

    1. Mariah Carey
    2. Ronan Keating
    3. Sinead O'Connor
    4. Donny Osmond
    5. Kenny Rogers
    6. Secret Garden
    7. Lionel Richie
    8. Amr Diab
    9. Donna Summer
    10. Delta Goodrem

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