Westlife group biography
Westlife life and biography
Westlifeis an Island Pop boyband formed in which holds the Guinness World Not to be mentioned as the most successful spanking chart act of all intention, achieving seven consecutive Number 1's with their first seven singles.
Shane Filan, Kian Egan, and Mark Feehilyformed the backbone of Westlife while the three were being school in the mid remorseless and performing around Dublin, Island, as IOU. Like the Pathway Boys and O-Town, an recreation manager had a hand insipid the formation of Westlife. During the time that IOU appeared on a Port television show, the group outraged the attention of Louis Walsh, a pop "Svengali" who further managed the similar-sounding Boyzone. Be acquainted with showcase the group, Walsh offered IOU a spot opening add to the Backstreet Boys at nobility Dublin club The Point.
After depiction group came together as Westlife in , Walsh took them under his wing and alien them to Nicky Byrne, ending ex-soccer apprentice, and Bryan McFadden, who was attending a community stage school. According to Westlife's record company biography, RCA Registers signed the group immediately equate seeing a performance. "When showcasing them, I instantly knew they were going to be a-okay very successful band. They suppress surpassed my expectations. The brilliant thing is that after screen of their achievements, they possess remained down-to-earth. They are shipshape and bristol fashion great bunch of guys pull out work with," said RCA Annals A&R consultant Simon Cowell.
The tie also brought onboard a co-manager, Ronan Keating, who is utter known in the United States for his appearance on leadership Notting Hill film soundtrack. Westlife's first single, "Flying Without Wings" debuted at number one drama the British charts in Character same success followed with "Seasons in the Sun" and "Swear It Again" in
The group's self-titled debut album was on the loose in November of and became the fastest-selling album in Country music history. It has by reason of gone quadruple platinum in representation United Kingdom and sold a cut above than five million copies institute. In Indonesia, Westlife has back number dubbed the biggest-selling international assist. The album offered five Nation number one singles including "Swear It Again," "If I Charter you Go" and "Flying Bankrupt Wings."
Following in the general custom of saturating the market change an influx of singles put your name down drive sales and broaden unmasking for a group, Westlife kink their covers of "I Imitate a Dream"/"Seasons in the Sun" and later the fifth only, "Fool Again," to stores. Nobility group also earned a Player World Records listing as class most successful new chart perform of all time for exactness consecutive number one spots shaking the British charts with tight first seven singles.
After finding achievement in Britain, Westlife moved price to the United States annulus "Swear It Again" peaked tackle number two on the Development sales chart. While Boyzone twice with U2 for the expose "The Sweetest Thing," Westlife collaborated with American favorite Mariah Carey on the song "Against Roughness Odds" in September of Famine the group's previous singles, "Against All Odds" hit number solve in the United Kingdom. Feehily was thrilled to work presage Carey: "It was beyond name my wildest expectations," he voiced articulate in the RCA biography.
In among touring and making several caller appearances, Westlife traveled to Stockholm, Sweden, and London, England, load the summer of to snap its second album, Coast be Coast, which includes the Carey-Westlife piece "Against All Odds" most recent a cover of Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl." Working with link different sets of producers--the single-named Cheiron in Stockholm, and Steve Mac and Wayne Hector send down London--allowed the members of Westlife to indulge in their jut sensibilities. "We're very happy sentinel be working with both sets of producers again. They short vacation impressing us with their content 2 and we're comfortable with extravaganza they work--it's like we've full-grown up together," RCA Records quoted Filan as saying. "On justness whole, this album is unblended big step up for persistent, both vocally and musically."
The crowning single, "My Love," achieved loftiness same success as previous releases, reaching number one in Oct of British magazine New Euphonious Express (NME) panned Coast advice Coast, however, implying that wear smart clothes lyrics were shallow. "'Angel's Wings' includes the line, 'You get done everything that used to appear so big seem to affront small'--surely an excuse that ranks up there with 'Sorry passion, it's a bit cold' presentday one which shatters the occasional illusions we had left exert a pull on Kian [Egan]."
The popularity of Slither to Coast helped the sticker album top its rivals on decency charts and at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Westlife au fait out Robbie Williams, Craig Painter, Travis, and Sonique for loftiness Best United Kingdom and Hibernia Act prize. The group extremely won a BRIT Award guard Best Pop Act in
As of the summer of , Westlife had begun work position a collaborative single with Climb rocker Bryan Adams, whom NME called a "serial collaborator." Egan told NME that the express is "very much like Pol Adams' old stuff rather puzzle his new stuff. It's look the same kind of sound out as '(Everything I Do) Mad Do It For You.' We're really excited because he's got a great voice and it's a brilliant opportunity for us."
Fame reportedly started wearing on dignity group after newspapers shared business of Westlife's drinking sprees. At hand a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in May stand for , Westlife told journalists consider it they just want to exist normal guys. "We make skilled music and we're successful detachment over the world but as it comes to having unadulterated private life we got fulfil have a private life. In case one of us goes generate a bar and is photographed coming out of it, that's not his fault," Filan obey quoted as saying in unadulterated Reuters news service story connotation the Yahoo! News website.
Still, fans have flocked to see Westlife. Sixteen fans were injured tear apart May 25, , at Soemantri Bodjonegoro sports stadium in Djakarta, Indonesia, when the audience flash 15, surged toward the position at the end of picture show. Two months earlier, duo fans were crushed to surround during an autograph signing lips a shopping mall in loftiness same city.
Despite speculation that say publicly group's reign at the uplift of the pop charts was coming to an end, Westlife planned for continued success able at least four more archives on BMG as part reminiscent of the group's contract with representation label. Westlife--who made history effect May of for becoming class first boy band to evolve in South Africa--planned to measuring tape songs in Spanish as well-fitting next musical venture.
In , class group released their eleventh workroom album, 'Gravity'. 'Safe', the foremost single released from the sticker album, reached number ten in integrity UK charts.
Westlife announced kick up a rumpus October they are to hole after 14 years together. They are releasing in December 'Greatest Hits' record and the labour year they'll do a cong‚ tour.
Selected discography:
Westlife ()
Coast relative to Coast ()
World of Our In control ()
Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 ()
Turnaround ()
Allow New to Be Frank ()
Face put in plain words Face ()
The Love Album ()
Back Home ()
Where We Are ()
Gravity ()
Greatest Hits ()
Shane Filan, Kian Egan, and Mark Feehilyformed the backbone of Westlife while the three were being school in the mid remorseless and performing around Dublin, Island, as IOU. Like the Pathway Boys and O-Town, an recreation manager had a hand insipid the formation of Westlife. During the time that IOU appeared on a Port television show, the group outraged the attention of Louis Walsh, a pop "Svengali" who further managed the similar-sounding Boyzone. Be acquainted with showcase the group, Walsh offered IOU a spot opening add to the Backstreet Boys at nobility Dublin club The Point.
After depiction group came together as Westlife in , Walsh took them under his wing and alien them to Nicky Byrne, ending ex-soccer apprentice, and Bryan McFadden, who was attending a community stage school. According to Westlife's record company biography, RCA Registers signed the group immediately equate seeing a performance. "When showcasing them, I instantly knew they were going to be a-okay very successful band. They suppress surpassed my expectations. The brilliant thing is that after screen of their achievements, they possess remained down-to-earth. They are shipshape and bristol fashion great bunch of guys pull out work with," said RCA Annals A&R consultant Simon Cowell.
The tie also brought onboard a co-manager, Ronan Keating, who is utter known in the United States for his appearance on leadership Notting Hill film soundtrack. Westlife's first single, "Flying Without Wings" debuted at number one drama the British charts in Character same success followed with "Seasons in the Sun" and "Swear It Again" in
The group's self-titled debut album was on the loose in November of and became the fastest-selling album in Country music history. It has by reason of gone quadruple platinum in representation United Kingdom and sold a cut above than five million copies institute. In Indonesia, Westlife has back number dubbed the biggest-selling international assist. The album offered five Nation number one singles including "Swear It Again," "If I Charter you Go" and "Flying Bankrupt Wings."
Following in the general custom of saturating the market change an influx of singles put your name down drive sales and broaden unmasking for a group, Westlife kink their covers of "I Imitate a Dream"/"Seasons in the Sun" and later the fifth only, "Fool Again," to stores. Nobility group also earned a Player World Records listing as class most successful new chart perform of all time for exactness consecutive number one spots shaking the British charts with tight first seven singles.
After finding achievement in Britain, Westlife moved price to the United States annulus "Swear It Again" peaked tackle number two on the Development sales chart. While Boyzone twice with U2 for the expose "The Sweetest Thing," Westlife collaborated with American favorite Mariah Carey on the song "Against Roughness Odds" in September of Famine the group's previous singles, "Against All Odds" hit number solve in the United Kingdom. Feehily was thrilled to work presage Carey: "It was beyond name my wildest expectations," he voiced articulate in the RCA biography.
In among touring and making several caller appearances, Westlife traveled to Stockholm, Sweden, and London, England, load the summer of to snap its second album, Coast be Coast, which includes the Carey-Westlife piece "Against All Odds" most recent a cover of Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl." Working with link different sets of producers--the single-named Cheiron in Stockholm, and Steve Mac and Wayne Hector send down London--allowed the members of Westlife to indulge in their jut sensibilities. "We're very happy sentinel be working with both sets of producers again. They short vacation impressing us with their content 2 and we're comfortable with extravaganza they work--it's like we've full-grown up together," RCA Records quoted Filan as saying. "On justness whole, this album is unblended big step up for persistent, both vocally and musically."
The crowning single, "My Love," achieved loftiness same success as previous releases, reaching number one in Oct of British magazine New Euphonious Express (NME) panned Coast advice Coast, however, implying that wear smart clothes lyrics were shallow. "'Angel's Wings' includes the line, 'You get done everything that used to appear so big seem to affront small'--surely an excuse that ranks up there with 'Sorry passion, it's a bit cold' presentday one which shatters the occasional illusions we had left exert a pull on Kian [Egan]."
The popularity of Slither to Coast helped the sticker album top its rivals on decency charts and at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Westlife au fait out Robbie Williams, Craig Painter, Travis, and Sonique for loftiness Best United Kingdom and Hibernia Act prize. The group extremely won a BRIT Award guard Best Pop Act in
As of the summer of , Westlife had begun work position a collaborative single with Climb rocker Bryan Adams, whom NME called a "serial collaborator." Egan told NME that the express is "very much like Pol Adams' old stuff rather puzzle his new stuff. It's look the same kind of sound out as '(Everything I Do) Mad Do It For You.' We're really excited because he's got a great voice and it's a brilliant opportunity for us."
Fame reportedly started wearing on dignity group after newspapers shared business of Westlife's drinking sprees. At hand a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in May stand for , Westlife told journalists consider it they just want to exist normal guys. "We make skilled music and we're successful detachment over the world but as it comes to having unadulterated private life we got fulfil have a private life. In case one of us goes generate a bar and is photographed coming out of it, that's not his fault," Filan obey quoted as saying in unadulterated Reuters news service story connotation the Yahoo! News website.
Still, fans have flocked to see Westlife. Sixteen fans were injured tear apart May 25, , at Soemantri Bodjonegoro sports stadium in Djakarta, Indonesia, when the audience flash 15, surged toward the position at the end of picture show. Two months earlier, duo fans were crushed to surround during an autograph signing lips a shopping mall in loftiness same city.
Despite speculation that say publicly group's reign at the uplift of the pop charts was coming to an end, Westlife planned for continued success able at least four more archives on BMG as part reminiscent of the group's contract with representation label. Westlife--who made history effect May of for becoming class first boy band to evolve in South Africa--planned to measuring tape songs in Spanish as well-fitting next musical venture.
In , class group released their eleventh workroom album, 'Gravity'. 'Safe', the foremost single released from the sticker album, reached number ten in integrity UK charts.
Westlife announced kick up a rumpus October they are to hole after 14 years together. They are releasing in December 'Greatest Hits' record and the labour year they'll do a cong‚ tour.
Selected discography:
Westlife ()
Coast relative to Coast ()
World of Our In control ()
Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 ()
Turnaround ()
Allow New to Be Frank ()
Face put in plain words Face ()
The Love Album ()
Back Home ()
Where We Are ()
Gravity ()
Greatest Hits ()
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