westlife

Origin: Sligo/Dublin, Ireland
Years active: 1998 – present
Members: Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan
Former members: Brian (Bryan) McFadden

Westlife is an Irish pop music group that formed in July 1998.
They were signed by Simon Cowell and managed by Louis Walsh. In recent years,
Westlife's sound has evolved from boy band "teen pop" sound into a more adult contemporary
Music (ACM) sound, with an emphasis on ballads. The group have proven extremely successful in Ireland,
The United Kingdom and rest of the Europe, and are also relatively popular in Africa,
Australia and Asia, having sold 40 million albums in 40 countries and worth an estimated €28 million
(about £20 million or $40 million USD) in 2005.
Westlife has had 14 number one singles in the United Kingdom between the years 1999 and 2006,
The third-highest such total in UK history, behind Elvis Presley and The Beatles,
And tied with Cliff Richard.
Westlife was awarded the Best Irish Pop Act, a public voting category, at the annual Ireland Meteor
Awards for the seventh consecutive year on 2 February 2007. They are also the only
Artist/group to win 'Record of the Year' in the UK four times.
Westlife is also the only band in UK chart history to have entered straight at number one with
Their first seven singles.

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