WESTLIFE???...the story so far...
The story begins a long time ago in a town named Sligo in the West of Ireland, three guys named Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Shane Filan had performed
in the school musical Grease together, and after their success on stage, had decided to form a band, called as 6 as 1, and later changing their name to I.O.YOU.

The group released "Togerther Girl Forever" in Ireland and after their limited success, Shane's mother, Mae, contacted the manager of Boyzone, Louis Walsh, to try and persuade
him to take a look at the guys and to possibly sign them up. Although Louis was impressed he felt he didn't have the time to manage yet another band but, luckily..for..us..he contacted Ronan keating of
Boyzone, who agreed to co-manage the new band with Louis. And so "Rolo Management" was formed.

The lineup of I.O.YOU was changed-3 members (Derek, Graham and Micheal) being asked to leave, and auditions were then held in Dublin to find two members of the group. Nicky Byrne and Brian McFadden were
eventually chosen...WESTLIFE was born!!

The group (who were originally known as WESTSIDE-their name having been changed by Ronan who felt that I.O.YOU was too boyband-esque) first supported the Backstreet Boys in Dublin, and then toured the UK and Ireland with
Boyzone in November 1998. They stunned audiences on the Smash Hits Tour around the UK, winning the the "Best Tour Act" at the Smash Hits Awards in November 1998.

However, the groups were obliged to change their name from WESTSIDE to WESTLIFE in 1999 when it was discovered that a no. of existing bands shared the same name.
Undeterred, Westlife went on to release their first single "SWEAR IT AGAIN" in April 1999 which went straight to the top of the British and Irish charts, becoming the biggest selling debut single ever in Ireland.
So far Westlife have released seven singles in UK, and their double A-side of "I HAVE A DREAM" and "SEASONS IN THE SUN" became the UK Christmas no. 1 of 1999. Their eagerly-awaited debut album was released in the UK in
November 1999 and has achieved Triple-Platinum status winning record of the year for "FLYING WITHPUT WINGS" and having being nominated for two MTV awards, Westlife have achieved much acclaim and enjoyed lot of success. Already in their brief career
Westlife have broken records fast as they have set them-their latest album, "COAST TO COAST" went triple platinum in Ireland after only one day of release and their seventh single release "MY LOVE" gave them a place in chart history as they became the only band in UK chart history
to have thier first seven singles debut at number 1. Their christmas single "WHAT MAKES A MAN" narrowly missed the no. 1 spot,going in the charts at no.2, however their charity release of "UPTOWN GIRL" for Comic Relief put the band back at the top of the charts.Their next single, "WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE THAT"
looks set to continue Westlife's success, hot on heels of their massive sell-out three month world tour.

WITH SOULFUL HARMONIES, ANGELIC VOICES, DROP-DEAD GOOD LOOK, AND THE STRONG MANAGEMENT TEAM OF LOUIS WALSH AND RONAN KEATING BEHIND THEM, THEIR PLANS TO BREAK THE USA IN 2002
MEAN THAT WESTLIFE LOOK TO ENJOY CHART SUCCESS WELL INTO THE NEW MILLENIUM!!!!

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westlife...here we come....