{"id":9752,"date":"2023-11-22T19:29:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T19:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.webhostlabs.net\/synergy\/?p=9752"},"modified":"2023-11-22T19:29:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T19:29:20","slug":"westlife-biography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.webhostlabs.net\/synergy\/2023\/11\/22\/westlife-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"WESTLIFE Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five\u00a0Irish\u00a0Guys\u00a0take the World by Storm<\/b><\/h1>\n
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This Irish \u201cboyband\u201d was formed in 1998 by Louis Walsh.\u00a0 Originally they were five, now four. They are enormously popular in Ireland and the UK yet never really cracked America. Their number one hits have tied with Cliff Richard. They are credited as being the second largest selling artists and largest selling band of the decade.\u00a0 Although they are on a high point in their career, they are due to disband this year, 2012, after a farewell tour.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m talking about\u00a0WESTLIFE<\/b>!<\/p>\n

Westlife consists of Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne, and Brian McFadden although Brian left the band in 2004.\u00a0 Westlife evolved from a six-piece band originally called Six as One and later changed to IOYOU. It was formed by Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Shane Filan. While performing in a stage version of the musical\u00a0Grease<\/i>\u00a0in Ireland, the guys were spotted by pop manager Louis Walsh. Shane\u2019s mother contacted Louis and invited him to check them out.\u00a0 Louis was managing Boyzone at the time and was on the lookout for the next big band.\u00a0 Essentially, Louis \u2018manufactured\u2019 the band. He groomed them and turned them into a hit-making machine.\u00a0 Initially they were called Westside but that was changed to Westlife to avoid confusion and possible legal problems with a US group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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