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Westlife. By: Vichaya Truskamo l. Westlife. History. Prior to becoming successful, Egan, Feehily and Filan along with fellow Sligo men Derrick Lacey, Graham Keighron and Michael Garrett, were part of a six-member pop vocal group called Six as One and was later changed to IOYOU .
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Westlife By: VichayaTruskamol Westlife
History • Prior to becoming successful, Egan, Feehily and Filan along with fellow Sligo men Derrick Lacey, Graham Keighron and Michael Garrett, were part of a six-member pop vocal group called Six as One and was later changed to IOYOU. • However, the group did not meet Cowell's approval for a record deal with BMG, and thus changes were needed. Cowell told Walsh, "You are going to have to fire at least three of them
history • The new group, formed on 3 July 1998, was re-named Westside but as the name was already taken by another band, it was later changed to Westlife. In Westlife • In March 1999, the group released their first single, "Swear It Again" which immediately topped the charts in Ireland and in UK for two weeks. Their second single, "If I Let You Go", released in August 1999
Members • NicolasByrne • Kian Egan • Mark Feehily • Shane Filan
Nicolas Byrne(Nicky) • Born 9 October 1978 in Dublin, Ireland. Byrne has 'the husky voice' and can sing high harmonies effortlessly • He likes to sing and play football
Kian Egan • Born 29 April 1980 Sligo, Ireland. Egan has 'the rocky voice' and usually does low harmonies. • He enjoys surfing
Marcus Feehily • Born 29 May 1980 Sligo, Ireland. Feehily has 'the soulful voice' and can go from quite low baritone notes through to a very high tenor voice. He sometimes sings falsetto.
Shane Filan • Born 5 July 1979 in Sligo, Ireland. He has 'the popular tune' the ability to sing from mid-range to high voice
Awards • Big Buzz Irish Entertainment Awards 2002 • Won Big Buzz Irish Entertainment Award Best Irish Band • Brit Awards2006 • Got nomination for Brit Award Best Pop Act • Capital Awards 2001 • Won Capital Award Best International Group
awards • MTV Asia Awards 2006 • Got nomination for MTV Asia AwardFavourite Pop Act • MTV Europe Music Awards 2000 • Won MTV Europe Music Award Best UK & Ireland Act • Nordic Music Awards [Norway] 2004 • Won Nordic Music Award Best International Band
Why choose this team • The reason I choose this group is because I like pop music • I also like them for their brilliant voices in singing