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Broke Shane gets a round in
You raise it up ... Shane, right,
tees off as Darren looks on approvingly  By MAUREEN COLEMAN Published: 28th June 2012
SHANE Filan has revealed
he broke down in tears at Westlife?s final
Croke Park gig ?
after thanking the ladies in his life.
The bankrupt star PUTT his troubles behind him
yesterday as he took part in a celeb-packed pro-am
at the Irish Open in Royal Portrush.
And Shane, 32 ? who enjoyed a round
with golf ace Darren Clarke ?
admitted he wasn?t prepared
for just how emotional the band?s
two farewell gigs in Dublin
last weekend would get.
He said: ?I didn?t think it would
hit me as hard as it did.
?When I realised this was
the last time we would be talking to our fans
and then I mentioned my mum and my wife Gillian,
it really hit me.
The atmosphere was unbelievable,
especially the last night. We all shed a tear.?
Shane Filan turns down offer
to appear on I’m a Celebrity
Friday Nov 2 2012
Former Westlife
star Shane Filan has turned
down an offer to appear on
I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
The 33-year-old will not be jetting
out to the jungle to take part in the UTV show.
According to the Irish Daily Star,
the singer turned down
the chance to appear on the show
in order to concentrate on his musical career.
His manager, Louis Walsh said:
“Reality TV is not his thing.
“He doesn’t want to be a celebrity,
he wants to be a recording artist!
“He’s concentrating on putting
a solo album together
and is looking for songs and talking to producers.
“He doesn’t have time to be eating insects in the jungle.
Louis also denied that Jedward
also turned down an I’m A Celebrity offer.
He said: “No,
I don’t know where those reports came from.
“It’s definitely not true.
They have received offers from
other reality shows
but they’re not doing them either. “ 
record deal
20 December 2012
Shane Filan signs solo record deal
Westlife singer
Shane Filan
has landed a solo record deal,
six months after the boy band
played their final shows in Dublin.
Westlife's Shane Filan has landed a solo record deal.
The singer - who separated from his band mates
in June after completing a farewell tour -
is hard at work on
his first solo album after signing with London Records.
The 33-year-old star hopes to
release his first material early in 2013.
Former band mate Mark Feehily, 32,
is also set to go solo
and has signed with Paul McCartney's
manager to launch his career.
Westlife -
which also included Nicky Byrne and Kian Egan -
announced they were to split in October 2011,
and said an emotional goodbye to fans
at a final show in Dublin over the summer.
Nicky, 34, went on to appear in UK TV show
'Strictly Come Dancing', while Kian, 32,
is also hoping to launch a career in TV.
Shane - who has three children, Nicole,
Patrick and Peter, with wife Gillian -
has had to deal with some financial trouble recently,
as he was declared bankrupt
earlier this year with debts amassing £18 million.
The singer's
financial downfall came after he
and his brother
Finbarr's property development company,
Shafin Developments,
collapsed owing millions to
the Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank.
He said at the time:
''Together with a team of financial and legal experts
I have spent months exploring
all possible alternatives to bankruptcy
but to no avail.
''I have worked long and hard to try to reduce my debts,
and I am devastated that it came to this conclusion.''
Westlife's Shane Filan tipped to represent
Ireland in the next Eurovision .
Westlife's Shane Filan
tipped to represent Ireland in the next Eurovision
Westlife Shane Filan..Former Westlife man
Shane Filan looks like
he'll be stepping into Jedward's shoes
by competing in
the next Eurovision Song Contest.
First, though,
the Sligo man will have to tackle
the national Eurosong competition to win
the nomination as Ireland's representative.
A public vote shouldn't
be too big an obstacle
for a guy who's played to a sold
out Croke Park on more than one occasion, though.
Pop guru Louis Walsh,
who has previously managed
Eurovision success stories Johnny Logan and Linda Martin,
is masterminding
the bid as a way to launch Filan's solo career.
Walsh's renewed interest in
the song contest was sparked
by Jedward's international success following their
two stints on
the show (even though they didn't do very well),
and also the success of
the recent Swedish
winner Loreen, whose song
'Euphoria' sold in advance of 2 million copies after it won
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