KIAN EGAN

SHANE FILAN

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KIAN

Shane and I are very close. We are both very committed to making this band as successful as we can. We spend ages talking about songs, and about how the band is getting on. He,s good fun to be with.

MARK

With Shane, his character very much depends on his mood. If he's in a good mood he can be absolutely hilarious, but if he's not he just doesn't want to know. His biggest fault is that he's downright lazy. I was once at his house in Sligo and he had a video that was due back.The video store is 50 metres away, but he still got in his car and drove there. It's the same with his mobile phone. If his phone is in his bag on the other side of the room, he'll ask to borrow my phone rather than bother to get up and fetch his bag. But he's a very generous person and he's very fast to buy a round of drinks. If we go into a bar for just one drink, Shane will always be the one to pay. He's quite happy to spend his money. He's not as extravagant as Kian when it comes to shopping, but he does enjoy it and he gets quite choosy about the clothes he wears. I'll always ask Shane for advice on anything because there's a mutual respect. He's helped me out a few times and we've got a lot of time for each other, especially when it comes to singing. Shane is so talented. I'm convinced music will always be part of his life. Shane can be very, very funny. And he can also be very, very inattentive. Sometimes it takes ages and hours to get his attention. If he's doing one thing, then that's the only thing he's going to do!

NICKY

Shane is great and we get on very well, we have a good laugh and he can take a joke.He's pretty cool and very popular with the girls, but he can be quite vain, particularly about his hair. He can't pass a mirror without looking into it. He's quite into clothes, too, but he's got the worst fashion sense out of the whole band. He doesn't have a clue. We're always warning him the fashion police will be after him, so when he arrives in the morning in a dodgy outfit we pretend to go over and handcuff him. He'll happily wear white socks and shoes and jeans and bright colored trousers that don't match his shirt.But the worst ever was when we were in Tenerife to shoot the If I Let You Go video. We had a day off beforehand and were all down at the pool. He came down in a vest, really short shorts, flip-flops with socks, a bum bag tied to his waist - and a pair of shades. He just looked like a typical tourist, but the worst thing was he thought he looked really cool. It was terrible!

 

 

Shane Say's

I Never thought that Westlife would still be Highly successful seven years on. My favourite westlife moment was meeting the pope. My favourite westlife tract is Flying Without Wings. My favourite westlife video is Fool Again. What the other guys say about me is that I'm generous and a nice guy! When I'm not working I like to change Nicole,s nappies! My Motto is "everything happens for a reason." I would describe myself as level - headed, generous and romantic. The phase I often use is You Know What I Mean.

shane pop profile

Shane interview in May edition of Sky Magazine

How would you feel about there being a Westlife musical?
I would feel quite good about it, actually. It's something we've talked about, but we would have to take time to consider how it would be done. It could end up being very cheesy and very silly.

Who would play you in a film?
That's a good question. My favourite actor is Tom Cruise, but he doesn't look like me. Leonardo DiCaprio is great, but he doesn't look like me either - whoever wants to play me is fine.

What's your craziest fan experience?
Mark got sent a turnip - a turnip in a box! Why, I don't know. Most of our fans are normal but 1% of them are headcases. You get sent pubic hair.

Which Westlife song are you bored of being asked to perform?
I Have a Dream is probably our least favourite song.

What's the oddest thing that has been thrown on stage?
Someone threw these knickers and they must have been about a size 50. I picked them up and said, 'Who the hell owns these?' It was a big joke on the night and very funny. If we get bras and stuff we usually put them on each other - it's all good fun.

How do you avoid being noticed when you're out and about?
You choose the places you go carefully. If you go to a club in Ireland there's always going to be a hen night. I don't mind having a picture, but sometimes it gets out of hand and you get girls in bunny rabbit suits coming over and jumping all over you!

What's you perfect day off?
Just spending time with my family and playing a bit of golf. I'd like to do both in the same day, preferably somewhere hot. Obviously Ireland isn't that hot. Every day I get up and see my kids and thank God they are healthy and safe. It's really all about family now.

Do you ever catch your family singing your songs?
My daughter Nicole is four and a half and she's singing them all of the time - she literally knows every word of every song on the new album already.

When were you last star-struck?
We met Barack Obama recently, and I was completely star-struck. We met Pope John Paul II before he died, too.

Shane: I got this dream and it is still going on


"As a young fellow in Summerhill college, it was always a dream that I never thought would happen. Some people dream about going to college and being a doctor but for me I dreamt about being in a band. I got my dream and it is still going and I don't forget that for a second".

That's how Shane Filan summed up his thoughts on the remarkable Westlife success story as he and the other bandmembers prepare for next week's sell-out Lissadell concert.

Shane puts it all down to the band's choice of music and a solid fan base.

"It's unbelievable you know, after 12 years or whatever, it's kind of hard to believe we are still going strong every year. Our popularity keeps going strong and every album we release does well and tickets still sell.

"I think we have come to the stage with fans now and have reached a certain point where if you release good music and stuff, the fans will stay with you.

"We now have a very solid fan base around the world and we still have the same kind of fan base and they have kinda grown up with us and obviously we are getting a lot older audience now as well."

"At concerts around the world you notice fans that are still there with us growing up and some of them have kids now, married, and then you know you have the mums and dads that come then it's more of a family event. That's the secret of a long journey for Westlife, we just have that solid fan base that just sticks with us".

Looking ahead, when asked where he would see himself and Westlife in ten year's time, Shane said: "We would still obviously like to be in Westlife, we look at Take That now and they have a massive comeback. They're obviously doing great stuff at the moment and they're 9 or 10 years older than us.

"They were the band we looked up to when we were 16 or 17. They were our age doing what we're doing. It's great to see them at that age being so strong. And obviously Robbie's back with them now and it just shows you we can do it when we are 39 or 40 years old. It's just a matter of getting the songs right".

On the reasons for keeping going, Shane said: "We enjoy it, of course we do, we wouldn't do it if we didn't enjoy it. I think as a band we have done so well now that if we weren't enjoying it anymore we wouldn't have to do it.

"We have had a lot of success but for us it's all about the next album and the next single. It's great fun you know as a band. We have grown up together as people, we have gotten married, had babies and different stuff and we are a very close kind of group of friends now as well as band mates".


Summerhill boys still friends


DESPITE his rise to international fame, Shane and his fellow band members succeeded in keeping close to their roots. Shane has many friends from his days in Summerhill college.

On Friday last he attended the wedding of one of his best friends. "I had a great bunch or friends at Summerhill, a lot of fellas I know to this day; I still see them".

Shane found himself going directly into showbusiness after Summerhill. When asked if he thought about what his life might have been like if he had taken a different route back then, Shane said: "I suppose you always think back of what it would have been like but I'm a firm believer in what's meant to be is meant to be.

"Sometimes you think things are great but then you have bad days or whatever's meant to be in your life, that's the path you're meant to take and for me it was to be in Westlife.

"I didn't get to go to college like everyone else and have the mad years away and live that side of life. I didn't have a rag week or any of them kind of things. Small stuff, but for me it was all about dreaming to be where I am now, in a band like this and touring the world".

 

 

 

BRIAN LEAVING WAS 'A SHOCK'
Westlife's Shane: Band thought we were being 'Punk'd' by McFadden


SHOCK: Westlife’s Shane
WESTLIFE insist that Brian McFadden will not be joining them for their last ever tour next year. The band played an intimate invite gig in Dublin's 02 on Thursday night. Mark Feehily says the band will end their days as a quartet and Brian will not be a part of their final tour.
"It's not happening and was never happening [Brian taking part in the tour], even though everyone has asked," he insists.
Shane adds: "Brian left because he didn't like being in the group.
"It shocked us beyond belief. "We actually thought we were being Punk'd on that MTV show when he said he wanted to leave.
"I was like 'you're s***ing me, why the f** would you want to leave Westlife?.
"We were all getting along so well, but we didn't have a clue what was going on in his personal life, his marriage, any of it."
He also reveals some of the bizarre 'presents' they have got off fans.
"Mark got sent a turnip with all the dirt on it," he laughs.
Pubic
"Then at a signing we were given a pubic hair taped to an envelope and also a used tampon in a box."

Shane Filan moves to England to boost solo career after Westlife


13/01/2012

Shane Filan has moved to England as he prepares to kickstart his solo career.

The Westlife star, 32, his wife Gillian, and three children Nicole, Patrick and Shane, moved from Sligo to Surrey during the Christmas holidays.

Although they lived for several months at a time in the Georgian-style house at Cobham, the family has decided to make it a more permanent home while Shane develops his solo career after Westlife break up following Croke Park concerts in June.


Eldest child Nicole, six, is already attending a school near the home Shane bought three years ago.

A close family friend said he and Gillian have no intention of breaking their links with Sligo and will return often and will retain their sprawling home outside the town.

The friend added: “They adore Sligo and will always regard it as their home. But Shane has realised London is the best place to be for his solo career.

"Cobham is in the London commuter-belt. He has spent so much time on the road around the world with Westlife. He wants to spend more time with his family so he and Gillian decided the best thing for now would be to move to their home outside London.

“He can concentrate on his new career and not be away from his family so much.”

Shane and Gillian can take their children to a number of parks near their new home and also to nearby Chessington World of Adventures. He can also indulge his passion for golf at Wentworth, where he has played several times.

Louis Walsh, currently on holiday at his Miami apartment until February, has already announced he will continue to manage Shane and has predicted he will be the most successful solo artist of Westlife after the band splits next summer.

Louis said he could see Shane having a career like big band singer Michael Buble.

He added: “Shane is going to be a big artist. I will only manage someone if I believe in them.”

were not quite sure where to start with this one.

Firstly, we love the idea of RPattz becoming a

member of Westlife so much

that we went and mocked up this photo for you.

Brilliant, we think youll agree.

Imagine him standing up for the key change  amazing.

Secondly, the Twilight star claims

he hasnt ever heard any One Direction

songs Lots of Directioners

have taken this as some kind of mega diss,

but all we can think is Where has he BEEN?

Rob made the admissions when

he was asked which boyband

he’d rather join if he had to 

Westlife or One Direction?

Westlife, definitely.

the broody one said. “Westlife

are my favourite band.

I dont know any songs [One Direction]

have actually sung.

Ive just seen pictures of them.

Well be right back 

were just getting on

the phone to Louis Walsh to

see if he can make this happen

WHAT,S THE FOLKS!!!

FUNNY 

BRAINNNNNN

BRAIN

Shane drinking coca cola

Kian spilling beer

westlife-playing for your wetslife

westlife-playing for your wetslife

 

 

westlife-fight

 

 

 

 

 

LOLLYPOP

 

westlife-fight

EVEN SPELEN

westlife bloopers XD

LOLLYPOP

westlife - window shopping

kian hospital (funny)

SNOB OR SLOBS ??

Westlife - Lie Detector Test

Post Office Broadband - Westlife

Shane and Kian confession cam!

 


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(1:11) westlife-bryan's funny impressions of the rest of the boys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKBFL5tKs6o

2011

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WESTLIFE AT A CHARTY EVENT (SINGING)

WESTLIFE TALKING - CHARITY EVENT

WESTLIFE ON CHILDREN IN NEED

FOR CHILDEREN IN NEED (never can say goodbye)

brain mcfadden - for charity (soccer)

Nicky in Soccer Aid
Soccer Aid is one of

the most exciting charity events of the year,

and Nicky is thrilled to

be taking part in the 2008 match.


Soccer Aid is held in aid of UNICEF

and its partners, and was originated

by Robbie Williams. The match

takes place on 7th September,








Nicky's Rest Of The World team put up an

admirable fight in last night's Soccer

Aid match, but they were narrowly

beaten 4-3 in the final minutes by England.





The singer and other celebrities

including Bryan McFadden and Jamie Theakston

played football against

World Cup legends such as

Jamie Redknapp and

Alan Shearer to raise money for UNICEF.






Battle of the pecs: Soccer hunks tackle

celebrities on and off the pitch ahead of charity match

Bryan
McFadden Westlife participates

during a charity football match

between Keith Duffy Allstars and SKY ONE's

Dream Team in aid of Child

 

 

 

 

 

Childline -

Concert held at The Point venue in Dublin -

WESTLIFE 29TH JANUARY 2006

 

 

 

 

2008

Westlife give Rovers a 25,000 lifeline







Friday November 14 2008

BOYBAND Westlife have snapped up

some rare memorabilia from their early career before

it went to auction and thrown a lifeline to

their local cash-strapped soccer team.

The Sligo group paid 25,000 for the 250 items

that have been painstakingly gathered

by local collector

Gavin Walsh after

he donated them to a fundraising

auction to commemorate

the 25th anniversary of

Sligo Rovers' FAI Cup Final win over Bohemians, and the band's 10th anniversary.

Shane Filan

said he and the other members of the group --

Nicky Byrne, Mark Feehily and Kian Egan --

decided to put in

the bid earlier this week

when they realised

the collection had become available.

"We first saw

the collection five years ago and

were very impressed by it.

When we heard it was going to

be auctioned

we agreed we should make an offer.

"Our view was that

it was better for the collection

to end up with Westlife than anywhere else.

We can now put it together

with all the other memorabilia

we have ourselves so

that the complete collection will be

in safe keeping.

"It's hard to put a price on

these things but it is of great

sentimental value for us," he explained.

Punk rock fan Gavin Walsh (43)

started the collection in 2000 --

two years after Westlife was formed --

as "a civic duty".

 

CHILDLINE - DUBLIN CASTLE 2008
kian

 

"One mile of pound coins

that's the way

we were feeling earlier

today as the 104-hour challenge in the Clerys window began to take its toll both physically and mentally.

What a weird feeling it was this morning,

waking up and seeing the GPO

outside our bedroom window,

and people pressed against

the window taking photos of us sleeping.

Along with my colleague Jeremy, we've been living,

working, eating and sleeping in

the window and today we were asked to do our first task: Adrian Kennedy v Jeremy Dixon in a game of Jenga.

The loser would have to perform a forfeit --

the forfeit in this case was a spray-on tan performed live in the window in front of a street of on-lookers.

After a spine-chilling game of Jenga, watched by more than 150 spectators, I emerged the victor.

Suffice to say, Jeremy now looks well and truly tangoed with FM104 Phoneshow listeners now nicknaming him the oompa-loompa DJ.

Loyal

Following those high jinks,

our celebrity guest joined us for dinner.

Tonight it was Westlife's Nicky Byrne.

His loyal female fans began

queuing outside from early morning.

By the time he arrived, at 6pm, there was a frenzy.

Hundreds of FM104 listeners and

Nicky fans catching a once-in-a-lifetime photo opportunity -- Adrian, Nicky and Jeremy eating their dinner.

During the show, things went a bit crazy outside our studio window.

We had an Al Pacino look-a-like perform ballroom dancing, a topless man with FM104 printed on his

chest and an interesting character who spent 20 minutes freestyle dancing for the spectators.

Time to get some sleep.

We only wish the road-sweeping truck would stop driving by.

Don't forget you can send your text donation of $2 any time, by texting the word CHILD to 57080.

 

 

 

The spiky blonde crooner was hanging out with Adrian Kennedy & Jeremy Dixon in Clerys' shop front window (as you do) slurping down his dinner and raising money for the ISPCC...





Westlife's Nicky showed-up with a bottle

Published: Wednesday, 17th June, 2009

Get out your BBQ

The Centra Childline

Big BBQ is back and Nicky Byrne of Westlife

has joined Centra and Childline to encourage

people living in Cavan to get out their

BBQs out during June and July and raise money for a great cause.

The Childline Big BBQ raised €408,000 for Childline

in 2008

and Centra are asking people all over

Cavan to register for their BBQ pack and host their own fundraising barbecue at home,

at work or even in their local sports club.

Last year success was also helped by the many Centra Stores throughout Cavan which hosted BBQ

for their local communities.

Childline is Ireland,s only multi-media listening service,

providing support to children throughout the country 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Commenting at the launch, Nicky Byrne of Westlife said:

To raise over €400,000 last year was a great achievement, particularly given the weather we had,

and I really encourage people to help us match that amount this year by hosting their own BBQs throughout June and July.

Des Mahony, brand communications manager,

Centra said: We are delighted to be involved with the Childline Big BBQ once again. Following on from the massive success of last year event and

the fantastic response from Centra customers,

we are hoping that even more people will register to host BBQs throughout the summer.

It is a great way to spend time with family and friends and all the monies raised goes to a very worthwhile cause.

Our aim is to ensure that fewer calls to Childline go unanswered.

 

 

 

 

 




4 July 2010

UP to 15,000 people arrived in Adare early this morning with more expected later today as Ireland's most successful charity golf Pro-Am got off to a spectacular start, guaranteeing that millions of euro will be made for local charities.
The top golfers in the world were joined by Hollywood stars,

The scenic setting for the charity event was a hive of activity over the weekend as celebrities and golfers began to arrive and as organisers and volunteers completed the final preparations ahead of the tournament which began at eight o'clock this morning.

Fans began to arrive at the venue shortly after 6am and gardai reported some traffic delays on approach roads to Adare.

Tournament host JP McManus was on hand shortly after 7am to welcome US Open champion Graeme McDowell when he took to the driving range. "It is great I am looking forward to it and let's hope the weather stays away," he said as he took shelter from a light shower.

World No 1 Tiger Woods was due to arrive at Adare this afternoon after travelling from the United States overnight in his own jet, following the conclusion of the PGA Tour event at Philadelphia.

Justin Rose was also due to arrive this afternoon after his victory in the AT&T event.

Celebrities were also out in force this morning with Hollywood stars such as Samuel L Jackson, Michael Douglas and Peter Gallagher all taking part.

Desperate Housewives star Kyle MacLachlan said it was a privilege to have been asked to participate.

"Just coming here with the grounds and the manor it is so beautiful and its was so unexpected," he said. "JP is such a good host and everything is first-class. We are all treated

WESTLIFE POP INTO GREAT ORMOND STREET
ABOVE: Seamus Glancy,3, with Jen and Westlife 14th December 2010 By Jeffier Dunkerley
As tiny Ben rips open his first Christmas present it isnt the milestone his mum ­imagined.



For the little bundle of joy is marking his first birthday AND first Christmas on the wards of Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.



Sadly many children will spend the big day in hospital. But your Daily Star is determined to make it as good as it can be.


As part of our charity app­eal we inviting celebrity pals and big-hearted readers to bring some extra sparkle to the wards this December.


And its smiles all round as Westlife's Kian, Nicky, Shane and Mark deliver big baskets of gifts for the little patients.
Shane Filan, 31, cuddles Ben, who has leukaemia, and gulps: He such a happy fella you wouldnt know how poorly he is. It breaks your heart.


I have three kids of my own and it's always tough to leave them when we tour. Visiting Great Ormond Street, especially at Christmas, makes you see what a special place this is.


Ben's mum Angela Quadling, 36, of Sittingbourne, Kent, says: find your baby has leuk­aemia is the worst news.

But we're thankful to be under some of the best care here.


The excitement of the band's visit to Elephant Ward was missed by sleeping beauty Rhianna Umpleby, three, from Basildon, Essex. Mum Lisa, 22, says: We having a tough time of it today we just found out she has leukaemia.


Nicky Byrne, 32, holds back tears as he admits: Seeing this little girl just brings a lump to my throat she was born on the same date and year as my little twins. I can't imagine what this family is going through.


And for gay band member Mark Feehily, 30, the day makes him yearn to become a dad. Mark, 30, says: Visiting the wards has blown me away. To see the tiny faces look up at me and to make the kids laugh is the best feeling in the world.


Just because youre gay doesnt mean those instincts towards wanting children go away. I think I make a great dad.


Kian Egan, 31, cuddles fellow Irish boy Larry Connor from Co Wexford. and tells the three-year-old fighting two rare cancers: You re a long way from home. But you are having the best care possible.

Great Ormond Street's Children's Charity needs £50million a year in donations to keep the hospital world class.
It's thanks to the public that its good work can continue, says Shane. So please support the Daily Star Appeal.

Celebrity chef will cook for superstars


2011


Celebrity chef Paul Heathcote will cook for

pop stars Westlife after they ?bought?

him at a charity auction.


The restaurateur, who owns

the Olive Press on Winckley Square, Preston and

The Longridge Restaurant, put himself under

the hammer as part of an auction which raised

money for a number of charities.

The band?s Shane Filan and

Nicky Byrne bid £6,500 to get

the chef to come to their home

and cook for them at some point in the coming months.

The event raised more than £200,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support, day centre Beechwood Centre in Stockport and the Adopt-A-School Project,

which takes chefs into underprivileged schools

to teach children about healthy eating.

Mr Heathcote joked: ?I have told them that

I want a private jet over there if they

are expecting me to go and see them in Ireland.

?They have not got in touch yet to say

when they want me to go over

there but I am sure they will do at some point.

?I have put myself up for auction at

these kind of things before and been bought

by people like the cast from Coronation Street,

but never mega pop-stars like these.

?I will just go there and do it, it should be a good laugh.?

The Fashion Kicks event, organised by Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given and his wife Jane,

at Lancashire County Cricket Club?

s The Point conference centre at

its Old Trafford stadium was attended by a number of stars including X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke.

Given?s team-mates Carlos Tevez, Nigel de Jong and Vincent Kompany also attended.

 

Irish singer Nicky Byrne agreed

to have his leg waxed

on U.K. TV on Wednesday (02Mar11) for charity.

The Westlife star winced in pain as

The One Show host

Alex Jones ripped the hair from his right limb

after his bandmates donated cash to the Comic Relief appeal. 03/03/2011

Westlife back Niamh’s appeal

Published on Friday 24 February 2012 08:45


Westlife are backing a campaign to raise money for life-saving cancer treatment for a five-year-old girl from Wellingborough.


The Irish pop group has invited Niamh Curry and her family to meet them at one of their London concerts in May.

Niamh has the rare and aggressive cancer neuroblastoma and her parents Chris and Samantha are trying to raise £450,000 to take their daughter to America after doctors exhausted their treatment options here in the UK.

Band member Shane has been following her story on Twitter – Niamh’s Next Step is one of just 88 Twitter users the singer follows on the social media network, despite having 156,000 followers himself.

His wife Gillian has been in touch with the Curry family to show her support for their campaign.

Mr Curry said: “She’s been following us since we started and she sent us a message saying Shane and the rest of Westlife wanted to do something to help.

“They have invited us down to meet them at their concert on May 12, and they have also given us VIP concert tickets and a meet and greet with Westlife as a prize for an auction we are having in May.

“Gillian has also asked us to send over some special Niamh wristbands and she’s going to see if she can get the band to wear them. That would be amazing for us because it would raise so much awareness.”