NEWS & UPDATES ~ DECEMBER 2006
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The Love Album - Best Selling Album Of
2006 In Chart Track Commentary Credit/Source: Haven / Chart Track Commentary Well done
Westlife!! We are so proud of you! |
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Janine’s Meeting Pictures - 30 December 2006 Janine met
Kian, Jodi, Mark, Nicky and
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New Pictures Of The Lads & The
Girls - 29 December 2006 Pia found
new pictures of the lads and the girls: Mark -
Christmas shopping at Harrods 18th December 2006 (first 19 pictures) Christmas
celebrations in Mayfair Dec16-2006: Kian &
Jodi:
Mark:
Nicky &
Shane &
Gillian:
Credit/Source: Thanx Pia / Matrix Photo for the 19 Mark ones |
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The Love Album No.1 For 6th Week In It is their best selling album ever in
Ireland and it holds on to the top of the Irish Albums Chart for a 6th
week in a row!! Yeah, our Westlife lads did it again this week… The Love
Album is still No.1! Also, in the Irish Music DVD Chart,
the Live At Wembley DVD moves up again to No.1 after a week away from the
top. The Rose is still in the Top10 (No.8
from last week’s No.7) Well done Westlife! I hope they enjoy
their holidays with the ones they love. Credit/Source: www.irma.ie |
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Captures From Popworld Performance - 28 December 2006 I made 106 screen captures from
Westlife’s performance of Total Eclipse Of The Heart on Popworld: Total Eclipse Of The Heart Performance On Popworld
(16/12/06) Credit/Source: Thanx Joanne for the video |
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Happy 3rd Wedding Anniversary To Shane & Gillian! - 28 December 2006 It’s already 3 years since Shane and
Gillian got married! I wish them all the best, being all loved up, healthy
and happy with their little Nicole. Villy |
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Vote For Westlife - 27
December 2006 You can vote for You Raise Me Up on
Viva TV’s website for their Top100. Click Here to vote (scroll down the page, tick “Westlife - You Raise Me Up
” and then click “Los”) Credit/Source: www.viva.tv |
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Pictures Of Westlife In Thanx Pia for finding those gorgeous
pictures of the lads!
Credit/Source: www.musicpictures.com
/ Thanx Pia for getting them |
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Westlife On Dancing With The Stars ( Westlife
are on Dutch Dancing With The Stars tonight so make sure you won’t miss it. Time: 8:30pm (Dutch Time) Channel: RTL4 Credit/Source: www.rtl.nl |
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Watch Westlife With Roy Orbison On
Duets Impossible - 25
December 2006 Heeey!
I hope you all enjoy your Christmas Holidays and have much fan with the ones
you love! Merry Christmas everyone!! Joanne once again thank you sooo much! She
uploaded Westlife’s performance of “Pretty Woman” with Roy Orbison on Duets
Impossible. Westlife & Roy Orbison - Pretty
Women - Duets Impossible Credit/Source: Joanne |
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Watch Westlife On Phillip Schofield - 25 December 2006 Thank you Joanne
for uploading
the videos! Intro To "Night Before
Christmas" Westlife Performing "Santa Clause
Is Coming To Town" Credit/Source: Joanne |
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The Love Album No.2 In The The Love Album is up to No.2 from last week’s No.3 in the official UK
Albums chart with huge sales (236.558
copies sold), passing even their first week sales (219.662 copies). Well done Westlife!! Also, Chart Track’s Commentary On The Irish Albums Chart: This week’s Album Chart also sees an ‘X
Factor’ effect, with both Westlife and Take That benefiting from their
performances on Saturday’s Final: Westlife have the highest-selling Christmas
No1 since The Beatles ‘1’ six years ago and extend their run at the top of the
chart to five weeks. Credit/Source: Charts Company / Haven / Chart Track |
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Westlife On Duets Impossible Today - 24 December 2006 Duets Impossible When: 24 December 2006 Time: 5:45pm Channel: BBC1 Sugababes, Westlife and Lulu are among
the stars who, with the help of modern technology, perform alongside pop idols
from yesteryear. Vernon Kay presents tonight's one-off musical extravaganza. Credit/Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Westlife On Phillip Schofield Today - 24 December 2006 Phillip
Schofield's Night Before Christmas When: 24 December 2006 Time: 6:00-7:00pm Channel: ITV1 One-off special, as the presenter is
joined by a merry band of celebrity helpers including Westlife, Sharon
Osbourne, Chris Tarrant, Gary Rhodes and Katherine Jenkins to spread a little
festive goodwill among deserving members of the public. The unsuspecting
recipients have been chosen for kindness, bravery or putting their families,
friends or communities before themselves, and their tireless efforts are
rewarded with a chance to see their dreams come true. The Prince of Wales also
delivers a Christmas message Credit/Source: www.itv.com
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Westlife On Christmas Mania ( Christmas Mania When: 24 December 2006 Time: 7:30pm ( Channel: TV One Christmas Mania will see a host of
international names taking centre stage in this collaboration of today's
finest stars in music with some of our best-loved Christmas classics. Ronan Keating, Jamie Cullum, Westlife,
Katie Melua, Clare Teal, Il Divo, Roy Wood and Wizzard appear in
this extravaganza. Hosted by legendary entertainer Donny
Osmond this galaxy of stars will sing live in the studio belting out
unforgettable festive songs including New Year Baby, Have Yourself A Merry
Little Christmas, Fairytale Of New York, Oh Holy Night, White Christmas, It's
Christmas Time, Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day and Winter Wonderland. Credit/Source: http://tvnz.co.nz |
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Westlife On Mad TV ( The Face To
Face Tour When: 24 December 2006 Time: 7:00pm (Greek Time) Channel: Mad TV Christmas
Eve gets in a MAD mood with Westlife’s super show! They
released their new album, The Love Album, a few weeks ago, having already seen
their new single, The Rose, becoming the 14th number-one single in
their career, the same as Cliff Richard and today… they come exclusively on
MAD! Stay tuned
on MAD TV today, Christmas Eve, at 19:00, and watch exclusively the super show
that Westlife performed at Today, at
19:00, Christmas Eve gets in Westlife mood. Before that, click here to watch Westlife’s wishes on mad tv. Credit/Source: www.mad.tv |
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Westlife Star Nicky's Xmas - 23 December 2006 © Thanx Jane
for typing it up It's been
another great year for Irish Boyband Westlife. Singer Nicky Byrne reckons it's
going to be a good Christmas too. Credit/Source: Teletext / Jane |
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Pictures Of Westlife Leaving Ray
Smith’s Home - 23 December 2006
Credit/Source: Formby / Thanx Pia for getting them |
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Pop Revival For Duets Show - 23 December 2006
TO WATCH HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SHOW - click
here By ALISON MALONEY POP legends have been brought back to life to sing
with their modern day counterparts for the Christmas Eve special, Duet
Impossible. The show,
presented by Vernon Kaye, will see Dusty Springfield join the Sugababes and
Roy Orbison crooning with Westlife. Other
collaborations, made possible with modern technology, include Lulu and Marvin
Gaye, and Peggy Lee singing Fever with Simon Webbe. Boy George
is reunited with himself - from 23 years ago - for Karma Chameleon, and Katie
Melua sings an emotional version of Somewhere over the Rainbow with Eva
Cassidy. Tragic Eva,
who died of cancer when she was just 33, was not famous until after her death
and mum Barbara is thrilled that Katie will be carrying on her legacy. “We
discovered what a beautiful and talented young singer Katie Melua is and we’re
so pleased that she has been inspired by Eva,” said Barbara Cassidy. “I think
it’s going to be a wonderful duet together.” DUET Impossible is screened on BBC1 on
Christmas Eve at 5.45pm. Credit/Source:
www.thesun.co.uk |
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Snow Patrol Album To Be 2006 Best-Seller? - 22 December 2006 Snow Patrol's album Eyes Open could be
the biggest-selling album of 2006, according to HMV. Based on sales to date, Scissor
Sisters's Ta Dah is in second place while Whatever People Say I Am, That's
What I'm Not by The Artic Monkeys is in third spot. Albums by Razorlight, The Kooks, Take
That, Oasis, Westlife, James
Morrison and Pink complete the top 10. HMV's Gennaro Castaldo comments:
"Looking back, it's been a bit of a golden year for British music.
Prompted by the amazing success of the likes the Arctic Monkeys and
Razorlight, indie, rock and pop continued to dominate the music landscape. "The best kept secret of the year,
however, was Snow Patrol, whose acclaimed album Eyes Open will have notched up
the best part of 1.5m sales. The Kooks, too, had a remarkable year, seemingly
coming from nowhere to enjoy a million-selling album. "It was also a year of new artists
coming to the public's attention through the power of the internet - Lily
Allen, Sandi Thom, Paolo Nutini, James Morrison and, of course, the Arctic
Monkeys, were pretty much unknown, but through chat rooms and social network
sites such as My Space they burst onto the music scene to enjoy immediate and
unprecedented No 1 success." Credit/Source: www.metro.co.uk |
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4,000 Euro
Raised For Blaithnead Foley Memorial Trust - 22 December 2006 Almost four thousand euro was raised yesterday on the streets of The collections were made among the public during a live four-hour
broadcast by Ocean FM on Those who participated included Westlife's
Mark Feehily, Tabby Callaghan, Sligo Concert Band, the Sligo Orpheus
Choir, Gael Scoil Cnoc na Ri, and the Coolera Dramatic Society. The money raised will now be used to help research into Ewings Sacoma,
a rare form of cancer from which 12 year old Blaithnaid died earlier this
year. Ocean FM's Margaret Carr Flynn, who organised yesterday's broadcast,
says she's delighted with the amount of money raised. Credit/Source: www.oceanfm.ie |
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Westlife's Christmas Message - 22 December 2006 The band have recorded a special
Christmas message exclusively for www.westlife.com. Click on one of the links to watch it. Happy Christmas! VIDEO: - Westlife's Christmas message Credit/Source: www.westlife.com |
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Two Links Added - 22
December 2006 I added two new LINKS:
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The Love Album No.1 For 5th Week In Yaa! Westlife secure one more week in a
row at the top of the Irish Albums Chart. The Love Albums is according to
official charts sales Westlife’s best selling album ever in The Rose remains at No.7 in the singles
chart and the Live At Wembley DVD falls from the No.1 spot after three weeks
there, at No.2 (with Il Divo moving up to the top) in the Irish Music DVDs
chart. Credit/Source: www.irma.ie |
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Silvia’s Mark & Nicky Meeting Pictures In Silvia got some pictures of Mark and
Nicky when Westlife were in
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Another Hit For Westlife Star As Property Empire Expands - 21 December 2006 THE property development company owned
by Westlife star Shane Filan and his brother, Finbarr, is hoping to expand its
portfolio with the proposed construction of 63 luxury apartments at the rear
of Lisroyan House, Shafin Developments Ltd will lodge a
planning application this week with Sligo Borough Council for the development,
consisting of 4, 227 square metres gross floor area. "It is close to the centre of town
and the whole idea is that it would blend into the area," said Shane, who
added that "everything would be within walking distance." Although set within a prime city centre
site, the development will also have the privacy and mature landscaping of a
rural setting. It will be located within the extended
curtilage of Lysroyan House, the original orchard gardens that are located to
the north of the building, off The proposed development, in two
blocks, is arranged loosely in an L Shape, with an open landscaped area to the
south. Block A is mainly of two to three
storeys with a small four-storey element. It will incorporate 42 apartments,
including two 1-bedroom, 36 two-bedroom and four 3-bedroom apartments. Block B is of three to four storeys,
incorporating 21 two-bedroom apartments. There is to be a new vehicular entrance
off A basement level of car parking extends
under parts of blocks A and B and under part of the proposed landscaped area.
A total of 120 car parking spaces are to be provided, including five surface
car parking spaces and 115 at basement level. The architects have integrated the
underground car parking into the contoured site, maximizing the area of green
open space, according to project architect Declan McCabe, of architects
Vincent Hannon & Associates, The development will also include
internal road network, landscaping, boundary treatment, foul and surface water
sewerage and water supply services, bicycle parking, open space and all
associated works and services. This is Shafin Development’s third
major project; last month it revealed plans for a €30m neighbourhood centre at
Tonafortes, Carraroe. It also has a housing development, Stonebridge, in
Dromahair. "This rounds off an excellent year
for us," said Shane, adding that they had lodged planning for the
neighborhood centre in Carraroe, they had 40 new homeowners in Dromahair, and
were currently looking at other exciting sites, having recently completed the
purchase of another commercial site in Dromahair. All in all, it seems Shane and Finbarr
are on their way to creating their "World of Our Own", to take the
title of just one of Westlife’s many hit songs. Credit/Source: www.unison.ie/sligo_champion |
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Two Extra Two more dates were added for You can buy tickets HERE Credit/Source: www.ticketmaster.ie |
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Watch Westlife On Jensen - 21
December 2006 You can watch Westlife’s lovely
interview and performance of Love Can Build A Bridge from Jensen Show HERE *Click on “15-12 Westlife” for the
interview and on “15-12 Optreden Westlife” for the performance. Credit/Source: www.rtl.nl/shows/jensen |
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The Love Album No.2 In Midweeks Sales - 21 December 2006 I
thought I’d post the midweeks for the albums chart in the 1 Take That Credit/Source: Haven |
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Westlife Interview On TVNZ’s Site - 21 December 2006 You
can watch a Westlife interview from Close Up Show on TV1 HERE Credit/Source: http://tvnz.co.nz |
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More DVD Captures - 21 December 2006 As promised, I made more captures from
the Live At Wembley DVD. This time I made 175 captures from the Medley. More
will be added in the next days. |
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Happy New Year From Westlife! - 20 December 2006 The
special section “Wishes From Superstars” goes on exclusively through mad.tv:
This year’s newcomer, Lily Alen, wished you “Merry Christmas” from her sofa in
Watch Westlife’s “Happy New Year” Message Here (The player
will firstly show an advertisement and then Westlife’s “Happy New Year”
message) Credit/Source: www.mad.tv
(Greek
Music Channel) |
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Watch Fans Meeting Westlife In There
is a video of Dutch Westlife fans that won a meet & greet competition with
the lads through vrouw.nl. You can watch it HERE Credit/Source: www.vrouw.nl
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Watch A Westlife Interview Filmed In You can
watch an interview that Westlife gave when they were in Credit/Source: www.gaylive.be
/ Thanx Mirjam for finding |
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Christmas Mania - 20 December 2006 Sunday December 24th at
7:30 on TV One:
Christmas Mania will see a host of
international names taking centre stage in this collaboration of today's
finest stars in music with some of our best-loved Christmas classics. Ronan Keating, Jamie Cullum, Westlife,
Katie Melua, Clare Teal, Il Divo, Roy Wood and Wizzard appear in
this extravaganza. Hosted by legendary
entertainer Donny Osmond this galaxy of stars will sing live in the
studio belting out unforgettable festive songs including New Year Baby, Have
Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Fairytale Of New York, Oh Holy Night, White
Christmas, It's Christmas Time, Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day and
Winter Wonderland. Credit/Source: http://tvnz.co.nz |
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Westlife On Duet Impossible - 19 December 2006 Don’t forget to tune in to watch
Westlife perform with Roy Orbison on Duet Impossible, Christmas Eve on BBC1!
Credit/Source: www.westlife.com |
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Thanks To Westlife - 19
December 2006 From I am from
Michelle
Shipton Credit/Source: www.sligoweekender.ie |
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Three New Blends - 19
December 2006 I made three new BLENDS for you to use in forums if you like them:
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Captures From The X Factor Final - 19 December 2006 I made many screen captures of
Westlife’s performance and interview on the X Factor final. Westlife & Ray – That’s Life – X Factor Final Westlife Interview On Xtra Factor Credit/Source: Thanx Joanne for the videos |
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Captures From The DVD - 18 December 2006 I made some
captures from the Face To Face Tour DVD. I made 100 captures from the first set
of the show and I will be adding the rest in the next days. xxx Villy |
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Pictures Of Westlife In Westlife on
a fan meeting and performs live on a TV show, The Netherlands - 14.12.06
Credit/Source: www.wenn.com / Thanx Angela for finding |
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The Love Album No.3 In The Good news
everyone, The Love album stays at No.3 in the Official UK Albums chart! And
with great sales, 150.467 copies sold
this week! Also, about the Irish Albums Chart from
Chart Track Commentary: One week before the Official Christmas
Chart, Westlife make it four consecutive weeks at the top of the Album Chart
with ‘The Love Album’. In terms of both chart performance and sales, this is
their most successful album to date, selling almost twice as many in the first
month as their previous fastest-seller ‘Coast To Coast’ six years ago. Well done
Westlife! Credit/Source: Haven Forum / Music Week / Chart Track Commentary |
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Westlife Pictures On X Factor Final - 17 December 2006 The X Factor
Final Live on ITV1 Tonight (16-12-2006)
Credit/Source: www.rexfeatures.com / Thanx Pia for getting them |
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Best Life - 17
December 2006
Credit/Source: Sunday World / Angela |
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Vote For Westlife On Clyde1 - 17 December 2006 Cast your votes for the best music acts
of the last ten years. You can vote for your top five music acts (solo
acts, duos groups or whatever!). The first one will receive five points in our
poll, the second - four, the third - three points, the fourth two points and
the fifth will get one point. All who vote will be entered into the
grand prize draw and the result announced on the 1st January 2007. Click HERE to vote for Westlife. Credit/Source: www.clyde1.com
/ Thanx Angela for
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Watch Westlife On The X Factor Final - 16 December 2006 Once again thank you so much Joanne!
She uploaded Westlife’s performance with Ray on the XFactor Final and their
interview on Xtra Factor. Ray & Westlife – That’s Life On X-Factor
Final Credit/Source:
Joanne I’m sorry
for not having updates earlier in the day but I had to leave for urgent
reason, I hope you didn’t loose the X Factor or popworld. |
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Watch Westlife’s Performance On Popworld - 16 December 2006 Joanne uploaded Westlife’s performance
of Total Eclipse Of The Heart on Popworld! Thanx hun Westlife - Total Eclipse Of The Heart Performance On Popworld Credit/Source:
Joanne |
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Official Westlife.com Email - 15 December 2006 After a phenomenal 2006, which saw
Westlife bag two more number ones with single ‘The Rose’ and latest
album 'The Love Album', the boys would like to offer huge thanks to
everyone for continually supporting them. TV APPEARANCES Westlife will be all over your TV
screens in the lead up to Christmas, promoting their chart topping release 'The
Love Album'. Then on Christmas Eve Westlife will be
performing the huge Roy Orbison hit ‘Pretty Woman’ with the man
himself! Through the magic of modern technology new BBC1 programme Duets
Impossible pairs today’s hottest pop stars with their music idols of
yester-year in an apparently live onstage collaboration. This will be a truly
unique concert for Westlife and is definitely one not to be missed! Credit/Source: Westlife.com Email / Thanx Kerry for sending me |
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2007 Calendar Scans - 15
December 2006 I bought the Westlife 2007 Calendar a
few months ago but haven’t put the scans on here yet, shame on me hehe. Here
they are (when the new windows open click on them to see them in HQ):
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Westlife Still No.1 In Irish Album
& DVD Charts - 15
December 2006 Well done
Westlife!! They hold on to the top of the Irish Albums Chart for fourth week
in a row with The Love Album and the DVD Live At Wembley stays at the top of
the Irish Music DVD Chart for third week. The Rose is No.7 from last week’s
No.5 in the Irish Singles Chart. Credit/Source: www.irma.ie |
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Josien’s Meet & Greet Story And Pictures - 15 December 2006 Josien from Pictures:
Meet & Greet Report: On Monday
morning they were announcing who had won the meet and greet… I was looking
around the site the entire morning at work. When suddenly this box pops up on
my screen from my gmail saying like winner meet & greet with Westlife and
then the first sentence was take a deep breath… I felt my heart speeding up,
my face flushing and I just didn’t dare to open my mail. I was terrified that
it might be a joke or that I was dreaming… I finally got the courage to open
my gmail account and I read the next line… Let it all sink... and after that
was the line you are one of the two winners for the Westlife meet and greet. I
was at work so I couldn’t really scream, but my heart started pounding faster
and faster, I was radiating heat and as if it couldn’t get any worse I started
shaking... I wanted to bounce of the walls but well my boss was sitting about
six feet from me. So I took a deep breath and read the mail again... They
needed my name and date of birth so I send it back… The next mail I got told
me that I would get more information later… Credit/Source: Josien |
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Westlife On There will
be a Westlife interview on Time: 18:35 (Dutch time) Channel: RTL4 Also, don’t
forget that the show Jensen will be aired tomorrow (15 December) Time: 22:30 (Dutch time) Channel: RTL5 Credit/Source: Thanx Diana for the info |
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Flying Without Brian… - 14 December
2006 By Aoife Kelly Westlife reveal why they are in a World of Their Own In the past decade the clean-shaven and
cherubic Westlife lads have become stalwart veterans of the pop world and one
of With 14 British number ones, they’ve
had the most number one singles (behind only Elvis and The Beatles), they’ve
sold out 95 Irish concerts and have just released their eighth studio album
prior to a whopping eight-date stint at The Point in April. The chart-topping sensation’s longevity
has surprised everyone – not least themselves – and they’re now negotiating
uncharted territory the likes of which other bands, never mind boybands, can
only dream of. Even their idols The Backstreet Boys,
for whom they opened at The Point in 1998, didn’t last as long, splitting
after seven years due to dwindling sales. Take That and their Irish
forerunners Boyzone managed just six years each. Westlife’s latest offering, The Love
Album, is a collection of 11 power ballads. It was the last record on their
current deal, but they’ve just signed a new contract which will see them
through another five albums. “We never really put a time frame on it
even though everyone, Louis [Walsh] included, probably thought, well, we might
get a greatest hits album out and that would be it,” says Nicky. “When we got the Greatest Hits 1 it was
2003 and it was like, ‘This is where Boyzone finished up, This is where Take
That finished up.’ We felt we had so much more to give and the record label
thought so as well and we just went back into studio and kept recording.” The only time they really wondered
whether the game was up was in 2004 when Brian McFadden announced he was
leaving Westlife to spend more time with his family. “That was a big kick in the arse to be
honest, because we didn’t see it coming and the media went on his side and
everyone was saying it was like when Robbie left Take That and Geri left the
Spice Girls and the bands crumbled,” reveals Nicky. But it turned out that Brian’s sudden
and dramatic departure had little impact on Westlife’s profile. In fact, they
went on to achieve some of their greatest success. Later that year they
released their Rat Pack inspired album, Allow Us To Be Frank, and last year
they released their hugely successful Face To Face album and the single, You
Raise Me Up. Both the album and the single went to
number one in the British charts; the first time the band held both top album
and single position in the same week. “I think it was nice in the years in
the after-math [of Brian’s departure] to stick two fingers up at everybody who
didn’t believe it, including media, including whatever. That was nice,” grins
Nicky. Despite their success, they still feel
there’s more to achieve. Having just conquered They’ve worked with Mariah Carey, Diana
Ross, Lulu, Donna Summer and Donny Osmond and on other occasions they’ve sung
with Sinead O’Connor, Dolores O’Riordan, and even actor Kevin Spacey, who is
said to be a very talented swing singer. On The Love Album, at Louis Walsh’s
suggestion, they did a duet with Brian McFadden’s girlfriend, Delta Goodrem,
on the old Air Supply Hit All Out Of Love. Nicky admits they were surprised, “Our
initial reaction was, ‘What’s Brian going to think? He used to be in the band
and now we’re singing with his girlfriend – is that going to be a problem?’ We
rung Brian up and asked him what he thought. He said, ‘Yeah, I think it’s a
great idea! Why not?’” The band still keep in touch with
Brian. There is no animosity between them, although they rarely get to meet up
these days. And when they do they don’t dwell on the past or analyze each
other’s personal lives. “What we both miss about each other is
the laugh we used to have together,” says Mark of his former bandmate.
“Sometimes we just get really drunk and have a laugh, you know, whether it’s
in a casino or a nightclub.” Both Mark and Nicky can sympathize with
the difficulties Brian is having in his personal and professional lives at the
moment. “He’s a good guy. We always said it –
we never fell out with him. He really has a heart of gold and he’s having a
difficult time of it lately,” Nicky reveals. “Brian had to do what he had to
do for himself so we would never hold that against Brian. Unfortunately at the
time we were angry for lots of different reasons. Three weeks away from a
world tour, we were like ‘was our dream over?’ The press seemed to think so.
There was a lot of anger there for a while but never physically to him in a
room or anything. But it was like ‘F**k him anyway!’ You know? But we’ve got
over that and now people ask us would we take him back and the answer to that,
unfortunately, is no. We’re in a different place now. We’re not the Westlife
we were when Brian was in it,” Nicky says. Mark adds, “To be honest, equally the
way we are saying we don’t think it would be right for him to be in the band
again, he wouldn’t think it would be right to join us again.” On top of their successful careers, the
Westlife boys have found much happiness in their personal lives too. Shane and
Nicky married their long-term girlfriends Gillian Walsh and Georgina Ahern in
2003. Shane and Gillian had their first baby Nicole
in July last year while Nicky and It’s been a great year for Mark since
coming out and he is genuinely touched by the support he has received from
fans and the public. “It’s all been positive. I haven’t had
one single negative response, comment, reaction, nothing. I think that’s
important for everyone to know,” Mark reveals. Over the years the lads have taken
stick about being in a boyband and even though they’ve had two bottles thrown
at them Nicky insists it’s mostly just good-natured banter. “I think Boyzone carved the way for
us,” he reveals. “They seemed to get an awful lot of stick at the time. I
remember one time in the very early days we were doing a photoshoot on an open
top bus and a guy pulled out of a side street in a white van, looked up at us
and just shouted, ‘Arse bandits!’ and it was like something out of The
Commitments,” recalls Nicky. “We pissed ourselves laughing. It was
hilarious,” says Mark. Nicky adds, “Even now in pubs lads will
come up and try and have a laugh with you, and take the piss in a way that
they’re not trying to belittle you or anything.” But it does bother the Westlife boys to
be considered role models for younger fans. “I live my life the way I want to live it,”
says Nicky, “I don’t not do things because I’m in Westlife. I just don’t do
those things anyway in my own life. I don’t do drags, I never have done. I do
drink and if I get particularly drunk I’m not worried about a 12-year-old
reading it. I’m not. I’m not 12, I’m 28.” Mark agrees, “There is an element of a
role model in us for our fans but we’re pop singers, we’re not parents. They
have parents to teach them right and wrong. I think it’s too much to ask of
anyone to be a parent figure to millions of people, to all of our fans.” The Love Album is out now. Westlife
will perform at The Point Theatre, Dublin on 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28
April Credit/Source: Star Time / Thanx Luce for sending
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EXCLUSIVE: Twins Joy For Nicky And Flying With Our Twins! By Kathryn Rogers Westlife
star Nicky Byrne and wife “At the moment there is no end in sight
for Westlife, so Two years ago Nicky revealed that he
wanted to be a dad by the time he’s 28. The Westlife star turned 28 in
October. Nicky and Georgina got married in Credit/Source: The Star / Thanx Luce for sending
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New Westlife TV Performances - 14 December 2006 Westlife will be performing on a number
of TV shows over the next few days. Here’s what to look out for: Saturday 16th December – Popworld,
Channel 4 Credit/Source: www.westlife.com |
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Westlife At Jesnen Fan Report - 14 December 2006 Debbie from Debbie’s Report - Westlife @ Jensen on
13 December 2006 At about
9.00 p.m. Westlife came in the studio and everybody went totally crazy! First
Robert Jensen (the presenter) started with a small interview with the lads.
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Still Going Strong - 14
December 2006 This is astounding, bearing in mind
especially that it’s an album of covers – but Westlife’s Love Album is the fastest selling record of their
career. The Love Album sold more than The Beatles Love and U2’s U218 albums
combined. In fact The Love Album is the fastest
selling album in After eight years Westlife are still at
the top of their game and continue to push the boundaries of achievement. Credit/Source: TV Now Magazine / Thanx Luce for sending
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All You Need Is Love – Interview From RTE Guide - 14 December 2006 With their latest album Westlife have
notched up yet another number one. Donal O’Donoghue meets the boys who have
become men. “We always like to say that we are not
individually very famous but we are in a very famous band,” says Shane Filan,
one quarter of Westlife, is spelling out his (and the band’s) bottom line. For some time they have been defying
the trades description act. They are no longer a boy band but a “man band”:
average age 27. The have also confounded the life expectance of their genre.
Is it because they are, as Filan puts it, bigger than the sum of their parts
(the rest of the line up is Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily)? Or is
it, like the mafia, no one’s bigger than the family? This is show business.
Westlife are as much a boy brand as a boy band. Today, I’m meeting three-quarters of
Westlife (Mark is lost to make-up). It is early November. Their new single
(The Rose) is selling by the bucket-load, the new album (The Love Album) is
imminent and The Love Tour kicks off a million dates in 2007. Immediately
after this interview Westlife will record Ryan Confidential and later that
evening they will be guests on The Late Late Show. The band’s usual heat has
been intensified by the news that Nicky is going to be a dad as his wife (and
daughter of you-know-who) We had arranged to meet in a hotel in The boys arrive in installments wearing
their war paint. The waiter fusses about the table. Two cokes too many are
brought. “We didn’t order those,” says Kian who is quite bossy (later that
evening when quizzed by Pat Kenny about his marital plans, he dismisses it as
“The same old questions as last year.”). Nicky bounces in with his hair gelled
to spiky punctuation. He’s talking brightly and loudly so that the quiet
Americans at the next table have gone even quieter. I like him. At the other
end of the table Shane is all business savvy. His recent involvement in real
estate has gone swimmingly and he is currently working on another property
development close to his hometown in In a nearby room a TV crew have set up
for Ryan Confidential. It seems like strange bedfellows: Mr G Ryan’s decadent
interrogator and the shiny superstars of Westlife. “Gerry has always been a
good supporter of us,” says Shane as Kian weighs in with a damn good
impersonation of Ryan’s bluster and blunderbuss technique. “Tell us, really
guys, what ye are REALLY like… you know… DRINK!” Drink and drags and rock ‘n’ roll. Not
quite Westlife: or at least The Public Image Limited version. In their
official website (“the unofficial ones are much better,” suggests Kian) the
band are described as ‘quiet superstars’. “That comes from the fact that we
live normal lives,” says Kian. “Three of us are boys from Sligo (Nicky is from
Westlife were formed in 1998 and
managed by pop guru Louis Walsh, who had also chaperoned the other Irish boy
band, Boyzone, to mega fame. With mentors Walsh and Simon Cowell (who signed
them) on their case, Westlife swiftly made a mark. In 1998, they opened for
Backstreet Boys in By late 2002, on the eve of the release
of their Greatest Hits album, rumors of a split were pervasive. In a way it
seemed like history was repeating itself. Their predecessors, Boyzone,
imploded after they released their “Best Of” album. But this time it was
different. As Walsh put it, Westlife had supported Boyzone one tour and had
seen first-hand what could go wrong. So they stuck together. When Brian
McFadden dramatically left the line-up in 2004 the wheels didn’t come off and
Mark Feehily’s announcement that he was gay was welcomed by the industry and
the fans. Now they are riding higher than ever:
settled into the groove of success. So I ask for their definition of love:
after all it’s the name of their album, tour, song and everything else they
are selling at the moment. For Shane (married to Gill with one child,
Nicole) it’s “when you feel totally
complete with somebody.” Kian? “”when you wake up in the morning and look
across at the person you are with and know that she is the one you want to
spend your life with.” Well I did ask for it! But this love-in gives Shane an
opportunity to slag Kian, who has been dating actress Jodi Albert, about
marriage. He is not for turning. He points out the window. “I’m looking out at
that lake and thinking ‘wouldn’t it be great to come down here for a week and
go fishing?’ The thing is you can’t do that if you have a baby. I have all
these mad plans in my head to go traveling and backpack the world. Take a year
out, live it up a bit.” Meanwhile, Nicky is contemplating a
future of late nights and nappies. “I can only imagine what it will be like
when the baby is born,” he says. “I haven’t stopped smiling since I knew. When
Brian had Molly and then Lilly, I personally felt that it was too young for me
at that time. At the moment there is no end in sight for Westlife, so On the train to this interview, I told
a fellow passenger that I was going to meet Westlife. “Ask them if they ever
get tired of it all?” she suggested. I don’t even get that far. The good (or
bad) news is that Westlife are planning for the long haul. They cite the
working ideal of U2. “They have other lives apart from their career,” says
Nicky. “They have children in school and have a family life and still manage
to be very successful.” Shane nods his head “You can’t burn out,” he says. “If
you burn out the band is over and you can take the rest of your life off. We
don’t want to look back and say ‘we should have done it this way’.”. No fear of that. Westlife are
determined to do it their way. Westlife, play The Point, Dublin, on
April 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28. The Love Album is out now. Credit/Source: RTE Guide / Thanx Luce for sending
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Nicky & This was On
Star Showbiz Credit/Source: Star Newspaper Awww that’s so adorable if it’s true,
bless them! I hope we’ll have a confirmation from Nicky’s mouth soon. |
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Westlife In Hiya everyone!! Westlife will visit As I live in Enjoy the lads! xxx Villy |
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Westlife Check In On Delta, Their New Album+More; Watch Our Interview - 12 December 2006 Watch the
full interview here Here last month on a whirlwind five day promo, loveable Irish lads
Westlife gave us a few moments out to talk about their latest UK#1 album 'The
Love Album', working with Delta Goodrem, how it feels to be the only band in
history to achieve 14 consecutive UK#1 singles and their new "pure
pop" album in the pipeline... Watch our full interview here! Westlife
touched down in "When
you're living it you don't really pay too much attention to that,"
insists the modest crew, who insist that having 14 Their
latest release 'The Love Album' has just gone to the top of the charts in the "We
tried to pick the best 11 songs we felt was good enough... we didn't want to
make it a karaoke album, we wanted to it to be very vocal album for us,"
said Shane. Kian rates
a personal favourite as 'The Dance' by Garth Brooks, though surprisingly he
says some of their greatest recordings didn't make the cut. "One
song that we all loved was 'Hard For Me To Say I'm Sorry' by One track
which certainly did made it was their duet with Delta Goodrem 'All Out Of Love',
which the guys said it was "an honour" to record with her. "We
also really thought she'd be a good person to collaborate with... The first
person that came into our head was Delta! She's such a nice girl..." said
Mark. The guys
also chatted about their new DVD 'Live At Wembley' (now in stores) which was
recorded earlier this year in "Wembley
was a place we always intended to do and they'd just changed the stage and it
was a great night - all our family was there... it was a show we were really
proud of and the fans really enjoyed it," said Nicky. Mark also
let slip on a new "pure pop" album in the pipeline which they hope
will take them back to their roots with new songwriters and producers on board
- their pick being Max Martin (Kelly Clarkson, Backstreet Boys). "We
want to get back to what we stated of as which is very much a pop act and
that's what we're aiming for the best album - just pure pop. We've always
wanted to release original pop songs..." And their
final message? A shout-out to fellow Irishman and "Fair
play to him! Fly the flag!" Snap up
your tix now to their upcoming Aussie tour this February which will be sure to
capture your hearts! 'The Love Album' is now in stores Westlife Australian Tour 2007
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The Love Album Sales For Last Week - 12 December 2006 Just to let you know that The Love Album sold 123.812 copies last week in the Credit/Source: Haven |
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Watch Westlife On GMTV - 11
December 2006 Westlife were on GMTV today. They gave an interview and performed “You
Light Up My Life”. Joanne uploaded the videos, thanx hun! Westlife Interview On GMTV - 11.12.06 “You Light Up My Life” Performance On
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Captures From Popworld & An Audience With Lionel Richie - 11 December 2006 I made some screencaps of Westlife on
Popworld and on their duet with Lionel Richie. Westlife On Popworld (09/12/06) Westlife & Lionel Richie – Easy (09/12/06) Credit/Source: Thanx Joanne for the videos |
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The Irish Army Comes Out: Damien Gets Some Support From Westlife - 11 December 2006 Seems even though we've claimed Damien Leith as our own, his native
Irish folks are still out supporting him 110%... When we caught up with Irish
superstars Westlife the day before the 2006 Idol Grand Final last Sunday, the
guys were already all over the story that one of their country-men could
potentially be the next Australian Idol. Check out their thoughts and words of
encouragement for Damien in this video interview... Westlife Throw Damien Some Support Credit/Source: www.sonybmg.com.au
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The Love Album Up To No.3 In The The Love
Album moved up to No.3 from last week’s No.1 in the Official UK Albums chart.
Well done lads! Credit/Source: BBC Radio 1 Chart |
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Watch Westlife On An Audience With
Lionel Richie - 10 December 2006 Joanne uploaded the video of Westlife’s
Duet of “Easy” with Lionel Richie on ITV. Thanx so much! Video: Lionel Richie Feat. Westlife Singing
Easy Audio: Download Audio Of The Perfermance Credit/Source:
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£1.2m Christmas
Party - 10 December 2006 PROPERTY tycoon
Ray Smith blew £1.2million on the Christmas party to end all parties
yesterday. Ray and wife Lisa
flew in Charlotte Church, Will Young, Jason Donovan, Lionel Richie, Sugababes
and Westlife to sing for guests at the annual bash compered by Ricky
Tomlinson. The Tweenies were there to entertain kids. The couple, who
live near footballers Steven Gerrard and Alan Shearer and snooker star John
Parrott, turned their home in Formby, Merseyside, into a winter wonderland,
with a snow machine, ice sculptures and dodgems. Last year they spent £500,000
on the party, with X Factor's Credit/Source: www.sundaymirror.co.uk |
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New Layout Picture - 9 December 2006 Hiiiya! I made
a new layout pic to get in the Christmas spirit hehe. Thanx Pia for the HQ
picture that I used to make it. |
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Westlife No.1 In Irish Album & DVD
Charts - 9 December 2006 Westlife
hold on to the top of the Irish Albums Chart for third week in a row with The
Love Album and the Face To Face Tour 2006 DVD Live At Wembley stays at the top
of the Irish Music DVD Chart for second week. Well done lads!!
The Rose is
No.5 from last week’s No.4 in the Irish Singles Chart. Credit/Source: www.irma.ie |
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An Audience With Lionel Richie Live Today - 9 December 2006 The music veteran sings a selection of
his hits before a host of celebrity guests. Tracks on the set list include Dancing
on the Ceiling, Easy and All Night Long, while viewers have the chance to vote
for the song they most want to hear. Westlife
and Beverley Knight also perform Time: 21:00 - 22:05 Channel: ITV1 Credit/Source: www.itv.com |
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Shane’s 200MPH Airport Terror - 9 December 2006
"The
pilot slammed the breaks on so hard that it actually veered off the runway on
to the grass. Credit/Source: www.mirror.co.uk |
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TV Update - 8 December 2006 Westlife have lined up three top TV
appearances over the next few days – don’t miss the following: Saturday 9th December – Popworld, Channel
4 (interview) Credit/Source: www.westlife.com
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Westlife Live Competition - 8 December 2006 We had an overwhelming number of
entries for our competition celebrating the release of the new DVD Live At
Wembley: Face To Face Tour 2006. We asked you to tell us which was your
favourite track that you’ve ever seen Westlife perform live and why. Here’s a
selection of our favourites: congratulations to Victoria Thomas, who is our
prize winner and will be meeting the band backstage at one of their 2007
shows! ‘Flying Without Wings. That song means
so much to me. First time I saw them sing it live I was with my nan, a year
later my nan died & we had that played at the funeral. It’s a huge part of
my life and I'm thankful Westlife helped me through it!’ Victoria Thomas –
winner ‘Queen Of My Heart’ on Face to Face
2006, where the performance showcased all their distinct voices. The
production enhanced Westlife’s electrifying performance by reducing the pop
element and creating a more emotional effect, walking down the steps in time to
the acoustic drum beat.’ Vicky Walker ‘I have a lot to thank Westlife for –
they kept me conscious in every Biology lesson at school. ‘On My Shoulder’ was
on permanent play inside my head. It is my favourite song, plus Shane waved at
me at Wembley; just the memory kept me from fainting in the
lesson!’ Rebecca Hersey ‘Flying Without Wings. The song is one
that will always stick with the band as career defining. Fantastic lyrics with
superb music and perfectly sung. Very often ballads are let down when sung
live but it's exceptional - and a real group effort. A beautiful song which
touches everybody. Perfection!’ Matthew Jones ‘You Raise Me Up’. Just a song...but
suddenly you start shivering, you feel the tears of joy coming to your eyes
and you have goose pimples all over your body. And suddenly, you begin to
fly... you reach the stars, you catch one, and you know: you're able to do
anything!’ Raphaela Leson ‘My favourite song of Westlife is Close
Your Eyes due to the emotional power that is presented in the song both
vocally and in the backing of the song. Not only does it have a great vibe but
it shows Westlife have great vocal talent.’ Stephen Price ‘My favourite has to be You Raise Me Up
because it just meant so much to be stood with two of my best friends and
Westlife in front of us. Also seeing them at ‘World of Our Own. In ‘Westlife performing Flying Without
Wings in Credit/Source: www.westlife.com |
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Stars Tip Leona To Win X
Factor - 8 December 2006 "It is tough competition" -
Kian Egan Leona Lewis is
the stars' favourite to win this year's X Factor. Credit/Source: www.itv.com |
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All You Need Is The Love Album - 8 December 2006 They sit atop the album charts, leaving
the likes of U2, Oasis and even the Beatles in their wake. WILLIAM JELLEY
reports on the rise of Westlife Credit/Source: www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk
/ Joanne |
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New Avatars - 8 December 2006 Hey
everyone! I made 16 new AVATARS. (4 for each Westlifer) |
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The Love Album Review - 8 December 2006 The nights are drawing in, the trees are dropping
their leaves and turkeys are beginning to look decidedly worried. It can mean only
one thing – Christmas and the annual battle for the number one slot. As if that
wasn't enough, you've got to contend with the annual dilemma of what to get
that special someone. Never fear, those gorgeous lads from Westlife come
sleighing to the rescue with their eighth album, The Love album, where
we see those Irish crooners pick their favourite love songs and do what they
do best - cover other people’s tracks - around a Christmas piano. The all out
lurve-fest begins with Bette Midler's 'Rose' and features the vocals and
string arrangements you've come to expect from this highly produced and
polished offering. There are
some surprising choices, including ‘All Out of Love’ which features haunting tones
ably provided by Delta Goodrem. The boys have taken a feisty, in your face
kinda of track and morphed it into an epic making this somewhat different from
the original. Other
covers include ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’. It’s a brave choice and one that
fans of Bonnie Tyler will take a while to warm too, but, with the trademark
Westlife formula deftly applied by Steve Mac, it's bound to be a favourite
with the Westlife faithful. However,
some tracks seem to have been forced into a Christmas template with ‘You've
Lost That Loving Feeling’ particularly odd with its sleigh bell accompaniment. Westlife
have chosen some true classics and given themselves a bit of a makeover. As a
result, The Love album does exactly what it says on the tin. Okay, so
it hardly pushes the envelope and it’s certainly can’t be described as edgy
new music, but it will make good stocking filler fodder for mums and soppy
significant others. The Love Album, by Westlife Get romantic
and buy The Love Album online and save yourself some
money to put towards Face To Face, also by Westlife. Credit/Source: www.rainbownetwork.com |
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Westlife On GMTV Next Monday - 7 December 2006 Westlife
will be on GMTV next Monday 11 December 2006 so make sure you will watch. Time: 6am -
9:25am Channel:
ITV1 Credit/Source: Thanx Romany for the info |
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New Westlife Pictures - 6 December 2006 Simon
Cowell's latest hit act, 6 young choir singers aged between 11-14 from all
over the UK - are interviewed Westlife (Mark Feehily pictured) for Blue Peter
on 04/12/06
Credit/Source: Empics / Thanx Pia for getting them |
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Lets Duet In Style - 6 December 2006
But it
wasn’t the only duet of the evening. Former Westlife member Brian McFadden joined
his girlfriend Delta Goodrem for a version of Westlife's flying without wings.
Credit/Source: Irish Star / Karenanna |
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Westlife.GR Site Of The Month! - 6 December 2006 Yaa! Westlife.GR Site Of
The Month December 2006 at Sweet Westlife Boys. Thank you so much Gitta
for picking my site! It means so much to me and I’m very proud! You can see the award here. |
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Choose Westlife's Set List With New 'Live At Wembley' DVD - 6 December 2006 Satisfy your inner couch commando with Westlife's new 'Live At Wembley'
DVD! Choose your own set list with the awesome jukebox function and decide
what order to watch each of their 19 smash tracks. The DVD also includes a
behind the scenes look at their 'Love Album' photo shoot and two video clips!
Get in stores everywhere this week. The UK's #1
vocal group are set to raise you right up to the rafters with their highly
anticipated tour this February, but in the meantime you can get the best of
them live with their new 'Live At Wembley' DVD! Recorded in
May this year at 'Live At
Wembley' also features extra goodies including two video clips ('Amazing' and
'You Raise Me Up'), a behind the scenes look at their 'The Love Album' photo
shoot and best of all an awesome jukebox function so you can create your own
concert set list. Speaking in
our exclusive interview when in Sydney last month, the boys raved that they
had always wanted to capture their performance at Wembley 'cos it's the UK's premier
concert venue - we reckon that's pretty appropriate for the UK #1 album
holders who just pipped U2 and The Beatles for the #1 album possie. Grab your
copy in stores now! 'Live At Wembley' DVD now in stores Credit/Source: www.sonybmg.com.au |
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Westlife
have announced three new Saturday 3rd
March - Super Bowl, Sun City Credit/Source: www.westlife.com |
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The Love Album No.2 In Well done to
our Westlife lads! The Love Album is up to No.2 from last week’s No.5 in Credit/Source: www.scoop.co.nz |
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Albums Midweeks - 6 December 2006 It looks like
The Love Album will climb in the
Westlife are
No.4 this week in the albums chart. Credit/Source: Haven / Music Week |
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Westlife shifts to February - 6 December 2006 By Bheki Gama BRITISH pop
stars Westlife are no longer touring the region this December as earlier
announced. According to
Big Five Entertainment Group Event Manager Gcina Mthethwa the postponement was
a resolution by all whom he called hosting partners during a meeting held
recently. However, he mentioned that tickets and all other arrangements remain
unchanged. “The hosting partners resolved to
postpone the To prove that they were not selling
Westlife local fans a dummy, Mthethwa produced a binding contract signed by
the group’s international agents and the hosting partners. He also produced a
fax copy of payment. However, he requested that the name of the contact person
and figures involved should not be published, saying they needed to protect
both the group’s agents and themselves as hosting partners. On the issue of money, Mthethwa stated
that big time concerts such as this one does not entirely depend on gate
takings. He explained that money is raised through things like television
rights and official sponsorships. He said there are a lot of television
channels who are interested in buying the rights to broadcast the show,
mentioning that some are in Credit/Source: www.observer.org.sz
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Lionel Richie Live - 6 December 2006 He's been
dancing on the ceiling, now he's about to have the audience dancing in the
aisles! Lionel
Richie is to star in his first ‘Audience with…' and fans and viewers will be given
the unique opportunity to vote for the song that they want him to perform
during the show. An Audience
with Lionel Richie Live will see Lionel perform some of his greatest hits
including ‘Dancing on the Ceiling', ‘All Night Long', ‘Easy' and ‘Endless
Love' alongside the singles from his latest album. Lionel will
also be answering questions from the likes of Myleene Klass, Alexander O'Neal,
Dame Kelly Holmes and Nancy Del'Olio in the celebrity audience. Plus the show
will also feature a whole host of special guests joining Lionel on stage,
including Beverly Knight and Westlife. Credit/Source: www.itv.com |
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Christmas Number One Album - 6 December 2006 With the winner of the X Factor, who
this year will release a cover of Kelly Clarkson's American Idol smash, 'A
Moment Like This', already a strong odds-on favourite with bookies William
Hill to land the Christmas No.1 Single, the question of who will top the Christmas
albums chart this year is likely to prove far more interesting. All the key albums are now out, joined
in the shops today by Gwen Stefani's 'The Sweet Escape' and Eminem's 'Eminem
Presents: The Re Up', so this promises to be one of the most open races in
recent chart history. It could easily go to the wire with a final day of
frenzied Christmas shopping on Saturday, December 23rd - the last day that
counts towards sales for the Official UK Charts before they are announced on
Christmas Eve. Oasis, The Beatles, U2, Westlife, Girls
Aloud and Il Divo continue to sell strongly and are all in the frame to
challenge for the No.1 album. However, with a No.1 single 'Patience'
continuing to generate lots of airplay, and TV appearances on the Royal Variety
Performance and, crucially, the X Factor Final still to come, HMV believes the
momentum may lie with Take That, especially after their spectacular 'An
Audience With....' TV special. HMV's Gennaro Castaldo comments: "It's
almost impossible to predict who will be this year's Christmas No.1 album with
any certainty - any one of three or four titles could land the top spot.
Almost inevitably it will depend on which artists gain the most profile from
the publicity and promotion that is planned over the next few weeks. For
this reason, I'm sticking my neck out to go with Take That, who will surely be
given a huge boost by their spectacular 'An Audience With...' TV special and
their scheduled appearances on the X Factor Final and the Royal Variety
Show. 'Patience' continuing at No.1 in the Singles charts will also help
give them the edge. "However, 'Best Of' albums tend to
sell very well at Christmas, with Oasis 'Stop The Clocks' likely to pose the
biggest challenge to Take That in a re-run of one of the most famous chart
battles of the Nineties. Greatest Hits from U2, The Beatles, George
Michael and Jamiroquai, should also figure strongly, as should Girls Aloud,
whose album sales will be boosted when their cover of Tiffany's 'I Think We're
Alone Now' is released as a single. "Il Divo and 'crossover' artists
like them, appeal to a potentially massive audience at Christmas, particularly
for gift purchasing for older family members, so they will definitely be there
or thereabouts and could also spoil Take That's fairytale comeback. Credit/Source: www.readabet.com
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Internet Trouble… - 6 December 2006 Hiya everyone!!
I’m sooo sorry I had no updates yesterday… I had problem with the internet
connection and couldn’t be online but thankfully it’s sorted now. xxx
Villy |
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The Face To Face Tour 2006 DVD Live At Wembley
At No.1 - 4 December 2006 Well done Westlife, one more No.1! The
Face To Face Tour 2006 DVD Live At Wembley toped the Music DVD Charts in the
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Feel The Love! Win A Dozen Roses From Westlife - 4 December 2006 There's only
one thing better than a bunch of red roses - and that's roses sent with love
by the most romantic crooners around, Westlife! Currently melting the hearts
of music-lovers the world over with their new UK #1, 'The Love Album', just
tell us which Westlife tune makes you swoon the most, and you could be in the
running to win one dozen gorgeous Roses Only roses, sent to you personally
from Westlife with a special message from the band, plus a signed copy of 'The
Love Album'! Ten runners up will also win a copy of the album. Prize: One box of a dozen Roses Only roses, sent to you with a special
message from Westlife and 1 x signed CD copy of 'The Love Album' Which
Westlife song makes you swoon and why? Duration:
27.11.06 to 05.01.07 Credit/Source: www.sonybmg.com.au |
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Kay Is Fab Four’s Biggest Fan - 4 December 2006 Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley FUNNY man Peter
Kay proved he's the fab four's number one fan. The Phoenix
Nights star spent a minute praising the boys for their hard work and talent...
before asking them to sing Flying Without Wings - which is, of course, a
Westlife song. Taxi for Kay... Credit/Source: www.sundaymirror.co.uk |
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Johanna's Special Treat - 4 December
2006 Johanna has
a rare auto-immune disease which means she can't leave the house for up to six
months a year but she wouldn't miss this lunch for the world... Johanna has
a very important appointment at the Savoy Hotel in
Westlife
arrive at the hotel to meet Johanna. She recently received an award for
raising awareness and funds for charities...
Johanna
spends much of the winter months making cards and jewellery but every girl
deserves some time off. The boys prepare to meet her...
It's the
moment Johanna has been waiting for! she finally gets to meet Westlife...
Lunch arrives for Johanna and Westlife. Could there possibly be anymore
suprises? Lunch is now complete for Johanna with her very own chocolate cake
to share with the boys...
Johanna
chats with Westlife over lunch. They quiz her about her favourite song. She
likes Flying without wings by...Westlife!...
It's been a
busy day for Johanna and now she wants to have some time alone with Westlife. We don't blame her! Credit/Source: www.gm.tv |
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Irish Chart Track Commentary - 4 December 2006 Westlife continue to dominate the Album
Chart with sales dipping just 16% against their debut last week, giving them
the highest ‘week 2’ sales for any album in Credit/Source: Chart Track / Haven |
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The Love Album & The Rose Chart
Positions - 4 December 2006 The Love Album is at No.4 (selling
120.218 copies this week) from last week’s No.1 and The Rose is at No.11 in
the In Australia The Love Album is No.13
this week down 2 from last week’s No.11 and it is now Gold in Credit/Source: Hit40UK / Haven / www.ariacharts.com.au |
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New Pictures Of Westlife & Their
Partners At Emeralds & Ivy Ball - 4 December 2006 Ronan Keating hosts the 'Emeralds & Ivy Ball' at The Roundhouse, Kian & Jodi (13 new) Jodi (3 new) Mark & Kevin (14 new) Nicky & Georgina (12 new) Shane & Gillian (15 new) I will be editing here if there are more pictures to be added. Lovely
new pictures aren’t they! Credit/Source: www.wenn.com / www.lfi.co.uk / Scanpix / www.wireimage.com / www.filmmagic.com
/ www.isifa.com / Thanx Pia, Alfee & Connie for most of them |
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Can Loife get any better? - 3 December 2006 Credit/Source: The Sunday
Star / Thanx Tabby for typing it up |
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The Love Album No.6 In Westlife`s 'The Love Album' (S/Sony BMG)
opens at No. 6 on Top 100 Albums but outdoes all its heavy-hitting rivals in
the United Kingdom, selling 219,000 to open at No. 1. It’s actually outpaced
by sales of 235,000 for the new 'Now! 65' (EMI/Virgin/Universal), but that
album qualifies for the compilation chart rather than the higher-profile
artist list. Credit/Source: http://music.monstersandcritics.com
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The Face To Face Tour 2006 DVD No.1 In Westlife keep having No.1s and this time it’s The Face To Face Tour
2006 DVD Live At Wembley that toped the Irish Music DVD Chart! Yaa, go lads!
Credit/Source: www.irma.ie |
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Akon And Eminem Still Top In By Daniel
Kilkelly Akon and Eminem
are at the top of the Irish singles chart with Smack That for a second week. Beyonce's
Irreplaceable has
climbed up one spot in the chart and is now back in the top three, while
Razorlight and Fedde Le Grande have also improved on last week's positions. Westlife
are still at the top of the album chart with The Love Album, whilst Oasis's greatest hits
collection has climbed three places and is now at number two. Credit/Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk |
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Cash For Kids - 2 December 2006 Beverley Lyons & Showbiz Liz G4 couldn't find Scots cathedrals to play in at
Christmas as they were all booked up. The four-man popera group, who supported
Clyde's Cash For Kids in X FACTOR judge Louis Walsh made a surprise phone call to
the Clyde Cash for Kids lunch yesterday. Louis phoned Clyde One presenter
Suzie McGuire during the swish luncheon at Credit/Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk |
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Forth Due to overwhelming
demand, a fourth show at Belfast Odyssey Arena has been added to Westlife's
2007 tour. Tickets for Monday 16th April go on sale today at 9am. You can buy
tickets HERE |
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Westlife have announced three concerts
in Saturday 3rd March – Super Bowl, Sun
City Further details to follow. Credit/Source: www.westlife.com |
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VIP Magazine Interview & Pictures - 1 December 2006 Yep, we finally have the interview and
pictures from the Irish VIP Magazine so a huge thank you to Joanne who bought the magazine from ebay as she lives in the UK, typed up the
interview and scanned the lovely pictures.
WESTLIFE: They're back on top for Xmas! "There's life in the old dogs yet!" In addition, Westlife‘s career is going
to strength to strength. Not only have they just released a new album of epic
long songs, and will reign for eight nights in The Point next April, but they
have just signed a brand new five yr album deal with SongBMG that will see
them working well into the next decade. We’re not rid of them yet – Westlife
are going to run and run! Another album of covers, boys?
With this new five album record deal just signed, early retirement is
obviously off the cards? Kian: It is! There is life in
the old dogs yet! There is a very lucrative deal for us and it is worth our
while to do. I’m delighted. And there are more congratulations ahead, Nicky? Shane, have you given Nicky any tips on what to expect? You have been with your boyfriend Kevin McDaid for two years now,
sounds serious? Kevin used to be in a boyband called V, what’s he up to at the minute? I don’t like the idea of being solo
either. It would be lonely. My dream would be too right other songs for other
people. Credit/Source: VIP Magazine / Joanne / Rachel |
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Cheerios Childline Concert Celebrates Its 10th Birthday - 1 December 2006 MEGA STARS LINE UP TO JOIN THE
CELEBRATIONS! TICKETS ON The Cheerios Childline Concert is celebrating
its 10th Birthday and mega stars have lined up to join the celebrations at the
Point Theatre on 28 January 2007. Pop sensations Westlife, Shayne Ward and
McFly are set to perform with many more acts to be announced! The event, which is sponsored by
Cheerios, is the most important date in the pop calendar! Come and join the
Party with hosts Keith Duffy and Stephen Gately! Tickets for this fully seated show are
€38(including booking fee) and go on sale Friday 8 December at 9am from usual
outlets. In Person: from 99 Ticketmaster outlets
nationwide 24 hr Hotline: (ROI) 0818 719 300 24 hr On Line: www.ticketmaster.ie Childline, which is The Cheerios Childline Concert will be
televised on RTE 2 on Sunday 18 February 2007 at 4.30pm. All parties involved with the Cheerios
Childline Concert are providing their services free of charge on the night
including the artists, organisers and the Point Theatre. Doors will open at 7.00 p.m. and fans
should note that no queuing will be permitted prior to 6.00 p.m. for security
reasons. Persons with small children are
recommended to purchase balcony tickets. Persons under 18 must be accompanied
by a person over 23 years of age. Credit/Source: www.mcd.ie |
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The Love Album No.1 For Second Week In Yaaa!! The Love Album is No.1 for
second week in the Official Irish Albums Chart! Go Westlife!
In the Irish Singles chart, The Rose is
at No.4 from last week’s No.3: Credit/Source: www.irma.ie |
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Westlife TopU2 In The Charts - 1 December 2006 Teenyboppers Westlife have outsold rock
veterans U2 to move to the coveted No1 spot in the Irish and British charts
with their new collection, The Love Album. After enjoying a chart-topper with
their current single, The Rose, Shane, Nicky, Mark and Kian return to the top
once more with a selection of 11 romantic ballads. Songs include You Light Up
My Life, All or Nothing, The Dance and All Out of Love joined by songbird
Delta Goodrem on vocals. Credit/Source: The |
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Starry, Starry Night… - 1 December
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