NEWS & UPDATES ~ NOVEMBER 2006
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Westlife Official Email - 30 November 2006 The Love Album At No.1: We've just got back from The boys were delighted to learn that
'The Love Album' went straight
in at the top of the album charts this week, despite tough competition from
U2, Oasis and The Beatles. This success has earned Westlife their sixth
number one album, making them one of the best selling artists of all time. An Audience With… Lionel Richie: Westlife will appear on 'An Audience
With…Lionel Richie' on Saturday 9th December at 9pm on ITV1. The programme will
celebrate the legend’s three decade career in the music business and Westlife
will be among the guests in the star studded audience. Live DVD - Out Now: Westlife's fantastic new DVD 'Live At Wembley: Face To Face Tour 2006'
is in the shops now. Relive the memories, sing along to all
the hits and enjoy the fantastic bonus material, which includes
behind-the-scenes footage from a recent photo shoot, the videos for You Raise
Me Up and Amazing and a unique jukebox that lets you create your own setlist
from the show. To order your copy online, just click here or
enter our competition below! DVD Competition: We have 25 signed copies of Westlife’s
new DVD Live At Wembley to give away! To be in with a chance of winning a
copy you’ll need to complete our Westlife video challenge, which involves
finding the lads somewhere on YouTube. Each video features one member of Westlife holding
a rose and it’s up to you to find all four members! For clues and more
information click here. The competition closes at mid-day on 18th
December. Good luck! Credit/Source: www.westlife.com
/ Thanx Kerry for sending me the email |
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Listen To Westlife Radio Interviews In
You can download a Mark and Kian interview on Nova 93.7 here And you can hear a Westlife interview on 2day FM here Credit/Source: www.nova937.com.au / www.2dayfm.com.au |
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Life As I know It - 30 November 2006 Nicky Byrne Westlife singer, 28, is married to Georgina
Ahern, daughter of the Irish PM. They live in If I could change anything about
myself I’d… be taller. I’m 5ft 10insbut I’d love to be over 6ft. The most romantic thing anyone’s ever
done for me is… I’ve been with Not a lot of people know this but I’m
very good at… well, where do I start? I’m a good listener and I’ll always try to
sort out my friends’ problems. I’m also a pretty decent cook. Last
Valentine’s Day I cooked To wake myself up I… always try to get out of bed with a
positive attitude. Last thing at night I always… call When I have time to myself I… go home to see my nana and grandpa. I
spend a lot of time at the graveyard, too, where my other granddad is buried. When I’m feeling down I… put on a good DVD. If I’m on my own I
like watching comedies like Friends. My best friend is… my beautiful wife My “happy place” is… home, when I know things are OK with
the band. The best thing my parents taught me
is… “remember you’re no better than anyone else and nobody’s better than
you.” If I can I always try to avoid… spending too long in one place. When
I’m out shopping for instance, I like to get in and out as fast as I can,
otherwise I usually end up doing a signing session. It’s not good for my image but I like… eating, I’m addicted to chips. My greatest weakness is… tea. I’m a tea perfectionist, so I
usually like to make my own. If I could pass any law it would be… that the weekend started on Thursday
and finished on Tuesday. The song I can never get out of my
head is… last year it was James Blunt’s You’re Beautiful, The Black Eyed Peas
have done some great songs and at the moment I keep humming James Morrison’s
You Give Me Something. I drive… a Range Rover, an Audi A4, a Cadilac
Escalade that’s proving impossible to sell, and a Ferrari. The Ferrari’s my
baby – it doesn’t get out that much but when it does it’s an absolute
pleasure. If I could be anyone else I’d be… Frank Sinatra. He had a great saying:
“You only live once and if you live like me you only need to live once.” My favourite song is… Celine Dion’s Because You Love Me.
Georgina and I had it at our wedding and it’s definitely one I’d play on a
romantic evening, and of course, The Rose by Westlife is a great love song. When I was a child I wanted to be… a footballer or a police officer, but
mostly a singer. My biggest regret is… that when Brian left the band we
weren’t more supportive. We tried to help, but we didn’t fully realise the
problem he was experiencing in his marriage. I just hate to think that he was
keeping his worries to himself. My proudest moment… was getting married to The shop I can’t walk past without
buying something is… any good show or trainer shop. I love to see what
new lines have come in. I always laugh at… The most expensive thing I’ve splashed
out on is… our house. I know I’m having a bad hair day when…
I
start to freak out about it. Sometimes I just want to shave it all off, but I
resist the urge because I’ve done that, and it didn’t look hot. I love the smell of… The best day of my life was… my wedding day. My favourite restaurant… is Nobu in My last meal would be… chips, or chicken, cabbage, and
potatoes cooked by my mum or nana. Westlife’s The Love Album is out now. The band will play 11 Credit/Source: Sunday
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More No.1 Plans - 30 November 2006 Westlife’s latest single, a cover of the Bette Midler classic The Rose,
may have got to No.1 but I’ve learned the boys are annoyed because things
didn’t go quite as they’d planned. The boys had hoped that Bette, 60, would sing with them on the track.
Sadly it wasn’t to be, as Bette said she had never heard of the group. But
when she found out the song had gone straight to the top of the charts I’m
told she was “mighty upset” that she had passed up the chance to sing. Meanwhile insiders tell me the boys are looking at Lionel Richie as
their next collaborator. Credit/Source: New!
Magazine / Caz
for
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The Face To Face Tour 2006 DVD Heading
For No.1 - 29 November
2006 DVD Sales Midweeks: 1. (New) Westlife 2. (1) Robbie Williams 3. (New) Cliff Richard 4. (2) Take That In the albums sales midweeks The Love Album is No.4. Credit/Source: Haven |
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Forth Westlife have announced they are to
play a fourth gig at the Odyssey Arena on April 16 next year as part of their
Love Tour. The band, currently top of the album
charts, have already sold out concerts on April 13, 14 and 15. Tickets go on
sale this Saturday, December 2, at 9am. They are available from the Odyssey
Box Office on 9073 9074, the usual Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.ie
and credit card bookings can be made
on 0870 2434455. Credit/Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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Green Room - 29 November
2006 Sir Elton John is at the centre of a
tussle between Westlife and G4, who both want him to record a duet with them.
Sir Elton hopes to 'please both boybands' a source said Credit/Source: www.metro.co.uk |
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The Love Album No.5 In The New Albums #5 Westlife - The Love Album A third of this week’s new entries are
by acts from the Emerald Isle. Boy band Westlife make a better start with this
year’s The Love Album (new at #5) than with their last set, 2004’s swing
covers release Allow Us To Be Frank, which didn’t chart. Their latest is
another covers set including recent UK #1 The Rose, a remake of the Bette
Midler tune (which reached #24 here) .The Irish lads made their New Zealand
chart debut in November 1999 with the self-titled Westlife (#25). Credit/Source: www.scoop.co.nz
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Life Is Plane Crazy - 29 November 2006 Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley WHEN your
album has just shot to the top of the charts, things should be plane sailing.
But Westlife hit a little turbulence last Sunday. They were
about to take off from We hear:
"The lads were told that cars would take everyone to hotels but none turned
up. They had to track down someone from their record company to book a car -
which arrived over two hours later. "Because
of the time difference they hadn't even been able to find out where their album
had charted. So they rang their manager Louis Walsh and woke him up." He broke the
good news that Westlife were No.1, but by then the lads were so exhausted
they just went to bed - without even a celebratory cocktail. Not exactly
the Life and soul of the party, eh lads? Credit/Source: www.mirror.co.uk |
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Westlife Promotion In Westlife will visit Westlife will also record a show called Jensen on 13 December which
will be broadcasted on TV on 15 December on RTL5 Channel at 22:30 Dutch Time. Credit/Source: www.vrouw.nl / Thanx Saby & Diana for the info |
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X Factor Stars To Support Westlife - 28 November 2006 X Factor stars The Despite their initial disappointment Louis Walsh promised them a recording
contract and support slot with the boy band. The band have lost out on the chance to release a Christmas record in
the wake of their defeat but they admitted that they do not feel bitter about
the outcome. They said: "We knew it was going to happen so it wasn't a big
shock to us." The band also have a photo shoot with fashion magazine ID lined up. Credit/Source: www.itv.com |
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Pictures Update - 28 November 2006 I added some pictures, new and older ones. Westlife At Queen St Mall – Australia (45) - Thanx Faye and Grace for your
pictures Georgina At The Cari Ball 2006 With Her Sister & Parents (4 added) Westlife On X Factor (5 added) Kian (5 added) Kian & Jodi (9 added) Mark (4 added) Nicky (2 added) Shane (6 added) Jodi (3 added) Two Or Three Lifers (4 added) Credit/Source: Thanx Grace & Faye for letting me use your pix from |
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Westlife Interview On ABC Radio You can
download Westlife’s interview on ABC Radio Credit/Source: http://abc.net.au |
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Westlife Tops Healthy Albums Chart - 27 November 2006 Music Week report
(Shortened and only includes the parts about Westlife) Albums Christmas finally arrived last week,
with the latest in the blockbusting Now That’s What I Call Music series and
albums from Westlife, Oasis, The Beatles and U2 principal players in giving
sales a massive 38.7% boost week-on-week to 4,476,165, writes Alan Jones. Singles: Elsewhere in the Top 10, dipping sales
mean lower positions for Justim Timberlake’s My Love (down 2-4 on sales of
21,718), Westlife’s The Rose (3-5,
16,686), Beyonce’s Irreplaceable (5-6, 16,472), Fedde Le Grand’s Put Your
Hands Up For Detroit (6-7, 13,928) and All Saints’ Rock Steady (7-8, 11,202).
Girls Aloud and The Killers re-enter the Top 10 with Something Kinda Ooooh!
And Credit/Source: Haven / Music Week |
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Westlife Straight In At Number 1! - 27 November 2006 The Love Album went straight in to the
Congratulations to the boys and a
massive thank you to everyone who showed their support by buying the album.
Kian has sent the following message: 'Hi guys, we've just got back from Credit/Source: www.westlife.com |
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Gallagher Shocked By Westlife Beating - 27 November 2006 OASIS
rocker NOEL GALLAGHER was stunned to be beaten by Irish pop stars WESTLIFE to
the number one spot in the
Credit/Source: www.pr-inside.com
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Bring On The Love! - 27 November
2006 Westlife Score A Irish sensation Westlife has stormed home this week on the UK charts,
stealing away the coveted #1 It was
Guinness all 'round for Irish sensation Westlife yesterday when news came in
that they're latest album 'The Love Album' had pipped Oasis, U2 and The
Beatles for the coveted Already
making a UK #1 with the album's debut single 'The Rose' (and chalking up
another mark in the Guiness Book Of Records for their 14th consecutive #1
single) the group has also stormed home ahead of stiff competition in the
Aussie charts, with 'The Love Album' debuting here at #11. The huge
achievement of 'The Love Album' has delighted many including pop icon Elton
John, who, after a recent testy exchange with infamous lad Noel Gallagher,
has expressed his delight at the Irish band's trumping Oasis's 'Stop The
Clocks', which debuted at #2. "I'm
so glad Westlife are ahead of Oasis," a miffed Elton candidly told the Staying
clear of the fray, Shane, Kian, Nicky and Mark are sure to see love continue
to flow, with the 11 romantic tunes - from the Righteous Brothers' 'You've Lost
That Lovin' Feeling' to a fine duet 'All Out Of Love' with Australia's Delta
Goodrem - making the it THE bumper album for Christmas. 'The Love Album' is in stores now Credit/Source: www.sonybmg.com.au
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Westlife See Off Oasis
In Chart Race - 27 November
2006 Westlife have pulled off a big shock
by beating rock legends Oasis, The Beatles and U2 to the top spot in the
album chart. The Irish boy band sold 219,000 copies
of 'The Love Album', which features cheesy covers of Bonnie Tyler's 'Total
Eclipse Of The Heart' and 'You've Lost That Loving Feeling' by The Righteous
Brothers. Meanwhile, Oasis were 6,000 copies
behind with 'Stop the Clocks' - a collection of the best songs of their
career. The 'Love' album of Beatles remixes
finished third in the chart race, while U2's new singles collection 'U218'
finished fourth. Westlife's Nicky Byrne said: "We
are absolutely thrilled to be number one. It means so much to us. We have the
best fans in the world and we want to thank them for all their continued
support." The band's manager Louis Walsh said:
"It just shows there is true, genuine demand for Westlife when they can
beat such amazing legends as the Beatles, U2 and Oasis. "Westlife are up there with the
best. This is their eighth album and proves there is still a long way to go
for them. "I can't tell you how proud I am
of the boys. They have got the best and most dedicated fans in the
world." Almost one million albums were sold by
the top five artists this week making it the biggest week of sales in 2006 so
far. But Westlife's first week sales were
dwarfed by Arctic Monkeys, who shifted 350,000 copies of their debut album
last February. Credit/Source: http://musicnews.virgin.net
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The Face To Face Tour 2006 DVD Out Today! - 27 November 2006 Yaa! It’s
the time of the year we can relive the moments of the fantastic Westlife
tours if we’ve been there or experience them through our screens if we
haven’t. The Face To Face Tour 2006 Live At Wembley DVD is out today so make
sure you will buy your copies and enjoy it!
Special Features An Intimate
Insight Into Westlife As We Go Behind The Scenes of the photoshoot for their
new Album 'You Raise
Me Up' and 'Amazing' videos Jukebox Create Your
Own Setlist from the concert Review Westlife captured live at Wembley
Arena in 2006. Track List: You can buy
the Face To Face Tour 2006 DVD from HMV, Amazon or Play. |
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Westlife Celebrating Their No.1 Album In The ’Loife were celebrating their
astonishing success on tour in And to show there were no hard
feelings I extended my congratulations — albeit through gritted teeth. NICKY BYRNE told me: “We are thrilled. We have the best fans in
the world and we wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them.” Even their manager LOUIS WALSH
had a little gloat: “It just shows there is a true, genuine demand for
Westlife when they can beat legends such as The Beatles, U2 and Oasis.” NOEL GALLAGHER didn’t let the disappointment get to him. Last
night he performed a sold-out acoustic gig in Any other week Oasis would have taken
the top slot with sales of 213,000 albums. But almost a million CDs were sold by
the top five artists alone, making it the biggest-selling week this year. The next closest was in February when
the ARCTIC MONKEYS shifted a record-breaking 350,000 copies of their
debut album. This is a
part from The Sun paper’s article… Once again Victoria Newton wasn’t too
polite so I don’t post the rest of it, if you want to read it click here Credit/Source: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Westlife Add New Gig Date - 27 November 2006 This is from
23 November but I found it now, it’s about the By Zoe Watson CHART-toppers
Westlife last night added a third date to the The band
announced their April 15 gig at the Odyssey Arena after two original dates on
April 13 and 14 sold out in just over an hour. Fans queued
outside the venue for more than a week for tickets to the concerts which went
on sale last Saturday. Westlife have
performed 38 sell-out shows at the Odyssey Arena. Tickets for
the extra date go on sale at 9am on Saturday and are priced at £32.50. The band will
be performing tracks from their latest offering The Love Album as well as all
their No1 hits. Shane Filan,
Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily have now performed 384 shows since
2001. And they made
it into the World Record books for having the most singles to debut straight
at the top of the charts. Credit/Source: www.mirror.co.uk |
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Albums Sales - 26 November 2006 The Love Album sold 219.662 copies
last week! Only the Coast To Coast album had more sales on its first week (234.767). The Love Album sold even more than Face To Face which sold 216.879
copies on its first week. Well done Westlife! 1.Westlife 219.662 Credit/Source: Haven |
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Westlife win battle of bands with "Love Album" - 26 November 2006 Westlife's
collection of covers, "The Love Album", outsold greatest hits
albums from Oasis and U2 as well as the similarly named "Love", a
medley of remixed Beatles songs, the Official UK Charts Company said. The four
albums were all released this week in anticipation of strong sales ahead of
Christmas, with many industry observers expecting Oasis's "Stop The Clocks"
to top the pile. In the end
Oasis had to be content with second place, ahead of the Beatles at number
three and "U218 Singles" from U2 at number four. In the
singles chart, reformed boy band Take That climbed three places to score their
first number one for a decade with "Patience". The group
-- which launched the career of Robbie Williams -- sold 25 million records
worldwide before breaking up in 1996. Ex-Spice
Girl Emma Bunton was the week's biggest climber, soaring 21 places to number
three with a cover of the Petula Clark hit "Downtown" -- the
official single for the BBC's Children In Need fundraiser. Credit/Source: http://today.reuters.co.uk |
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Westlife Beat Oasis, U2 And The Beatles In Take That
are also Number One in the singles chart Westlife
have beaten off Oasis, U2 and The Beatles to win the battle for Number One in
the album chart tonight (November 26). The boy band's
new studio covers 'Love Album' beat off all three 'Best Of' collections
released on November 20 on what was declared "Super Monday". Oasis were
in at Number 2 with 'Stop The Clocks' closely followed by The Beatles'
classic re-workings 'Love' album at 3 and U2's '18 singles' LP at four. Elsewhere
Foo Fighters went in at Number 35 with their acoustic live album 'Skin &
Bones'. Fellow boy
band 'Take That' knocked Akon off the top spot in the singles chart with their
comeback single 'Patience' after jumping up three places from last week's new
entry, which was based on downloads alone. They
knocked the rapper's single 'Smack That', which also features Eminem, into
second spot. Emma Bunton
was the highest climber in the Top 10 with her single 'Downtown' jumping 21
places to Number 3. Nelly
Furtado was the highest new entry overall with 'All Good Things (Come To An
End)' at 13. Elsewhere,
Red Hot Chili Peppers are in at 16 with 'Snow (Hey Oh)' while Faithless went
in at Number 26 with new single 'Bombs'. Credit/Source: www.nme.com |
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Take That And Westlife Claim Westlife
have won the chart battle of the bands to take the number one album spot this
week, with their The Love Album. Completely mystyfing critics, the Irish boy
band beat best of albums from some of the best bands in the world, U2 and
Oasis, to claim the top spot. The Beatles Love album was also fended off, managing
to get a number three position. Oasis's incredible Stop The Clocks album
charted in second place at number two, followed by the Beatles at three,
while U2 entered the chart at number four with their U218 Singles Greatest
Hits album. However, U2
and Oasis are expected to sell more copies overall over the long-term, but
with young girls dashing out to the shops to buy the Westlife album, they've
ensured the number one. Meanwhile Westlife's single, The Rose, fell two
places to number five. Another boy
band, Take That, claimed the top spot in the After a
sell out tour, the reunited Take That boys climbed the chart from number four
last week, which was based on downloads only. Now, with the single released
on all formats, it's made it to number one and Take That can party again. The
Take That boys release their new album, Beautiful World this week. Meanwhile
Emma Bunton's official Children In Need charity single, Downtown, rose to
number three and Akon featuring Eminem slipped to number two with his Smack
That single. Justin Timberlake's new single, My Love, featuring T.I. climbed
to number four and Nelly Furtado secured the highest new entry with her new
single, co-written by Coldplay's Chris Martin, All Good Things (Come To An
End) which entered the chart at number 13. Red Hot
Chilli Peppers also had a new entry at 16 with their new single, Snow (Hey
Oh) while Lemar entered the chart at 21 with his Someone Should Tell You
single. Other new entries in the singles chart came from The Feeling who
entered the chart at number 18 with their Love It When You Call single, while
Hed Kandi's latest release, Boogie 2nite by Booty Luv charted at number 19.
Faithless's Bombs single charted at 26 and Pink entered the chart with Nobody
Knows at number 27. Credit/Source: www.ilikemusic.com
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The Love Album No.1 In The Yaaaaa!!
Westlife did it again! The Love Album entered the Official UK Albums Chart at
the top beating Oasis, The Beatles and U2! Well done lads, we are so proud of
you!! 1.(New) Westlife – The Love Album 2.(New)
Oasis – Stop The Clocks 3.(New) The
Beatles – Love 4.(New) U2
– 18 5.(1)
George Michael – Twenty Five The Rose is
No.5 in the singles chart this week from last week’s No.3. Credit/Source: BBC Radio1
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From Westlife with ‘Love’ (Shane Interview) - 26 November 2006 After
Face to Face, recent Released
by SonyBMG, The Love Album carries
the following selections: Bette Midler’s The Rose; Lionel Richie’s Easy; Celine Dion’s Because
You Love Me; Lonestar’s Amazed;
Bryan Adam’s I’m Ready;
Maxwell’s Whenever, Wherever,
Whatever; Total Eclipse of the Heart; All Out of Love; Light Up My Life; You
Are So Beautiful (To Me); Have You Ever Been In Love; Love Can Build a Bridge;
The Dance; All Or Nothing; and You’ve
Lost That Loving Feeling. How’s
The Love Album different from
other Westlife albums and those of the same genre by other artists? Here’s
Westlife’s Shane Filan in a 15-minute exclusive phone interview, talking about
love and what the album is all about. The Westlife was in "I
enjoyed Aren’t you coming back maybe to promote The Love Album? "Not
this year. No, there’s no plan to go back there this year. But we’re planning
to go back next year to promote The
Greatest Hits album we’re
working on next summer. It’s coming out next year. We’re planning to go to a
lot of countries, including the You worked on The Love Album in-between
your world concert tour this year. How did you manage to find time for that? "Well,
it was a summer concert which meant that we did it three days during the week
but not during the weekend. That’s when we worked on the album. It was tough,
hard to do, but we just had to do it." Do you think The Love Album will
outsell your past albums? "I
think it’s gonna be a successful album. I don’t know how successful it will
be but we are expecting it to be a big album. All the predictions so far are
very promising. But then, you’ll never know." Why did you choose to use "Love" in the album’s title instead
of, maybe, "Romance"? "Because
it’s exactly what the album is all about – Love. It’s the perfect word for
the album which covers so many styles of love songs. I just think it’s a
neatly-packaged love album." Were the songs on the album the personal choices of the Westlife guys? "Yeah. We actually chose from a long list of love songs.
Those that made it are our personal choices." The Love Album is touted to be different from all
other love compilations we see on TV. How different is it? (At this point, Shane begged off for a while,
"Just a second." After about five minutes, Shane was back on the
line, saying, "Sorry, my baby is crying!" So the interview veered
toward his being a father.) Oh, your baby is crying! How many kids do you have? "Just
one. He’s 16 months old. We’re in our house in Do you help change his diapers and prepare his feeding bottles? "Oh
yes, I do. He’s crying because he lost one of his shoes and I have to help
him find it." Is your wife also in showbiz? "No,
she’s not. She’s from my hometown. Her name is Gillian. We met about 10 years
ago." Anyway, a while ago (before that welcome interruption), I was asking
you how different is The Love Album from
other love compilations... "I
think it’s in the choice of songs. It’s got a good mixture in there. It’s not
your karaoke kind of album. Some of the songs are famous, some are not; but
they are all beautiful love songs." Interpreted the Westlife way? "You
know, we didn’t try to do the songs too differently from the originals; we
didn’t try to change the songs too much because they are famous songs and
you’ve got to be careful when singing those songs. I think we just sang them
the way us Westlife guys feel it. It’s the Westlife’s tribute to the (singers
of the) original songs." The Westlife guys are self-confessed romantics. How romantic are you? "Very
romantic. Ask my wife." What’s your most romantic moment? "My
wedding day three years ago. It was like Christmastime. It was a big
event." If you were to court your wife all over again with a song, what would
it be? "Amazed by Lonestar." And what’s your all-time favorite song? "Also
Amazed by Lonestar. I think
lyrically, it’s a perfect love song. I wanted to sing it on The Love Album but I got voted out
by other people, so maybe I can do it for our next album. Ha, ha, ha!" What’s your favorite line from that song? "Every
line in it. It describes what in a man’s eyes is the perfect woman.
Everything about that woman is perfect – her hair, her eyes, her smell,
everything about her! In my eyes, my wife is the perfect woman, that’s why I
can relate to that song." Speaking for the Westlife, what song do you think does the group want
to be remembered for? "You Raise Me Up." Credit/Source: www.philstar.com
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Westlife
Confound The Bookies (And The Critics) To Grab Top Spot - 26 November 2006 By John McGurk Oh boy! Westlife are set to be crowned
kings of the charts - thanks to the loyalty of their The group have astonished music industry
experts with the sales for their new cover versions CD, The Love Album. Westlife - back in Bookies had made Oasis the hot
favourites for the top spot at odds of 12/1 ON! Last Monday saw a flurry of new
greatest hits compilation packages released by The Beatles (Love), U2 (U218
Singles), Oasis (Stop The Clocks) and The Corrs (Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs'
Collection). But by the middle of the week
Westlife's new set of songs, including their version had sold more than
102,000 copies - 14,000 more than nearest rivals Oasis. HMV Donegall Arcade manager Iain
Joannides told Sunday Life: "Westlife are the best seller in " Iain attributed the relatively low sales
for both the U2 and The Corrs to the fact both bands have previously released
greatest hits collections. Other big album-selling artists in
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The Love Album No.11 In The Love
Album entered the Australian Albums Chart at No.11 this week. Hopefully it
will climb. Credit/Source: www.ariacharts.com.au |
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Chart Track Commentary On The Irish Charts - 25 November 2006 Westlife have now released one album a
year for eight years: six of the eight have debuted at No1, one made it to
No1 after 4 weeks at No2 (‘Unbreakable’) and one peaked at No2 (‘Allow Us To
be Frank’). This year’s album, however, is not only
the fastest-selling of their career, but is also the fastest-selling album in
In the face of the Westlife
juggernaut, U2 have to settle for a No2 debut for their singles compilation ‘U218’
(their first album of recent years not to debut at No1) and The Beatles make
do with a No3 debut for ‘Love’ (their previous compilation ‘1’ spent 10 weeks
at No1 in 2000/2001). Oasis enter the chart at No5 with their first greatest
hits set ‘Stop The Clocks’, marginally handicapped by a later official
release (Monday) compared to chart competitors (Friday). Dublin 98FM’s ‘The Toll Trolls’ come
in at No7 with their second comedy collection and finally Garth Brooks
completes the pack of new entries in the Top 10 with his box set ‘The Limited
Series’ at No9. Credit/Source: Chart Track / Haven |
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The Love Album No.1 On Friday’s Midweeks - 25 November 2006 It looks
like Westlife are getting closer and closer to be No.1 on the big Sunday with
The Love Album! Here are Friday’s midweeks, the gap between Westlife and
Oasis is bigger now! 20.000 copies so fingers crosses! Westlife 159.000 Oasis 139.000 I will not
post today’s article from The Sun here as it is once again really annoying
and offensive against the lads. You can read it here though if you want. Credit/Source: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Westlife Interview On ITV.com - 24 November 2006
Outlasting all the others, Westlife have been together 8 years now. The
Irish charmers are back with a new album of love songs. WATCH THE BOYS LIVE HERE So what inspired you to do an album of
covers of love songs? Shane: We planned originally to do an
original album like last year. But to be honest, the songs weren't there this
year. We had a lot of songs. We had about 40 songs coming in from different
but only about three of them were up to the standard. And we weren't going to
make a bad album. It was actually Simon Cowell who suggested doing a love
album, a tribute to love songs. Kian: The Love Album is a cheesy idea but
when you look at the actual songs that we've picked for this album. They are
not your typical love album songs. We kind of felt that we went for the ones
that you wouldn't automatically pick for this album.What we did, we went for
the non, not obvious. Now Brian's girlfriend, Delta Goodrem
is dueting with you on the new album, have you discussed bringing him back to
the group? Nicky: It would be very hard to bring Brian
back now. It was a big shock at the time. It was nearly two and a half years
ago since he's gone. Even though It's still weird to look at footage of us
with Brian there, it would be even more weird to have him with us again and
do everything with him again. Do you think there will ever come a point
when you will have had enough of Westlife, pack it all in and relax at home? Mark: I don't think any of us would ever
want to sit down and do absolutely nothing in our lives. At the moment
Westlife is still going strong so we still have the opportunity to be able to
continue with it and everything. Have you considered making an album
with a completely different sound, maybe a rock one? Shane: What we have realised over the years is
that 8 albums in eight years, and that's alots of albums to come out with.
We've realised what our fans want from us. They love us singing ballads and
singing love songs. That's what we enjoy singing the most. For us we know
that our best albums are love songs and that's why we are still here I
suppose. What do you think about the return of
the boybands? Kian: Most of the bands that are getting
back together were all together when we were about three years in the market.
And now it probably makes a bit of sense why we didn't break up. Shane: A lot of them bands were really
successful when they split up, like Take That was very successful still when
they split. Five, we couldn't believe they broke up. Blue, because they
wanted to do solo things. I think that's a lot of reasons why bands break up.
We respect each other an awful lot in a band. We are always going to be
better as a four-piece. Nicky: A lot of the Take That boys have come
to see the shows over the years. Gary Barlow and Mark Owen. They came to Now you stole the boyband crown from
Take That, who do you think would win in a fight? Kian: If we were to take on Take That? Nicky: Yeah it would be a good scrap. Mark: Have you seen the size of Gary
Barlow? Kian: I reckon we'd ‘take that!' Nicky: I think we are a bit fitter. I'd take
Howard. Shane: I say that Mark: Nicky: In the ring, on the pads. Mark: It'll never happen, so not to worry. The Love
Album and new single, The Rose are out now! Form more
information visit
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The Love Album No.1 In Yaaa! The lads
did it! The Love Album entered at the top of the Official Irish Albums Chart
this week leaving behind new releases from U2, The Beatles and Oasis as well
as last week’s No.1. Well done lads!
At the
Official Irish Singles Chart, The Rose is No.3 this week from last week’s
No.1: 1. (3)Akon
feat. Eminem – Smack That 2. (12)Take
That – Patience 3. (1)Westlife – The Rose Credit/Source: www.irma.ie
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Media Player Added - 24 November
2006 Hiya everyone, I added a media player
on the MUSIC page that features parts of the songs on the new album, the new DVD
and The Rose video. If you want to add your own player to
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Westlife’s Rose Continues To Flower At The singles and
albums John Dingwall WE'VE never been
a nation to embrace rap or R'n'B so it is no surprise that Westlife have held
off the might of Akon and Eminem. The Irish
lads' ballad The Rose stayed at the top of the Scottish charts for a second
week with Akon ft Eminem's Smack That (currently No.1 in the UK-wide chart)
only managing the highest new entry at No.2. Robbie
Williams did better in 1 (1) Westlife
The Rose 2 (-) Akon ft
Eminem Smack That 3 (2) U2 &
Green Day The Saints Are Coming 4 (-) Robbie
Williams Lovelight 5 (3) Fedde Le
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Westlife On 2day Fm – Click here to see 5 new pictures of Westlife with Australian Idol finalists, Damien Leith and Jessica
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Calling All Westlife Fans… Let’s Get Them To No.1! - 24 November 2006 Official Email From SonyBMG Westlife released 'The Love Album' on
Monday, and are hotly tipped to go to number 1 in a historic chart. They’re
currently beating off competition from the likes of heavyweights U2, the
Beatles and Oasis, but they really need your support to guarantee they make
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The Love Album No.1 On Thursday’s Midweeks! - 24 November 2006 Westlife 129.000 Oasis 114.000 Beatles 92.000 U2 48.000 Credit/Source: www.thesun.co.uk |
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The Razz: Noel Loves Westlife - 24 November 2006 Beverley Lyons
& Showbiz Liz NOEL Gallagher
last night shocked his fans by claiming Westlife are better than The Beatles. Speaking after
the showing of the Oasis documentary, Lord Don't Slow Me Down, at Glasgow
Science Centre, Noel described the Irish boy band's new single as
"genius". He also spoke
of his love of Paul Weller and meeting Neil Young and Burt Bacharach. Noel,
who is staying in Promising
he'll be back in the future, he added: "I'd go insane. I can't work with
our kid more than once every three years. He gets on my t**s." Credit/Source: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Westlife DVD Competition - 23 November
2006 Westlife’s amazing new DVD Live At
Wembley: Face To Face Tour 2006 is out on Monday, and to celebrate, we’re running
a great competition that could see you meeting the boys at one of their 2007
shows! To enter, tell us, in 50 words or
less, which is your favourite track that you’ve ever seen Westlife perform and
why. We’ll choose our favourites to post on the website, and the best entry
will win a meet and greet with the band next year. Send your entry to westlife@warwickworldwide.com along with your full name and phone number. Please
put DVD Competition in the subject header. Entries must be received by
Wednesday 29th November. As well as performances of all your
favourite tracks, the DVD also includes exclusive behind-the-scenes footage
at a photoshoot for the new album, the videos for You Raise Me Up and
Amazing, plus a Westlife jukebox, where you can create your very own set-list
from the concert. To pre-order online, just click here. Credit/Source: www.westlife.com
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Wild West - 23 November
2006 By Kim Dawson THEY’VE gained a reputation as squeaky-clean types, but those Westlife
boys know how to live life dangerously. Mark Feehily proves the point by
chatting on his mobile while driving to “If I cut off I’m sorry, but I’m on
the look-out for the police, as I’m driving.” He tells me. Naughty, naughty! Tired To make matters worse, Mark, 26, and
his bandmates – Nicky Byrne, 28, Shane Filan, 26 and Kian Egan, 26 – are
actually playing truant. Tired of promoting new release The
Love Album, they have told their manager, X Factor’s Louis Walsh, 54, they
will be off home for a few days. Mark explains: “It’s been hectic, so we all
said we wanted to go back to Despite taking a break, the boys look
set to beat Oasis to the No.1 album spot on Sunday. And as proper
“Oirishmen”, Westlife would challenge the Gallaghers in the bars as well as
the charts. Mark is a veteran of boozy all-night
sessions. He admits that a recent bender left him with such a vicious
hung-over, he ignored the buzz of his phone. Mark recalls: “I didn’t want to speak
to anyone as I’d been drinking so much the night before.” It took 10 tries before Nicky could
get him to answer – and break the news that he’s expecting a baby with wife, Mark came out last year and is dating
Kevin McDaid, 22, of defunct boyband V. But he’s fed up with people asking if
that means he’ll be coping Madonna, 48, and adopting a child. Mark sighs: “I can’t see it happening
in the distant future. Madonna looks like she’s taken a kid into a safe,
solid family environment. With her as young mother, you wouldn’t be having
arguments about going out!” Once the album fight with Oasis comes
to a halt this Sunday, Mark is hoping for more time off. More boozing? “I want to see Casino Royal. I used to
watch James Bond films after my bath every Saturday night as a kid. They seem
to have got the casting on the ball with Daniel Graig. I couldn’t say I fancy
him, though, as I’ve never met him. Kevin’s more my type.” And with that, Mark’s foot is on the
pedal and it’s back to the showbiz loife. Credit/Source: Daily Star / Thanx Amanda for the
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New Westlife Pictures From We have loads of new pictures of the
lads from their promo in Westlife In-Store Performance at Channel 7 in Sydney (35) Westlife at Sydney Harbour – Photocall (15) Westlife Arriving In Sydney (8) Credit/Source: www.wireimage.com
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The Love Album No.1 On Wednesday’s Midweeks!! - 23 November 2006 Band Tuesday Wednesday Increase Credit/Source: www.thesun.co.uk Yaaaa!! Go Westlife
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The Love Album On iTunes - 23 November 2006 iTunes have
an exclusive version of The Love Album available, which includes an interview
with the band plus footage of the making of The Rose video. To buy,
just click here. Credit/Source: www.westlife.com
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Louis: Westlife Are The Best - 23 November 2006 By
LOUIS WALSH A "WESTLIFE truly are the people’s
band — they appeal to ordinary people, people like you and me. The sort of
people who pick up this paper every day. That is the key to their success. It’s people on the street up and down
the country who buy their records — not the trendy Look at the numbers and they speak for
themselves. People go out and buy Westlife records in the shops in their
thousands. They’re not the type of fans who will download them. And the lads themselves are solid
gold. Mark, Nicky, Shane and Kian keep their feet firmly on the ground — they
don’t try to be anything they are not. They know they are just four guys from
Four normal lads in an extraordinary situation who
are close, tight, good friends. I think that comes across with people. As a band, they are not in competition
with anyone — there’s no one else out there who compares. Take That are similar in terms of
being a successful boy band but it’s a different kind of music. In terms of other boybands, they have
seen them all come and go. Westlife have sold 32million records and they’re
going to go on for ever. It’s all down to hard work. They put records out back to back and
they just don’t stop. It means their fans keep coming back for more. They’ve had 14 No1 singles — and will
try to get 20. They never get good airplay, they
cannot get played on Radio 1 for love nor money . . . but it doesn’t matter.
They’ve proved you don’t need Radio 1. Westlife aren’t hip but I think that’s
why many people like them. Like the band, their fans don’t pretend to be
something they are not either. Westlife have a huge fanbase. They’ve
sold 150,000 tickets for their tour. I love Oasis — I’ve bought the new
album — and I love The Beatles. Westlife are No1 in They are set to do eight nights at The
Point in As for the tunes, I pick them all —
including the “cheesy” ones. I pick them because I love them and it
seems a whole load of people out there love them too.” Credit/Source: www.thesun.co.uk |
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We’ll Never Take Brian Back - 23 November 2006 Exclusive
Veteran boy band Westlife refuse to consider a return for McFadden after his
solo career hits the skids By John
Dingwall WESTLIFE have ruled
out any chance of any future reconciliation with former bandmate Brian
McFadden, despite the fact they have recorded and performed a track with his
girlfriend. The Irish lads
are on course to bag their sixth No.1 long player on Sunday, with The Love
Album outselling competition from Oasis and U2. In stark
contrast, dad-of-two McFadden's solo career has faltered since he quit the
million-selling group in 2004. At the time,
he claimed he wanted to spend more time with his family, but his marriage to Kerry
Katona crumbled, and McFadden fell into the arms of Aussie singer Delta
Goodrem, who sang with the lads on Saturday night's X Factor. Nicky Byrne
says McFadden has no chance of ever being allowed back into He said:
"I still keep in touch with Brian, and he is keeping well, under the
circumstances. "At the
time when Brian left, deep down in my heart, even though I didn't say it
publicly, I couldn't understand it "When
Brian told us he wanted to leave and be a family man and look after his
children, I agreed with the sentiment but, knowing Brian, I couldn't really
believe he wanted to give music up and not sing again. "In
fairness, he did go home for a while but, all of a sudden, his new album was
out. And that's when I started to worry if it was pre-planned. "So, no,
I can't see Brian getting back in the band. We are a different band now and
we've moved on. It's a difficult situation. "He has
never said he wanted to come back but, if we were asked, we would say,
'absolutely not'. "Maybe at
the time of the split, we might have considered having the five of us back
but, the longer we go on, the more of a band we are without Brian. "It's not
like the Take That situation. They split after Robbie Williams left. We've
already done three tours and three albums without Brian. "If we go
on like this, in time, people won't remember Brian was in the band. "Even a
reunion in years to come is most unlikely." Nicky also revealed
he used to fight constantly with his former bandmate, accusing him of being
unprofessional and failing to turn up on time for engagements. He said:
"I've had a few conversations with Brian about him leaving, and I'm
probably better mates with him now because, at the time, it was all about
being on time and being professional and getting the job done. I felt he was
coming up short, and me and Brian would have a go at each other at times. "Now I
realise Brian was having problems in his marriage, which was something we
didn't have the slightest clue about. And he just needed to be at home to try
to sort that out. Unfortunately, it didn't work out for him, for whatever
reason. "The
Press were on his side when he left, and they wrote Westlife off. The general
feeling was that Brian had done a Robbie, and was going to be the next big
thing. "It was
important to us, as a band, not to get the doubters get to us." Nicky, 26, has
advised McFadden he should "disappear" until he can get himself
some decent songs. He believes it's his old bandmate's only chance of making
a comeback. "Unfortunately
for Brian, it was too much too soon," Nicky explained. "He left
us, his marriage broke up and it was too much. He suffered because of that.
He's a decent bloke, a quiet bloke. And I've said to him he needs to be
quiet, not make any comments, bury his head in the sand and make a really
great album. "If he
can't write a great one himself, he should record some and make a
comeback." On Sunday,
Westlife's The Love Album is set to top the charts, outselling new
collections by Oasis, U2, The Beatles and George Michael. Westlife's
latest album has sold 102,600 copies since Monday, compared to to just 88,700
for Oasis's Stop The Clocks. The
compilations by The Beatles, U2 and George Michael have sold 69,600, 35,700
and 28,600 respectively. Nicky beamed:
"We have had eight albums in eight years, and we are still at the top of
our game." To promote the
record, the group turned up on X Factor at the weekend, performing an
unlikely duet with McFadden's girlfriend Goodrem. But the band
say the show, run by their long-time mentors Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh, is
unlikely to provide them with any competition. Nicky said:
"I've seen the odd show. "Leona
has a great voice but, all in all, X Factor doesn't have the talent like last
year when, from day one, Shayne Ward stood out as the star. "He was
good looking. He was a great singer and a good dancer. He had everything. In
terms of the X Factor, he had that. I don't think this year has anyone like
that." Nicky believes
their label boss Cowell and manager Walsh have the golden touch when it comes
to masterminding Westlife's career. "I don't
think we'd be here and as successful as we are without Louis Walsh and Simon
Cowell," Nicky confessed. "Individually,
they are both an encyclopedia of music and that includes all different
genres. "What has
happened with Westlife is that we can't compare ourselves to any other band. There's
been no rock band, vocal band or pop band that has lasted in the charts as
long as we have, who have had albums back to back. "If you
look at other bands in the "But, if
we were selling that amount of records, we'd probably knock it on the head. "We're
just delighted to be having this level of success because, if the sales
dropped, we wouldn't do it. "I'm not
being arrogant. I'm just telling you the harsh reality of our situation, and
we couldn't have done it without them. "We are
just looking at facts. What our secret is that we have that other people
don't, well, I can't put my finger on it." 'Now I realise
Brian was having problems with his marriage, which was something we had no
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Elton Calls Me To Back Westlife - 23 November 2006 SIR ELTON JOHN has stormed into the WESTLIFE v OASIS
chart debate, branding NOEL GALLAGHER “a tosser.” Elt rang me yesterday to back Westlife
in their battle for top spot in the album chart on Sunday. The pop king was in a fury after Noel
berated him for being too precious to go out for a pint of milk. He raged: “I’m so glad Westlife are
ahead of Oasis. After what f****** Noel Gallagher said about me I couldn’t
give a s*** about Oasis. I go into f****** shops all the time myself, he’s
just such a tosser. He’s an absolute tosser and he looks like Parker from
Thunderbirds. They don’t deserve to be No1. It’s not a greatest hits album
because they’ve left three of their biggest hits off it.” I think Sunday, November 26, is
shaping up to be the darkest day in chart history. British music is in serious danger of
having the ’Loife sucked right out of it in a travesty of music justice. Yesterday I revealed the shopping
trolley brigade marching through supermarket checkouts across the country are
sweeping Irish warblers Westlife to the top of the charts — ahead of rock ’n’
roll legends Oasis. I called for Bizarre readers to Stop
The C*cks and buy the Oasis best-of with the more polite title. But sales
figures to date show the Manc rockers are being mown down in a
middle-of-the-road music onslaught. The battle is being won in
supermarkets where housewives are picking up albums with their loo roll. The advantage at the close of play
yesterday between KIAN EGAN, MARK FEEHILY, NICKY BYRNE
and SHANE FILAN and their Manc rivals stood at 14,000 copies. Westlife have topped 100,000 and Oasis
are not far off, leaving the mighty BEATLES and U2 third and
fourth. Even a huge Saturday sale from loyal
Oasis fans will struggle to help them make up the lost ground. Last night X Factor judge SIMON
COWELL, who signed Westlife, added his tuppence worth. He said: “Westlife
are smart — they know and respect their audience. It doesn’t matter that some
of their songs are covers. I’d rather have a cover version of a good song
than a crap song. This week is good for the industry because both bands are
selling a ton of albums — it doesn’t matter who is No1.” You emailed, texted and posted
comments in your thousands about my campaign. And it seems I’ve hit a nerve
on both sides of the bitter musical divide. MB from Stoke said: “Just to say
thanks for supporting Oasis in your newspaper. It’s so important to keep real
music alive. People will one day realise that Oasis are the best band in the
world and are always churning out great album after great album.” But Alan Perry disagreed: “If I saw
Liam p***ed in the street I would p*** on him. Long Live Westlife.” With Elton coming out fighting for Westlife, Noel
now needs the big guns to back him. I reckon it’s a job for the Modfather — PAUL WELLER Credit/Source: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Walsh Tells Oasis: Give In - 23 November 2006 Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley AS Westlife
galloped ahead in the album chart yesterday, their manager Louis Walsh told
Oasis: "Time to wave the white flag." The midweek chart
showed the Irish lads' Love Album had sold 102,697 this week - Oasis's hits
album Stop The Clocks has only shifted 88,730. Louis told
3am: "We're also beating the Beatles and U2, and with Take That on top
of the singles chart it's clear that boy bands is where it's at." Westlife are
signed to Louis' fellow X Factor judge Simon Cowell's label. And Simon said
yesterday: "Westlife release good songs and people just know what they
are getting. "Maybe
Oasis should come on the X Factor next week and then they'd have a chance of
being number one." Now that we'd pay to see. Credit/Source: www.mirror.co.uk |
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Oasis And Beatles Struggling In Race For Number One - 22 November 2006 Westlife take a lead in the Oasis's
'Best Of' collection 'Stop The Clocks' is being beaten by Westlife's 'The
Love Album' in the battle for the Number One position on the album chart. The so
called 'Super Monday' (November 20) included big albums released from The
Beatles, Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and U2, but according to HMV's Gennaro Castaldo
the race is being won by Westlife. "At
the moment Westlife are 14,000 sales ahead of Oasis. It's between those two
at the moment," he told NME.COM. "People
don't rush out to buy 'Best Of's, which Oasis, The Beatles (whose 'LOVE' LP
is actually a 'mash up' of their best-known songs) and U2 all have out at the
moment. Westlife are benefiting from having a studio album out which people
feel they have to get hold of on the week of release." "Westlife
are likely to be Number One on Sunday (November 26) in the album chart, which
is quite a coup for them." Credit/Source: www.nme.com
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Westlife Play Two Shows In One Day At Butlins! - 22 November 2006 Westlife
proved they will do anything to not let their fans down last weekend as they
played show after show in Butlin’s Minehead resort. Following extreme weather, an erected structure
built to house gigs for 5,000 Westlife fans was damaged so badly that it was
unfit for the planned gigs. However, such a setback failed to
daunt Westlife, who rather then playing one huge concert instead played two
in one day at a smaller venue in the It was the first time the band of
Irish crooners had ever played back to back shows and Butlins staff are now
full of praise for the band. Now that’s what you call dedication! Credit/Source: www.entertainmentwise.com
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Watch Easy Performance On Ashes Cricket Show - 22 November 2006 Westlife
performed “Easy” (taken from The Love Album) live at the Ashes Cricket Show
in Credit/Source: www.youtube.com
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Westlife Look Set To Win The Midweek
figures say the boys will beat The Beatles and Oasis to the top slot Paul MacInnes Whoever
said that 'Super Monday' and everything it entailed was all about Oasis vs the
Beatles doesn't have a clue what they're talking about. In fact, they
probably deserve to be sacked. Forget that, executed. For the
truth, the complete unvarnished honest truth, is that Westlife will win the
weeklong battle of Super Monday, and everyone who's ever had even the
remotest connection to the music biz has known that all along. Including
Victoria Newton. "Lennon,
McCartney, Gallagher, Bono, The Edge. Some of the greatest names to ever hail
from these fair isles", she writes this morning using a) the term 'fair
isles' as loosely as she possibly can and b) the name The Edge as an example
of a great name, when it's not even a real one. Anyway,
this is a digression as there are important matters at hand: Vicky wants to
derail the Westlife juggernaut. "The
battle for superiority in the Supergroups Showdown [nice name, nice name],
the biggest head-to-head of musical greats in chart history looks like it's
going to be won by Westlife. "While
early official midweek chart figures show Oasis just leading the pack, the
news is grim for people who like their music with guitars, drums, bass and
musical talent. [The figures] do NOT take into account the massive amount of
Tesco sales, which will weigh heavily in Westlife's favour. Experts predict
that with housewife supermarket purchasing [an officially recognised industry
term], Oasis will be pushed aside and de 'Loife will breeze into the No1 spot
by an easy 5,000 sales". The column
then descends into a plea to buy the Oasis album. Obviously readers should be
left to make up their own minds as
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Not Fair! Go Westlife! - 22 November
2006 Hiya everyone! There is an article
today in The Sun newspaper which I’m not even going to post on here… As we
know, Westlife’s The Love Album goes really well in the midweek sales in the
albums chart and could be No.1 on Sunday. The Sun has an article which is
actually asking everyone to buy the other bands’ albums so that Westlife
won’t be No.1 on Sunday… It’s a “Not Westlife At No.1” campaign… I think this
is not fair at all and what they do it so immature! You can read the article HERE. Join and leave your view. They can’t treat Westlife
that way! Also, if they have this campaign
against Westlife, they should know there are many people that love and
support Westlife. So go out there and buy the album and you could also buy it
as present for Christmas for the ones you love. GOOD LUCK WESTLIFE!! I hope
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The Boys Become Dads - 22 November 2006 And more love fills
Westlife's music in its new album By Stefanie Conceicao FATHERHOOD is
the new buzzword for Irish boy band Westlife. Shane
Filan, 27, became a dad last year. His wife Gillian Walsh gave birth to
daughter Nicole in July. Brian
McFadden, 26, who left the band in 2004 and is married to ex-Atomic Kitten
member Kerry Katona, was already father to two children, Molly, 5, and Lilly
Sue, 3. Now, it's
Nicky Byrne's turn. Byrne, 28,
recently announced that he and wife Georgina Ahern, daughter of Irish Prime
Minister Bertie Ahern, are expecting a child next summer. The
soon-to-be dad admitted that he wasn't really prepared for fatherhood. 'I will
worry,' was his reply when The New Paper asked what he would be like as a
father in a phone interview. NO NAME YET Byrne
remained tight-lipped, however, about details of his impending child. When
asked whether he had thought of a name yet, he skilfully avoided the subject. 'I think we
won't release personal information like that yet. We don't even know if it is
a boy or a girl.' But that
hasn't stopped bookmakers from placing bets on names. According to the Irish
Daily Mirror, Boylesports has already started offering odds on the name of
the child. Nicky
appears to be the favourite choice, if the baby is a boy, while Cecelia and
Mary are joint favourites, should it be a girl. Bookmakers
will have plenty of chances to spin bets as Bryne admitted he wouldn't mind
having up to five kids. 'But now,
maybe just one,' he said, with a chuckle. With more
lovable bundles of joy on the way, it probably seemed apt that Westlife,
which also includes members Mark Feehily, and Kian Egan, both 26, have titled
their latest and eighth album The Love Album. It's out in stores here. Consisting
of covers of classic love songs, it includes a duet, Air Supply's 1980 hit
All Out Of Love, with Australian singer Delta Goodrem. Pop fans
will also recognise another track, All Or Nothing, which was originally
written for Westlife but was recorded by American boy band O-Town. The song
went to Top 5 in the The first
single from The Love Album, The Rose, originally recorded by Bette Midler,
has already hit No 1 on the In the
group's record label's press release, Feehily explained: 'We wanted songs
that were more than just a big hit and could translate well into being a
Westlife song.' But with
the members hitting their late 20s and having bigger responsibilities like
raising families on their minds, isn't still being labelled a boy band rather
passe? Byrne said:
'It'd be great to be referred to as a vocal group, a pop group, but when it
comes to music, if they want to call us a boy band, then that's fine.' Credit/Source: http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg
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Kian Interview In Hot Stars Magazine - 21 November 2006 In honour of Westlife's new disc, The
Love Album we caught up with Kian Egan, 26, to talk matters of the heart.
Kian has been with his girlfriend, former Hollyoaks actress Jodi Albert, 23,
for six years now and we want to know everything from the moment he knew she
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The Rose No.4 In The European Singles
Chart - 21 November 2006 U2/Green
Day Collaboration Tops Euro Chart U2
and GREEN DAY are celebrating the news their
collaboration THE SAINTS ARE COMING is the number one single in At
number two in the European singles chart is SCISSOR SISTERS' I DON'T FEEL
LIKE DANCING, followed by JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE FEAT TI's MY LOVE. WESTLIFE
are at number four with THE ROSE, while CASCADA's EVERYTIME WE TOUCH is at
number five. In
the European albums chart, ROBBIE WILLIAMS is at number one with RUDEBOX, and
JAMIROQUAI compilation HIGH TIMES: SINGLES 1992-2006 is at number two. In
third place is JJ CALE and ERIC CLAPTON's THE ROAD TO ESCONDIDO, while
Timberlake is at number four with FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS. MEAT LOAF's BAT OUT
OF HELL III is at number five. Credit/Source: www.contactmusic.com
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Oasis VS Westlife - 21 November
2006 Credit/Source: http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com
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Robert Allen From Xfactor About Westlife - 21 November 2006 Part of a
Robert Allen interview You’ve worked with a few musical legends
on the show - what’s the most valuable piece of advice you’ve received from
them? Credit/Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk
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Westlife Likely To Beat Both U2 And Oasis To Album Chart Top Spot - 21 November 2006 Westlife look likely to romp the top
of the album chart come Sunday with their The Love Album collection,
according to industry insider predictions. DiS has heard on the proverbial
grapevine that the Irish boyband’s latest is looking certain to outsell newly
released best-ofs from U2 and Oasis – 18 and Stop The Clocks respectively –
as well as the new Beatles album, Love. It was previously assumed that this
week’s number one position would be contested between the Sales data from one leading supermarket
is yet to be collected, meaning that things could change, but considering
Westlife’s popularity with daytime-shopping mothers (a shocking
generalization? Nah…), it’s unlikely that either Oasis or U2, or the Beatles,
will beat them to the number one position before Sunday’s chart confirmation. Of course, anything can change. But it
probably won’t. Credit/Source: www.drownedinsound.com |
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Monday Midweek’s – The Love Album At No.2 - 21 November 2006 Midweeks – Monday’s Albums Sales Oasis and Westlife lead albums chart battle Credit/Source: Haven Forum / Music Week 50.000 copies in one day! That’s great! I
hope Westlife can pass Oasis until Sunday! Everyone get you copy of The Love
Album and buy it as present for your friends as Christmas is coming! Good
Luck Westlife!! It looks really good yaa! |
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Captures Of Westlife On Xfactor - 21 November 2006 I made some captures from Westlife’s
appearance on the Xfactor show. You can see them HERE. Credit/Source: Thanx Joanne for
the video |
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Beatles Leading Oasis, U2 and Westlife - 20 November 2006 HMV HMV reports that early morning and
lunchtime sales at its 230 stores around the country and online at hmv.co.uk
show that The Beatles 'Love' album is just outselling the greatest hits
release from Oasis, 'Stop The Clocks' - there are only200 sales between them,
ahead of U2's '18 Songs' and Westlife's 'Love Album’. Today is the biggest release day of the
year - dubbed 'Super Monday' by HMV - and the new albums from Oasis, U2, The
Beatles and Westlife are expected to sell well over a million copies between
them during the next few weeks as they battle it out to be the best-selling
album of the Christmas period. Take That, whose great new single
'Patience' is also in the shops today and likely to rise to No.1 in the
singles charts this week as an early contender for the Christmas No.1, will
throw their hat into the ring next week (27 Nov) with the release of their
comeback album, 'Beautiful World'. HMV's Gennaro Castaldo comments: “Based on
initial sales, it looks like first day honours may just go to The Beatles,
which comes as no surprise given the nature of their fanbase, but it may be
that Oasis will sell more over the week to go to No.1, while U2 and Westlife
will aim to shift more copies over the Christmas period as a whole. Watch out
for Take That, though, who might trump them all with their comeback album
next week, to make it a 'Take That Christmas'." Credit/Source: www.allmediascotland.com
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Extra On Westlife
have announced an extra date at the Odyssey, Credit/Source: www.ticketmaster.ie |
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Westlife Arrive In Westlife members Nicky Byrne, Shane
Filan, Mark Feehily and Kian Egan arrive at
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Westlife Make Appearance On X Factor - 20 November 2006 Irish boyband Westlife joined
contestants on 'X Factor' this week, as they celebrated another number one
hit with their latest single, 'The Rose'. The contestants on the ITV show were
set the challenge of singing number one hits from a range of artists. Allen told the audience: "This
show has given me a new lease of life and it won't be the last that you see
of me." Credit/Source: www.rte.ie |
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Chart-Toppers In To Save The Day After Venue Is Blown Down - 20 November 2006 Credit/Source: Irish Mirror / Joanne |
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It's the battle of the bands today as
some of the biggest names in pop - Oasis, U2, Westlife and The Beatles - all
release albums. 'Stop the Clocks' from Oasis, '18
Singles' from U2, 'Love' from The Beatles and 'The Love Album' from Westlife
will vie for the top spot today. HMV's Gennaro Castaldo said:
"Christmas starts here as far as music retailers are concerned as it's
not everyday that some of the world's biggest ever super groups have albums
out". He added that it's going to be close
to see who comes out on top, but HMV reckon Oasis' 'Stop The Clocks' will go
to number one by the end of the week, though U2 may look to sell more copies
of the 18 Singles over the next month, or so. Credit/Source: www.rte.ie |
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The Love Album Out Today!! - 20 November 2006 The big day
is finally here!! The Love Album is being released today so go out there and
get your copy! Enjoy the album! Good Luck Westlife!!
Track Listing: Buy Online
From: Hmv / Amazon / Tesco / Play |
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Nicky: I Can't Wait To Be A Father - 19 November 2006 © Thanx Amy at Miscommunication for typing it up
Devoted
couple Nicky and
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The Rose is
at No.3 from last week’s No.1 1. (12) Smack That - Akon feat Eminem Credit/Source: www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart
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“The Love Album” Out On Monday - 19 November 2006 The waiting is nearly over…'The Love
Album' hits the shops on Monday! Credit/Source: www.sonybmgmusic.co.uk
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The Love Album Lyrics Added - 19 November 2006 I added all the LYRICS to the songs on The Love Album which is out
tomorrow (yaa bring it on!!) All Out Of Love (Duet
With Delta Goodrem) You’ve Lost That Lovin’
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Watch Westlife On The XFactor Show - 19 November 2006 Joanne uploaded all the videos from
yesterday’s appearance of Westlife on the XFactor! Thanx for everything hun,
we appreciate it so much! Introduction Of Westlife On X-Factor Download: Audio Of The Westlife & Delta
Goodrem Performance Credit/Source: Joanne |
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This Is The Life - 19 November
2006 They’ve just notched up their 14th UK
No.1, sold over 35million albums worldwide, and have both Simon Cowell and
Louis Walsh on their team. Bigger than ever before, we spoke to Shane, Nicky,
Kian and Mark about ‘having the best job in the world’. Oh, and playing in
cow sheds! Credit/Source: Thanx “no1caz81” for this |
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Simon Cowell Worries Leona Can't Win - 18 November 2006 Simon Cowell has admitted that he is
worried about whether Leona Lewis can win The
X Factor. Credit/Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk
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Captures Of Westlife On Children In Need - 18 November 2006 I made some
captures from Westlife’s performance of Easy on Children In Need. You can see
them HERE. Credit/Source: Thanx Joanne for
the video |
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Vote For Westlife At The Meteor Westlife are
nominated for Best Irish Pop Act at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards 2007!
They are winning this award 5 years now (2002-2006) so can this be the 6th?
We can make it so start voting!! Go to www.meteor.ie, click the button below to go to the
awards page, and then vote for Westlife at the Best Irish Pop Act category!
Good Luck Westlife!!
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Pudsey Pundraisers
Raise £381,443 - 18 November 2006
The BBC's annual Children
in Need appeal has raised more than £380,000 in Northern Ireland and more
than £18m across the UK. As phone lines closed at 0215 GMT,
nationally the appeal total stood at £18,300,392 and locally at £381,443. And as usual, an array of wacky stunts
and events from water skiing on chilly Lough Erne to shearing sheep took
place to help the BBC charity. Last year in TV cameras were out and about in
Omagh, Warrenpoint, Belleek, Armagh and Derry as well as the main event in The show featured musical performances
from some of the biggest names in pop including Westlife and Katie Melua. And a host of stars doubled up with
famous singing faces to duet in the BBC's Blackstaff studios in Since 1980, more than £10m has been
raised on the night by generous donations and fundraisers in To make a donation to this year's BBC
Children in Need, call 0845 733 2233 or log on to: www.bbc.co.uk/ni/pudsey Credit/Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk
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The Love Album Out
Today In All Aussie
Westlife fans make sure you will buy your copy of The Love Album as it is
released today in
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Louis: Macs
Can Beat The Axe - 18 November
2006 Westlife Mentioned Yet again,
Ayrshire's MacDonald Brothers are favourites to be eliminated from the TV talent
show. But so far they have never even finished in the bottom two. This week
Scouse swing singer Ray is equal favourite for the boot. Bookmakers
Coral said: "Punters have realised that the MacDonald Brothers have nine
lives and with their record for survival, it doesn't look good for Ray." Judge Louis
Walsh told brothers Craig and Brian to follow Westlife's example. He said:
"They've never been cool but they've had 14 No1s." Rival Simon
Cowell hit back: "The MacDonalds are not winning me over. It's getting
beyond a joke right now. The more I criticise them the more people vote for
them." Credit/Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk |
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Watch Westlife On Children In Need - 17 November 2006 Jo thanx
once again for uploading the videos! You are a star!! Shane And Nicky Taking Donations By
Phone Westlife Performing Easy On Children
In Need Credit/Source: Joanne |
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The Rose On iTunes - 17 November 2006 If you
haven't downloaded your copy of The Rose yet, all you need to do it click here for the 2-track edition and here for the Maxi version. Credit/Source: www.westlife.com |
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We Ask Westlife On The Box - 17 November 2006 We Ask Nicky Westlife Credit/Source: Thanx Ren for the info |
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New Westlife Pictures With X-Factor Contestants - 17 November 2006 Stars of
the X factor meet Westlife Dorchester Hotel,
Credit/Source: www.rexfeatures.com
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The Rose No.1 In Yaa!! Well done Westlife! They moved up from last week’s No.2 to the top of
the singles chart in
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Irish Bands
Race For Top Chart Slot - 17 November
2006 By Maureen Coleman The race for this week's Boyband Westlife is hoping to hang
onto its position in the top slot with the single The Rose, which saw the
boys enter the Guinness Book of Records last week after their 14th single
debuted at number one. Snapping at their heels are fellow
Dubliners U2, who are currently number two with their Green Day collaboration
The Saints Are Coming. But Northern Irish indie band Snow
Patrol are catching up with both groups with their new single Set The Fire To
The Third Bar. The track, a duet with Martha
Wainwright, was released earlier this week and was today the 14th biggest
selling single in HMV stores across Iain Joannides, manager of HMV
Donegall Arcade, said: "There is bitter battle this week for number one
with chart toppers U2, Westlife and Snow Patrol vying for the coveted
position. Snow Patrol's single 'Set The Fire To The
Third Bar' has received excellent reviews and, while it is defending its
corner, both Westlife and U2 are tough acts to beat." U2 and Westlife have both notched up
number one singles during their careers but Snow Patrol are yet to reach the
top of the charts. Their second single from Eyes Open,
the anthemic Chasing Cars, gave the band its biggest hit to date, at number
six. The song entered the charts in the lower end of the top 40 but steadily
climbed to number six over a number of weeks. The band are set to play a triumphant
homecoming gig at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on December 21, capping off a
successful year which saw them crack the American market and go straight to
number one with their fourth album. Credit/Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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By Maureen Coleman Thousands of people across The marathon appeal was due to kick
off this morning and run right through the day, with a variety of weird and
wacky fund-raising activities planned throughout the province. Presenting the main television programme
from the BBC's Blackstaff studios in Television cameras will be out and
about with outside broadcasts from the Hotel Carlton in Belleek, Ocean Nightclub,
Warrenpoint, the Everglades in Londonderry, the Charlemont Arms Hotel,
Armagh, and at A host of stars will be doubling up
with well-known singers to duet in the Blackstaff studios in There'll be musical performances from
some of the biggest names in pop, including Katie Melua and Westlife. Lisburn woman Sharon McKibben will be keeping
her fingers crossed to see if she strikes it lucky on Friday evening by
winning the UK-wide BT Speaking Clock competition, with money from the phone
entries going to the annual fund-raiser. Sharon (35), a finance manager from
Hillsborough, has made it through to the final 15 in a nationwide competition
to become the new permanent voice of the BT Speaking Clock, which this year
celebrates its 70th birthday. She was one of 18,400 from across the Presenter John Daly said: "I can
hardly believe a year has passed since our last Children In Need show and
what a difference a year makes to the lives of countless numbers of young
people across "We hope this year is going to be
even bigger and better than before, as we all spring into action. "So whether you like a bit of
bungee jumping or bean baths are more your thing, come on and get
involved." Credit/Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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Fans: This Is The Life - 17 November 2006 By Zoe Watson FIVE teenage
girls have spent the last week camping out for front row seats to Westlife's
next The fans have
given up their home comforts for damp tents and cold tea in the hope of
getting the best seats for the April concerts, when tickets go on sale
tomorrow. Roisin Arnold,
16, and 17-yearold pal Ruth Hutchinson arrived outside the Odyssey Arena box
office in Ruth said:
"We came early because we wanted to get to the front of the queue, we
wanted the best tickets. We do this every year because it's the only way to
be in the first row and see Westlife up close.” Friends
Chantelle Pennington, 15, Emma Fearon, 19, and 14-yearold Ruth Gourley joined
the queue on Wednesday. Chantelle
said: "We didn't think there would be anyone in front of us but Roisin
and Ruth got in first. I think we'll still be guaranteed front-row seats. "Some
people think we're mad for sleeping out here in the freezing cold and don't
realise what big fans we are." Credit/Source: www.mirror.co.uk |
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The Love Album Out Today In Yaaa the
day is here for the Irish Westlife fans! The Love Album is released today in
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Minhead Butlins – Important Info - 16 November
2006 Due to extreme weather conditions in
Minehead, the arena tent which was to be used to house the concert by
Westlife on Saturday 18th November, has been damaged beyond use.
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Wind Blamed For Big Top
Collapse - 16 November 2006 An investigation by the
Health and Safety Executive has begun at Butlin's in Minehead, The complex is due to host pop star
boy bands McFly and Westlife at the weekend, with 4,500 fans expected. Butlin's management said the concerts
would go ahead, but inside a smaller part of the complex. Westlife would now perform two shorter
sets, the group said, so that ticket holders would not be disappointed. Credit/Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Wednesday’s Midweeks - 16 November 2006 MIDWEEKS – Wednesday 15 November Singles Sales 01
Akon feat. Eminem Credit/Source: Haven Forum |
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Picture Of Nicky & 2006-10-05
"Taoiseach Bertie Ahern with his daughter Georgina and her Boyfriend
Nicky Byrne before the Chancellor of the National University of Ireland,
Dr.Garret Fitzgerald awarded him an Honarary Doctorate of Law, at Dublin
Castle."
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Butlins Change Time Of Concert At Minehead - 16 November 2006 Westlife are going to do their concert
in Butlins (on Saturday) at 5pm. Doors open at 4,.30pm and the show inclusive
of support acts The concert is scheduled to finish at
7.15pm. Support acts: Hey La Vegas and 911. For kids, Bob The Builder and Angelina
Ballerina are added. Immediately afterwards Westlife will
be flying directly to Credit/Source: Butlins / Emily / Joanne |
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Watch Jodi’s Return On Hollyoaks - 16 November 2006 Jodi
returned on Hollyoaks as Debbie Dean on the latest Hollyoaks episode and Joanne
taped the
Jodi part and uploaded it on youtube! Thanx Jo!! Jodi in Hollyoaks - 9 November 2006 Credit/Source: Joanne |
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Ok To Be Gay - 16 November 2006 Most of the
most successful boy bands – be they still in existence or long gone like N’Sync,
Boyzone and Westlife – have many things in common. They sing pop-R&B
flavoured chart hits, display impeccable well choreographed dance moves and
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The Love Album Review - 16 November 2006 Westlife – 'The Love Album' (RCA) Released 20/11/06 3.5/5 stars By: Sean Heslin Ah, dear sweet
Westlife, how hard they try. How bleak their outlook and how fanatical their
fans. How trained are their performances and how exasperated their producers.
How ravaged by time they will become when age starts to set in a little more.
But for now we seem to have this album on our hands, which we probably should
enjoy. Credit/Source: www.entertainmentwise.com
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Westlife – Love Is… - 15 November 2006
"Nakedness!" It's difficult to believe but in the
year and a half this site has existed, Westlife have never before
spoken to us. We must be coming up in the world. Either that or... let's not
finish that sentence. No, the real reason the lads agreed to
chat to us on video is that they're about to release 'The Love Album',
featuring some all-time classic slushy tunes, and they know there's nothing
we at Channel 4 love more than love. It's brilliant, what with all the
kissing and touching and rubber clothing. But what do Westlife think love is...
Let's find out... Westlife -
Love is... Click
here to watch the video Woah! That's the last time we buy Mark
flowers... Credit/Source: www.channel4.com
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The Rose B-Sides Lyrics
- 15 November 2006 I added the
lyrics of The Rose CD Single b-sides to the LYRICS page. Nothing’s
Gonna Change My Love For You |
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Kian And Jodi In OK!
Magazine Pictures - 15 November
2006 Thanx Amanda
for letting me use your scans from OK!
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Captures Of Westlife On Something For
The Weekend - 15 November
2006 I made 80
caps from Westlife’s interview on Something For The Weekend: Westlife On Something For The Weekend (12/11/06) Credit/Source: Thanx Joanne for
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Guinness World Record Holders Westlife Hit Oz Next Week! - 15 November 2006 Fresh from scoring the Guinness World Record for the most singles to
debut straight in at #1 (14 to be sure, to be sure), lovable Irish superstars
Westlife land on our shores next week for a five day trip to promote their
new album 'The Love Album' (in stores this Saturday) and 'Live At Wembley'
DVD. Fans can catch the guys everywhere next week, including performing on
the upcoming Ashes TV special, plus at in-store signings in Brissy and
Sydney. Having
just topped the single charts in the UK this week with 'The Rose' and landing
themselves another Guinness World Record for the most singles to debut
straight in at #1 ('The Rose' is their 14th!), Ireland's pop megastars
Westlife will hit Australia next week for a whirlwind five day promo trip! Credit/Source: www.sonybmg.com.au |
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Westlife To
Star On X Factor: Walsh - 15 November
2006 Louis Walsh
has revealed that chart-toppers Westlife will appear on the X Factor as guest
judges this weekend and Take That might also star in a later show. The
Irishman, who manages the group, also criticised the previous guest judges
for all having been "old men". "This
week we might be having someone very young, someone hip and someone I know
very well as guest... Westlife," he revealed. "I
think we need to introduce a few younger people. There's also talk of Take
That coming up, Gloria Estefan and Barry Manilow and people," he added. Louis, 54,
said many of the contestants are too young to know who some of the previous
guest judges were. "A lot
of people didn't know who Rod Stewart was, I couldn't believe it," he
admitted "We've
had no guest judge under 60, which is a bit odd. We've had Tony Bennett,
who's 80, Rod Stewart, Lionel Richie, Julio Iglesias - I mean they're all
elderly men." Irish
boyband Westlife are currently number one with their cover of Bette Midler's
The Rose. Their album
The Love Album is out next week and they are due to tour the Credit/Source: http://uk.news.yahoo.com |
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Westlife have added two gigs in The shows will take place at Belfast
Odyssey Arena on Friday 13th April and Saturday 14th April. Credit/Source: www.westlife.com |
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Shane And Nicky On Q103 Tonight - 14 November 2006 WESTLIFE ALERT! If you're a fan of Time: 8pm Credit/Source: www.q103.co.uk
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Hurry Up, You Too! - 14 November 2006 Kian &
Jodi In OK! Magazine – Issue: 547 – November 21 2006 Are Jodi and Kian inspired by mate’s nuptials? How
long have we been waiting for Westlife heart-throb Kian Egan to get hitched
to his other half, Jodi Albert? For years, that’s how long! So fingers
crossed their appearance at their pals Jason Gorman and Ciara Mulliagan’s
wedding the other day has filled them with inspiration. Sadly,
we’re not sure seeing the couple unite in marriage will be enough to make
them get spliced any day soon as both Kian and Jodi have told us that
marriage isn’t on the cards just yet! “Jodi
and I will get married when the time is right for us. The worst thing I can
imagine is to get married and then a month later head off on tour. So when we
do get married it will be when I have about a year off.” Lovely
Jodi added: “We are very much in love but we don’t want to rush.” What’s
certain, when they do marry, is that it’s going to be a gorgeous day. “We
both want to get married and have a fabulous fairy-tale wedding,” Jodi told
us. “I will be pulling all the stops out. No expense will be spared, which is
why I want to be in the position to do it well.” Once
they exchanges vows, then the pair promise to start thinking about children:
“I want to be a young mum, but that can be anytime up until the age of 30.
I’d want to make sure that I’d be old enough to be a good mum. I don’t want a
kid as an accessory.” Well,
we can’t wait for the day they finally do get hitched. We’ll be flying
without wings! Credit/Source: OK! Magazine / Thanx Amanda for scanning the article |
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Kian: “I’m Glad I’m Not Kerry’s Ex” - 14 November 2006
Credit/Source: Sunday Mirror / Thanx “no1caz81” for typing
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The Rose Holds On At
No.1 On Monday’s Midweeks - 14 November
2006 MIDWEEKS – Monday 13 November Singles Sales 01 Westlife In the singles market, barely a
hundred sales separate the top two positions, with Westlife’s The Rose
currently holding on at the top despite a strong challenge from Akon feat.
Eminem’s Smack That (Universal). Justin Timberlake’ rises to three with My
Love (Jive), while Robbie Williams’ Lovelight (Chrysalis) climbs to number
eight. Hopefully
Westlife can hold on to the top! Credit/Source: Haven Forum
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No1s Record Goes West - 14 November 2006
WESTLIFE have tightened their grip on their
world record for most singles straight in at No1. Their cover of BETTE MIDLER’s
ballad The Rose became their 14th single to shoot to the top yesterday. Even OASIS have only had ten. A
jubilant SHANE FILAN, KIAN EGAN, MARK FEEHILY and NICKY
BYRNE performed a comedy version of the PUSSYCAT DOLLS hit DON’T
CHA at London club G-A-Y on Saturday. Credit/Source: www.thesun.co.uk
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The Love Album Review - 14 November 2006 Westlife – The Love Album - SonyBMG Irish group Westlife is back with
their eighth album, which features remakes of some of the most romantic love
songs. Their first single ``The Rose’’ is a remake of a Bette Midler original
and just recently went to No. 1 on the British music charts. Westlife churns out their versions of
Bonnie Tyler’s ``Total Eclipse of the Heart,’’ Debbie Boone’s ``You Light Up
My Life’’ and Joe Cocker’s ``You Are So Beautiful to Me.’’ If you loved the original versions,
don’t worry. Westlife’s remakes are quite similar to the originals, and they
do offer a fresh version of ``All Out of Love,’’ a duet with Delta Goodrem. Cathy Rose A. Garcia Credit/Source: http://times.hankooki.com
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Westlife At Number 1 - 13 November
2006 A huge congratulations to Westlife,
who have not only topped the charts this weekend with The Rose, but have also set
another Guinness World Record for the most singles to debut straight in at
number one - this is their 14th! Well done to the boys and thanks to
everyone who has shown their support by buying it. Credit/Source www.westlife.com |
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TV Dates - 13 November 2006 Westlife
will be appearing on two top TV shows this week. On Friday you can catch them
performing Easy on Children In Need, then on Saturday
they’ll be singing The Rose on X Factor. Credit/Source www.westlife.com |
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Your Own Personalised Video For The Rose! - 13 November 2006 Fancy
watching your very own personalised version of the video for Westlife's
number one single? Then just head over to www.mywestlife.com and fill in your details. You can
also send a personalised video to your friends! Credit/Source www.westlife.com |
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Things Looking Rosy For
Westlife - 13 November 2006 Irish boy band Westlife have stormed
straight to the top of the The track, which is the first to be
lifted from their new LP 'The Love Album', is Westlife's 14th chart-topper in
the U2 and Green Day rose to second spot
with their charity collaboration 'The Saints Are Coming', while All Saints
enjoyed a decent comeback after 'Rock Steady' climbed from 11 to three. Last week's chart-topper 'Put Your
Hands Up For Detroit' by Dutch DJ Fedde Le Grand slipped back to number four,
while the second highest new entry came from Madonna with 'Jump'. Credit/Source: http://musicnews.virgin.net |
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How Georgie Gave A Faint Idea About The Baby - 13 November 2006 Westlife star Nicky Byrne...found out
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U2 And Green Day Beaten To Number One By Westlife - 13 November 2006 U2 and Green Day were
beaten to the number one slot this week by Westlife. Credit/Source: www.gigwise.com |
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Westlife Rack Up 14th Number One - 13 November 2006 Westlife have underlined their position
as the most successful boy band of recent times after racking up their 14th
number one single. Credit/Source: www.inthenews.co.uk |
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Westlife Top The Charts
- 13 November 2006 The Rose is the first song the Irish
crooners have released since February and is taken from The Love Album, due
to be released later this month. All Saints continued their comeback
with Rock Steady storming up the charts from 11 to three. Credit/Source: www.utvlive.com |
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THE RAZZ:
Westlife Hit The Target With 14th 'Bullseye' - 13 November 2006 Liz &
Beverley Lyons NEW research
from the book of British Hit Singles & Albums has revealed that Westlife
have had more "bullseyes" - records entering at No.1- than any
other act in chart history. Their latest
single, a cover version of Bette Midler's The Rose, gave the band their 14th
No.1 this week. Incredibly, all 14 of their No.1 hit singles have debuted at
the top of the chart. When their
debut single Swear it Again hit the No.1 spot in May 1999, the group also
managed an unbroken run of seven consecutive No.1s - a record which still
stands six years on. Five of their
seven albums were also "bullseyes", with their lowest album chart
entry reaching no less than No.3. British Hit
Singles & Albums Editor David Roberts commented: "I must admit that
at the end of 2003 I thought their chart-topping days were over. "How
wrong was I? Their amazing achievement is in having a fanbase that has
grown-up with them over seven years. "It's a
trick few pop groups have emulated." Top 10 Acts with most chart
"bullseyes" 1. Westlife (14) 2. Oasis (10) 3. Take That
(8) 4. Spice Girls
(8) 5. Eminem (7) 6. Elvis
Presley (6) 7. U2 (6) 8. Boyzone (6) 9. Robbie
Williams (6) 10. McFly (6) Credit/Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk |
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Boys On Top : Westlife Rise To Top Spot In Charts - 13 November 2006 WESTLIFE secured their 14th British
number one hit on Sunday with a version of Bette Midler's 1980 ballad 'The
Rose'. The band now ranks equal third with singer
Cliff Richard in the list of artists with the most Since their first hit in 1999,
Westlife have sold more than 35million records around the world, according to
their record label. U2 rose four places to number two with
'The Saints Are Coming', recorded with the American band Green Day. In third
place, was 'Rock Steady', the comeback single from reformed girl band All
Saints. Credit/Source: www.unison.ie/irish_independent
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Westlife Score 14th
Number One - 13 November
2006 Irish pop
heartthrobs WESTLIFE's return to the
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Westlife Return To Chart Glory - 13 November 2006 Their first No. 1 in a
year Almost
exactly a year since their last chart-topper, Westlife are back on the top
rung on the official UK Top 40 this week with "The Rose". A host
of new entries rule the top of the singles charts this week, with last week's
No. 1 - Fedde Le Grand's "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" - falling
to four, to be overtaken by Westlife, U2 & Green Day's "The Saints
Are Coming" at two and All Saints' "Rock Steady" at three. Rounding
off the top five is Beyonce's "Irreplaceable", while a further top
ten new entry this week goes to Madonna with "Jump" at nine. In the
top twenty, Akon's "Smack That" Leading
this week's album chart is Jamiroquai with his hits set "High
Times", teen opera outfit Angelis' self-titled debut is new at two. Damien
Rice's "9" charts at four, behind Girls Aloud's "The Sound Of
- Greatest Hits", and Katherine Jenkins has a new entry at five this
week with "Serenade". Also new this week are McFLy's "Motion
In The Ocean" at six, Paul Weller's "Hit Parade" and Cliff
Richard's "Two's Company - The Duets" at eight. By:
News Desk Credit/Source: www.soundgenerator.com |
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Westlife Score 14th Irish boyband Westlife
have topped the They are joined at the top by fellow Irishmen
U2, whose collaboration with punk act Green Day - The Saints Are Coming -
rises from six to two. All Saints climb from 11 to three with
their comeback single Rock Steady, and Madonna's Jump enters at number nine. On the album charts, British funk act
Jamiroquai debut at the top with their greatest hits collection, High Times. Entering at number two is the latest
band put together by X-Factor and Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell, Angelis. The group features six children
between the age of 11 and 14 drawn from choirs such as Royal Scottish
National Orchestra and Last week's number one, The Sound Of
Girls Aloud, is pushed down to number three, and Damien Rice enters at number
four with 9. The next four places in the top ten
are all new entries, with albums from Katherine Jenkins, McFly, Paul Weller
and Sir Cliff Richard all making their first appearance. Westlife's chart accolade cements
their chart reputation as the most successful boyband of the 21st Century. They have sold more than 35 million
albums in the last eight years, and won the coveted Record of the Year prize
four times. However, they have a long way to go
before they beat the record for the most number one singles in the That honour is held by Elvis Presley,
who has hit the top spot 21 times. Credit/Source: www.bbc.co.uk |
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Westlife Top The Singles Chart - 12 November 2006 Westlife are celebrating
topping the singles chart after their track The Rose was a new entry at
number one. The boyband just held off the
challenge of U2 and their track with Green Day, The Saints are Coming, which
climbed four places from number six. All Saints continued their comeback
with their single Rock Steady jumping eight places to three. The Sugababes seem to be finding chart
success Easy, with their single rocketing 22 places from 30 to eight. One of the new classical groups - Angelis
- have made a great start to their career with their debut album, also called
Angelis. They entered the chart at number two,
stuck between two greatest hits collections, with Jamiroquai at one and Girls
Aloud at three. Credit/Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews
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Westlife's "Rose" Blossoms At Top Of Chart - 12 November 2006 The band
now ranks equal third with singer Cliff Richard in the list of artists with
the most number one singles, behind only the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Westlife
knocked Dutch dance DJ Fedde Le Grand's "Put Your Hands Up For
Detroit" off the top spot and down to number four, according to chart
compiler, The Official UK Charts Company. Midler had
a hit with "The Rose" in 1980. Since their
first hit in 1999, Westlife have sold more than 35 million records around the
world, according to their record label. Fellow
Irishmen U2 rose four places to number two with "The Saints Are
Coming", recorded with the American band Green Day. In third
place, was "Rock Steady", the comeback single from girl band All Saints,
who are back together after splitting up five years ago. American
singer Beyonce slipped one place to fifth with "Irreplaceable" and
dance duo Bodyrox fell to sixth with "Yeah Yeah". Girls Aloud
dropped to number seven with "Something Kinda Ooooh", while another
all-female band, Sugababes, climbed to number eight with "Easy". Madonna's
new single "Jump" rose 50 places to reach number nine, while
American band My Chemical Romance completed the top 10 with "Welcome to
the Black Parade". In the album
chart, Jamiroquai's greatest hits collection "High Times: Singles
1992-2006" was a new entry at number one. © Reuters
2006. All Rights Reserved. Credit/Source: http://today.reuters.co.uk
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The Rose Officially Westlife’s 14th
2. U2 & Green Day - The Saints Are Coming 3. All Saints - Rock
Steady 4. Fedde Le
Grand - Put Your Hands Up For 5. Beyonce – Irreplaceable Click here for the full chart On the singles chart, The Rose, from Westlife’s new
long player The Love Album, instantly provides the Irish group with its 21st
top five hit in a row, debuting in pole position on sales of 44,305.
Surprisingly, the song failed to chart here for Bette Midler, when it served
as the theme to her film of the same name in 1980, although it reached number
three in U2’s Saints Are Coming collaboration with Green Day
climbs 6-2 on sales of 32,338. Credit/Source: www.bbc.co.uk
/ Music Week / Haven
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*EDITED* New Pictures Of Westlife At G-A-Y - 12 November 2006 More
Pictures added: Westlife Perform At G-A-Y – 11 November 2006 Credit/Source: www.gettyimages.com
/ www.wireimage.com / Thanx Pia for the untagged Wireimage pictures / www.wenn.com |
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THE CHARTS –
The Rose Westlife’s 14th No.1!! - 12 November 2006 WESTLIFE top
the chart with The Rose and U2 & Green Day are at two with the brilliant
The Saints Are Coming. The re-formed All Saints are at three with Rock Steady
and Fedde Le Grand at four with Put Your Hands Up For Detroit. Madonna is at
number five with Jump. Credit/Source: www.sundaymail.co.uk Well done
Westlife!! I’m so happy and proud of them yaaaa!! |
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Westlife On Something For The Weekend Videos - 12 November 2006 Joanne
thanx once again for all the videos! You are a star!! Intro To The Show Credit/Source: Joanne |
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Westlife Sunday Magazine – Q & A - 12 November 2006 FACTFILE - Signed in
1998 as a five-piece. -Brian
McFadden left to go solo in 2004. - First band
to enter the charts at No1 with their first seven singles. When Brian
McFadden left Westlife, many people predicted the end for the Irish boy band.
But three
years later, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Nicky Byrne are about
to release their eighth album. When Sunday
asked you for you questions for the band, they came from all over the
world... £50 STAR
QUESTION If Brian asked to return, would you let him? - Aline
Shane: "Probably not. We've been without him for
three years and we've done an awful lot that we're very proud of. We had a
great time with Brian, but we've got so used to him not being in it, it would
be weird if he rejoined. I'd never rule out performing with him again, but as
for him joining the band again, that won't happen." Mark: "We could never have replaced him either. We'd
have bullied a new person or treated them like an outsider because after
eight years we have such a strong bond." When Brian left, people thought you'd split - but
you're bigger than ever. Why? - Gareth Hulance, Shane: "Brian leaving was the kick up the bum we
needed. We wanted to be even more successful." My wife has a Westlife poster opposite our bed and
I've caught her looking at it while we're "being intimate". Could
you tell her this is inappropriate? - Mr. Jones, Spalding Kian: "Mrs. Jones, that's inappropriate! Take it
down." Nicky: "Nah, keep the poster up, it's not doing any
harm." Mark: "Take it down and we'll come round and watch
instead." What happens to all the teddy bears and chocolated
your fans send you? - Annie, Bedfordshire Mark: "Every couple of months we'll give them away
to kids' hospitals or charity." Shane: "The really cute ones I'll give to my daughter
Nicole as she loves them. We can only eat food or sweets if they're fully
wrapped so you know they haven't been tampered with. Most of our fans are
normal, but some of them are psycho, so you don't know what they could have
done with it!" Mark, how has life changed now people know you're
gay? - Natalie Hewison, Leicester Mark: "My life has got umpteen times better. My
sexuality doesn't define me as a person, but it's a huge part of anyone to be
open about it. It's changed my life totally as I feel so much happier and at
ease. It's the best thing I've ever done." Your new album, The Love Album, has already been
nicknamed "The Shag Album". Which is the best track to make love
to? - Jacqui Mortimer, Shane: "I'd recommend Easy. It has a saucy backing
track to it, and you could imagine lounging on your bed listening to it and
getting it on." Are there any of your songs you don't like singing?
- Nikhil Parker, Shane: "Tunnel of Love was the worst song we ever
recorded. Lyrics like, 'Yes, I'm ready to go through the tunnel of love' are
like macaroni and cheese with dounle extra cheese!" Kian: "I Have A Dream wasn't very us - it was corny,
cheesy and cheap." Mark: "Uptown Girl doesn't take much singing - it's
not very vocally challenging." Was it right for Kerry Katona to have a go at Brian
in public? - Stuart Goodman, Bucks Shane: "She still has a lot of pain and probably
wants to let people know. And Brian might be the same. They're both in a bad
situation at the moment." Nicky: "She's hurting badly but we'll never know the
ins and outs of their relationship. We feel bad for both of them." Mark: "They were two people who were in our lives
every single day, they were like family, we can't take sides. We're there to
be friends with both of them." What is the weirdest thing a fan has done to get
your attention at a gig? - Lissy Brydon, Shane: "A girl in the fourth row sent up an envelope
while we were on stage - she'd taped her pubic hair inside. We made a show of
her by putting her face up on the big screen!" Mark: "People are always pretending to faint to get
into the first-aid section by the stage. Once the doctors start looking at
them, they leg it up on stage. Now first aid is outside." What about the future? - Sarael Marvelous, Shane: "We have this album to promote, a tour next
year, a greatest hits part two in 2007 to celebrate out 10th anniversary,
then we'll reassess after that." After you eventually split up, will you go solo or
will you become house husbands and play golf all day? - Shane: "That's exactly what we plan to do! Being home
all the time with my family would be perfect. I don't think I'd go solo.
Westlife is as big as any band could be - doing it on my own would be lonely
and rubbish." Nicky: "Look at the Spice Girls. Individually, they
only had minor success. Unless one of us became Robbie, we wouldn't sell half
the number of records of our own." Do your wives, girlfriends and boyfriend get on well
with each other? - John Wallace, Co. Louth, Nicky: "They do, which is great. If they didn't, it
would be awkward. We were trying to come up with a name for them like the
WAGS, except ours would be the Wagababs - Wives and Girlfriends and Boyfriend
and Babies - which is not quite as catchy." Mark: "It's a luxury that we can afford to fly them
to where we are. It makes touring easier. If it got to the point where it was
a choice between our career or our families and partners, then we'd be on the
first plane home." What did you say to The Pope? - Pamela Marks, Is there anything about your fans that annoys you? - Credit/Source: Sunday
Magazine / Angela / Joanne |
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OK! Magazine Scans - 12 November 2006 The OK!
Magazine issue that features Westlife finally came in my country so I scanned
the pictures:
Credit/Source: OK!
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'I'm Gay And In A Boy Band!' - 12 November 2006 Article
shortened and only includes the parts about Mark, Kevin and V. When agonised
Boyzone star Stephen Gately finally revealed the secret of his sexuality, his
fans didn't even blink. Others have followed his lead - but for some it's
still a step too far. Craig McLean In spring
and summer 2004 I spent three months, on and off, in the company of a new boy
band called V. I was writing the story of their launch, which was being
masterminded by Prestige, the management company that ripped up the boy band
rulebook by inventing Busted and McFly: boy bands with guitars! But V would be
a more traditional combo - five lads, dancing and harmonising and smiling and
winking. In the
run-up to their launch, the V lads had been put up in a des res apartment
complex in north They all
unblinkingly denied the last one. One year later, after the band had split,
one of their number, Kevin McDaid, popped up in the papers as Mark from
Westlife's boyfriend. Then in August this year, a second member, Aaron
Buckingham, contributed a piece to Attitude. 'No one
ever made me keep my sexuality a secret,' he wrote. But a friend had recently
been expelled from the line-up of a new band 'being put together by a major
record label' after admitting he was gay. His manager told him: 'We're sorry
but we don't want any gay guys in this band.' Buckingham reported that '[her]
suspicions were apparently raised while seeing him dance in what she
described as a "camp manner". It's disgusting behaviour like this
which made me determined to keep my sexuality a secret ... As it turned out,
two future Gatelys managed to slip through the V audition net.' I ask Kevin
McDaid why he lied to me about his sexuality. 'It was a difficult situation,'
he says. 'I was in my comfort zone, in my bedroom, but that was the first
time I'd been asked that.' In discussions with management and the label he
had been given the choice of coming out or not. 'I felt a lot of pressure.
People were saying that it wasn't a problem, but they probably would prefer
me to not say anything.' He took the
advice of 'professionals' whom he felt knew more than he did about the situation.
He was told that 'it might affect the band's success'. Plus, it was a
personal matter. Buckingham,
who confided in McDaid that he was gay towards the end of the band's
existence one year later, wrote that V were given 'a strict set of rules to
abide by. I remember one of those clearly being "no visits to gay
clubs".' McDaid ignored this rule. 'One of the managers would say,
"You were seen at some gay club last night", and that was a
problem.' With V, a
new band starting out on pop's perilous foothills, all the boxes had to be
ticked, every opportunity maximised. These were enlightened times ... But why
confuse the issue by having a gay member - two gay members - in a brand new
boy band, explicitly targeted at young girls? It was
different when Mark Feehily came out. Westlife were already established and
he and McDaid had been an item for over a year. 'It was stressful, but not
over the top,' says McDaid of that period. But Feehily needed to come clean.
'I was there to hold his hand and stand by him,' says McDaid, now a
photographer who shares a Even so,
Feehily declined to be interviewed for this story. From a professional point
of view this is perhaps understandable: this month, Westlife release The Love
Album. And for McDaid and Feehily, the first known/well-known boy band
couple, it wasn't all sunshine and roses, literally. After they came out, 'I
was waiting for the flowers from Elton and George and they just didn't
arrive!' laughs McDaid. 'Maybe we're just not worth it, darling. Or it was so
old news.' Credit/Source: The Observer |
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Westlife On The X-Factor Next Week - 11 November 2006 A note to let you know that Westlife
will appear on next week’s X-Factor show on 18 November 2006 so make sure you
will watch it. |
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Captures From Entertainment Today - 11 November 2006 I made some captures from Westlife’s
interview and bowling game on Friday’s Entertainment Today. Westlife Interview/Bowling – Entertainment Today
(10/11/06) Credit/Source: Thanx Joanne for
the video |
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Interview On Popworld - 11 November
2006 Joanne uploaded Westlife’s interview on Popworld! Thanx
Jo! Credit/Source: Joanne |
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Mark Says It Was Hard Hiding His Sexuality - 11 November 2006 WESTLIFE star Mark Feehily has
revealed how hiding his sexuality from fans was harder than admitting he was
gay. Credit/Source: Irish Mirror / Joanne |
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The Rose On Greek TV Tomorrow - 10 November 2006 To all Greek fans just to let you know
that The Rose Video will be played on Mad TV for the first time in It will also be played on the program
during the day and it will be on Jukebox Versus so make sure you will vote
for it. Credit/Source: www.mad.tv |
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Your Chance To Meet
Westlife - 10 November 2006 BBC Radio The highest bidder will get to meet
Westlife and spend time with them behind the scenes at a rehearsal in After watching an afternoon rehearsal
and spending some quality time with the band you’ll be treated to dinner at
Deane’s Deli in Bedford Street and not only that but you’ll then get to spend
the night at the Radisson SAS Hotel in Belfast. If you like the sound of that, tune into
John's show this Saturday, 11th November. 92-95FM, 1341MW, through your
digital television provider, or listen online via the website www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/radioulster from 1.10pm Credit/Source: www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/radioulster |
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Download Nicky’s Interview On Cool Fm - 10 November 2006 Is Nick Jnr on the Way? Glen catches up with Nicky Byrne to find out all
about the new 'Love Tour' hitting the Odyssey in April 07. We also heard
through the grapevine that Nicky may have some other special news to share, click here
if you missed the interview... Credit/Source: www.coolfm.co.uk
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Westlife.GR Site Of The Month November - 10 November 2006 Thanx Carla
at Westlife
Elite Startpage for picking Westlife.GR as Site Of The Month
November! I’m so proud of this and it means so much to me! You can see
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The Rose No.2 In Westlife
entered the Irish singles chart at No.2 with The Rose.
Credit/Source: www.irma.ie
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Westlife At G-A-Y Tomorrow - 10 November 2006 WESTLIFE
Celebrating Their 14th NUMBER ONE With
Their New Single "THE ROSE" When KIAN, MARK, SHANE & NICKY
perform for the 13th Time At G-A-Y WESTLIFE @ G-A-Y - Please note that
G-A-Y is a LESBIAN & GAY Club, not a concert venue - please respect this
to save disappointment WESTLIFE - The Undisputable Number One
Boy Band are back at G-A-Y Click here
to get a £10 voucher Credit/Source: www.g-a-y.co.uk
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Westlife On GMTV Videos - 10 November 2006 Joanne uploaded the videos of Westlife on today’s
Entertainment Today. Lovely ones, these lads are really good at bowling,
Thanx Jo! Intro To Westlife Bowling On GMTV Credit/Source: Joanne |
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The Rose No.1 On Friday’s Midweeks - 10 November 2006 MIDWEEKS – Friday Update Singles 01 Westlife 31k 02 U2/Green Day 22k 03 All Saints 17k Yaa that’s so great!! Go Westlife!!
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The Rose Review – Daily Record - 10 November 2006 Westlife – The Rose ***** ONLY Westlife
can get away with delivering up a cover like this impassioned Eighties ballad
which was originally a hit for Bette Midler in the Credit/Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk |
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Westlife On GMTV Tomorrow - 9 November 2006 Westlife
will be on Entertainment Today tomorrow, 10 November. Westlife went bowling with Jenni Time: 8:35am Channel: ITV Credit/Source: www.gm.tv
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The Rose No.1 In Thursday’s Updated Midweeks! - 9 November 2006 MIDWEEKS – Thursday Update Singles 01 Westlife 26k (7.500
copies ahead of U2/Green Day) 02 U2/Green Day 18k 03 All Saints 14k Woohoo!! It
looks like Westlife WILL have their 14th No.1! I’m so happy! I
hope The Rose will be No.1 on Sunday! Make sure you will buy your copies if
you haven’t already. Credit/Source: Haven Forum |
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Westlife On Hit40UK - 9 November 2006 On the next
week's show Lucio we'll be catching up with Westlife so get your comments on their new single "The
Rose" and any questions you have for the guys to lucio@hit40uk.com Credit/Source: www.hit40uk.com
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Westlife Star Plans €30m. ‘Landmark’ Carraroe Scheme - 9 November 2006
The property
development company owned by Westlife star, Shane Filan and his brother,
Finbarr, is behind an ambitious plan to build a €30m neighbourhood centre at
Carraroe. By Leo Gray The project, which includes shops,
apartments, a public house, restaurant, doctor’s surgery, dentist’s surgery,
a physiotherapy clinic and a creche, is planned for a site at Tonnafortes,
close to Carraroe National School, about two miles from Sligo city. The plan has been described as ‘a
showcase development for Sligo’ by the Westlife singer, who stressed that
great care had been taken to design a scheme which would provide a landmark
project on one of the main entrance routes to Sligo city and which would
cater for the projected needs of the expanding Carraroe area. Meetings A number of pre-planning meetings have
taken place with the planning authorities and the proposals conform with the planning
guidelines for the area. Mr. Filan, who lives in the locality,
pointed out that Carraroe was zoned for extensive development over the next
number of years and said they were anxious to provide a high quality project
which would set the standard for future plans. They had worked on the design of the
development over the last two years and were satisfied that they had come up
with a ‘showcase’ plan, worthy of a gateway site to A planning application in respect of
the project will be lodged by Shafin Development Ltd with Sligo County
Council. Supermarket The new centre, which will comprise of
two separate blocks, one of which will be six storeys high, will include a
supermarket of 3,000 sq.ft., a pharmacy and two other shops. A total of 76 apartments are proposed
and the overall plan will also include a creche, restaurant, surgeries for a
doctor and dentist, and a physiotherapy clinic. Car parking facilities for 247 cars
will be provided, 165 underground and 82 at surface level. The development also includes a new
vehicular entrance off The Carraroe project is the first Meanwhile, the company reports great
success with its housing development, Stonebridge, in Dromahair, which is
well ahead of its sales target. Forty clients are expected to move
into their new homes in the development before Christmas and ten further
houses will be released to the market soon. It is hoped that construction
work on the next phase of the development will get under way next year. Credit/Source: www.unison.ie/sligo_champion
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Launch Of History Of Irish Tennis By TOM Higgins, a founder
member of Sligo Tennis Club, embarked on a project a number of years ago. The initial project was to record the
history of tennis in the This book is so much more than a
history; in fact, it is a magnificent achievement by any standards. In three volumes and running to 1800
pages it is crammed full of facts, figures, anecdotes, biographical details,
insights, fascinating items and hundreds and hundreds of photographs, many of
which are in colour. Extraordinary for so many reasons,
this great work is a sociological document without equal, shedding light on
the mores, manners and pastimes of the leisured classes in Within it’s covers characters and
personalities as diverse as Mark
Feehily of Westlife and Sir Anthony O’Reilly the newspaper tycoon jostle
for space beside Terry Wogan, Des Keogh and upwards on a thousand other
aficionados of the game of tennis. Tennis, the playing of it and the love
of it is the glue that binds them all together. If you still need a reason to make
this book your "must have" possession then reflect on the fact you
or someone close to you is almost certainly featured in it, it is just irresistible;
you can’t escape it! The Credit/Source: www.unison.ie/sligo_champion
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Westlife On The Late Late Show - 9 November 2006 Westlife
will be on The Late Late Show tomorrow, Friday 10 November. Time: 9:30pm Channel: RTE 1 Credit/Source: www.rte.ie/tv/latelate |
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The Rose Review - 9 November 2006 ***** Christmas is coming - had you noticed?
Westlife have, and they're releasing a CD of classic tear jerkers, The Love Album,
on 20th November. Delta Goodrem, former bandmate Brian McFadden's girlfriend,
sings guest vocals on All Out Of Love. The album begins with this superior
ballad, a hit for Bette Midler in 1980. The Rose couples tender country
melodies with gentle poetic lyrics and Westlife more than do it justice. Credit/Source: Heat Magazine / Thanx Jade-Louise for typing it up |
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New Westlife Pictures In Boyband
Westlife announce an extra 2 dates in their 2007 tour outside the Four Seasons
Hotel,
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Biz Bites – The Sun - 8 November 2006 IT’S boyband-tastic in the battle of the
charts this week. Irish crooners WESTLIFE look certain to grab the No1 single spot with The
Rose. And in the album chart Motion In The Ocean by popsters McFLY is heading for the top. Credit/Source: www.thesun.co.uk
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OK! Magazine Interview - 8 November 2006 © Thanx Joanne for typing it up Issue: 546 – Date: 14 November 2006 Once upon a
time, Mark Feehily was the shy, cute one from Westlife, who kept himself to
himself in interviews. But now, having
bagged himself a foxy boyfriend, he seems to be full of life and is only too
happy to speak his mind in a way we have never seen before. "I think its
absolutely ludicrous that people are trying to force that image on to young
people that you’re unacceptable unless you’re skinny", he rages when we
touch briefly on the subject of skinny celebrities. "Its like walking
around handing drugs to people. People get addicted to the way they look.
It's a mental health issue to some people, Its just wrong. Coming out
seems to have done mark the world of good. So when we join the lads a week
after the glamorous photoshoot at their record company office in But Mark
isn’t the only one who’s keeping us amused. Bandmates Shane Filan an Kian
Egan and Nicky Byrne are also on top form, cracking jokes and picking fun at
each other. But as soon
as we get to the serious subjects like the current trend for rock stars such
as Pete Doherty and Keane’s Tom Chaplins very public stints in rehab, Mark is
once again spurting off... SO guys, what do you think if the current spate of
rock stars checking into rehab? M: Its f***ing sad that in today’s society people
become cooler to a certain demographic by spending time in somewhere like the
Priory. K: Tellingly, all I seem to know is Pete Doherty for
is taking drugs and excessive alcohol abuse, etc. I don’t know his music at
all. The fact that papers keep writing about him so much worries me as people
are seeing him as this really cool person, but sometimes with a drink and
drugs addiction its definitely not cool. N: Pete quite obviously needs help. I think it’s
really sad that he is perceived as this cool person. It’s sick, in fact. The
chap is not well. Look at his eyes and the scabs on his face. Do you think it’s to make him look like a tortured
hero to his fans? M: Well, what I’d really like to know is if he’s using
that whole image to better his profile, or in fact it’s the papers who are
hounding him. He’s no fool. He’s an intelligent guy. I saw him being
interviewed on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and he is a very talented
young man with a good voice. If I was in a position like Pete Doherty I think
it would seem bit weird to go somewhere like The Priory as it must be like
walking into the offices of OK, because its so well known. N: But the Priory is a place to help people with a
drink or a drugs problem which I’m assuming is a confidential place to go... M: Yes it is, but there are always leaks about who
goes therein the press. S: Probably because the people who go there tell the
press themselves. N: Well I know that if I had an alcohol problem I
would go to a place where no one would know I was there. Your mate Kerry Katona has been talking about her
troubled past recently. Were you surprised by the revelations? S: We’ve known her for a very long time and knew she’s
had a very hard time going form one foster family to another. She obviously
feels it’s the right time to talk about it now. She’s a lovely girl and feels
now is the time to talk about it. M: When she split form Brian McFadden and went back to
You’ve worked with Brian’s new girlfriend on your
album, were you worried Kerry would thump you? N: In everything we’ve red Kerry has only been
complimentary about Delta so we didn’t worry about asking her to join us on
the record. M: Between us, noone wants to take sides. We called
Brian first and told him we wanted to work with delta and he was fine about
that. Were mature adults and that’s how we deal with all our relationships. You’ve all grown up and settled down - but are you
still being chased by groupies? K: Our fans don’t throw themselves at us. Even in the early days we never had girls
chucking themselves at us, even though people think it did happen to us like
that. That said, I did once have a
saucy letter handed tome and this girl stood there and said read it now and
when I opened it, it said "Willy you have sex with me" I just
looked at her and said sorry, love but no! Shane, how are you coping being a dad? When my
daughter Nicole was born she slept like a log for eight hours straight. We
were very lucky but now she’s teething, so she’s waking up in the middle of
the nigh. Gillian and I would love a couple more but in a few years time… Kian, there’s a lot of talk about you and your
girlfriend Jodi getting spliced? We will get
married when the time is right for both of us. I don’t want to get married
then have to rush of to a tour straight away. So when we do get married,
it’ll be when I get a year off so we can travel he world without work getting
in the way. But were not going to be rushed into something which I want to
take time to make perfect… Jodi told us she wants to be a young mum... K: I think Jodi sees 30 as young. Children will come
after marriage; First of all when we do get married, we’d like to have some
time to ourselves, Shane and Gillian have a daughter but have been together
since they were teenagers Whilst Jodi and I have only been together for a few
years. Children will be a part of our lives one day but not just now… Mark, we hear you’re desperate to get a ring on your
boyfriend Kevin’s finger... M: No, It’s all rubbish, We’re not getting married.
Basically me and Kevin are really happy and enjoying what we have. Of course
there’s a bit of interest form people as it’s a gay marriage. In Credit/Source: www.ok.co.uk
/ Joanne
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The Rose No.1 On Monday’s Midweeks! - 7 November 2006 MIDWEEKS – Monday Singles Sales 01 Westlife 13k Yaaa! The
lads were No.1 on Monday’s singles sales with The Rose. As you can see
U2/Green Day are not far behind so make sure you will buy your copies of The
Rose to secure Westlife their 14th No.1! Good Luck Westlife!! Credit/Source: Haven Forum / Mekey |
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Promotion In With seven chart-busting
albums under their belt and a record breaking 13 #1
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Westlife In OK! Magazine - 7 November 2006 Westlife
are in this week’s OK! Magazine. There is an interview and pictures of them. Credit/Source: www.ok.co.uk
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EXCLUSIVE
Nicky Byrne Talks To Daily Mirror - 7 November 2006 ON BECOMING A
DAD: 'I know the time is right .. I've seen the joy it brought Shane and I
know my By Paul Martin WESTLIFE star
Nicky Byrne has revealed his joy as he prepares to become a pop papa. The singer's
wife Thrilled Nicky
said: "I know the time is right for this and it's something that "It's a
whole different level of responsibility bringing a child into the world. "But I've
seen what joy it brought Brian McFadden when he was in the group and more
recently Shane Filan with his daughter Nicole. I want to experience that too
and I know Nicky met the
Daily Mirror in a plush suite in Despite having
staged a day of interviews and promotions the 28-year-old is energetic and
bright, wearing a pair of designer jeans and a smart jumper. He's been working
frantically since dawn but even at 6pm he still has plenty of his charm in
reserve, flashing his trademark boy band smile as he leaps up and offers to
make tea. The singer's
soon reflecting on Westlife's amazing resurrection since Brian's dramatic
exit from the group three years ago. He explains:
"I don't think that Brian would ever ask to come back to the band. But
the honest answer would be that we wouldn't have him back in the group
anyway. "We all
get on great with Brian but we couldn't go back to having five in the group
because it was such an upheaval when he left. "We had
to re-build and start from scratch and we're a different group now. We've
moved on and Brian knows that as much as we do. "If you
are asking me if we would let him re-join the group then the answer is
no." He concedes:
"At the time I suppose we did all feel a bit hurt and abandoned by the
whole Brian thing because we were emotional about what was happening. "We were
taking a huge step into the unknown when Brian left. I think we all felt a
bit vulnerable and scared. That was probably the toughest thing we ever went
through as a band but it brought us closer together. "I think
a lot of people wrote us off and thought we would be finished - like when
Robbie Williams left Take That." Far from
folding, the stars bounced back within six months with a No1 album and
sell-out world tour. Yet Nicky
knows how unpredictable the fickle world of showbiz can be. He cautiously
accepts: "We have to be strong now because another member leaving the
group would be the end. We know that, yet we also know it won't happen. YES of course
sometimes we'll have a really heated discussion, debate or even row about
what song to release or where we want to tour. "These things
are important to us and we all have different ideas on what is right. "But we
argue it out and then reach a decision. It's a democracy and it works well
for us." He adds with a
grin: "And none of us have ever hit each other - that's not bad for a group
of lads who have been on the road together for eight years." Meanwhile, all
bets are on when it comes to what Nicky and Boylesports
were offering odds yesterday on what Bertie's first grandchild will be
called. Nicky is the
favourite choice for a boy at 16/1 followed closely by Bertie, after his
famous grandfather at 20/1. If it's a
girl, Cecelia at 25/1, the name of As a tribute
to the Taoiseach's other colleagues, Justice Minister Michael McDowell and
Finance Minister Brian Cowen, Michael is at 25/1 and Brian is 33/1. If it's a
bouncing little girl, Nicky may look
to some of his own songs for inspiration when naming his first born. The band had a
hit with Mandy and Boylesports are offering odds of 66/1 that it comes out
tops for the new parents. At 150/1,
Gertie is the rank outsider for Westlife's new arrival followed by odds of
40/1 that it will be twins and 300/1 that Credit/Source: www.mirror.co.uk
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Fanlistings Joined - 7 November 2006 I’ve joined
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Westlife To Get
Personal In Video - 6
November 2006
Irish boyband Westlife
are allowing fans to play a part in their latest music video. Visitors to the group's website can
"star" in a custom version of the video simply by submitting their
name. The name is then integrated into
several scenes, appearing on a wedding invitation and a text message sent by
a member of the group. The interactive video, which is for
the band's twentieth single, The Rose, was created by British firm 20:20 They have used the technology before
to put user's names in online adverts for films and video games, but this is
the first time it has been used in a music video. Westlife are one of the most
successful pop acts of recent years, with a tally of 13 number one singles in
the Often derided for their reliance on
cover versions and ballads, the quartet have nonetheless sold more than 35 million
records worldwide. They have been together for eight
years and survived the departure of original member Bryan McFadden in 2004. Credit/Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Chat With Westlife From Your To celebrate the release of Westlife's
new single 'The Rose' today the band will be participating in a live
mobile text chat from 5pm – 6pm on Virgin Mobile, You can send in your questions in
advance or chat live with the band from 5pm-6pm on Monday! This a
first for Virgin Mobile, Credit/Source: www.westlife.com
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Byrne Baby Byrne - 6 November 2006 Westlife star
Nicky & Bertie's girl pregnant By Maeve Quigley NICKY Byrne
and his wife Westlife star
Nicky, 28, and 27-year-old A spokeswoman
said: "Nicky and Georgina Byrne are delighted to announce they are
expecting their first child next summer." The couple
would not comment further but pals said they were overjoyed. One friend
added: "They are both over the moon - it's wellknown that Nicky and Yesterday
Bertie said he was thrilled to learn he would soon have a grandchild. He
added: "Needless to say we are all delighted with the good news. And when asked
how he felt about becoming a grandad, Bertie gushed: "Well, if it is
half as good as being a father and brings me anywhere near the pride and joy
that fatherhood brought me then I am really looking forward to it." Bertie added
the news that Westlife had got a new contract meant his grandchild's future
would be secure. He said:
"He'll probably need the money in the future to look after his children.
I think we all have to plan not just for our children, but for our children's
children and I suppose it shows that's not too far away." Nicky and The couple got
married at Wicklow Registry Office in August 2003 and their union was blessed
four days later at the Both have
spoken openly about their wish for children. Nicky even admitted he became
broody when bandmate Shane Filan and his wife Gillian had baby Nicole in July
last year. Meanwhile, the
proud couple attended a wedding in An onlooker
said: " Credit/Source: www.mirror.co.uk
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The Rose Out Today! - 6 November 2006 At last,
'The Rose' is out today and there are plenty of ways to get your hands on the
single, so what are you waiting for? You can
order it now via your mobile and receive exclusive access to a website where
you can watch behind-the-scenes footage of the boys at the video shoot. All
you need to do is click here and follow the simple instructions. If you’re
heading down to the shops to get your copy on CD, there are two great formats
to look out for. CD1 has gorgeous new track ‘Solitaire’ on the B-side, while
CD2 comes with ‘Nothing’s Going To Change My Love For You’, ‘If’, plus the
making of the photoshoot. You can also order the CDs online – just click here and enjoy! Credit/Source: www.westlife.com
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Joy For Bertie As By Eoin English
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Westlife On Magic TV - 6 November 2006 Westlife
will be hosting a LOVE WEEKEND on 11 & 12 November 2006 on 'Magic TV'
(Channel 352 on Sky). Credit/Source: Thanx Jane for the info |
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Interview On Fourth One Tonight - 6 November 2006 Kian and Mark's
interview wit Mark Martin is being played tonight on Mark Martin's Hitlist
show. Credit/Source: Thanx Lesley for the info |
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Interview On Popworld - 6 November 2006 Westlife
will be interviewed on popworld’s Saturday show on 11 November 2006 so make
sure you’ll watch them on Channel 4 from 10:30am. Credit/Source: Thanx Jane for the info |
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The Rose Out Today!! - 6
November 2006 Yaaa the
day we were all waiting for is finally here! The Rose is
being released today so make sure you will buy your copies!! Enjoy the
single, the b-sides and the making of the photoshoot! Hopefully The Rose will
be a success! Good Luck Westlife!!
CD1 Tracklisting CD2
Tracklisting 1. The
Rose
1. The Rose 2. Solitaire
2.
Nothing’s Going To Change My Love For You
3. If
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Westlife Star To Be A Dad - 6 November 2006
I'M pleased to announce WESTLIFE
star NICKY BYRNE and his wife of three years The Irish singer wed the daughter of
Irish Prime Minister BERTIE AHERN in August 2003, and they are expecting
the new arrival next year. A statement from the thrilled couple
reads: “Nicky and Georgina Byrne are delighted to announce that they are
expecting their first child next summer.” Credit/Source: www.thesun.co.uk
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Taoiseach Gets Set To Become A Granddad In Summer - 6 November 2006 FORGET the general election -
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has other things on his mind now that he is set to
become a grandfather for the first time next summer. The Taoiseach's eldest daughter, "Nicky and Georgina Byrne are
delighted to announce they are expecting their first child next summer,"
said the brief statement issued by their spokesperson. The couple, who are married three
years, are said to be "over the moon" and "absolutely
delighted" by the news. They are keeping the exact month of the baby's
birth a secret for now, other than to say the child will be born next summer.
The young couple told their respective families their good news recently and
then announced it publicly yesterday. Next summer looks set to be an
exceptionally busy one for the Ahern household between the new baby and the
general election, in which Mr Ahern will be aiming for a historic third term. In the past couple of days, Nicky
hinted that a baby could be on the cards or himself and "We have been together since we
were about 16 and we always said that when we feel the time is right, we'll
start thinking about having kids and we think that maybe we're at the stage
now," said Nicky late last week. The couple attended the Fianna Fail
Ard Fheis in Speaking on RTE radio yesterday, Mr
Ahern said he was "delighted" that he was going to be a
grandfather. "I'm very happy for them," he added. Isabel Hurley Credit/Source: www.unison.ie/irish_independent
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Westlife Star To Be A Dad - 6 November 2006 Irish
boy band star NICKY BYRNE has confirmed he and his wife of three years The WESTLIFE singer wed the daughter of Irish Prime
Minister BERTIE AHERN in August 2003, and they are expecting the new arrival
next year (07). A
statement from the thrilled couple reads: "Nicky and Georgina Byrne are
delighted to announce that they are expecting their first child next
summer." Credit/Source: www.contactmusic.com
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Captures From Popworld - 6 November 2006 I made 64
captures from Westlife’s performance of The Rose on Popworld The Rose Performance On Popworld Credit/Source: Thanx Joanne for
the video |
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Bigger Picture Of The DVD Cover - 5 November 2006 I found a bigger
version of The Face To Face Tour 2006 DVD cover on Amazon:
Credit/Source: www.amazon.co.uk
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Georgina Byrne, a daughter of the Taoiseach,
Bertie Ahern, has announced she is expecting her first child. The baby is expected to be born next
Summer. The news came in a statement issued by
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Nicky And The
Irish Taoiseach’s eldest daughter In a
one-line statement, a spokesperson said the new arrival is due next summer. It
will be the first grandchild of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and his separated
wife, Miriam Kelly. Their youngest daughter Cecelia is a best-selling author. Today’s
statement said: “Nicky and Georgina Byrne are delighted to announce that they
are expecting their first child next summer.” The
couple wed at Wicklow Registry Office, Co Wicklow in August 2003 and their
union was blessed four days later at the Roman Catholic Church of St Pierre The
couple attended the Ard Fheis (annual conference) of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s
ruling Fianna Fail party in Credit/Source:
www.irishexaminer.com Oh my
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Westlife At Children's Champions Gala Night Pictures - 5 November 2006
You can also watch a video of the night here that features Westlife
aswell. Credit/Source:
www.newsoftheworld.co.uk
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Westlife On Popworld Video - 4 November 2006 Joanne uploaded The Rose performance of The Rose on
Popworld! Thanx Jo! The Rose Performance On Popworld Credit/Source: Joanne |
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Personalized The Rose Video - 4 November 2006 You can
watch your own personalized video of The Rose by clicking
here and filling in your first and last name. Credit/Source: Joanne / www.mywestlife.com |
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€6m Westlife May Go For 10 At The Point - 4 November 2006 THEY haven't gone away, you know.
Indeed, they have no plans to. Westlife were in That is "re-signed" and not
"resigned", folks. The new deal with Sony/BMG - rumoured
to be worth €6m - means there will be even more Westlife albums, just as
there will be even more Westlife concerts. Not for the first time, Brian McFadden
must be questioning his decision making. "We have no timeframe on how long
we will go on," Kian Egan said yesterday at the Four Seasons in Having performed 384 shows since 2001,
you'd have hoped the lads would have picked up something. Not an instrument,
of course, but something, and seeing the bottom line is as good a skill as
any boyband member could have. "The run at the Point might yet
stretch to 10, so it would be stupid of us guys to throw that opportunity
away," Kian said. The band's new single - 'The Rose' -
is expected to go straight to number one next week. The new album will be
released just in time for Christmas. "It looks like they're going to
go on forever," manager Louis Walsh said, confirming the fears of many.
"The new contract is for several more albums." We also learned that Shane Filan's dog
was knocked down on Thursday. The dog is doing grand now though. His owner
and three mates? More like cats that got the cream. *Tickets for the extra dates go on
sale today from 9am from Ticketmaster and are priced from €38.70. JASON O'BRIEN Credit/Source: www.unison.ie |
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Travel: Pop In
For Butlins Concerts - 4
November 2006 MCFLY and
Westlife will be taking to the stage at Butlins' Minehead Arena this month. Westlife
appear on November 17-20 with McFly, Peter Andre and Jordan on from November
24-27. Book for the
weekend and also try the go-karts, Splash Waterworld and the water park with
rides and wave machines. There's also Bob the Builder and Angelina Ballerina
for the tots plus sports and clubs for older children. Prices (based
on four sharing self-catering accommodation) including tickets for the gigs
and access to all entertainment and facilities cost £88pp for the Westlife
weekend and £79pp for McFly, Peter and Jordan. Call 0870 998
2266 (quote 350), click on www.butlins.com/westlife or www.butlins.com/mcfly
for tickets. Credit/Source: www.mirror.co.uk |
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Westlife Weekend On RTE Fm2 - 4 November 2006 Just a
reminder that it is Westlife weekend on RTE Fm2. Saturday Morning the guys join Michael
Cahill, as some of their biggest fans get to ask the questions. From 12midday Nicky, Shane, Kian and
Mark play a special celebrity Family Fortunes on the Saturday Show with Will,
and then listen out for them all weekend long giving you a chance to win their
latest love album... only here on RTÉ 2FM. Credit/Source: www.rte.ie/2fm |
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The Rose Out Today In All the
fans that live in CD1 Tracklisting 1. The Rose 2. Nothing’s Going To Change My Love For You 3. If 4. Making Of The Photoshoot (Enhancement) CD2 Tracklisting 1. The Rose 2. Solitaire |
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30 Second Clips Of The Rose B-Sides - 3 November 2006 You can listen
to 30second clips of the b-side songs of The Rose CD singles “Nothing’s Going To Change My Love For You”, “If” and
“Solitaire”. They
sound great! I can’t wait till The Rose is out on Monday! Click Here and then Search for Artist “Westlife” and Title
“The Rose”. Credit/Source: Thanx Kerry for the link
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Captures Of Westlife On Loose Women - 3 November 2006 I made some
Captures of Westlife on Loose Women. The Rose Performance On Loose Women Credit/Source: Thanx Joanne for
the videos |
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Simon Cowell Introduces Angelis... - 3 November 2006 An
article about Angelis was added on the official Westlife site (It’s not about
Westlife that’s why I didn’t post it). You can read it here Credit/Source: www.westlife.com |
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Westlife On Loose Women Videos - 3 November 2006 Joanne once again was very quick and uploaded Loose Women
on youtube! Thanx hun! Credit/Source: Joanne |
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Westlife On Popworld - 3 November 2006 Westlife
will be performing The Rose on Popworld this Saturday (4th November). And if
you miss it on Saturday, you can tune in to the repeat on Sunday! Credit/Source: www.westlife.com |
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Westlife
have added new dates in They'll be
playing The Point in Tickets for
all three shows go on sale from 9am tomorrow, Friday 3rd November. Credit/Source: www.westlife.com |
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Brian, Delta & Kids
Clown Around... - 2 November
2006 Article shortened and only includes the part about Mark and Kevin. For
the whole article and pictures click here Later that night we caught up with one
of Brian's former Westlife band mates Mark Feehily as he withdrew some
cash from the ATM outside Lillies Bordello.
Mark then ran off in the other
direction towards a waiting taxi leaving his boyfriend Kevin McDaid
standing in the street. It looked like he paid the cab driver before hooking
back up with his fella and heading into Lillies…
Credit/Source: www.showbizireland.com
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Westlife On Loose Women Tomorrow - 2 November 2006 Don’t
forget that Westlife will be on Loose Women tomorrow. The show is recorded
today and will be aired tomorrow. Friday 3rd November Kaye, Carol
and Sheree continue the Irish feel this week with a Westlife special! Yes,
the boys treat us to two exclusive performances and reveal all about their
future projects. Time: 12:30pm Channel: ITV1 Credit/Source: www.itv.com/loosewomen |
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Time To Relax With Kian
Egan - 1 November 2006 © Thanx Ruthy for
typing it up Kian Egan joined Westlife eight years
ago at 18, and he’s played a major part of the band's success story. His
relationship with ex-hollyoaks star Jodi Albert created a media frenzy with
speculation of an engagement. He's very proud of the band and their latest
album, The Love Album. Credit/Source: Asda
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Captures From The Woolworths Advert - 1 November 2006 I made a
few caps of Westlife on the Woolworths advert.
Credit/Source: Thanx Joanne for
the video |
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Woolworths Advert Video - 1 November 2006 Joanne uploaded the video of the Christmas Woolworths
advertisement featuring Westlife on youtube! Thanx Jo! I already feel I’m in
Christmas spirit now haha. Westlife -
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A Free Westlife Media Player For Your Site! - 1 November
2006 Do you have
your own website, Myspace page or blog? Would you like a brilliant Westlife
media player for it, which plays the new video The Rose? Then all you need to do is click here and fill in your details. You’ll then
receive a unique player code, which can be embedded into your pages. Credit/Source: www.westlife.com |
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Woolworths Advert Aired Today - 1 November 2006 The Woolworths Christmas advert featuring Westlife is aired from today in the Emmerdale break on ITV1. Make sure you will watch it during the day. |
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I Won Webmistress Of The Month November - 1 November 2006 Thanx You can see
the award here. |
