Biography of westlife members profile

Westlifeis an Irish Pop boyband formed in 1998 which holds the Guinness World Record as the most successful new chart act of all time, achieving seven consecutive Number 1's with their first seven singles.

Shane Filan, Kian Egan, and Mark Feehilyformed the backbone of Westlife while the three were attending school in the mid 1990s and performing around Dublin, Ireland, as IOU.

Like the Backstreet Boys and O-Town, an entertainment manager had a hand in the formation of Westlife. When IOU appeared on a Dublin television show, the group piqued the attention of Louis Walsh, a pop "Svengali" who also managed the similar-sounding Boyzone.

To showcase the group, Walsh offered IOU a spot opening for the Backstreet Boys at the Dublin club The Point.

After the group came together as Westlife in 1998, Walsh took them under his wing and introduced them to Nicky Byrne, an ex-soccer apprentice, and Bryan McFadden, who was attending a local stage school.

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