Westlife are an Irish boy band, formed in 1998 in Sligo, Ireland. They disbanded in 2012 and reunited in 2018. They were originally signed by Simon Cowell in the UK, Clive Davis in the US and managed by Louis Walsh and Sonny Takhar. The group currently consists of Shane Filan, Markus Feehily, Kian Egan, and Nicky Byrne. They have a total of thirteen major album releases, twelve of which are studio albums. Five albums are as a five-piece and eight are as a four-piece. The group rose to fame with their debut international self-titled studio album, Westlife. It was followed by Coast to Coast, World of Our Own, Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Vol. 1, and Turnaround, which continued the group's success worldwide. Before the start of their Turnaround Tour in 2004, one of the original members, Brian McFadden, departed from the band.
| Origin | Sligo and Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1998–2012, 2018–present |
| Labels | Warner, East West (current), Universal, Virgin EMI, RCA, Syco, Sony, Sony BMG, S, Arista |
| Associated acts | Steve Mac, Ed Sheeran, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Delta Goodrem, Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, Ronan Keating, Cristian Castro |
| Members | Shane Filan, Markus Feehily, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne |
| Past members | Brian McFadden |
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Irish Pop Group that rose to fame in the late 1990s. They won Best Pop Act at the 2001 Brit Awards and have also won one World Music Award, four MTV Awards, four Record of the Year Awards and numerous others.
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Brian McFadden left the band in 2004 to spend time with his family. They took a hiatus from 2008 to 2009, and then broke up in 2012. They reunited in 2018 with The Twenty Tour and released a 2019 album called Spectrum.
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UK Singles Chart records and statistics - The UK Singles Chart was first compiled in 1969.. Westlife discography - Irish pop vocal group Westlife has released eleven studio albums, two extended plays, sixteen video albums, one live album, three karaoke albums, three box sets, forty-one singles, twenty-one promotional singles, nine compilation albums and fifty-four music videos.. Irish boy bands.. Syco Music artists.. Irish pop music groups.. Vocal quintets.. Vocal quartets.. Musical groups from Dublin (city).. Sony BMG artists.. World Music Awards winners.. Universal Music Group artists.. EMI Records artists.. Brit Award winners.. RCA Records artists.
