Living the Westlife Way

PHIL STAR:

“We know we can sing. That’s the easy part.”

That’s what Shane Filan said about Westlife, the boyband that helped pave the way for bands of the same genre, and that’s what they’ve been happily doing all these 14 years during which they sold over 44 million records worldwide, 14 of them No. 1 singles in the United Kingdom, making them the only artist with the most consecutive No. 1’s in the UK.

Minus Bryan McFadden who has gone solo, the remaining four Westlife guys — that is, Shane, 32; Kian Egan, 31; Mark Feehily, 31; and Nicky Byrne, at 33 the oldest of the group — are coming for a concert at the Araneta Coliseum next Thursday, Sept. 29, as part-promo for their latest album called Gravity, released locally by Sony Music.

“It’s a really good album,” said Nicky in an exclusive phone Conversation (again, the band agreed to talk only to one Philippine paper, The STAR). “It’s one producer. It’s one sound. Maybe it’s taken us 14 years to get there. But it doesn’t matter. We’re here now.”

And here they will stay, well-entrenched on top and unchallenged by the emergence of other bands.

Before he became a Westlifer, Nicky played professional football and represented Ireland at several underage competitions. He’s married to Georgina Ahern, his childhood sweetheart and they have fraternal twin sons named Jay and Rocco, four years old. Except for Mark, the two other members are married, too, and have kids of their own.

Nicky (rightmost) with (from left) Kian, Shane and Mark.

You and the other Westlife guys are coming to the Philippines for a concert on Sept. 29. Welcome back!

“We’re looking forward to it. You know, the Philippines has always been very welcoming to Westlife. Ever since we first went there in 1999, the people there have been so friendly to Westlife and I know that Westlife songs mean a lot to some people there.”

When you were here in 1999, you were new as a group.

“That’s right. We’ve been to the Philippines I think maybe four or five times for promo visits and we’ve done some concert visits. It’s a place that we do like to visit again and again. It’s been too long since we’ve been back, so we’re really looking forward to go back over there and to, you know, sing all our songs for the fans again. It should be very special.”

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Living the Westlife Way

PHIL STAR:

“We know we can sing. That’s the easy part.”

That’s what Shane Filan said about Westlife, the boyband that helped pave the way for bands of the same genre, and that’s what they’ve been happily doing all these 14 years during which they sold over 44 million records worldwide, 14 of them No. 1 singles in the United Kingdom, making them the only artist with the most consecutive No. 1’s in the UK.

Minus Bryan McFadden who has gone solo, the remaining four Westlife guys — that is, Shane, 32; Kian Egan, 31; Mark Feehily, 31; and Nicky Byrne, at 33 the oldest of the group — are coming for a concert at the Araneta Coliseum next Thursday, Sept. 29, as part-promo for their latest album called Gravity, released locally by Sony Music.

“It’s a really good album,” said Nicky in an exclusive phone Conversation (again, the band agreed to talk only to one Philippine paper, The STAR). “It’s one producer. It’s one sound. Maybe it’s taken us 14 years to get there. But it doesn’t matter. We’re here now.”

And here they will stay, well-entrenched on top and unchallenged by the emergence of other bands.

Before he became a Westlifer, Nicky played professional football and represented Ireland at several underage competitions. He’s married to Georgina Ahern, his childhood sweetheart and they have fraternal twin sons named Jay and Rocco, four years old. Except for Mark, the two other members are married, too, and have kids of their own.

Nicky (rightmost) with (from left) Kian, Shane and Mark.

You and the other Westlife guys are coming to the Philippines for a concert on Sept. 29. Welcome back!

“We’re looking forward to it. You know, the Philippines has always been very welcoming to Westlife. Ever since we first went there in 1999, the people there have been so friendly to Westlife and I know that Westlife songs mean a lot to some people there.”

When you were here in 1999, you were new as a group.

“That’s right. We’ve been to the Philippines I think maybe four or five times for promo visits and we’ve done some concert visits. It’s a place that we do like to visit again and again. It’s been too long since we’ve been back, so we’re really looking forward to go back over there and to, you know, sing all our songs for the fans again. It should be very special.”

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Westlife returns to Manila for 'Gravity Tour' 2011

MB:

The long-awaited return of Westlife to the Philippines happens on Sept. 29 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. You ready?

Westlife members Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan and Nicky Byrne debuted in 1998 when they opened for Boyzone and the Backstreet Boys in Ireland. Since then they have received many awards and broke numerous records worldwide. In the UK alone, they’ve had 14 number one hits. Westlife is the fourth biggest selling boyband in the world with over 44 million albums sold.

“Gravity Tour” is Westlife’s 11th concert tour to date. Known for their impressive concerts, for this tour, the group collaborated with creative director William Baker, known for his work with Kylie Minogue, Leona Lewis and Bjork. The group has stated this tour to be “bigger and better”, and is expected to perform their biggest hits and more, including “Flying Without Wings”, “Swear It Again”, “You Raise Me Up”, “World of Our Own”, “Uptown Girl”, “When You’re Looking Like That,” and “Safe.”

Although five years have passed since the group’s last appearance in the Philippines, the return of Westlife has been greatly anticipated by their longtime fans. Westlife’s local fanbase has been active throughout the years, especially the members of Official Westlife Fan Club Philippines and Westlife Philippines who have joined forces to support their favorite group. Fans from all over the country will also be making their way to Manila so as not to miss their beloved Irish superstars.

Westlife Live in Manila is brought to you by DAYLY Entertainment in cooperation with the following major sponsors: SMART, FOX, Star World, Sleepasil, Accessorize, Calliope, Mossimo Music, Skin Food and Terranova, and Official Residence-Edsa Shangri-La Hotel. This is also supported by the following media partners, Official TV Network-ABS-CBN, Official Music Channel-MYX, Asap Rocks, The Manila Bulletin, Bands, Official Radio Partner-Love Radio 90.7, Magic 89.9, Baranggay LS FM 97.1, Yes FM 101.1, Tambayan 101.9, Energy FM 106.7, Manila Concert Scene, Philippineconcerts.com, Atthewomb.com, OrangeTVMagazine.com, and Digipost. Special thanks to Le Ching Tea House, Astro Plus and Odyssey.

Tickets are available at all Ticketnet outlets and Smart Araneta Coliseum Box Office.

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Westlife returns to Manila for 'Gravity Tour' 2011

MB:

The long-awaited return of Westlife to the Philippines happens on Sept. 29 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. You ready?

Westlife members Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan and Nicky Byrne debuted in 1998 when they opened for Boyzone and the Backstreet Boys in Ireland. Since then they have received many awards and broke numerous records worldwide. In the UK alone, they’ve had 14 number one hits. Westlife is the fourth biggest selling boyband in the world with over 44 million albums sold.

“Gravity Tour” is Westlife’s 11th concert tour to date. Known for their impressive concerts, for this tour, the group collaborated with creative director William Baker, known for his work with Kylie Minogue, Leona Lewis and Bjork. The group has stated this tour to be “bigger and better”, and is expected to perform their biggest hits and more, including “Flying Without Wings”, “Swear It Again”, “You Raise Me Up”, “World of Our Own”, “Uptown Girl”, “When You’re Looking Like That,” and “Safe.”

Although five years have passed since the group’s last appearance in the Philippines, the return of Westlife has been greatly anticipated by their longtime fans. Westlife’s local fanbase has been active throughout the years, especially the members of Official Westlife Fan Club Philippines and Westlife Philippines who have joined forces to support their favorite group. Fans from all over the country will also be making their way to Manila so as not to miss their beloved Irish superstars.

Westlife Live in Manila is brought to you by DAYLY Entertainment in cooperation with the following major sponsors: SMART, FOX, Star World, Sleepasil, Accessorize, Calliope, Mossimo Music, Skin Food and Terranova, and Official Residence-Edsa Shangri-La Hotel. This is also supported by the following media partners, Official TV Network-ABS-CBN, Official Music Channel-MYX, Asap Rocks, The Manila Bulletin, Bands, Official Radio Partner-Love Radio 90.7, Magic 89.9, Baranggay LS FM 97.1, Yes FM 101.1, Tambayan 101.9, Energy FM 106.7, Manila Concert Scene, Philippineconcerts.com, Atthewomb.com, OrangeTVMagazine.com, and Digipost. Special thanks to Le Ching Tea House, Astro Plus and Odyssey.

Tickets are available at all Ticketnet outlets and Smart Araneta Coliseum Box Office.

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Westlife will perform at the Araneta Coliseum on September 29

Westlife, composed of Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Shane Filan, has sold over 44 million records worldwide, 14 number one singles in the United Kingdom, and the music artist with most consecutive No. 1's in the UK.

The Irish pop group is known for their hits "Swear It Again," 'My Love," "Seasons of the Sun," "Fool Again," and "Flying Without Wings."

On September 29, Westlife will be coming to Manila to promote their latest release, Gravity.

Gravity is the 11th studio album from Irish pop outfit Westlife. Working alongside producer John Shanks (Take That, Backestreet Boys, Bon Jovi) the band has evolved their contemporary pop sound whilst retaining their renowned, emotive ballad style. The album title came from a fans suggestion of a lyric from first single ''Safe'' through Twitter and was subsequently adopted by the band.

In an article publised in the Philippine Star, Shane talked about the difference of Gravity from the past albums and the maturity of the album:

"I think Gravity is better not only lyrically but also production-wise. I think the songs are of higher quality. There's a lot more variety in this album. 'Safe' is probably the only really Westlife sound in the album and all the other tracks have something different about them, although still basically very Westlife. We needed to move a step higher. It's very important to us and to our producer, John Shanks because we've been planning to do that for a long time. We are amazed that we've finally done it.

"Yeah, I think it is, actually. As a band, we have grown up, you know, and you will notice it in some of our songs. We feel that we just get better and better as we go on every year. The lyrics of our songs are more mature, especially the last song called 'Too Hard To Say Goodbye'. It's quite an emotional song."

Westlife will perform in Manila on September 29, 2011 at the Araneta Coliseum. Please call 911-5555 for ticket details and inquiries.

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Westlife will perform at the Araneta Coliseum on September 29

Westlife, composed of Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Shane Filan, has sold over 44 million records worldwide, 14 number one singles in the United Kingdom, and the music artist with most consecutive No. 1's in the UK.

The Irish pop group is known for their hits "Swear It Again," 'My Love," "Seasons of the Sun," "Fool Again," and "Flying Without Wings."

On September 29, Westlife will be coming to Manila to promote their latest release, Gravity.

Gravity is the 11th studio album from Irish pop outfit Westlife. Working alongside producer John Shanks (Take That, Backestreet Boys, Bon Jovi) the band has evolved their contemporary pop sound whilst retaining their renowned, emotive ballad style. The album title came from a fans suggestion of a lyric from first single ''Safe'' through Twitter and was subsequently adopted by the band.

In an article publised in the Philippine Star, Shane talked about the difference of Gravity from the past albums and the maturity of the album:

"I think Gravity is better not only lyrically but also production-wise. I think the songs are of higher quality. There's a lot more variety in this album. 'Safe' is probably the only really Westlife sound in the album and all the other tracks have something different about them, although still basically very Westlife. We needed to move a step higher. It's very important to us and to our producer, John Shanks because we've been planning to do that for a long time. We are amazed that we've finally done it.

"Yeah, I think it is, actually. As a band, we have grown up, you know, and you will notice it in some of our songs. We feel that we just get better and better as we go on every year. The lyrics of our songs are more mature, especially the last song called 'Too Hard To Say Goodbye'. It's quite an emotional song."

Westlife will perform in Manila on September 29, 2011 at the Araneta Coliseum. Please call 911-5555 for ticket details and inquiries.

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