(Vocal group, 1998–present) Fourteen UK No. 1s and albums sales of over 45 million perhaps say more about the obsessive (and young) nature of Westlife’s fan base than their actual music. A clean-cut Irish boy band – Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan and (originally) Brian McFadden – formed in the image of Boyzone and ...
, West’s music is worthy of the headlines; his four albums to date having garnered 12 Grammys and critical acclaim. Styles & Forms | Twenty-First Century | Rock Personalities | Westlife | Twenty-First Century | Rock ...
them to the gay community as well as teenage girls. Take That disbanded in 1996, but not before inspiring a slew of British and Irish boy bands. These included Westlife, who scored a British record with 10 consecutive No. 1 singles. At around the same time, Backstreet Boys, yet another five-piece, emerged with an eponymous album ...
adopted the name Hear’Say, and millions of viewers watched as they were groomed for stardom and recorded a debut single, ‘Pure And Simple’. Crossing the identikit harmonies of Westlife with the bouncier grooves of S Club 7, it went straight to No. 1 in 2001. Critics accused Popstars of stifling creativity with unadventurous songs and formulaic marketing, ...
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