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SCMP Reporter

Formed in Ireland in 1998

Member 1: Nicky Byrne

Member 2: Shane Filan

Member 3: Bryan McFadden

Member 4: Mark Feehily

Member 5: Kian Egan

First single: Swear It Again

Latest single: Moon River (2004)

Latest album: Allow Us To Be Frank (2004)

Westlife, originally known as Westside, were formed by five Irish boys who loved music. The three founding members - Kian Egan, Shane Filan and Mark Feehily - first launched the band IOU in Sligo, Ireland. Their demo tape Together Girl Forever impressed Boyzone manager Louis Walsh, who hired them to support the US band Backstreet Boys when they were in Dublin. Later, ex-soccer players Nicky Byrne and Bryan McFadden joined the band. After a showcase appearance at London's Cafe de Paris in February 1999, the band changed its name from Westside to Westlife and released their first debut single, Swear It Again. Bop Bop Baby is a hit song from their World Of Our Own album.



Westlife