BOYBAND XO-IX JADI BAND PEMBUKA KONSER WESTLIFE

Boyband pendatang baru XO-IX telah di daulat untuk menjadi band pembuka konser westlife 5 oktober mendatang di istora senayan....
mereka akan membuka konser sekitar 30 menit, dan menyanyikan lagu-lagu legendaris westlife.

JADWAL KONSER

• 29 September 11

  Manila, Philippines

• 01 October 11

  Hanoi, Vietnam

• 03 October 11

  Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore

• 05 October 11

  Jakarta, Indonesia

• 07 October 11

  Indoor Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

• 09 October 11

  Hwajung Gym, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

GREATEST HITS BOX SET

Westlife are excited to announce that you can now pre-order a very special limited edition box set of their forthcoming Greatest Hits album.

The exclusive Boxset features a 2CD/DVD deluxe version of the boys Greatest Hits album alongside a poster and exclusive pictures of the boys.

Also included is a special photobook showing the boys incredible journey over the last 14 years including a selection of submitted fan pictures.

As a special thank you for all of the amazing support so far, the boys have signed the first 500 copies of the box set!

You can be one of the first to get a copy of this very special collection by pre-ordering it here now.

Westlife Memories of 2010

We recently asked Westlife fans to send in their favourite memories of 2010.

We would like to share a few highlights from a great year – let’s hope 2011 brings many more fantastic memories.

1. Posted from nickyismyfav

My favourite memories of 2010 is when me and my best friend went to see the lads 9 times on the tour we went to the opening night of the tour and the atmosphere in the Odyssey Arena was electric nobody new what to expect, Me and my friend were lucky enough to meet Nicky,Kian,Mark,Kevi n,Louis and Jodi at our hotel then we met Kian and Shane in Manchester but my best memory ever that i will never ever forget is Nicky and Wonderland choosing me to go onstage with them for the very last song at the very last Westlife concert of 2010 at Cawdor Castle in Scotland

Thank you soo much lads for the best memories in the 13 years XXX

2. Posted from estuchbury

My favourite memory has to be Christmas day. I bought my 6 year old son a cd player for his bedroom and some cd's, the cd's were things like bob the builder (sorry guys lol), glee, high school musical etc but after we set it up he turned to me and asked why i hadn't bought him a westlife cd. I told him it was because i already have every single one. So, he walked over to my cd rack, took out the new gravity album and put it on full blast. He was singing and dancing away and that image i will never forget. I have now had to start buying myself all the albums again because mine have disappeared into his bedroom and he wont let me have them back :( lol. I'm getting married in August and at the reception my dad will be performing and Johnathan (my son) has asked him if he will learn how to play safe so that he can sing it with him on my wedding day. So next year when you ask the highlight of our year, i can guarantee that this wil be it. I can't wait! Xx

3. Posted from AnnetteFilan

I have a lot of memories from 2010 :) I'm from Denmark but I did went to 9 shows last year :) I was in Belfast, Manchester, Newcastle, Dublin and Sligo :) And if I have to choose the best concerts, I must say Croke Park and also the show in Sligo! :) The crowd on Croke Park was absolutely fantastic! Everyone jumped and sang along! They brought their kids to the stage, which was so wonderful to see! :) The speech Nicky and Kian did for their Dad's, were so emotional! I admire them for doing it, it was so beautiful! :)

The concert in Sligo was amazing! They read our banner saying: 'Nicky's got the moves, Mark's got the voice, Kian's got the style and Shane's got it all!' It was unforgettable! :) They joked about our banner a lot, and Shane said to us, that we should be proud of ourselves, for making the banner :D

Also in Manchester Nicky read our banner. But this time saying: 'Shane Filan, the best product of Ireland!' And I will not forget the 'thank you', the smile and the wink Shan

We hope you all have great memories of the last year following Westlife – we look forward to hearing memories of this year and the Gravity tour.

Win tickets to see Westlife perform with Magic 105.4!

The boys will be performing at Magic 105.4 Presents...Westlife, sponsored by Barclaycard Unwind next week and we are giving away 8 pairs of tickets to allow you lucky fans a chance to be there! The boys will perform an intimate set featuring songs from the amazing new album, Gravity, at Air Studios in London from 6.45pm on the 8th of December and these are exclusive fan tickets that money cannot buy!

For your chance to win ENTER THE COMPETITION HERE

Competition closes at 5pm on Thursday 2nd December.
Entrants must be 16 or over and those under 18 must be accompanied by a parent.
Winning entries receive two tickets.
Winners will be contacted through their entry email.

Westlife 02 Intimate Gig Free Download!

Westlife 02 Intimate Gig Free Download!

Here's a real treat for you guys!

If you didnt manage to catch Westlife's amazing Live & Unplugged show put on by the boys and 02 or you just loved it so much then here's some FREE iPod Ready Downloads for you!

You can download a better quality and edited version of the show HERE including better sound and better picture quality than the one we streamed offline!

And you can Download the MP3 album HERE The boys sound amazing and its a real treat to hear some original tracks (and some exclusive one's) being broken down and being melted by the boys' vocals! Enjoy ;)

Westlife set to play at Arthur's Day in Dublin on the 23rd Sept.

Westlife, The Script, Sharon Corr, Imelda May, Snow Patrol, Paolo Nutini, Brandon Flowers and Manic Street Preachers have all been announced as acts that will be playing surprise performances in Arthur’s Day pubs in Dublin, Cork and Galway on the night.

Westlife, speaking ahead of Arthur’s Day said, “We've heard the atmosphere last year was incredible, so we can't wait to get into Dublin and be part of what is fast becoming one of Ireland’s biggest days in the year. It’s a chance to play with some fantastic artists and shock a few fans by rocking up unexpectedly to one of the local pubs. See you on 23rd Dublin!!!"

An interactive map of Ireland with a full list of events and artists taking place all over the country can be found on www.Guinness.com/arthursday

Read more: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=61562547&blogId=539284178#ixzz10I5xfOcB

LOOK WHO'S BACK WITH THE WESTLIFE BOYS!

BRIAN McFadden has buried the hatchet with his former Westlife bandmates.

The band, who are currently recording their new album in Los Angeles, met up with the solo singer for dinner earlier this week -- and there wasn't an ounce of tension in sight.

Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Nicky Byrne and Shane Filan dined with the outspoken singer at Hollywood's exclusive Nobu restaurant, an essential haunt for local and visiting celebrities

And there was no insult swapping as they dined at the plush eatery, owned by Eva Longoria.

Brian was so excited at the reunion that he posted a picture of himself with Kian, Mark and Mark's boyfriend Kevin Fielding, accompanied with the tag: "My new boyband. Looking for a fifth member".

McFadden unexpectedly left the band in 2004 in a bid to embark on a solo career, and his former bandmates have made it perfectly clear that he is no longer welcome to sing with them -- but he is still one of the lads.

Kian quashed any suggestion that he would be welcomed with open arms again -- when he said that they would "never" take him back two years ago.

"He left the group and you can't expect us to take him back," he said. "I told him: 'You're never going to be in Westlife again. Accept it'!"

And just last month, McFadden echoed their statement, saying he would not want to rejoin the band because he would be little more than a "backing singer".

"I see the guys a lot, we speak on the phone and stuff. We've talked about it, but we're so different now from what we were then.

"I was even looking at the way Robbie's going back to Take That. When they do a gig, Robbie doesn't sing anything, he's just going to be a backing singer with Take That.

"I was like 'I wouldn't want to do that now' because they've made singles and albums," he said.

But the war or words has finally ended and both parties have put the past behind them for a catch up.

As McFadden attempts to crack the notoriously difficult US market, the foursome are living it up in LA, where they are staying for the next week as they lay down tracks for their next album.

And Brian's desire to break the US might not be as impossible as previously thought -- he recently bragged on his Twitter account about mingling with hitmaker Kevin Rudolf, who has worked with Lil Wayne, Flo Rida and Black Eyed Peas, at an LA club. The pair recently worked together on McFadden's latest single, Just Say So.

- Caitlin McBride

Unreleased songs

Song	Notes
Good Thing	as IOYou
Listen Girl[1]	as Westlife
Beautiful[2]	as Westlife
Call Me Now	as Westlife (with Mariah Carey)
Please Stay	as Westlife
From Now On[3]A	as Westlife
If That's What Love Is[4]A	as Westlife
Back To You	as Westlife
Collide	as Westlife
Figured You Out	as Westlife
Let It Fall	as Westlife
Miracle	as Westlife
Perfect Ten	as Westlife
Little Piece of Me[5]A	as Westlife
Love Ain't War[6]A	as Westlife
Music Won't Last[7]A	as Westlife
This Life[8]A	as Westlife
When It Comes to Love[9]A	as Westlife
Crying Inside[10]	as Westlife
Never Gonna Say Goodbye[11]	as Westlife
Alive	as Westlife

Soundtrack Appearances

Year	Title	Westlife Album	Movie
2000	I Don't Wanna Fight	Westlife	Maybe Baby
2000	We Are One	Westlife	A Monkey's Tale
2000	Flying Without Wings	Westlife	Pokémon: The Movie 2000
2003	World Of Our Own	World Of Our Own	You Wish!

song written westlife

Song	Album/Single	Written By
Fragile Heart	Coast To Coast	Egan; Filan; Mcfadden
Nothing Is Impossible	Coast To Coast	Byrne; Egan; Mcfadden
Reason For Living	World Of Our Own	Byrne; Egan; Feehily; Filan
Bop Bop Baby	World Of Our Own	Filan; Mcfadden
I Wanna Grow Old With You	World Of Our Own	Egan; Filan; Mcfadden
When You Come Around	World Of Our Own	Byrne; Egan;
Don't Say It's Too Late	World Of Our Own	Filan; Mcfadden
Don't Let Me Go	World Of Our Own	Byrne; Egan
Love Crime	World Of Our Own	Filan; Mcfadden
Imaginary Diva	World Of Our Own	Byrne; Egan; Feehily
Crying Girl	World Of Our Own	Byrne; Egan; Feehily; Filan; Mcfadden
You Don't Know	World Of Our Own	Byrne; Egan; Feehily; Filan
Never Knew I Was Losing You	Unbreakable	Byrne; Egan; Feehily; Filan
How Does It Feel	Unbreakable — The Greatest Hits Vol. I	Filan
Where We Belong	Tonight/Miss You Nights	Byrne; Egan; Feehily; Filan
I Won't Let You Down	Hey Whatever	Byrne; Egan; Feehily; Filan
Singing Forever	Hey Whatever	Byrne; Egan; Feehily; Filan
You See Friends (I See Lovers)	Mandy	Byrne; Egan; Feehily; Filan
I'm Missing Loving You	Obvious	Byrne; Egan; Feehily; Filan
Miss You When I'm Dreaming	Amazing	Feehily; Filan
Reach Out	Where We Are	Feehily
From Now On	TBA	Feehily
If That's What Love Is	TBA	Feehily
Little Part of Me	TBA	Filan
Love Ain't War	TBA	Byrne; Filan
Music Won't Last	TBA	Filan
This Life	TBA	Filan
When It Comes to Love	TBA	Byrne; Egan

Westlife IN! magazine interview

2010 - July
Take From: IN! magazine

Showbiz reporter Paul Martin goes AAA at the Odyssey Arena with Westlife

In fairness to the security guard who was keeping me standing in the pouring rain, I'm sure he's heard the claim a million times before. Although I doubt he's heard it from too many 32-year-old men.

I'm standing at the Odyssey Arena VIP entrance trying to convince a burly bodyguard that I'm not in fact a crazed-boy-band stalker and that Louis Walsh and Westlife hunk Shane Filan really do want me to join them in their ultra-exclusive backstage hideaway.

He's not buying it: 'If you just go in and find either of them I'm sure they will explain everything,' I urge him, brushing the beads of rain from my foarhead and breaking into a shiver. This wasn't what I had in mind when was promised I'd be living the showbiz highlife with the biggest pop band on the planet.

But there's no budging him as he fixes his ice stare and announces: 'That's between you and them. I can't move from this spot and neither you can.'

It doesn't help that I'm surrounded by around a hundred screaming teenagers who, at every opportunity, are grabbing at my arms and begging me to get them autographs, should I finally break through the wall of security and make it to the other side.

Suddenly my phone rings: 'Hey Paul, it's Shane,' announces the soft voice in that familiar Sligo twang. 'I'm coming out to get you now.'

A few seconds later the door edges slowly open, no more than an inch, and from behind the devide Shane shouts out towards the moody big man who is now the only obstacle between me and Westlife world. 'It's OK - that's Paul Martin, he's friend of ours. Let him in.'



Open sesame! I suddenly have a beautiful shiny Westlife AAA laminate thrown around my neck as I break free from the masses of girls who are now convulsing at the prospect of me joining the lads in person on their comeback tour. 'Oh my Gooooooood,' screeches one poor girl, bursting into tears as she grabs my arm, 'Tell Shane I love him. Tell him, tell him!'

Suddenly, in contrast to the chaos outside, there is nothing but silence. Shane emerges from the wings, shakes my hand and leads me into a sort of Westlife wonderland.

He walks me past their dressing rooms, which are meticulously decked out in soft scented candles, towels and energy drinks. In another room the stars' wives (and boyfriend) chat about all the mindane happenings of the day as their children whizz around the room playing around on micro scooters.

'Wait till you see this,' Shane announces, opening another door to a huge Westlife canteen, where a team of top chiefs are busily preparing their favourite foods to order.

Then the unmistakable voice of Louis Walsh comes bellowing down the corridor: 'Oh look, it's Paul,' he announces to the rest of the Westlife boys who are gathered around him hanging on the pop guru's every word.

He dashes over and proudly shows me his phone, where he has my number saved under the heading: 'Paul Martin - sort of journalist.' The cheeky beggar.

After my grand tour of Westlife's hideaway, it's time to get down to business. The lads congregate in Shane's dressing room and give me an hour to discover all for IN! magazine.

Well, lads, you have been away for a year. Are you thrilled to be back or missing the easy life already?
Mark: Well we are actually all quite tired - but only because we've been working so hard in rehearsals to get this show right.
Kian: We are totally pumped up to be back on stage and we had more time than ever to rehearse and get this thing right. I think after a few months of being off on our break we all started missing the music business and we were twitching to get back.

Since we last saw you, Kian, you tied the knot in Barbados with Jodi Albert. No babies on the horizon yet?
Kian: Definitely not yet. Jodi is busy with Wonderland - our new girl band that Louis and I are co-managing, so there will be no children just yet. We've been working on the band for nearly two years and we're officially launching them on this tour, so it's a massive thing for us. I think these girls could go a long way. But Jodi and I still make plenty of time for each other outside the music business. We have to remember we have a marriage to think of as well as two bands!

You are back in Belfast kicking off your comeback after 18 months away. Was the big break all you expected it to be?
Nicky: When I was in Westlife, time had become my biggest luxury and suddenly I had loads of it. There are things that you give up when you are in a band but suddenly I could do them all. We did all that in our year off. And then, by the end of that year, we were desperate to start again. So being back here in Belfast is just incredible and it's something we have all been yearning for for a while.

Eleven years on from your first single, do you not finding that you are always falling out when you are on the road together?
Shane: To be honest we are getting on better than ever. I think we've all grown up a lot since the early days of the band. We all have families now and our own lives outside the band, so that means when we get back together it's like being back with your mates and we enjoy every second of it. If we disagree on something we are very democratice - we put it to a vote. Whoever has the majority gets their way.

As a band you've always had a soft spot for Belfast, so where do you hang out when you are here.
Mark: It's kind of weird because this time we all are in different hotels. I'm in Malmaison, while Shane is in the Hilton because he likes the gym in there and Kian and Nicky are in the Radisson. But we are all planning to go for dinner in the Malmaison while we are here. We don't really go out clubbing, but I was in Victoria Square earlier and I also met up with Kian's wife Jodi and we went into House Of Fraser. I got Jodi a birthday present there.

It must be a challenge to keep things fresh after eleven years together. Did you look at Take That and learn from how they re-invented themselves?
Shane: Definitely. They really took it to a new level and it made us realise you can in a boy band beyond the age of 30 and still be reveland. You can't take it away from Gary Barlow, he is an amazing songwriter. With songs that strong you will always stand the test of time.

You are all looking rather buff. Are you all fitness freaks?
Kian: I don't really hit the gym, but Shane is into it in a massive way. He works out four or five times a week. We all try and eat pretty well when we are on tour and Shane organises a personal trainer if we ever want a good blow out in the gym. Nobody wants to see four big fat pop stars up there plodding around the stage.

What's it like having Simon Cowell as a boss. I would imagine he's quite demanding?
Nicky: That's something we never shy away from. He's the most powerful man in the music, and that opens a lot of doors. He's always been great with us. When you are in a room with Simon Cowell you can have a debate about what songs you should and shouldn't do, but at the end of it all he usually wins - he is Simon Cowell after all. He knows the music business inside out and he has helped us reach the top. Having Simon Cowell in your camp is a massive advantage and we owe so much to him.

You've all made your millions and live incredible lifestyles. Can you still enjoy the normal things in life or does it all have to be bling bling now?
Nicky: I was out with my mates during the year off. We'd been out, had a proper and mad night, and we were walking back from a pub we had been in, when a lad came up to me. He said, 'I know you, you shouldn't be round here, you should be in the bling bling bars'. It made me laugh. I'm not really one of that whole celeb lifestyle. I'd rather be in an ordinary pub or a bar than somewhere bling bling.
Shane: My biggest passions, beside my family, are golf and snooker. So you don't need millions to be able to play those sports! It's the simple things in life that are the best.

SINGER TO DEVELOP E5M NURSING HOME

WESTLIFE SINGER Shane Filan and his brother Finbar are to develop a ¤5 million nursing home at Knappagh Road on the edge of Sligo town.

The project has been given the go-ahead by An Bord Pleanála with 14 conditions attached to meet objections from neighbouring residents¢ associations.

The home is set to be completed by June next year.

The state-of-the-art building is one of a multimillion euro set of development projects the singer is set to start in his Sligo home area, which he says could create up to 300 jobs for local people.

The brothers are also set to start work on a new 50-bed nursing home in Dromahair, Co Leitrim, and on a new residential and retail complex near Shane¢s luxury home at Carraroe, outside Sligo town.

The brothers, who run construction company Shafin, say they are preparing for an end to the recession and to meet a growing demand from an ageing population for more nursing homes.

Shafin, like others in the construction industry, was left with a number of unsold properties from an earlier development in Dromahair.

But the singer said “positive things” were beginning to happen. “We¢ve sold over a dozen houses in Dromahair in recent months. That proves the banks are beginning to loosen the purse strings and people are becoming a bit more positive.

“We firmly believe that it needs to be local people who get Sligo moving again,” he said.

WESTLIFE NURSING HOME TO GO AHEAD

AGEING Westlife fans can look forward to future care after singer Shane Filan's nursing home development in his home town was given the green light.

An Bord Pleanala has approved the ¤5m nursing home project at Knappagh Road close to Sligo town centre, despite objections by local residents' groups.

Shafin Development, owned by Shane Filan and his brother Finbarr, will shortly go ahead with the construction of the 80-bed facility, which it hopes to complete by next June.

The brothers are also about to begin construction of a 50-bed nursing home in Dromahair and a neighbourhood centre in Carraroe at a combined cost of ¤10m.

The three developments could create upwards of 300 jobs and inject ¤6m or more into the local economy, the brothers have estimated.

"That's similar to a factory opening in Sligo, so there is something to be positive about," said Shane.

But planning permission for the nursing home did not receive universal approval. Residents living next to the proposed home yesterday expressed concerns that An Bord Pleanala had excluded observations made by the HSE as a condition of the planning permission.

Rathedmond Residents' Association spokesman Jim O'Sullivan said residents would not rule out seeking a judicial review if their fears were not allayed.

However, Finbarr Filan insisted the home would meet the required standards.

wishes for westlife

Diana Carolina Somerhalder Crawford FOREVER WESTLIFE IN MY heart...

Ima Aries of course I want to come :)
but the place so far
if I can I really want to come

Riev Feehily Filan Westliferzz Hppy aniversary Westlife.....i'll try to ♥ u 4evr...

AuroRa MeLody Twi-Hards WestLifers Happy Anniversary Westlife.. :D
I'll always ♥ U.. :*
Now., nd Forever.. hehe*

Dyah Ayu happy anniversary Westlife ..
Lovve you so much ..
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Devy Anditha Michelle Feehily happy anniversary westlife. I'll be loving you forever :))

MandyMuse CamBright Merlin-Pendragon Ackles-Feehily HAPPY BIRTHDAY WESTLIFE!!
KEEP THE ROX!!!

RAISE WESTLIFE UP!!

Devi Calshnicky Byrne Happy birthday amazing WL..
Wish u all d'best in the world..
LuV U forever..

Faiz Fillan Feehily Rahman Happy anniversary 12th wish u all the best

End'ro S Filan Always Succes The Future,,!

Silvia Elditama Feehily Wish westlife cAn stay in my heart f0rever .

Cebezta Nicky Tam-tam love westlife forever :)

Ahmad Bangkit Kembali good to ligh don't give up...

Era Katemark Wstlife's You're my heart...

WuLan CaEm Far?? It's ok! N0 pRoblem...

WESTLIFE ANNIVERSARY

Tomorrow is the ANNIVERSARY OF WESTLIFE so that the 12-year ... been so long they make great songs and was always top charts around the world ... they have difficulties and happy together ...
and you guys still remember brian McFadden, until whenever she remains Westlife ... and we are always to be Westlife's fans ... yeey
so say something to them here, you guys as fans have to say happy birthday to them .....

and I'll send it on Westlife's official ...
I'm sure they are very happy to accept it .....

Brian McFadden new video : just say so

where we are: so far

The Where We Are tour is now nearly half way through and we wanted to celebrate what has been an amazing tour so far!

We want Westlife fans to give us their thoughts and memories from this years tour by answering some questions in the coming weeks and we'll be putting the best answers up on the website as a tribute to the Where We Are Tour.

Starting off the recap, we are asking fans:

"What has been your favourite song from the Tour?"

the latest news

One of Westlife's very own forum members was interviewed in the run up to Westlife's amazing performance at the O2 that was broadcast live on Sky Box Office.
You can read ShanesFoxyLady's interview again on Sky Real Lives
http://reallives.sky.com/westlife

Westlife to play in the JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am 2010
Westlife have confirmed they’ll play in the JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am on the 5th and 6th July 2010.

The band will join a host of leading celebrities including Hugh Grant, Samuel L. Jackson, Aidan Quinn, Michael Flatley and Kyle McLachlan along with sporting greats such as AP McCoy, Martin O’Neill, Niall Quinn, Paul O’Connell, Harry and Jamie Redknapp at Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort next July.

The aim of the JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am is to support mid-western charities and groups in their work with the underprivileged and disadvantaged. All proceeds are donated in their entirety towards the development of these services.

Spectators can choose from one of eight different coloured “two-day entrance caps” representing Ireland, Munster Rugby and each of the Munster counties. Tickets are selling fast – get yours NOW from www.jpmcmanusproam.com

u can watch track by track & its episodes on http://www.westlife.com/gb/video
its about their last album what about now :D
have fun

brian mcfadden di bali

guys brian ada di BALI, INDONESIA booo.... ya ampun, ngapaen ya dia ke sna... OMG cba aku punya uang banyak udach dri kemaren pergi ke bali, nongkrongin setiap pantai, nyari" bry... hahaha konyol banget yah, kemaren dpt kabar dari temen , langsung deh panik, mikir cara buat bza ke sana. he he he
mereka dapet kabar di twitter x bry.... dy nulis tweet kya gini : songwriting in rainy bali! @delta_goodrem was taken off to another villa... no fair.... what kind of work/holiday is this... gtu guys... kata salah satu westlifer, bry pernah bilang kalo mereka mw nikah, mereka akan ke bali.... well, ke sana jangan' mau fto' nieh? hehehe
tunggu kabar selanjutnya az dech....