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Shane Filan was born on 5 July 1979 and grew up in Sligo, a small town in the northwest of Ireland.

MUSIC CAREER

Before Westlife, Filan was in a band known as I.O.U. In 1997, he attended an audition for a new Irish boyband, where he was spotted by Boyzone manager Louis Walsh, and Walsh approached him to join his new venture, Westlife. The three Sligonans joined the band along with Nicky Byrne and Brian McFadden.

Filan, along with Mark Feehily, is the main lead singer (first voice) in Westlife. Their first album was released in November, 1999, titled Westlife. With Westlife, Filan has had 14 UK number ones and six number one albums in the UK, and sold 40 million records worldwide.

In 20 October 2011, Westlife announced and decided to split and go separate ways until the end of their 2012 Farewell Tour. Filan showed interest of being a solo music artist as his daily living. In December that year, it was announced that Filan has landed with a recording contract with Universal Music Entertainment.

On 31 May, he announced that the website will be launched soon, and that he had fi

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Shane Filan

Irish pop singer (born 1979)

Musical artist

Shane Steven Filan[1] (born 5 July 1979) is an Irish singer best known as a member of the pop vocal group Westlife, which was formed in 1998, disbanded in 2012, and regrouped in 2018. Westlife has released thirteen albums, embarked on twelve world tours, and won several awards, becoming one of the most successful musical groups of all time.

Filan has released three solo albums: You and Me (2013), Right Here (2015), and Love Always (2017). He has appeared sixteen times in the UK Singles Chart with number-one hits, making him one of the most-appeared Irish music artists in British musicnumber-one singles history.[2][3]

Early life

Shane Filan was born on 5 July 1979 in Sligo, Ireland.[4] He is the son of Peter (1942-2020) and Mae Filan (née McNicholas) (1937-2019), natives of Roscommon and Mayo respectively.[5] Filan is the youngest of seven siblings; he has three brothers and three sisters. From a very early age, Filan worked behind the counter of his pa

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Shane Filan facts: Westlife singer's age, wife, children, height and more revealed

  • Who is Shane Filan and what are his biggest songs?

    Shane Filan - Beautiful In White (Official Video)

    Shane Filan is an Irish singer-songwriter, who is best known as one of the two lead singers and frontman of Westlife.

    He has also released three solo albums: You and Me (2013), Right Here (2015) and Love Always (2017).

    His biggest solo hit was his debut 'Everything to Me', which reached number 14 in the UK and seven in Ireland in 2013.

  • Shane Filan age: How old is he?

    Shane Filan was born on July 5, 1979. He celebrated his 42nd birthday in 2021.

    He was born in Sligo, Ireland, and is the son to Peter and Mae Filan (née McNicholas)

    Before he was born, his mother had complications during her pregnancy and almost miscarried him twice.

    He has six siblings; three brothers and three sisters, and he is the youngest.

  • Shane Filan wife and family: Is he married?

    Shane married his childhood sweetheart, Gillian Walsh in 2003.

    Gillian is actually the cousin of fellow Westli

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