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label
  • Westlife
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  • Westlife
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  • BoA
  • Boyzone
  • Diana_Ross
  • Lionel_Richie
  • Mariah_Carey
  • 98_Degrees
  • One_Direction
  • Delta_Goodrem
  • Ronan_Keating
Subject
  • Musical groups from Dublin (city)
  • Brit Award winners
  • Musical groups established in 1998
  • Vocal quartets
  • Musical groups disestablished in 2012
  • Westlife
  • World Music Awards winners
  • Ballad musicians
  • Irish pop music groups
  • Sony BMG artists
  • Vocal quintets
  • Irish boy bands
abstract
  • Irish all male band, originally called %22Westside%22 and having 6 members. Three of those were replaced by Nick Byrne & Brian McFadden when Boyzone's manager Louis Walsh took them under his wings. Shortly afterwards Boyzone member Ronan Keating became their co-manager. From their very first single released in 1999 on Westlife had immense success wherever they came. Nonetheless Brian McFadden left the band in 2004 for family reasons. Since then the remaining four members have continued the band without him.
dbo:abstract
  • Westlife were an Irish boy band, formed in July 1998 and disbanded in June 2012. Originally signed by Simon Cowell and managed by Louis Walsh, the group's final line-up consisted of Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Shane Filan. Brian McFadden was a member from July 1998 until his departure in March 2004.Westlife sold over 50 million records worldwide, a total that included studio albums, singles, video releases, and compilation albums. The group accumulated 14 number-one singles in the United Kingdom. They achieved a total of 26 UK top ten singles over their 14-year career. In 2012, the Official Charts Company listed Westlife 34th amongst the biggest-selling singles artists in British music history. Despite their success worldwide, Westlife never managed to break into the U.S. market, achieving only one hit single in 2000, %22Swear It Again%22.Based on BPI certifications, the group have 11.1 million albums and 6.8 million singles in the UK.
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  • West Life
  • Westlive
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schema:dissolutionDate
  • 2012-06
schema:foundingDate
  • 1998-07-03
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wsb:allMusic_page
wsb:amazon_page
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  • 274
wsb:deezer_fans
wsb:deezer_page
wsb:discogs_id
  • 152450
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wsb:iTunes_page
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wsb:name_without_accent
  • Westlife
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wsb:record_label
  • Sony Music
  • RCA Records
  • Syco Music
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schema:genre
  • Pop
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