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Westlife to split after 14 years

Westlife to split after 14 years
Westlife call it quits

Irish pop group, Westlife, are ready to call it quits after 14 years on top.
The foursome — one of the most successful boy bands of all time — have announced that their upcoming 'Greatest Hits' album will be the group's last.
Nicky ByrneKian EganMark Feehily and Shane Filan, have sold more than 44 million records in just over a decade, and will kick off their final tour in May next year.
Last night the band thanked their fans, saying their career had been "a dream come true."
In an official statement, the foursome said: "The decision is entirely amicable and after spending all our adult life together so far, we want to have a well-earned break and look at new ventures."
A source told UK daily newspaper The Sun, the band's decision so split was not something they took "lightly", explaining: "they are still at the top of their game.
"They could carry on making albums into their old age…but none of them would want to do that.
"They're all loaded and don't need the money. It's quality time they're after and focus to do their own things," said the source.
Money and worldwide success by your early thirties? We reckon we'd be taking a break, too
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Solo Carrier^^ West Life


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Westlife's Shane Filan has reportedly signed a record deal to kick-off his solo career.

The Sun said that the singer has been snapped up by London Records and is already working on a debut album, to be released next year.
His former bandmate Mark Feehily is also set to get his own deal, The Sun reported, after taking on Sir Paul McCartney's manager.
The Irish boyband split up this summer after 14 years together in which they notched up 14 number one singles and a string of hit albums.
Since then, Nicky Byrne waltzed onto Strictly Come Dancing but got booted off earlier this month and recently confessed he'd love to get into acting.

Kian Egan has done stints as a TV presenter on This Morning and The Xtra Factor and a coach on The Voice of Ireland.

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Shane Filan' Solo Carrier 2013 West Life



YEAYYY!
Finally Shane going on his solo carrier!!! I'm so excited~










So guys Shane is now doing his solo project under London Management Recorder. Have you heard about #FilanFriday? Filan Friday comes every Friday lately^^ hehe... Filan Friday gives you a lot of surprise and all! Don't miss it okay?! Hehe~
This is the studio Shane's gonna be:



Now Shane has his very own official website it's www.shanefilan.com guys! And his own youtube channel where the video will be shared a lot :) http://www.youtube.com/user/ShaneFilanMusic
Don't missed out anything about Shane Filan! It would be so much exciting!!!!!!!!!!

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Gravity Album ~ Review West Life


In the twelve years that've passed since they were manufactured in 1998, Irish megastars Westlife have had an outstandingly successful career. Having matured through ten big-selling albums from a fresh-faced five-piece pop boy band to the four-piece, well, man band that they are today, Gravity is Westlife's eleventh album offering.




Gravity kicks off with an up-tempo pound of a pop song in 'Beautiful Tonight', complete with its catchy chorus and strong, foot-tapping beat; you can alwaysrely on Westlife for a hefty smattering of cheesy, romantic lyrics and this albumproves no exception right from the start. By the time track two rolls up, we're straight back to trademark Westlife ground with the first of Gravity's many down-tempo piano-led pop ballads beckoning, like many that have preceded it, many a lighter/phone light waving moment. Complete with the customary slushy string arrangement, the albums' lead single, 'Safe', is a prime example of the big-budget easy listening blend that Westlife have perfected over the years; the following contents of Gravity never falter from their well-established high standard which may not be everyone's bag, but is undoubtedly well-perfected.

The introduction to track three sounds great familiarity; it's clear when the vocals enter that 'Chances' is in fact Westlife's cover of the Athlete track. It has to be admitted, Westlife do the song great justice, opening with the familiar solopiano chords flanked by gorgeous solo cello, and later kicking into the chorus with a big string arrangement. The track lends itself well to become a strong pop ballad true to the Westlife blend which always seems to start sparsely before building into powerful arena-filling songs. 'I Will Reach You' is another catchy, string drenched sing-along number that follows in the same vein like much of the content of Gravity; cliché yet comforting and crowd-pleasing love songs. Track six's introduction offers the same familiarity felt with the earlier Athlete cover; this time it's Hoobastank's 'The Reason'. Maybe a less well-known track to cover, the mix keeps the rock edge of the original which is perhaps a little unusual for the ultimate clean, mother-pleasing quartet, Westlife.

Gravity continues with the same mature, down-tempo pop ballads from the haunting vocal of 'I Get Weak' through 'Before It's Too Late', another piano-led ballad over a smooth and gentle bed of strings which expressively builds into a powerful arena-filling sing-along, to the albums' beautiful conclusion, 'Too Hard To Say Goodbye'. Along the way, 'No One's Gonna Sleep Tonight' and intercepts as a more up-tempo pop songand similarly, the laid back funky feel of the opening of 'Difference In Me' contrasts many an easy listening ballad.

Complete with two complimentary cover versions amongst a host of blatant trademark Westlife numbers, Gravity doesn't offer anything groundbreaking, nor does it offer anything to take Westlife to another level; it's just a good, strong consistent if safe effort to maintain their high standard.

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Shane's Blog West Life

Hi Guys!

Just a note to say how delighted we are with the tour so far. It's been our most enjoyable tour by far and we feel you enjoyed it in a big way too!! We can't wait now for the summer shows and of course our show in Sligo on 30th of July. That is going to be a very special night for us!

Also thank you to everyone who supported soccer aid this year. It was a massive success for UNICEF and we  were so chuffed to be involved and of course it was great to beat England! Third time lucky I suppose.. But on the night I think we deserved the win.

It was amazing to play at Old Trafford and even more amazing to play with all the soccer legends! Myself and Nicky really enjoyed it and made a lot of new friends... Bring on 2012!!!

See you all soon guys

Love always

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Shane's new arrival West Life

Hi guys

Gillian, Nicole, Patrick and I are delighted to welcome our new son Shane Peter Filan into the world. He was born 9.34pm last Friday night 22nd of Jan and he weighed 6'9.

Both mum and baby came home on Sunday evening and doing really well. We want say a massive thank you for all your support and well wishes on the website. I've been logging on every day and the messages have been great!

Me and the guys are back to work in a couple of weeks so I'll see all of you soon. Can't wait for the new single and of course the tour!

Thanks again guys and Shane Jnr says hi!!

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The New Site West Life

Hey guys, welcome to the all new westlife.com!

The first phase of our 2010 assault is the launch of our fabulous new website! We love the connection we have with our fans thru westlife.com and have kept all the good bits from the old site but added some great new things such as brand new multiple choice skins so u can choose how 'your westlife.com' looks, a new and fresh discography tool, and also we can officially announce in a very exciting manner that 'WESTLIFE RADIO' will be coming very soon!

We will be announcing the second single soon and are itching to get back at it in general... can't wait!

Lots of love from the boys x

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Nicky Blog West Life

Hey all…hope you guys are doing well?

Just dropping you a note to fill you all in on where we are {excuse the pun!} at the minute…

We shot our part of the Help For Haiti video this week in London…it was cool and very interesting to see how everyone will be pieced together..Kylie Minogue was shooting when we arrived so that was fun to chat to her afterwards...funny as I had her on my wall when I was 10! My first crush!! Tuesday was busy busy busy with the next stage of our tour meeting..and what a great stage design we saw!! It’s always nice to feel confident about what’s about to be built for ya and I think if we get this right it will be our best yet! If you haven’t already heard JEDWARD have been added to our support act for Croke Park show in Dublin on June 5th…will they bring Vanilla Ice?! Haha now that would be funny....! So Germany next week for official launch promo of our album, we shall be visiting lots of radio stations etc and really looking forward to seeing all our German fans…it feels like a long time! Jonathan Ross next week too!! I have wanted to do this show for years, I think he is one of the funniest guys around so that’ll be a laugh...! Well that’s it from me, it’s great to be back working and about to travel the world once again promoting our newest single and album..which like we have said before feels special! 

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A message from Mark West Life

Hi guys,

Today is a MASSIVE day for us four boys...all the waiting, singing, preparing, promotion, commotion, revolve around one thing, our NEW ALBUM, WHERE WE ARE! The fact that it’s OUT NOW (AS IN TODAY!!!) is highly exciting! The single is one thing but the fact that the entire collection of 12 brand new ORIGINAL songs are out there being heard all at once is huuuge for us! Go get the album, give it a listen, who knows ya might even like it! Seriously though, thanks to anyone who’s got it or is going to get it, we appreciate your support more than ever!

Lots of love,

See you soon,

Mark xx 

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A Blog From Westlife

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to wish you all a very HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hope you all had great time and are now enjoying the snow. It was nice for all of us to get some rest over xmas and new year and recharge ourselves for a busy year ahead. We all got to go home and spend some time with our families which was great being back in Ireland. We also have a new addition joining the Westlife clan very soon. Shane is about to become a daddy for the 3rd time so all very exciting!  

For those of you that have bought the album, we hope you like it! Thanks again for all the support last year and were really looking forward to what this year brings. Can’t wait to see you all at the tour in May!

Look out for BIG changes coming  for westlife.com too! It's all kicking off again and we are getting very excited!

Will write again soon

Lots of love

Mark, Shane, Nicky and Kian

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Manajer Westlife Siap Buat Boyband Pesaing One Direction West Life

Manajer Westlife Siap Bikin Boyband Pesaing One Direction
One Direction
Kapanlagi.com - Louis Walsh dilaporkan akan mengadakan audisi terbuka bulan ini untuk mencari member boyband baru yang akan dia ciptakan. Bahkan tidak mungkin jika boyband ini akan menjadi pesaing boyband One Direction.
Menurut Music Week, juri X Factor Irlandia itu akan mencari penyanyi pria dengan latar belakang apapun untuk menghadiri audisi yang akan digelar di Button Factory, Temple Bar - Dublin pada 19, 20, dan 21 Mei.
Louis Walsh ©digitalspy.co.ukLouis Walsh 

Jika proses audisi itu berjalan sukses, maka Walsh akan siap muncul bersama boyband terbarunya. Pria berusia 60 tahun itu sebelumnya telah berhasil menjadi manajer dalam karir boyband senior Irlandia sepertiBoyzoneWestlife dan girlband Girls Aloud, seperti dilansir digitalspy.co.uk.
Sementara itu, masih belum jelas diketahui apakah Walsh dan sesama juri X Factor Irlandia seperti Gary BarlowTulisa Contostavlos, danNicole Scherzinger akan kembali menjadi juri dalam program tv ITV tersebut.
Rumor yang sejauh ini beredar adalah sang penyanyi 'muda'Contostavlos tidak akan hadir dalam musim ke-10 program itu danSharon Osbourne dirumorkan sudah meneken kontrak untuk menggantikannya.

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Seis meses sem Westlife

Hoje faz 6 meses desde que nossos garotos se reuniram pela última vez diante do público, apresentando no Croke Park, em Dublin, o último show de uma carreira que se prolongou por longos (e ao mesmo tempo breves) 14 anos.


Shane, Mark, Nicky, Kian. Nossos garotos seguiram seus caminhos, e sim, nós sentimos muita falta durante cada da que se passou. Agora, nessa época de fim de ano especialmente. Os arotos nos acostumaram muito mau, em novembro de 2009 tivemos os Where We Are, em 2010 tivemos o Gravity e o DVD da Where We Are Tour, show realizado na Arena O2, que aliás, revi hoje com os olhos marejados. Em 2011 tivemos o anúncio do fim da banda, e em novembro cheou o Greatest Hits Vol II, que nos trouxe poucas músicas inéditas e a má notícia de que de certa maneira tudo acabava ali.
É. Não foi fácil. Só deu para acreditar no fim quando ele finalmente aconteceu.
E o que ocorreu nesse meio tempo?
Kian seguiu seu rumo no The Voice Irlandês, e não tem planos para se afastar de TV tão cedo. O pequeno Koa está crescendo rápido, já fez até um aninho, acreditam?


Nicky mostrou para o público que é um dançarino de respeito no programaStrickly Come Dancing, coisa que nós fãs já estávamos cansados de saber, e embora ele não tenha ganho o primeiro lugar no show, para nós ele ganhou e pronto, o melhor dançarino naquela bagaça foi ele! Olha só esse vídeo, onde ele e sua parceira dançam Troublemaker do Olly Murs.



Shane e Mark estã trabalhando em seus respectivos CDs, e a esperança que temos é de que os dois saem em 2013. Então, que venha o que vier, estaremos de braços aberto para o que os nossos garotos tiverem para nos oferecer.
Esse post foi só para relembrar os velhos tempo, e compartilhar com vocês a saudade que esses garotos fazem. Vou deixar abaixo um live de Beautiful World, o último single dos garotos que são a melhor coisa em comum que nós, fãs, temos em nossas vidas.

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Croke Park Cinema Tickets on sale NOW! West Life



Cinema Tickets for Westlife at Croke Park go on Sale at 9am this morning! If you havent got an actual Croke Park ticket go and treat yourself to this... At http://westlifecinema.com/

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Westlife Interview on 2FM!



Today Westlife gave their last Radio interview to Michael Cahill on 2FM! The boys talked about Croke Park and how they will be releasing a the Farewell Tour on DVD along with a Documentary! Listen back on 2FM.Com or you can download the interview HERE. Pre-Order the Farewell DVD HERE.

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Westlife je zemlja koja se nalazi na sjeverozapadu Helie.Sjeverni dio zemlje pripada sjevernoj Heliji,a južniji dio zapadnoj.Iako nema veliku površinu Westlife ima veliku gustoću naseljenosti. Zemlja je podijeljena na 13 pokrajina.Glavni grad Essenujednoje i najmnogoljudniji grad Westlifea koji ima više od 4 milijuna stanovnika.Westlife broji 36 752 147 stanovnika od kojih su najbrojniji Westlifčani(67%),Hrvati(15%),Amerikanci(11%),ostali(13%). Službeni jezik je hrvatski koji sličan starom westlifanskom jeziku.Uz hrvatski stanovništvo se služi engleskim i španjolskim jezikom.Veći gradovi su Kracio,Helion,Roxberg dok veliku turističku važnost ima La Franceo. Westlife na kopnu graniči sa 5 zemalja.Najdužu kopnenu granicu ima sa Horehronijom(874 km) sa Wonderlandom(503 km), Voyagerom(178 km) ,Tonnerreom(120 km) , Lightlandom(98 km). Na moru graniči sa Tonnerreom i Lightlandom. Westlife ima mnogo otoka,otočića i grebena svojim obalnim ljepotama Westlife je turistička sila Helie. Najpoznatiji otoci su : Aool,Party Island,Norveg. Također smo poznati po mnogobrojnim rudnicima srebra,zlata,dragulja i željeza. Westlife posjeduje 27 nacionalih parkova od kojih su najpoznatiji : Zelena dolina,Obala rijeke Wernossis i Zlatno jezero. U Westlifeu možete uživati i zimi u poznatim zimski odredištima kao što su Groeden,Ware,Westschoffen ili San Patricio
Helia Song Contest Westlife sudjeluje od 1.HSC-a i jedna je od rijetkih zemalja koja je nastupala na svim HSC-ovima. Kao debitant Westlife je na 1.natjecanje slao Sergeja Ćetkovića koji je sa pjesmom "Pogledi u tami" osvojio solidno 6.mjesto. Za pravi plasman nismo dugo čekali jer je američka grupa Bon Jovi slavila našu prvu pobjedu na 3.HSC-u. Westlife ima u svojo kolekciji još dvije pobjede.Pobjedu na 34.HSC-u i to talijanske pjevačice Laure Pausini s pjesmom "En cambio no" i pobjedu na 46. HSC-u koju nam je donijela Daria Kinzer sa pjesmom "Stotinama godina" Vrlo smo uspješni što se tiće 2.mjesta(čak 5 puta) i dva 3.mjesta i time smo među najuspješnijim zemljama Helie. Izbor za predstavnika naše zemlja naziva se WESTVISION koji se održao mnogo puta. Najviše bodova u finalu za našu zemlju je osvojila Daria Kinzer s pjesmom "Stotinama godina" ona je bila pobjednica 132 boda.
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1 Sergej Ćetković Pogledi u tami 6 96 4 70
2 Tina Turner Simply the Best 4 108 3 118
3 Bon Jovi It's My Life 1 126 5 67
4 Lily Allen Fuck You! 3 126 X X
5 Saša Lendero Mandoline 9 81 3 83
6 Robbie Williams Angels 6 82 7 79
7 Lana & Luka Prava ljubav 15 59 X X
8 Milena Vučić Luče 14 64 5 66
9 Toše Proeski The Hardest Thing 7 70 9 71
10 Britney Spears Womanizer 3 127 4 67
11 Alex Ubago A Gritos de Esperanza 12 66 X X
12 Sakis Rouvas Right On Time 12 71 4 67
13 ReBelDe Nuestro Amor X X 19 46
14 Franka Batelić Možda volim te 4 123 1 92
15 Alcazar Alcastar 11 70 9 79
16 Nina Badrić Dodiri od stakla 2 106 1 116
17 Jelena Rozga Nemam 2 91 3 103
18 R Kelly I Believe I Can Fly 15 62 X X
19 Taylor Swift You Belong To Me 15 60 X X
20 Milan Stanković Face 6 100 4 88
21 Jelena Rozga Bižuterija 5 122 X X
22 Toni Cetinski Od milijun žena 12 84 5 81
23 Zdravko Čolić Ti si mi u krvi 8 86 3 119
24 Emina Jahović Ti kvariigro 7 94 X X
25 Dino Dvornik Hipnotiziran X X 21 40
26 Enrique Iglesias Do You Know? X X 10 47
27 Shiri Maimon Now That You're Gone 6 99 4 89
28 Andrea Šušnjara Ljudi s Mora 2 101
29 Scorpions Humanity 10 83 X X
30 Leona Lewis Better in time 2 129 2 122
31 Lana Jurčević Okovi na srcu 11 71 8 80
32 Feminnem Baš mi je dobro 13 58 8 84
33 The Beatles Let It Be 14 77 12 67
34 Laura Pausini En cambio no 1 116 5 96
35 Magazin Ako poludim 12 71 X X
36 Toše Proeski Ledena 8 87 7 84
37 Feminem Srce se bori 11 91 9 83
38 Alexandra Burke All night long 13 105 2 82
39 Jade Ewen Punching out 12 117 5 73
40 Toni Cetinski Kad žena zavoli 15 62 6 66
41 Gréta Mjöll og Hólmfríður Ósk Ó María X X 9 54
42 Neda Ukraden Nisam ti ja bilo tko 12 67
43 Claudia Pavel Don't miss missing you 11 84 6 80
44 Nelly Furtado I'm like bird 11 90 1 119
45 Gotthard Anytime,anywhere 16 62 8 59
46 Daria Kinzer Stotinama godina 1 132 1 128
47 Bryan Adams Everything I do 14 70 X X
48 Atomic Kitten Whole again X X 10 45
49 Toše Proeski & Gianna Nannini Aria X X 16 53
50 Beyoncé Irreplaceable 9 85 5 83
51 Jelena Karleuša Insomnia X X 17 52
52 Mariah Carey I want to know what love is X X 15 55
53 Dana International Tease me X X 21 24
54 Bond Victory X X 14 61
55 Jacques Houdek Zauvijek Tvoj 13 63 11 64
56 Parni Valjak Sve još miriše na nju 2 110 1 119
57 Camila Coleccionista de canciones X X 15 36
58 Bryan Adams Heaven X X 19 47
59 Bruno Mars Talking to the moon X X 13 66
60 Jelena Rozga Razmažena 13 82 5 91
61 Eric Saade ft.J-Son Hearts in the air 10 78 8 86
62 Teška Industrija U meni jesen je 7 76
63 Magazin Opijum 8 66
64 Jewel Foolish games 11 55
65 Within Temptation feat. Chris Jones Utopia 2 90
66 Adrian Sina Hold on 8 71
67 David Civera No Bastará X X 19 40
68 Parni Valjak Molitva X X 12 63
70 Queen I want to break free X X 13 68
71 Modà La notte 2 108 5 92
72 Toše Proeski Naslon glavu na moje rame 15 43 X X
73 Nickelback Gotta be somebody X X 17 57
74 David Guetta ft. Sia Titanium 11 88 9 71
75 Within Tepmtation Shot in the dark 2 115 1 108
76 Panic! at the Disco Ballad of Mona Lisa 9 59 X X
77 Kelly Rowland Down for whatever 10 65 X X
78 Fefe Dobson Can't breathe 11 62 X X
79 Adele Make you feel my love 4 102 1 125
80 Saša Lošić ft. Maja Keuc Od rođendana do rođendana 16 52 X X
81 Brintey Spears Stronger 10 64 X X
82 Melanie Fiona 4AM 9 64 X X
83 Jay Sean ft. Karl Wolf Yalla Asia 19 38 X X
84 Massimo Iz jednog pogleda X X 19 44
85 Jenifer Bartoli Donne-moi le temps 12 92 5 126
86 Dash Berlin feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn Better Half Of Me 4 119 5 97
87 Modà Sono già solo 12 87 X X
88 Colonia Svijet voli pobjednike X X 17 68
89 Željko Joksimović Ima nešto u tom što me nečeš 9 84 4 92
90 Gibonni Zlatne godine 4 115 1 112
91 Đani Stipaničev Suza za zagorske brege 15 67 X X
92 Basshunter Angel In The Night X X 14 62
93 P!nk Bridge of Light 7 90 5 92
94 Hari Mata Hari Strah me da te volim 14 54 X X
95 Westlife Flying Without Wings 24 21 X X
96 Skylar Grey Invisble 7 83 14 66
97 Emma Maronne Calore 16 47 X X
98 Train Drive By 10 57 X X
99 Karmin Brokenhearted 7 66 X X
100 Bon Jovi ft. LeAnn Rimes Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore X X 15 72
101 Ivana Banfić Predaleko 2 101 1 111
102 Within Temptation Somewhere 13 54 X X
103 Toše Proeski Dal si sretnija 7 78 X X
104 Luna Dupla škorpija 7 70 X X
105 Kaliopi Stine 4 73 X X
106 Doris Dragović & Mladen Bodalec Baklje Ivanjske 11 51 X X
107 Delta Goodrem Lost Without You 3 77 X X
108 YU grupa Dunavom šibaju vetrovi 5 78 X X
109 Adele One and Only 15 50 X X
110 Fun Some Nights 12 56 X X
111 Gym Class Heroes ft. Ryan Tedder The Fighter 14 49 X X
112 Nina Badrić Poljubi me 19 37 X X
113 Shania Twain Man! I Feel Like A Woman 12 53 X X
114 Jelena Rozga Dobitna kombinacija 7 67 X X
115 Nikiforos Mi mou les pws m'agapas 11 51 X X
116 Sixpence None The Richer Kiss me 8 78 X X
117 Ani Lorak Обними меня (Hold Me) 10 55 X X
118 Simply Red If You Don't Know Me By Now 18 19 X X
119 Owl City Shooting Star 5 78 X X
120 Doris Dragović Niti kunem, niti molim 14 75 X X
121 Gibonni Mirakul 8 89 4 98
122 Santana Maria, Maria 1 100 X X
123 Film Sjećam se prvog poljupca 4 115 X X
124 Antonino Spadaccino Resta ancora un po' X X

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Westlife - 'What About Now'


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Of all the metaphorical animals in the rhetoric zoo, the snake that eats its own tail is the most useful. Especially to people who want to make a point about the circular nature of life, and how things which feel like progress can actually be just the opposite.
If you're not sure what I mean, imagine you're a snake, and you're enjoying a lovely meal. Now imagine how you'd feel if your dinner also turned out to be your bum. "This is no good," you would think "I cannot sustain myself by eating myself, why that defeats the point of eating in the first place!"
(Here's a 'video'. It's not the whole song and it's not really a video.)
I mention this because there's a definite air of a world within a world to this single, and here is why:
'What About Now' - as performed by Daughtry - is the song that has been popping up all over The X Factor this year, as a kind of emotional celebration of the journey certain people have been on. It's a great big power ballad, and as all power ballads do, starts with a mournful piano, travels through chest-heaving, sobby verses, and goes all HUGE in the chorus.
(Here's Daughtry's video. It is the whole song and it is really a video, but there's no Westlife, and it's a little pompous.)
Daughtry, you will recall, are the band formed around Chris Daughtry, an American Idol finalist in 2006. American Idol is produced by (and stars) Simon Cowell, who is also heavily involved with Westlife's career, as is Simon's fellow X Factor judge Louis Walsh.
Westlife performed this song on the X Factor over the weekend, a performance which was due to take place in a month, and was brought forward, presumably because the Daughtry version had got to No.11 a week or so ago. And now the Westlife version is shooting up the charts.
It would be tempting to suggest that there's something amiss going on here, like people are being conned into buying music or something, but there isn't really. It would be more shocking if something like this didn't happen from time to time, the amount of pies Simon and Louis have their fingers in.
But it does reinforce the idea that Simon Cowell is slowly creating his own version of showbiz, a self-contained reality which does not need any input from the outside world, and will eventually either take over all entertainment as we know it, or implode, leaving nothing behind but the sound of Simon's impatient sigh howling through the void...and Leona Lewis.

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Westlife Backstage on Xpose!

Xpose caught up with the boys Backstage at their last ever show at the London 02.

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Check out Part 1 HERE where Nicky gives us a Backstage Tour...

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and check out Part 2 HERE for an interview with all the lads!

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Westlife chega oficialmente ao seu fim

03 de Julho de 1998 - 23 de Junho de 2012


Em outubro do ano passado, mais precisamente no dia 19, todos nós fãs do Westlife fomos surpreendidos pela mensagem postada no site oficial anunciando o fim da banda. A mensagem anunciava que o albúm, até então não lançado, seria o último trabalho do grupo que se encerraria após um turnê de despedida que duraria pouco menos de seis meses.
Isso foi motio de choro, revolta e discórdia. A tag #WestlifeForever subiu e ocupou os tópicos mundiais no twitter por mais de um dia, devido a grande quantidade de fãs inconformados pela decisão tomada pela banda, que pouco tempo depois alegou que o fim se deu por um desgaste natura, afinal, quase quatorze anos juntos não é uma coisa tão simples assim. A banda sobreviveu a saída do Brian anos atrás, e quando se viu que outro integrante - cujo os boatos apontam com força para o Mark, mas não há certeza alguma - queria se despedir da banda acharam justo terminar de vez.
Eis que chegou o dia: 23 de Junho de 2012.
Mais rápido do que a gente pensava.
Não há como explicar os amigos que Westlife me trouxe, e trouxe a muitos de vocês que eu sei, e além do trabalho da banda isso é algo que devemos a eles também. Essas pessoas maravilhosas a qual a relação de carinho pela banda foi algo em comum.
O último show acontece ainda hoje, e será exibido e salas de cinema em diversos lugares do mundo (no Brasil não se falou nada, então nem acho que devemos nos empolgar ou esperar). Mas o registro em DVD da última turnê já é uma certeza, isso por conta da pré-venda que já começou e a data de lançamente está prevista para o dia 19 de dezembro.
De certo, não vamos morrer de saudades por conta do término da banda, uma vez que todos já prometeram manter-se na mídia. A certeza da carreira solo do Shane e do Mark é sólida, Nicky e Kian também tem os seus planos.
Não tenho palavras para descrever o fim da banda, apenas a esperança de que tudo que eles nos trouxeram seja eternizado em nossas mentes e nossos corações.
Quanto ao blog, não vai acabar por aqui. É o fim da banda, não o fim dos nossos garotos. Sempre que houver algo de importante, ou que bater a saudade, voltaremos a nos encontrar aqui.
A música abaixo é uma b-side do single de What About Now, Please Stay é uma das músicas que mais se encaixa a nossa situação, embora saibamos que isso não adiante em muita coisa. 
E continuem com a tag #ThankYouWestlife no twitter, é a homenagem e agradecimento dos Westfans de todo o mundo. E como acabei de ver a @elianewestlife dizer, acho também que não devemos nos sentir tristes pelo fim, vamos nos sentir agradecidos pelo que nossos rapazes fizeram.
Esse foi meu comentário sobre o fim da banda, foi muito bom enquanto durou, e que continue sendo daqui pra frente. Me sigam no twitter

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