Gillian walsh filan biography

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.

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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 ha