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The Nicest Thing Mark's Done For His Mum
Last week, we asked Nicky what he thought the nicest thing Mark had ever done
for his mum was. Mark’s now given his own answer – find out if Nicky was right
or wrong by clicking
here
- and discuss it by clicking
here!
Check back soon to see which member of Westlife we put to the test next…
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Added: 16th March 2007, source: Westlife.com
A Message From The Boys
Hi guys!
We wanted to drop you a quick note to say that the tour is going fantastically
well so far and we've had a great time in Australia and South Africa. If
anybody who went to the concerts is reading this then we all hope you enjoyed
our show and we look forward to seeing you all again in the near future!
We can't wait to kick-off the UK tour on Monday in Nottingham, it's going to
be a great show and we look forward to seeing you all there!
As you know we duetted with Ray Quinn on The X Factor Final and we've stayed
in touch with him as much as possible after the show in the run-up to his
album release to see how he is getting on. He's a great guy and we wish him
all the best of luck with the album. In case you wanted to see Ray in person
he is hosting a big album launch on Monday so we have asked for the details
to be listed below so you can go and meet him in person!
It all kicks off at 7.30am in his home town of Liverpool before he jets off to
Glasgow and Newcastle in a specially branded 'Ray Quinn' helicopter to perform
tracks from the album and to meet his fans. If you want to get down there to
say hi, you'll be able to catch him at the following places:
7.30am - Ray is co-hosting the Breakfast Show at Radio City in Liverpool
Radio City
St John's Beacon
1 Houghton Street
Liverpool
L1 1RL
Ray then departs and meets his helicopter at 8.20am at the Marriott Hotel
Airfield for a flight to Glasgow. Public are welcome!
Marriott Hotel
Liverpool South Hotel Speke Aerodrome
Speke Road
Liverpool
L24 8QD
10.00am - Ray performs and meets fans at Tesco
Tesco Glasgow Silverburn Extra
Silverburn Shopping Centre
Barrhead Road
Glasgow
G53 6QR
Ray then meets the helicopter and flies to Newcastle
12.00pm - Ray performs and meets fans at ASDA
ASDA Gosford
Hollywood Avenue
Great North Road
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
NE3 5BU
Ray then meets the helicopter and flies back to the Marriott Hotel in
Liverpool arriving at 1.50pm. If you're not able to get into the Woolworths
signing, this will be the best chance to come and see Ray as he will be
stopping to sign autographs and have photos taken!
4.00pm - Ray performs and meets fans at Woolworths
Woolworths
74-75 St Johns Way
St Johns Centre
Liverpool
L1 1LS
6.00pm - Ray interviewed live on Radio City Drive Time
7.15pm - Ray heads off to Cardiff for The X Factor Tour in his helicopter
It sounds like it's going to be a great day, so make sure you get down there to
show your support and to say hello to Ray!
Look forward to seeing you all on tour!
Love
Shane, Nicky, Mark, Kian x
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Added: 10th March 2007, source: Westlife.com
How Well Do Westlife Know Each Other?
They’ve been together for nine years – but how well do Westlife really know
each other?
We’ve put them to the test by posing each of them questions about their fellow
bandmates – and then finding out whether they’d got the answers right or wrong.
First up for a grilling is Nicky. Head over to the VIP section by clicking
here
to watch the video clip - and don't forget to check back next week for
Mark’s response…
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Added: 10th March 2007, source: Westlife.com
10 on test
By Huma Qureshi
The best way to your Valentine's heart is a box of luxury chocolates, says
Nicky Byrne of boy band Westlife: 'I love it when the two of us have something
that we can share'...
If you don't get any Valentine cards this year, just pretend you did. Nicky
Byrne of boy band Westlife says: 'At school everyone would act really cool
about how many cards they got, and you knew everyone exaggerated. I'd always
say I got seven.'
For the past 14 years, Nicky has had one special Valentine, his wife Georgina,
daughter of Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern. They have been together since
school and married in 2003. Georgina is now expecting twins. 'We were very
young when we started going out,' he says. 'We've had more than 10 Valentine's
Days together, so every year it's getting harder to buy something different.'
At least Mrs Byrne will know what to get Nicky - he loved Thornton's 'I Love
You' Cups, which he tried for the test. 'I like something we can share, and
these are great!'
If you're single, Nicky says go for it: 'If you fancy someone, use Valentine's
as an excuse to ask them out. Why not?'
Westlife's next single, 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', will be out on 12 March.
The Love tour starts in the UK on the same day.
1. I Love You Cups, Thorntons, www.thorntons.co.uk, £2.50
Revert back to school days when love letters were 'in', and spell it out with
the 'I Love You Cups', a series of five milk chocolate cups [the word love is
represented by a heart] filled with a delicious chocobeurre centre, that spell
out the immortal words.
Nicky says My favourite: I love these, they are so cute. If you find it a bit
awkward to give romantic gifts, this is perfect because they're so small and
say 'I love you' in a really sweet way. They taste really nice - not too heavy,
not too sickly. The nicest part is that they say they're for 'childhood
sweethearts' and that's perfect for my wife and me, so it won us over straight
away. As they're so cheap, it would be lovely to give them as a side gift along
with something else.
2. Heart gift box, Marks and Spencer, £9.99
An assortment of milk, white and dark chocolates including nut, truffle and
caramel centres.
Nicky says Lovely - the truffles have champagne in them too, and you can't go
wrong with these. You could just keep popping them in your mouth all day; they
are delicious. It's not too big a box either, so you can eat them without it
being too much. Good price, and great presentation.
3. Continental Valentine's Day Satin Heart Thorntons, £25
The perfect way to say 'I Love You' and to keep the love alive. Our striking
red Continental Satin Heart contains 56 of our most popular chocolate
collection.
Nicky says This was my second favourite. Really lovely box. Everything's
beautifully wrapped inside, it's luscious. There's a great selection of
chocolates. If you bought these for a girl, it would look like you'd spent
money.
4. Velvet Heart Belgian chocolate selection, Marks and Spencer, £30
A selection of milk, dark and white Belgian chocolates. Includes treats such
as Buchette, an indulgent mix of smooth white chocolate and crunchy croquant
praline.
Nicky says I can see how a girl might love these - the box and the ribbon are
pretty. It's absolutely huge too, so it's something you could get for your
girlfriend and you'd know she'd love it. Great if you like luxurious
chocolates.
5. Hand-decorated truffles, Marks and Spencer, £5.99
This sumptuous and sexy truffle selection combines smooth milk chocolate made
with cocoa beans from Ecuador, dark chocolate from Santo Domingo beans and white
Belgian chocolate.
Nicky says I really like the white chocolate ones in this box. It's quite an
unusual box - black - so could be quite discreet to send. I loved the
presentation.
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Added: 11th February 2007, source: The Observer
Win the ultimate Westlife package
We've got the ultimate Westlife Valentine's Day competition.
Winners will be treated to...
Accommodation at the Medina Apartments
The winner will be provided with a $500 voucher that is valid for six months
and can be used at any Medina Apartment in Melbourne.
Flowers:
Winner will also receive one dozen boxed roses including rose oil,
pot pourri, Lindt chocolate and Randy the bear courtesy of Roses Only. That's a
total value of about $140.
Westlife concert tickets:
The winner will also pick up a double-pass to see Westlife when they perform in
Melbourne later this month. The tickets are worth $180. We'll also chuck in a
copy of Westlife's The Love Album (RRP $30).
For a chance to win, click
here.
Don’t forget to include your name, address and a daytime phone number. Please
note that this contest is only open to residents of Australia and closes at
midnight on Thursday, February 15, 2007. Good luck!
Plus: Click
here
to see The Rose and a making-off clip.
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Added: 11th February 2007, source: Herald Sun
Exciting New VIP Competition!
Fancy being the proud owner of a six feet tall copy of the artwork for
Westlife’s smash-hit album Face To Face, signed by all the band? This very
special prize could be yours, simply by heading over to the
VIP Competitions
area and answering a simple question.
The competition closes on Friday 9th February. Good luck!
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Added: 3rd February 2007, source: Westlife.com
Westlife Win Best Irish Pop Act
Westlife have been awarded the Best Irish Pop Act prize at this year’s Meteor
Ireland Music Awards. The band picked up the gong at last night’s awards at
The Point in Dublin for an amazing seventh year running!
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Added: 3rd February 2007, source: Westlife.com
Cheerios Childline Concerts Raise €2.5 Million
Sunday 28 January 2007: Cheerios Childline Concert , which celebrated it's 10th
anniversary last night at Dublin's Point Theatre, has raised an amazing
€2.5 million for the Irish Childline Charity since the concerts began in 1997.
Over the past ten years, the event has received generous support from a massive
array of Irish and International stars including Westlife, Robbie Williams,
Busted, Boyzone, Five, Samantha Mumba, Big Brovaz, S Club 7, Girls Aloud and
many more. In particular, Westlife have been outstanding supporters having
performed an amazing 9 times.
This year's concert, which was hosted by Stephen Gately and Brian McFadden,
featured performances from Westlife, Shayne Ward, Sugababes, McFly, G4, Matt
Willis, Lil Chris, Lady Nada, Greg Ryan and Streetwize.
The concert will be televised by RTE TWO on Sunday 18 February 2007 at 4.30pm,
bringing the sold out event to those unable to get their hands on one of the
hottest tickets this year.
All parties involved with last nights Cheerios Childline Concert are providing
their services free of charge on the night including the artists and organisers.
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Added: 29th January 2007, source: MCD.ie
Westlife.com Newsletter
TV Promo
The boys are scooting around London town today in what is known in technical
speak as a ‘TV junket day’. Yes, Kian, Shane, Nicky and Mark will be going here,
there and everywhere to talk about their fantastic new single ‘Total Eclipse
of the Heart’, which is released on 12th March.
The boys are filming a live performance of ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ for
TOTP2, which will be broadcast on Saturday 10th March. They’re also doing a
feature in New magazine which will be hitting the shelves in the coming
weeks.
Rehearsals
This weekend sees the boys fly home to Dublin, to start preparations for
Sunday’s Childline concert and Thursday’s Meteor Awards. They will remain in
and around Ireland and the UK for a heavy fortnight of tour rehearsals before
jetting off down under for the start of their Love tour.
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Added: 26th January 2007, source: Westlife.com/Caroline
Westlife At TOTP Studio Tonight
The boys will be recording a performance of Total Eclipse Of The Heart for
TOTP2 this evening – you can catch it on BBC2 on Saturday 10th March.
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Added: 26th January 2007, source: Westlife.com
Westlife.com Newsletter
'Total Eclipse of The Heart' Video Shoot
Westlife will be recording the video to their upcoming single Total Eclipse of
the Heart on Wednesday 24th January. The single is a hugely popular cover of
the Bonnie Tyler classic, taken from their chart-topping release
'The Love Album'.
The single, which is released on 12th March, boasts an exciting new mix of the
track by dance superstars Sunset Strippers.
Childline Concert
Westlife will be headlining this years annual Childline benefit concert in
Dublin on Sunday 28th January. Hosted by Keith Duffy and Stephen Gately, the
show will also feature performances from Shayne Ward and McFly, among others.
Tour Rehearsals
In preparation for their tour, which kicks off in Australia next month, the
boys start rehearsals in Ireland later this month. They’re looking forward to
performing all the old favourites and their latest material in arenas around
South Africa, the UK and Ireland. See you there!
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Added: 20th January 2007, source: Westlife.com/Caroline
Westlife, Keating to sing together
It has been announced that Westlife and Ronan Keating will sing together at
the Meteor Ireland Music Awards in Dublin next month.
It will be the first time the quartet and Keating have performed a song live
together.
They will sing a cover of Garth Brooks' song 'Shall We Dance' on the night.
The awards take place on Thursday 1 February and will be broadcast on RTÉ Two
on Sunday 4 February at 9.30pm.
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Added: 20th January 2007, source: RTE.ie
Westlife's Myspace Page
Westlife's Myspace page has moved - you'll now be able to find thier official
page at
www.myspace.com/westlife.
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Added: 20th January 2007, source: Westlife.com
Gillian’s Di-et With Westlife
Westlife will be Frying Without Wings by staging a duet with diet guru Gillian
McKeith on the Late Late Show.
TV star Gillian revealed her dazzling pop song plans after meeting manager
Louis Walsh and show host Pat Kenny.
She was one of the first celebrities to be booted off the Celebrity X Factor
show when Sharon Osbourne told her she sounded like "salmonella".
But she will resurrect her singing career by performing with the boys.
She said: "I was at the X Factor final with Pat Kenny and we were having a
great night.
"He invited me and Westlife on the show. I said, 'Why don't I sing with
Westlife, Pat?' "I'm not sure what we're going to sing yet but as I got booted
off X Factor so quickly I've got loads of songs in the bank."
Westlife's Shane Filan said: "We are up for singing with Gillian. It would be
good TV. She's a really nice lady and up for some fun."
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Added: 20th January 2007, source: The Irish Mirror/Caroline
Westlife's Next Single
Westlife have confirmed their next single will be ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’.
A firm fan favourite from their chart-topping Love Album, it’s an amazing
version of the Bonnie Tyler classic. The single will be released in February,
and will contain an exciting new mix of the track.
The boys are shooting the video later this month – more details coming soon…
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Added: 6th January 2007, source: Westlife.com
Westlife's New Year Message
We caught up with Westlife so they could record a special New Year's message
for the site.
Click
here to watch it.
Happy New Year!
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Added: 1st January 2007, source: Westlife.com
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