Shane Filan is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on July 5, 1979 in Sligo, Ireland. The group Westlife was initially formed by His group Westlife was originally signed by Simon Cowell..
Shane Steven Filan (born 5 July 1979) is an Irish singer and songwriter. He is one of the two lead singers of pop vocal group Westlife, which was formed in 1998, disbanded in 2012, and regrouped in 2018. Westlife has released twelve albums, embarked on thirteen world tours, and won several awards, becoming one of the most successful musical groups of all time.
Before Westlife, Egan and Feehily were with Filan in a band known as Six as One and, later on, IOYOU, with other Sligonians Derrick Lacey, Graham Keighron, and Michael “Miggles” Garrett. He co-wrote the IOYOU song “Together Girl Forever.” For six months, Shane’s mother, Mae Filan, tried to phone Boyzone manager Louis Walsh, eventually succeeding in talking to him about her son’s band. Three of the members were dropped and the other three, Filan, Egan, and Feehily, joined in finding two more singers for the band. The members that joined were Nicky Byrne and Brian McFadden, forming Westside. The name of the band was subsequently changed to Westlife as there were already a number of bands with the name Westside. Filan, along with Feehily, became the co-lead singers of the band. Their first album was released in November 1999, titled Westlife.
He was married to Gillian Walsh on December 28 in 2003. The couple have three children, two sons and a daughter.
The album he released as his debut solo effort was called You as well as Me.
Shane Steven Filan was born on 5 July 1979, in Sligo, Ireland. He is the son of Peter and Mae Filan (née McNicholas). Filan is the youngest of six siblings; three brothers and three sisters. From a very early age, Filan worked behind the counter of his parents’ business- a diner in Sligo -including on school Holidays.
