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Boy band Westlife are to split after 14 years following a final tour, they have announced.

The Irish band have racked up 26 top ten hits and 14 number ones, but say they are now looking forward to "new ventures".

The split is understood to be amicable and fans will have the chance to see them perform for the final time on the already-announced Greatest Hits Tour, which kicks off in May next year.

The foursome - Nicky Byrne, 33, Kian Egan, 31, Mark Feehily, 31, and Shane Filan, 32 - have sold more than 44 million records in their time together.

In a statement the group said: "Over the years Westlife has become so much more to us than just a band. Westlife are a family."

 

Ahh bless!

 

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/boy-b...years-171711079.html

 

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Originally Posted by MrMincePie:

They're sh*t and I don't want to see them ever again.

 

 

 

  • Stone Roses get back together.
  • Westlife retire
  • Noels new album pisses all over Gary Barlow/Matt Cardles new album
  • City go top of the league and also win in the last min of CL game
  • Steps Greatest Hits enter the Top 10

 

If carlsberg did weeks...

 You sure about that Mincey?

Rawky-Roo
Originally Posted by Rawky-Roo:
Originally Posted by MrMincePie:

They're sh*t and I don't want to see them ever again.

 

 

 

  • Stone Roses get back together.
  • Westlife retire
  • Noels new album pisses all over Gary Barlow/Matt Cardles new album
  • City go top of the league and also win in the last min of CL game
  • Steps Greatest Hits enter the Top 10

 

If carlsberg did weeks...

 You sure about that Mincey?

Not with that last sh*te bullet point you added

MrMincePie

They're going to release a greatest hits compilation.  No doubt their army of fans will buy it in their droves but I seriously can't remember a single Westlife song as they're all one big mush of blandness.  Did they cover an Abba song at one time, or was that Boyzone?  I guess the cover versions might stand out but their own stuff (meant in the loosest possible way) has to be the most unmemorable musical wallpaper ever recorded.

Carnelian
Originally Posted by kimota (Corin's Crib #1) FAKER # 1:

Like Carnellian , I can't remember any of their songs! Boy bands may not be my thing, but I could name quite a few Take That songs and acknowledge that Barlow is a good songwriter.  

 

I was pondering this the other day 'Can a bunch of blokes in their late 30's or early 40's really be called a 'boy' band any more?

I could name a few Take Thats a few Busted, the odd Ronan Keating a few McFly even Five but Westlife?  They've had at least a dozen number ones and sold millions of records been massively successful. OK, I don't keep an eye on the commercial end of pop music as much as I used to but I really don't think there's a single artist that has had the same success as Westlife have had, without me being able to recall any of their music.

 

I can't really say I hate them, in that sense.

 

They might as well have not sung at all on any of their records as far as I'm concerned. I honestly can't remember what any of their music sounds like.  They must be the dictionary definition of nondescript.

 

I'm please they've split up because although I can't recall their music, I can recall their stupid sitting on stools routines.  Plus, their CDs add to the pollution of the planet.

Carnelian

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