Westlife

Westlife are a home-grown Irish band that formed on the 3rd of July 1998. They were signed by Simon Cowell but are now being managed by Louis Walsh. . Over the years, Westlife's music has evolved from pop to an adult contempory sound, with an emphasis on ballads and sweet harmonious love songs. There musical influences are based mainly around boy bands such as Boyzone, and the Backstreet Boys, however they are also influenced by outstanding artists such as Frank Sinatra, and have produced an album dedicated to his songs. Originally the band consisted of 5 members, Shane, Mark, Brian, Kian, and Nicky, however Brian departed from the band a number of years ago to work on his solo career. All of the current band members are songwriters, however most of their hits have been based on covers of another writer. Westlife have had made many achievements through their music including 14 number singles on the UK alone. Also they have awards such as ‘Best Irish Pop Act’, and ‘Record of the Year’, as well as breaking the record for ‘Music Artist with most consecutive number 1’s in the UK’. I have been a loyal fan to Westlife over the years, and have seen them numerous times. The most recent show that I went to was there 2008 tour on the 22nd of March. The venue was at the SECC in which they usually perform when they come to Glasgow. Considering the band is so well known the cost of the tickets were at a reasonable price, coming in at 32 pounds and 50 pence. The audience consisted of old loyal fans as well as new editions. The performance brought both tears and laughter to the audience, and touched the hearts of many. Considering I had seen them many times before it has to be said that they outdone themselves this time. They gave an outstanding performance, singing songs from there new album well as old classics. I would recommend this band to others, as it proves to be definite mood music. People who like to listen to love songs and cheesy pop with a twist would enjoy this easy listening band.