Westlife made history when their first seven singles all went to number one,
going on to achieve 14 UK number one singles – a figure only beaten by Elvis
Presley and The Beatles – selling more than 43 million records. Formed in Sligo,
Ireland in 1998, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, and Shane Filan were childhood
friends, initially singing in a six-piece vocal harmony group called IOYOU
releasing the single "Together Girl Forever," which came to the attention of
Boyzone's manager Louis Walsh. He decided to rebrand Kian Egan, Mark Feehily,
and Shane Filan and held auditions in Dublin for...