Nicky Byrne
Background information
Birth name	Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne
Born	October 9, 1978 (1978-10-09) (age 28) Dublin, Ireland
Genre(s)	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1998 to present
Label(s)	BMG
Associated acts	Westlife
Members
Shane Filan, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily
Former members
Brian McFadden

Nicky Byrne
Personal information
Date of birth	October 9, 1978 (1978-10-09) (age 28)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth clubs
	Home Farm
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-97 1997-98 1997-98 1998-99	Leeds Shelbourne Cobh (loan) St Francis
National team
	Ireland Under-18
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Nicky Byrne (born Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne, October 9, 1978 (1978-10-09) (age 28), Baldoyle, County Dublin) is the oldest member of popular Irish pop band, Westlife. He has a younger brother Adam (born 10 March 1990) and an older sister Gillian (born 5 April 1976). He is the eldest son of Nicholas and Yvonne Byrne. is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Baldoyle (Baile Dúill in Irish) is a small coastal village in Fingal, Republic of Ireland, immediately northeast of the City of Dublin. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dublin Code: D Area: 921 km² Population (2006) 1,186,821 County Dublin (Irish: Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath), or more correctly today the Dublin Region[1] (Réigiúin Átha Cliath), is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and largest city... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... Westlife is an Irish pop music group, formed in 1998. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Football career

Before joining Sligo based band IOU, he was a keen footballer and played for Home Farm F.C. and St.Kevins Boys F.C. in North Dublin. While playing for Home Farms Under 12s in a tournament in Belgium he won 'best goalkeeper in the tournament' against teams like A.C. Milan, Ajax and FC Barcelona. He had trials with Derby County and he became a professional football player, and had joined Leeds United as a goalkeeper in 1995, and was a squad member of the FA Youth Cup winning team of 1997. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Home Farm Football Club is an amateur football club based in Whitehall, Dublin, in Ireland. ... Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as AFC Ajax, simply Ajax (pronounced /ˈʌɪjaks/) is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sə), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, who play in the Premier League. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... “Leeds United Football Club” redirects here. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. ...

He played for Leeds for two years but as he was only 5 ft 10 inches tall, coaches decided he was not tall enough to play as a goalkeeper in the Premiership,so he left after his contract expired in June 1997.He played in a reserve game for Scarborough Town and in a trial game with Cambridge United before returning to join Dublin club Shelbourne. He then signed for Cobh Ramblers, then St. Francis F.C. all in Ireland's Eircom league. Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish football club playing in the FAI National League. ... Cobh Ramblers Football Club (CRFC) is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... St. ... The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or the Eircom League (from the leagues sponsorship by Irish telcom Eircom), is a league of football clubs in the Republic of Ireland. ...

He also has been capped by his country Republic of Ireland at under 15, 16 and 18 levels, making his debut in Basle versus Switzerland in 1994. His last game versus Norway in a European qualifier was in Bergen in 1997. Basel (English traditionally: Basle [ba:l], German: Basel [ba:z@l], French Bâle [ba:l], Italian Basilea [bazilE:a]) is Switzerlands third most populous city (188,000 inhabitants in the canton of Basel-City as of 2004; the 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the... County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2006) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ...

He also broke his elbow in a freak accident while training with Ireland in 1994 ahead of a friendly international against Chile in Dublin. An operation involving two pins being inserted to repair a broken humerus followed.He also had operations to repair a hernia in August 2000 and Two Westlife concerts were postponed in Brighton and resheduled in 2004 following a kidney stone operation. The humerus is a long bone in the arm or fore-legs (animals) that runs from the shoulder to the elbow. ...

In 1995 he was named in the Leeds United first team squad to face Southampton at The Dell at only sixteen years of age. On returning to Dublin, he worked in Alias Toms menswear shop, whilst setting up a small karaoke business with his father, also known as Nicky, who is a well known cabaret singer in Dublin. It was called 'Father and Son Karaoke'. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... The Dell is the former home ground of the Southampton F.C. football (soccer) team in England. ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: 01, +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... A karaoke machine Karaoke 空 kara, empty or void, and オーケストラ ōkesutora, orchestra) pronounced ;   is a form of entertainment in which an amateur singer or singers sing along with recorded music on microphone. ... Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue — a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting around the tables (often dining or drinking) watching the performance. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ...

Despite not continuing in top flight professional football, Byrne continues to follow the sport very closely and has played in many charity football tournaments along with other celebrities. He is a supporter of Leeds United's traditional rivals, Manchester United. Byrne, and band mate Shane Filan, proudly wore their Man Utd scarves as they were half time guests at Old Trafford, for the Manchester United versus Bolton Wanderers game, on 17 March 2007. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is a trust, company or unincorporated association established for charitable purposes only. ... For other uses, see Celebrity (disambiguation). ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Shane Steven Filan is a member of the Irish pop band Westlife. ... Old Trafford (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Sir Bobby Charlton) is a football stadium in the Greater Manchester borough of Trafford, and is the home of Manchester United F.C.. The ground has been Uniteds permanent home since 1910, bar an eight year absence from 1941... Bolton Wanderers F.C. is an English professional football club. ...

Musical career

In 1997, he attended to an audition in the Pod nightclub in Dublin for a new Irish boyband, later called Reel. It was at this audition that he was spotted by Boyzone manager Louis Walsh, and Walsh approached him to join his new venture, Westlife. He joined Westlife along with Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Brian McFadden. Byrne had also sat the exam and passed for An Garda Siochana (Irish Police Force). He was waiting to be called by the Gardaí when his singing audition arose. A boy band (American English) or boyband (British English) is a style of somewhat to mostly prefabricated pop group featuring about between three and six young male singer/dancers, but normally five. ... Boyzone were an Irish boy band (pop group) of the 1990s. ... Louis Walsh Louis Walsh (born Kiltimagh, County Mayo, Ireland, August 5, 1952) is a manager in the music industry, and a former judge on the ITV1 show The X Factor, which made him famous as a television personality rather than a manager. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Marcus Michael Patrick Feehily (born 28 May 1980 in Sligo, Ireland), better known as Mark Feehily, is a member of the popular Irish vocal pop group, Westlife. ... Shane Steven Filan is a member of the Irish pop band Westlife. ... Brian Nicholas McFadden (born 12 April 1980 in Artane, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish singer and songwriter. ...

Personal life

Nicky is also a keen snooker player and golfer, he also travels back to Ireland regularly to watch his County, Dublin play in the all Ireland Gaelic Football competition.His love of driving is evident, and has owned many sports cars. He was voted Irelands Best Dressed Man in 2002. Nicky also achieved a diploma after he attended New York Film Academy Acting course during a four and a half month break from Westlife in 2005 to pursue his ambition to act at some point in his career.

Nicky married long term and childhood sweetheart girlfriend Georgina Ahern whom he met in the secondary school, Pobailscoil Neasain in Baldoyle in North County Dublin. Georgina is the eldest daughter of An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern (Irish Prime Minister). Their civil ceremony was on August 5, 2003 at Wicklow Registry Office in County Wicklow, Ireland. They then married on August 9 by a church blessing at the Roman Catholic Church of St Pierre et St Paul in Gallardon, Eure-et-Loir, France and a reception at the nearby 16th century Château d'Esclimont.

The wedding was covered by Hello! Magazine in an exclusive deal which paid them a huge figure,reportedly 1 Million Euro, to include pre-wedding interviews, and a honeymoon interview. The couple honeymooned in the exclusive Chateau Chev're D'or in Eze in the South of France followed by a week on Fregate Island and then the Banyon Tree in the Seychelles.

Non-identical twin sons Rocco Bertie and Jay Nick Byrne were born at the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street in Dublin at 9.55am on Friday 20th April 2007. Rocco and Jay are the fourth and fifth Westlife babies born and the only male Westlife kids. The other three are former member Bryan McFadden's two daughters Molly and Lilly Sue and Shane Filan's only daughter, Nicole.

It's been announced that Rocco's godparents will be Nicky's younger brother Adam and Georgina's sister Cecelia Ahern. Jay's godparents will be Nicky's older sister Gillian and her husband Mark Gallagher. Georgina was released from hospital on 27th May. Because the twins were nearly 8 weeks premature, they were detained in the special care baby unit (SCBU) ICU Intensive Care Unit for nearly 4 weeks. It was originally believed that they would have to stay in until the middle of June. However, with good fortune on their side, Jay was allowed home on 15th May and Rocco followed suit on the 20th, the 1 month anniversary of their birth.

Nicky and Georgina turned down a seven figure sum from glossy magazines to shoot exclusive pictures of the boys,instead opting to proudly give the first pictures to all media together at a quick photocall at the Grand Hotel in Malahide on May 28th 2007, with their parents and grandfather Bertie Ahern.

The christening of Rocco and Jay took place on 15th July 2007.The new Byrne family were photographed arriving in their silver Bentley at the Church of St Sylvesters in Malahide Co.Dublin,Ireland.After a 45min ceremony they threw a huge bash in a specially erected marquee at their mansion in Malahide. All family members were present,as was Westlife manager Louis Walsh,the other members of Westlife, and their partners.

External links

• Official Website
• One Breathe Westlife
• Nicky Byrne
• Westlife-Forever Fansite
• Nicky Byrne at the Internet Movie Database