Shane Steven Filan is a member of the Irish pop band Westlife. Filan is one of the four (formerly five) original Westlife members, along with other current members Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Nicky Byrne. Before Westlife, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily were with Shane in a band known as I.O.U. with other Sligonians Derrick Lacey, Graham Keighron and Michael "Miggles" Garrett. He is married to Gillian Walsh (Kian's cousin) This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the band. ... This article is about the band. ... 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. ... Nicky Byrne (born Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne, October 9, 1978 ) , Baldoyle, County Dublin) is the oldest member of popular Irish pop band, Westlife. ...

He grew up in Sligo, a large town in the northwest of Ireland. He was born on July 5, 1979 to Peter and Mae Filan. He is the youngest of seven children. He has three brothers and three sisters: Finbarr, Peter Jr, Yvonne, Liam, Denise and Mairead. His parents owned a diner in Sligo named Carlton Cafe located on Castle Street and Shane used to work there as a waiter from a very early age. When Peter and Mae decided to close the cafe in 2003, Shane bought it back and turned it into a Morgan clothes shop for Gillian who runs the business. She also has another clothes shop, Anna-Rose, with her sister. Shane is a big fan of Michael Jackson and taught himself how to moonwalk. He attended Summerhill College, a Catholic school, with Kian Egan and Mark Feehily. All three of them participated in a school production of Grease when they were about 12. The Hawkswell Theatre became a significant part of their careers. Shane likes to play golf in his spare time, but loves horses much more. He and his family own over 70 of them, and used to compete at horse tournaments. All of Shane's horses are named Carlton something(e.g. Carlton Flight, Carlton Clover).^{[citation needed]}He also bought Gillian a dark brown horse named Sylvester. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... A street dancer doing the moonwalk in Madrid. ... Summerhill College (aka The College of the Immaculate Conception) is a Roman Catholic voluntary secondary school for boys in Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland. ... 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. ... Grease is a musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. ... horse, see Horse (disambiguation). ...

Shane Filan is along with Mark Feehily the main lead singer (first voice) in Westlife. He has also cowritten a few songs, along with the other band members, including: This article is about the band. ...

• "Fragile Heart"
• "Bop Bop Baby" (Became a hit single and made it into #5 in U.K. singles charts)
• "I Wanna Grow Old With You"
• "Don't Say It's Too Late"
• "Love Crime"
• "How Does It Feel"
• "Crying Girl"
• "Reason For Living"
• "Miss You When I'm Dreaming"

He has also written songs for other artists (together with his former bandmate, Brian McFadden) Brian Nicholas McFadden (born 12 April 1980 in Artane, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish singer and songwriter. ...

• "Listen Girl" sung by John Ostberg
• "Let Me Be The One" sung by Simon Casey (the song written by only Shane himself)
• "Sei Parte Ormai Di Me" sung by Il Divo

Shane married his childhood sweetheart, Gillian Walsh on Sunday December 28, 2003 at Ballintubber Abbey. Followed by a lavish reception at Ashford Castle, Ireland. Il Divo, Italian for divine male performer, is an international operatic pop vocal group created by pop impresario Simon Cowell, and signed to the Sony BMG music label. ... December 28, 2003 Serbian parliamentary election, 2003: Serbia holds a parliamentary election. ... Ashford Castle, viewed from Lough Corrib. ...

Shane's wife Gillian gave birth to their first child on 23 July 2005, a daughter whom they named Nicole Rose Filan. Nicole weighed 5lbs 7ozs and was born at Sligo General Hospital. Nicole is said to have been the same weight as her father when he was born. is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Trivia

• Shane's usual hairstyle is spiky, but in the videos for "Tonight" and the songs from the "Allow Us To Be Frank" album he changed it.

• He and his eldest brother, Finbarr, have a company called Shafin Developments Ltd.. They are hoping to expand its portfolio with the proposed construction of 63 luxury apartments at the rear of Lisroyan House, Knappagh Road, Sligo.

• He is a massive Manchester United fan. He and bandmate Nicky Byrne proudly wore their Man Utd scarfs as they were half time guests at Old Trafford for the game between United and Bolton Wanderers on 17/03/07.

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Quotes

• "I'm young, free and single. So if there's anyone out there! Seriously it is very hard to have girlfriends as we are away so much - that's the reality of it and it's going to be worse before it gets better." (Shane on having girlfriends in the business).
• "I felt weird - I was dead paranoid about it. I thought, 'Is everyone staring at me, is it obvious?'" (Shane on having to wear make-up).
• "I used to have a toy cat called Kitty. It wasn't a pink cat but it wasn't a black cat either if you know what I mean. It was something a girl would definitely have had. I'd hide him under the bed when my friends came round."
• "I was caught speeding past a hospital doing 47 mph in a 30 mph zone. There were four of us in the car and it was just after I passed my test. We were on our way to the Irish trials for rugby and we were late so on the bigger roads I was probably going a lot faster. Luckily the cop loved rugby so he let me off although he wasn't too happy with my dodgy number plate."
• "I went away for a three-day rugby tournament and I forgot all my boxer shorts. We were in the middle of nowhere and I had to wear the same pair day in, day in, day out, even during the matches. They smelt after a while!"

External links

• Official Website
• Shane Filan NL
• Shane Filan at the Internet Movie Database