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> > Sunday, November 04, 2007 Home enters the singles chart at #3
Westlife's latest single release, Home, entered the UK singles chart today at number 3, with Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love and Take That's Rule the World at numbers 1 and 2 respectively.
The highly anticipated new album Back Home is released tomorrow, kicked off with a CD signing at 10am at Harrods in London.
If you can't make it along to the signing, you can win a chance to meet the lads on their tour next year - check out the competitions page.
(See the full list of The Official UK Top 75 Singles on Yahoo! Music)
> > Monday, October 15, 2007 Westlife to announce 2008 tour dates tomorrow!
Wondering when you can next catch the guys live on stage?
Well you won't have much longer to wait to find out...Westlife will be announcing their 2008 UK tour dates tomorrow.
Press reports suggest that Liverpool will be Westlife's first stop on the 2008 tour, at the new ECHO arena - but we'll have to wait til tomorrow to find out when that will be!
Kian states "It's great that we're opening our arena tour in Liverpool as the fans there are always really up for it, and we get a great reaction. Playing in a brand new arena is going to be a double bonus and we couldn't think of a better way to kick off our tour than in Liverpool."
Kian also added "We're going to perform over 60 dates around the globe and will put on our most spectacular show ever. We're also heading to the Far East and Australia for a series of big shows. It's going to be one of our biggest tours ever and we can't wait to get out and perform for the fans again."
Tickets for UK shows go on sale to the general public on Friday 19 October, but Westlife fans will get the chance to buy tickets via an exclusive pre-sale on the official Westlife website, starting at 9am on Tuesday 16 October.
UK tour dates are listed on our calendar. You can view details of how to buy the tickets in the pre-sale on the official site at www.westlife.com
> > Tuesday, October 02, 2007 New Westlife single and album out soon!
After taking some time off over summer after the end of the tour, Westlife have recently been busy in the studio working on a brand new album.
A whole host of top producers including Steve Mac, Quiz/Larossi, Per + David, Jorgen Elofsson and Maratone (Rami, Antor + Savan) have collaborated with the guys on the new CD, which is titled 'Back Home' and will be released on 5 November.
The first single from the new album will be 'Home', a cover of a track originally recorded by Michael Buble. It's released on 29 October. Mark the date in your diary now!
The video for Home was recorded in LA a few weeks ago, with the final sections being finished in the UK and set to hit a screen near you shortly. You can listen to the new single by clicking on the image on the right. Let us know what you think!
Pre-order the new Westlife album 'Back Home' on Amazon
> > Friday, November 10, 2006 The Rose set for number 1!Westlife's latest UK single, The Rose, released 6 November 2006, looks set to go straight into the charts at Number 1 this Sunday. This would make it Westlife's 14th number one single - an amazing feat!
You can buy The Rose as well as Westlife's full back catalogue in our online store.
View a personalised video for The Rose at www.mywestlife.com
> > Tuesday, November 07, 2006 Nicky to be a dad!
Congratulations to Nicky and Georgina!
It was announced on Sunday (5 November) that the happy couple are expecting their first child, due next summer.
Nicky and Georgina married in August 2003 at Wicklow Registry Office, County Wicklow, Ireland and their union was blessed four days later at the Roman Catholic Church of St Pierre et St Paul in Gallardon, Eure-et-Loir, France.
> > Saturday, April 15, 2006 Westlife update!
Westlife kicked of their sixth UK tour, the Face to Face tour, in Belfast on April 3rd. It's become something of a tradition for the guys to start off in Belfast before working their way round to Dublin, and back across to the rest of the UK. We haven't seen the tour yet but we're sure it's fab and can't wait to see the guys back on stage again! Check out the full list of tour dates, the setlist, and submit your own tour review on our 2006 tour reviews page.
Westlife's latest single, Amazing, was released on February 20th. It went straight into the charts at number four. After the single release the guys jetted off to Beijing in China on March 5th. They also visited Shanghai and announced a forthcoming concert in Shanghai on June 3rd later this year!
They will be returning to China for two weeks later this year to do some promotion for the Face to Face album in Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Zhengzhou and Kunming.
Westlife in Beijing, March 6th 2006
So..what's up next? Of course there's the tour with UK dates scheduled up until August. But there's more! Louis Walsh says - "...Westlife are getting bigger. They're going to be working even harder this year. They're set to record their eighth album after the tour and the aim is to break new territories like Canada where they'll be working in June."
> > Friday, December 23, 2005 When You Tell Me That You Love Me misses out on No 1
Westlife's latest single release, a duet with Diana Ross entitled When You Tell Me That You Love Me missed out on the top spot in the charts last weekend. The single was released on December 12th and was tipped as favourite for Christmas number one, however it debuted in the charts at number two, with JCB Song by pop duo Nizlopi at number one.
So, unfortunately, it looks like Westlife won't be Christmas number one after all...this looks set to be snapped up by singer Shayne Ward, winner of the X Factor TV series. However, Westlife's latest album Face to Face currently stands high in the album charts at number three, 7 weeks after release.
> > Westlife Record of the Year - for the 4th Time!
Westlife's recent release You Raise Me Up was voted Record of the Year on Saturday 10th December. Record of the Year is an annual televised public vote broadcast on ITV in the UK.
2005 is the fourth year the guys have taken the title: previously they won with 'Flying Without Wings' in 1999, 'My Love' in 2000 and 'Mandy' in 2003.
Other acts in the running had included McFly ('All About You'), Black Eyed Peas ('My Humps'), James Blunt ('You're Beautiful'), Daniel Powter ('Bad Day'), Lemar ('If There's Any Justice'), Gwen Stefani ('What You Waiting For?'), Gorillaz ('Feel Good Inc'), Katie Melua ('Nine Million Bicycles') and Kelly Clarkson ('Since U Been Gone').
> > Thursday, November 24, 2005Westlife and Brian nominated for Best Irish Pop Act at Meteor Awards 2006.
Both Westlife and Brian have received one nomination each for the Meteor Awards 2006. At the ceremony, which will be held at The Point in Dublin on Thursday, 2nd February 2006 and broadcast on RTE 2 on Sunday, 5th February at 9pm, they will be competing in the category for Best Irish Pop Act, together with The Conway Sisters, Ronan Keating, Zoo and Tabby. Since this award is given by the public, do make sure to pop by here to vote.
Tickets will only be available through competitions, online voting and texting. For more info on that as well as the other nominees for the awards, check the Meteor awards website.
Taken from RTE
> > Saturday, November 19, 2005 Next single out December 19Westlife's next single will be released on December 12 in the UK.Westlife's next single, When You Tell Me That You Love Me, will now be released on December 19 in the UK. Ths single is a duet with Diana Ross and is the second to be released from the new album, Face to Face. The new release date means that the CD will make it's chart debut in the week that the release that tops the charts will also count as the UK Christmas number one. The single has been hotly tipped to be this year's Christmas number one so let's hope the guys manage to make it!
When You Tell Me That You Love Me was originally a hit for Diana Ross in 1991, and the decision for her and Westlife to record the track together came after they were introduced at a party held by Elton John.
Shane says: "It has been a great honour and pleasure to work with Diana. The track has turned out to be one of my favourites on the album and the timing is just perfect for the release - it has that warmth and romance that all songs should have at that time of year."
You can pre-order the single now on Amazon:
When You Tell Me That You Love Me CD1
When You Tell Me That You Love Me CD2
