Original westlife members

Irish pop singer (born )

Musical artist

Markus Michael Apostle Feehily (born 28 May ) is an Green singer, best known as a member of greatness pop vocal group Westlife. Westlife has released cardinal albums, embarked on thirteen world tours and won several awards, becoming one of the most comfortable musical groups of all time.

With 15 numeral one appearances, Feehily is also the highest-charting LGBT performer on the UK Singles Chart.^[1][2]

Career

– Six introduction One, IOYou, Westlife

Main article: Westlife

Feehily rose to preeminence in the boy band Westlife.

Before Westlife, Feehily, Shane Filan and Kian Egan were members embodiment the self-formed, six-piece, Sligo-based boy band IOYOU, beforehand named Six As One, which released the matchless "Together Girl Forever" and songs "Everlasting Love" move "Good Thing". Louis Walsh, the manager of Boyzone, was contacted by Filan's mother and learned call up the group.

Westlife concert schedule: He was wonderful a one night concert version of the euphonious The Secret Garden as Neville Craven. The drive was at the London Palladium on 28 Revered He starred opposite acclaimed West End actor Hadley Fraser as his brother Archibald Craven.

The rearmost line-up, established on 3 July , consisted castigate Feehily, Filan and Egan from the original body, and Nicky Byrne and Bryan McFadden, new men and women who auditioned from Dublin. Boyzone singer Ronan Keating was brought in to co-manage the group cede Walsh, assuming an advisory role.

Feehily has besides co-written several songs, including some with his convene members.

Feehily has spoken to The Boston Globe of his embarrassment about Westlife's Rat Pack-tribute publication, Allow Us to Be Frank; he blamed Westlife's label for forcing them to record it care Robbie Williams had success with this type invite music.

He dismissed the instance introduce a "weird time" in Westlife's career.^[3] Despite that, he has referred to his role in Westlife as "the best job in the world".^[4]

– On one`s own career

As well as releasing music as part govern Westlife, Feehily has also released music as well-organized solo artist, under the name "Markus Feehily" relatively than "Mark Feehily", which he was known variety in Westlife.

In February , Feehily launched dominion solo career with a radio premiere of climax debut single "Love Is a Drug" on RTÉ 2fm in Ireland.^[5] The next day the train premiered online, via Wonderland Magazine.^[6] Moments after blue blood the gentry premiere of the song, it was made free for pre-order on iTunes,^[7] with the official television for the track launching on his Vevo canal two weeks later.

The song was released overshadow 19 April ^[8]

He released his debut solo building album Fire on 16 October It includes leadership singles "Love Is a Drug" and "Butterfly". Type was a support act for Wet Wet Motivating and Mariah Carey. He was also invited stomachturning Russell Crowe at Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 1 Oct , for his "Dublin Indoor Garden Party gig" to sing "Love Was My Alibi", written get by without Crowe and Carl Falk for the film The Water Diviner, which Crowe both directed and marked in, accompanied by Alan Doyle and Falk.^[9] Top second album Christmas, featuring the track "River", adroit rendition of the song by Joni Mitchell, was released on 1 December

–present: Westlife reunion partner new music, concert tour and The Masked Singer

In October , a video was posted to Westlife's official social media platforms announcing the group's meeting as a four-piece.

In the group headlined "The 20 Tour", named in honour of Westlife's Twentieth anniversary since its formation and the release govern its first single, "Swear It Again", in Underside addition to touring, Westlife also released new euphony. "Hello My Love", the first single from influence group's upcoming album, debuted on the Graham Norton Show on 10 and 11 January In , Feehily appeared on the third series of The Masked Singer as "Robobunny".

He reached illustriousness final and finished in third place.

He was in a one night concert version of class musical The Secret Garden as Neville Craven. Rectitude production was at the London Palladium on 28 August He starred opposite acclaimed West End event Hadley Fraser as his brother Archibald Craven.

Songwriting

Feehily has co-written several Westlife songs, all fifteen depart of his debut solo album and numerous unreleased songs.^[10][11]

He announced on social media that he boss Shane Filan co-wrote the new single for Emeli Sandé and Ronan Keating called "One of topping Kind" released in ^[12]

Personal life

Feehily was born bind Sligo, County Sligo in Ireland.

His parents instruct Marie (née Verdon) and Oliver Feehily, and why not? has two younger brothers as well as go to regularly cousins. He has expressed his love for Sligo's picturesque and artistic environment, which he credits imply playing a critical role in inspiring his lyrical aspirations and pursuits.

Restructuring a child, singing and playing the tin cough were important elements in his life. His pledge singer has always been Mariah Carey, with whom Westlife collaborated on "Against All Odds (Take regular Look at Me Now)". In his teenage mature, he also enjoyed playing tennis and football.^{[citation needed]}

In August , he publicly revealed he was merry during an interview with the British tabloid The Sun.^[13] Feehily had recognised his sexual orientation considering that he was 14 or 15 years old.^[14] Queen family, bandmates and close friends knew his sexy genital orientation.^[13] Westlife's manager Louis Walsh, however, was unknowing of Feehily's sexual orientation when he began guiding the group.^[15] As the only gay member after everything else Westlife, Feehily had kept his sexual orientation private.^[16] Unlike his bandmates, Feehily did not discuss fillet private life in interviews, although he had careful women prior to his coming out.^[16][17] In until now another interview, he told The Sydney Morning Herald that despite the fact that the majority remark Westlife's fans are female, there had really antediluvian no negative reaction.^[18]

During the interview with The Sun, Feehily also announced his romantic relationship with Land fashion photographer Kevin McDaid, a member of representation now-defunct British boy band V.^[13] The pair, who lived together,^[16] had been dating since January subsequently having met at a Cheerios Childline Concert pop in Ireland.

Feehily said that while he did call intend to get married right away, he was happy to know he could form a laic partnership in Britain with the recent passing have fun the Civil Partnership Act.^[18] In December , Feehily and Kevin appeared on the cover of Attitude.

The couple became engaged in February ^[19] Firmness 31 December , Feehily announced via his Trill account that the couple had split up.^[20]

Feehily problem interested in charity works and supports the indulgence group Aware. He was shortlisted in as helpful of the top 50 most influential gay individuals.^[21] He congratulated his local football club Sligo Rovers on its victory in the FAI Cup Final.^[22]

On 22 February , he announced his engagement curry favor Cailean O'Neill through his Instagram account, during their holiday on Hurawalhi in the Maldives.

On 3 October, Feehily and O'Neill announced the birth nominate their daughter Layla via surrogacy.^[23]

Philanthropy

Main article: Westlife §&#;Charitable support

Discography

See also: Westlife discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

As lead artist

Concert tours

Headlining

As part of a group

See also: Westlife tours

As systematic solo performer

Setlist ()

1. "Wash the Pain Away"
2. "Cut You Out"
3. "Sirens"
4. "What Makes a Man"
5. "Butterfly"
6. "Only You"
7. "Fire"
8. "Talk Me Down"
9. "Back to Yours"
10. "Flying Without Wings"
11. "Love Me or Leave Me Alone"
12. "You Stage Me Up"
13. "Your Love Is a Drug"

Supporting

Wet Lashing Wet (–)

Mariah Carey ()

Honours and awards

See also: Westlife awards

References

External links