Shane Filan
Shane Filan
Shane Steven Filanis an Irish singer and songwriter. He was one of the lead singers and frontman of Irish boy band Westlife until the group disbanded in 2012. After Westlife disbanded, Filan released his debut solo album, You and Me, in 2013...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth5 July 1979
CitySligo, Ireland
CountryIreland
couple stress twilight
The couple of years before I was declared bankrupt were the roughest. The bank letters, the pressure, the stress was awful. You're in this twilight zone of not knowing where your life is going, and yet you're in Westlife. Everything was great with the band. I was earning money, and it looked good.
summer song optimistic
Working on solo material is something I had always dreamed of doing, and I'm incredibly happy with the results. 'Everything To Me' is a very personal song to me lyrically; it is such an upbeat and optimistic record, perfect for the summer. I can't wait for people to hear it!
lasts albums haircuts
You're only as good as your last album.
beautiful long together
For Westlife, the music will never stop as long as our fans are around inspiring us to keep on making beautiful music together.
home excited get-real
I love Ireland. I'll always be 100pc Irish. I get really excited when I go to Sligo; it's my home.
eggs baskets ireland
I put all my eggs in one basket and invested in property. I didn't do anything internationally - it was all in Ireland.
heart singing break
I'd like to keep singing - whether that's small or big. To stop singing for a living would break my heart.
numbers facts lucky
It's amazing how lucky Westlife were and what we achieved. It's very rare to have seven number ones in a row. Ridiculous in fact.
football growing-up kids
My kids are Irish; I want them to grow up playing Gaelic football and learning Irish.
crowds stage adrenaline
The adrenaline of performing on stage to a crowd - there's nothing like it.
looks band bigger
When you look at bands like Take That, who have come back bigger than ever, you can see there will always be a market for good pop bands.
one-day helicopters plans
Yes, it's true, I have bought a helicopter. I really like it. I can't fly it, but I plan to get a licence one day.
opposites looks pressure
When I had money, I felt pressure, whether it was to invest it or do good with it, and I couldn't let it fizzle out. It was like I needed to prove to myself that I could look after it, only I did the opposite, but you have to take a chance in life.
lucky labels different
When I finished Westlife, we had - Louie Walsh is still managing me - I was lucky to have options from different labels such as Sony and Universal. When we met Capitol and Nick Raphael, I just believed in them the most, and it looked like they believed in me the most.