谁有WESTLIFE的英文介绍??

久久地，我们迷恋着那悠远绵长的风笛乐声；久久地，我们沉醉于那大片大片的纯绿色草地，因为我们喜欢那夹杂着北大西洋温暖水气，以及清清的草香……而这一切，都属于位于欧洲西部的美丽岛国，爱尔兰。的确，以“绿色”命名（在爱尔兰语中，他们的国名是“绿色”的意思）的爱尔兰的一切总是美得令人屏息。
美丽的国家注定会发生一些美丽的故事。Westlife的故事要从位于爱尔兰西北部的小城Sligo说起，因为那是这个故事的主人公中Shane、Mark和Kian的家乡。

他们第一次的表演是12岁时在Sligo的Hawkswell剧院完成的，在那次演出中Shane扮演Danny，Kian扮演Kenickie，而Mark扮演Vince，于是，三个小伙子相识了，是上天注定了他们要在一起创造一件了不起的事情。

在Shane、Kian和Mark就读于Summerhill学院的时候，爱尔兰最出色的流行乐队当属Boyzone了，他们是一个以暗含忧郁的歌声迷倒了成千上万少男少女的组合，也是激发着Shane心中明星梦的源泉。他曾经想在大学毕业以后和同窗Mark、Micheal Garret一起组建一支叫SC4的四人乐队，并且他找到了Kian，可爱的金发男孩当时正在玩重金属，但是为了共同的理想他们还是走到了一起。

不久，来自同一学校的Derek Larey和Graham Keighron也加入了乐队，六个人在一起把名字改为I.O.U，并很快推出了由Shane和Mark共同谱写的第一首单曲，取名 "Together Girl Forever" ，虽然很不幸的，这也是I.O.U的最后一首单曲，但男孩们的理想却在他们努力的笔下越写越辉煌。

Shane的妈妈Mae Filan一直和Boyzone的经理Louise Walsh保持着联系，但是他当时正忙于Boyzone的繁杂事务，并没有签下这个I.O.U的打算，不过他们出色的表现却让经验丰富的Louise十分不舍。再三考虑之后，精明的Louise把I.O.U介绍给了Boyzone的主音Ronan Keating认识，并希望这位万人瞩目的音乐天使把I.O.U的小伙子们引上成功之路。在听了Shane他们唱了几首BSB的歌以后，Ronan的直觉告诉他，他们会是未来的明星。于是，他和Louise成了I.O.U的共同经纪人。也许是Shane、Mark和Kian太突出了，遮去了另外三成员全部的光芒，Louise告诉Shane，他只想签下他们三个人。关于感情和命运的抉择总是艰难的，面对着可能失去的友情，犹豫与痛苦是难免的，但是，倾听着未来的呼唤，人们不得不去学会去放弃一些东西，就算是为了更美丽的传奇故事吧。

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拥有了三位成员的乐队也许还少了点什么。不久，他们在一次小型的选拔赛后迎来了另外两位同样血气方刚的年轻人Byran和Nicky。于是，Westside（Westlife的前名）正式诞生了。从1998年的那个火热的夏天起，Westside便开始以现场演唱Boyz II Men、Boyzone与Take That的歌曲的方式向各大唱片公司推销自己。年轻是资本，但也意味着经验的缺乏，因为实力雄厚的大型唱片公司显然并不愿意去做一些不确定因素较多的买卖。

是金子总会闪光的，Westside那种来势汹汹的气势终于打动了BMG的资深顾问Simon Cowell，在与BMG签约的那一刻，Simon本人也许并未意识到，他自己已经成了最大的赢家，因为Westside正是那种给一点阳光就可以灿烂的乐队，在Boyzone的巡演上他们作为暖场开始公开演唱，并在Smash Hits杂志社举办的大路秀巡演上一鸣惊人地获得了最佳新人巡演奖。1999年初，Westside意外地发现，在大洋彼岸的美国有一个和他们同名的乐队，好多西岸的产品甚至电影都以此命名，虽然在聚集很多人气的时候突然改名会有一定的风险，但是，这一个小小的举动已经根本无法阻止那五位年轻的音乐人前进的势头，他们的未来随着新名称“Westlife”的诞生而更加绚烂夺目。

1999年4月9日，Westlife的首支单曲 "Swear it Again" 经过简单的宣传便问世了，此曲一经推出便直达英国单曲排行榜的头名（事实上，他们在亚洲的事业是从1999年6月他们在亚洲推出了Swear It Again EP开始的），事隔不久，第二首单曲 "If I Let You Go" 和第三首 "Flying Without Wings" 又相继坐上了排行榜的头把交椅，这样的成绩让刚刚出道的Westlife不仅超过了他们曾经为之暖场的Boyzone，更使他们成为了英国音乐史上第一支连续推出三首单曲均获冠军的乐队，同时 "Flying Without Wings" 经过对1千万英国人的调查也赢得了1999年最佳年度单曲奖。

第一篇：
In the tradition of British and Irish boy bands like Take That and Boyzone comes Dublin's Westlife, a quintet consisting of Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne, Bryan McFadden, Mark Feehily, and Kian Egan. Filan, Egan, and Feehily were among the group's six founding members, but the other half of the group was dispatched when Louis Walsh, Boyzone's manager, took interest in them. This made room in the band for Byrne and McFadden; Walsh also introduced Westlife to Boyzone vocalist and solo artist Ronan Keating, who became the group's co-manager shortly after they cemented their recording contract. The group's first single, 1999's "Flying Without Wings," entered the U.K. charts at number one, a feat they replicated with "Seasons in the Sun" and "Swear It Again" in 2000. Their self-titled debut album met with similar chart-topping success and quickly went platinum in their homeland. Westlife was released in the U.S. by Arista Records in early 2000.
第二篇：
Westlifes original members hail from Co. Sligo in Ireland.Out of those original members only three remain;Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily.Bryan McFadden and Nicky Byrne joined the group when Louis Walsh showed interest in the band, he then introduced ex-Boyzone member Ronan Keating to the band and the pair now co-manage the group.

The first single to be released was "Swear It Again" which went in straight to number one in the U.K. and in Ireland, it then went to tne top spot in numorous other countries.They followed it with "If I Let You Go" which also went to number one in those countries.They have released nine singles altogether off their previous two albums,"Westlife" and "Coast To Coast". Their next single is called "Queen Of My Heart" and it is on their upcoming album "World Of Our Own". They have been entered in the "Guinness Book Of Records" for having their first seven singles go straight to number one in the U.K. and for having five number one singles in Ireland.

Their tour earlier this year was so successful that tickets are already for sale for their next one in 2002, which is in big demand.Westlife have tried, and unfortunatly failed, in conquering America but the lads have vowed to try again and their fans are certain that the American public will realise, sooner or later, how great Westlife really are.

The story begins a long long time ago (well, not quite, but.. y'know...!) in a town named Sligo in the West of Ireland. Three guys named Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Shane Filan had performed in the school musical Grease together, and after their success on stage, had decided to form a band, called 6 as 1, and later changing their name to I.O.YOU.

Mark, Kian and Shane in I.O.YOU (also pictured are Derek, Graham and Michael)
The group released a single "Together Girl Forever" in Ireland, and after limited success, Shane's mother, Mae, contacted the manager of Boyzone, Louis Walsh, to try and persuade him to take a look at the guys and to possibly sign them up. Although Louis was impressed he felt he didn't have the time to manage yet another band. But...luckily for us... he contacted Ronan Keating of Boyzone, who agreed to co-manage the new band with Louis. And so 'Rolo Management' was formed.

Westlife with Louis Walsh

Westlife with Ronan
The lineup of I.O.YOU was changed - 3 members (Derek, Graham and Michael) being asked to leave, and auditions were then held in Dublin to find two new members for the group. Nicky Byrne and Bryan McFadden were eventually chosen...Westlife were born!

The First UK Magazine article featuring the lads - from Boyzone Magazine September 1998...when they were still known as I.O.You...
The group (who were originally known as Westside - their name having been changed by Ronan who felt that I.O.YOU was too boyband-esque) first supported the Backstreet Boys in Dublin, and then toured the UK and Ireland with Boyzone in November 1998. They stunned audiences on the Smash Hits Tour around the UK, winning "Best New Tour Act" at the Smash Hits Awards in November 1998.

However, the group were obliged to change their name from Westside to Westlife early in 1999 when it was discovered that a number of existing bands shared the same name.
Undeterred, Westlife went on to release their first single Swear it Again in April 1999 which went straight to the top of the British and Irish charts, becoming the biggest-selling debut single ever in Ireland.

As of November 2005, far Westlife have released eighteen singles in the UK, with a massive thirteen number ones!

Their double A-side of I Have a Dream and Seasons in the Sun became the UK Christmas number one of 1999. Their eagerly-awaited debut album was released in the UK in November 1999 and has acheived triple platinum status. Winning Record of the Year for Flying Without Wings in 1999 and My Love in the following year, as well as gaining numerous awards left right and centre, it is clear that Westlife have achieved much acclaim and enjoyed a lot of success. Already in their brief career Westlife have broken records as fast as they have set them - their second album, Coast To Coast went triple platinum in Ireland after only one day of release, and their seventh single release, My Love, gave them a place in chart history as they became the only band in UK chart history to have their first seven singles debut at number one.

2002 saw the group release their first Greatest Hits album, and Westlife's subsequent album, Turnaround, released November 2003, continued Westlife's success, going straight into the charts at number one.

March 2004 saw a new chapter begin for the group as Bryan McFadden announced his departure from the band, citing his desire to spend more time with his young family. Rumours suggested that this might be the beginning of the end for the group, however Westlife have set the critics wrong once again.

Westlife - now a four-piece in the tradition of all great pop acts - remain Ireland's most well-known and biggest selling pop export and undoubtedly one of the world's biggest pop groups. Their latest album, Face to Face, released November 2005, became their 7th number 1 album in the UK in as many years.

With soulful harmonies, angelic voices, drop-dead good looks, and the management of pop svengali Louis Walsh behind them, their much-anticipated tour in 2006 mean that Westlife look set to enjoy chart success for many years to come!

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