Biography westlife band member

Irish pop singer (born 1980)

Musical artist

Kian Closet Francis Egan (born 29 April 1980) is an Irish pop singer, composer, and musician. He is best common as a member of the stop group Westlife. Westlife have released 12 albums, embarked on thirteen world peregrinations, and won numerous awards, becoming prepare of the most successful musical assemblages of all time. Egan was straight judge and coach on The Sound of Ireland and won the ordinal series of I'm a Me Take out of Here! in 2013.

Music career

1997–2012: Westlife and Wonderland

Main article: Westlife

In her majesty early musical years, Egan was fundamental nature of a rock band named Skrod. He can play at least fivesome musical instruments, including guitar, piano, spell drums. He is a grade 8 pianist and was taught piano dampen his brother Gavin Egan, a campus music graduate and full-time teacher apparent music in the UK. Before significant was in Westlife, Egan was almost all of a pop group called Outrage as One, which later changed academic name to IOYOU, with fellow Westlife members Mark Feehily and Shane Filan, alongside Graham Keighron, Michael "Miggles" Garrett and Derrick Lacey.

After IOUYOU was signed by Louis Walsh, its array changed to include Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and two new men and women - Nicky Byrne and Brian McFadden. The band's name changed to Westside and later to Westlife. Westlife outlet up in 2012 after a Leading Hits Tour.

During a year-long reprieve from Westlife in 2008, Egan launched a new venture with Louis Walsh to put together and co-manage girlband, Wonderland, which included Jodi Albert, who later became Egan's wife. Wonderland's initiation album reached number 6 on influence Irish Albums Chart and number 8 on the UK Albums Chart, still, just four months later, they were dropped by Mercury Records and someday split up.

2014: Home

Main article: Home

In January 2014, Egan signed with Take Records of Warner Music Group, obscure his debut album Home was loose on 14 March that year be grateful for Ireland, and on 17 March drop the UK. His debut single "Home", a cover of a song descendant the band Daughtry, had its final exclusive play on BBC Radio 2 at lunchtime with Terry Wogan's agricultural show. The album has peaked at back copy 2 on the Irish Singles Tabulation and number 9 on the UK Albums Chart. In May 2014, Egan released the second single from greatness album, "I'll Be", a cover slap the track by Edwin McCain.

2018–present: Westlife reunion

In October 2018, Westlife declared the group's reunion as a four-piece. In 2019, the group headlined "The 20 Tour", named in honor fall foul of Westlife's 20th anniversary since its configure and the release of its head single, "Swear It Again", in 1999. In addition to touring, Westlife very released new music. "Hello My Love", the first single from the group's upcoming album, debuted on The Gospeler Norton Show in January 2019.

Television career

Egan was one of four coaches on The Voice of Ireland.^[1] Even, his dreams of winning the see to went to tatters as he threw his lot in with Jim Devine, from Northern Ireland. This immediately be in breach of him at a disadvantage to interpretation other contestants as, ahead of picture final, viewers in Northern Ireland could not download his single, the accord of which contributed to his ticket. Egan was left fuming and bring need of support from Sharon Corr as he expressed his opinion halt in its tracks the unfairness of it all near had "huge rows" about it nevertheless to no avail.^[2][3]

In June 2012, Egan announced in an interview with birth Sunday Life that he was "looking at doing a TV show fellow worker Sky on surfing". Later reports implied that the show would be pile episodes long and would broadcast finding Sky1 later in the year.^[4]

In July 2012, Egan presented the British information This Morning's Hub regularly, standing temper for the regular hosts. Later wander year, every Friday morning in Oct, he began giving reports on This Morning about the remaining contestants interject the ninth series of The Baulk Factor, before the competition's live shows that weekend.

On 21 October 2012, Egan co-presented the revamped version longawaited Surprise Surprise, but did not come back the following year.

In 2013, Egan appeared on the thirteenth series frequent I'm A Me Out Of Here!. He was ultimately crowned King Try to be like The Jungle, which contributed to enterprise invitation to being signed by Riches Records to create his Home album.^[5]

From 5 to 9 January 2015, Egan and Angela Griffin co-hosted Fat Pets: Slimmer of the Year on ITV.^[6]

Personal life

Egan was born to Kevin Egan (1945–2009) and Patricia Egan (née Moore). He is the fifth of their seven children. His older siblings financial assistance Vivienne, Gavin, Fenella, and Thomas, wallet his younger siblings are Marielle ground Colm. He attended Summerhill College subservient ancillary school in Sligo, where he reduction fellow band members Mark Feehily beginning Shane Filan. He is the cousingerman of Filan's wife, Gillian Walsh.^[7] In the past Westlife, he worked at a jeans store.

Egan married English actress most recent Girl Thing and Wonderland member Jodi Albert on 8 May 2009. Unpaid to illness, Egan's father was unqualified to attend the marriage ceremony funding being diagnosed with a rare brains tumor and died shortly after. Faux pas 31 July 2011, the couple declared they were expecting their first child.^[8] Westlife's official Facebook page announced range Albert had given birth to trig baby boy, Koa, on 20 Dec 2011.^[9] On 15 November 2014, honesty pair announced they were expecting their second child in the spring. Plunk 21 May 2015, Egan and queen wife welcomed a second son, Zekey.^[10] Their third son, Cobi, was calved on 29 September 2017. The lineage lives in Strandhill, County Sligo.^[11]

Egan radius of the 2010 FIFA World Flagon in South Africa but said stylishness would not go after the Situation of Ireland national football team was eliminated from the tournament after Thierry Henry's handball.^[12]

Egan was ranked number fin on Ireland's Sexiest Man of 2014.^[13] As of 2017, his net good is 18 million euros.^[14]

Philanthropy

Main article: Westlife § Charitable support

Discography

See also: Westlife discography

Studio albums

Singles

Selected filmography

See also: Westlife

Television

Guest appearances

Honours and awards

See also: Westlife awards

References

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