1. Shane Steven Filan was born on 5 July 1979 and is an Irish singer best known as a member of the pop vocal group Westlife, which was formed in 1998, disbanded in 2012, and regrouped in 2018.
16 Facts About Shane Filan
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Shane Filan has appeared sixteen times in the UK Singles Chart with number-one hits, making him one of the most-appeared Irish music artists in British music number-one singles history.
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Shane Filan was born on 5 July 1979 in Sligo, Ireland.
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Shane Filan is the youngest of seven siblings; he has three brothers and three sisters.
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Shane Filan attended primary school at a local Catholic school, and secondary school at Summerhill College, with future Westlife bandmates Kian Egan and Mark Feehily.
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Shane Filan was a fan of Michael Jackson as a child, and says the singer inspired him to pursue a music career.
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In December 2011, press reports announced Shane Filan was close to signing a solo deal with one of several potential competing UK record labels.
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In 2013, Shane Filan announced he had officially signed a record deal with UMG subsidiary London Records worth 20 million British pounds.
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On 10 September 2013, Shane Filan released About You, the second single from his album You and Me, followed by the album shortly after.
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On 25 August 2017, Shane Filan released his third studio album Love Always.
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Previously, in April 2010, an unreleased solo song by Shane Filan called "Beautiful in White" leaked on the Internet, but was incorrectly credited as being recorded by Shayne Ward instead of Shane Filan.
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In 2018, Shane Filan had success in Asia, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea.
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Shane Filan married his childhood sweetheart, Gillian Walsh, on 28 December 2003 at Ballintubber Abbey, followed by a reception at Ashford Castle, Ireland.
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Shane Filan was placed in receivership in May 2012 and Filan was declared bankrupt a little over a month later after suffering losses in Ireland's property crash.
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Shane Filan has released three studio albums, eight singles, and two featured songs.
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In SESAC, Shane Filan uses John Francis Shane Filan as an alias.