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31st October 2007 :Westlife release Home video

Westlife release Home video

They've declared war on the Spice Girls, revealed how they thought their last album would be THE last , invited Robbie Wililams to join - and announced they are breaking up after this tour.

It's great to have the Westlife boys back! And now you can put YOUR questions to the boys in our exclusive weekend webchat.

Hit the comments button below to leave a question. The lads will be onilne from lunchtime Sunday to give their answers.

Until then, here's the band's funky new media player - which includes a video of Home, a Michael Buble cover and the first single from their new album Back Home, out next week.

click HERE to see video and to leave your comment

Credit/Source: News of the world

31st October 2007 :Westlife: London signing

Westlife: London signing

(Wednesday October 31, 2007 05:49 PM)
Westlife are to host a signing in London next week, where fans will get the chance to watch their pop heroes play an exclusive concert, it has been announced.

The Irish boy band are set to be in town to promote their new album, "Back Home", appearing at Harrods in the city on Monday morning.

The group will apparently arrive at the Brompton Road store in a horse-drawn carriage, before appearing for the first come, first served signing.

Fans who join the queue will also be handed a Harrods black envelope, a selection of which will contain a golden ticket for a private show following the signing.

Westlife, who embark on an enormous UK tour in March 2008, release "Back Home" on Monday.

Credit/Source: yahoo

31st October 2007 :Westlife online interviews

Westlife Online Interviews

The guys have been popping up on a whole load of websites recently - check out Westlife features on the following sites...

Digital Spy (video interview)
The Mirror (video interview)
The Mirror (competition)
News Of The World (your chance to take part in a webchat)
Now Magazine (Shane feature)

Credit/Source: westlife.com

31st October 2007 :Exclusive Album Previews (Have you ever and WHen im with you)

2007 - October

Exclusive Album Previews

On day three of our exclusive Back Home preview, you can watch Shane talking about 'Have You Ever', while Nicky chats about 'When I'm With You'. To watch both videos and listen to clips of the tracks, click here.

Plus, don't forget to let us know what you think by heading over here!

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Credit/Source: westlife.com

31st October 2007 :Listen to tracks from Back Home right here

Listen to tracks from Back Home right here

They're back with their storming new single Home this week, and now we bring you an exclusive preview of tracks from Westlife's forthcoming album Back Home.

The player includes the current single, as well 3 new tracks: Us Against The World, Something Right and I'm Already There.

Tipped to be the second track off the album, Us Against The World is a classic Westlife power-ballad. The lads – Shane Filan, 28, Nicky Byrne, 29, Kian Egan, 27, and Mark Feehily, 27 – reckon it's the best song on the record.

Something Right is a Backstreet Boys-esque tune, which has a sing-along chorus and a great pop beat; while I'm Already There is ballad with a folk/country sound.

Westlife have also done 3 covers/remixes: a dance remix by Soul Seekerz of Home, an up-tempo cover of Bonni Tyler's Total Eclipse Of The Heart and a cover of American rockband Chicago's Hard To Say I'm Sorry.

The first 2 are a break from the boys usual sound, with an up-tempo dance feel.

Hard To Say I'm Sorry plays out like a classic Westlife single and sounds fab.

See what you think...

Credit/Source:Now online

31st October 2007 :Boyband GonBroadband In Post Office®

Westlife Shock Post Office® Customers with Surprise Appearance

Irish heartthrobs Westlife made a shock surprise visit to the Trafalgar Square Post Office® today to talk to customers about the new broadband service.

Stars (L - R) Mark Feehily, Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan and Kian Egan, pictured here with Post Office® Counter Assistant Daksha Gorsia, surprised onlookers who were there to post their letters and pick up their pensions. In the shock visit, the boys appeared behind the counter and talked to customers about the brand new broadband service, now available at over 14,000 UK Post Office® branches and at www.postoffice.co.uk.

Customer Tori Stokes, 28, of Fulham, said: “I couldn’t believe it – I just popped in to post a package and next thing I knew Westlife were behind the counter. They were much smaller than I imagined they’d be, but just as gorgeous!”

Today is also the day the boys’ new single ‘Home’ is released, which is hotly tipped for the number spot this weekend.

The band said: "Broadband is great - it means our fans can download our music in an instant and keep up to date with our latest news through our website. It also means that when we are away on tour, our friends and family can keep in touch. The new Post Office® Broadband service means even more of our fans can reach us, at the click of a mouse."

Westlife star in the Post Office’s® new high-profile TV advertising campaign alongside other familiar household names such as Joan Collins, Wendy Richard and Bill Oddie.

Originally signed by X Factor judge Simon Cowell and now managed by pop maestro Louis Walsh, Westlife have achieved 10 number one singles and 6 number one albums since they launched in 1999. ‘Home’ is their first single since November 2006 as well as the first from their new album ‘Back Home’, released 5 November.

The Post Office® is offering a unique, reassuringly easy to use service, providing national coverage at a universal price. Packages start from £16.95 per month.

Credit/Source:Female First

31st October 2007 :Westlife In Post Office Visit

Westlife made a few ladies very happy when they made a surprise visit to the Trafalgar Square Post Office.

Mark Feehily, Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan and Kian Egan surprised onlookers at the branch as they appeared behind the counter to chat about the new broadband service.

Customer Tori Stokes, 28, of Fulham, said: "I couldn't believe it - I just popped in to post a package and next thing I knew Westlife were behind the counter. They were much smaller than I imagined they'd be, but just as gorgeous!"

The Irish heartthrobs - who have also just released their latest single Home - star in the Post Office's new high-profile TV advertising campaign alongside other familiar household names such as Joan Collins, Wendy Richard and Bill Oddie.

The boys said: "Broadband is great - it means our fans can download our music in an instant and keep up to date with our latest news through our website. It also means that when we are away on tour, our friends and family can keep in touch."

Credit/Source:THISISNORTHSCOTLAND

31st October 2007 :New magazine Home single review

In this weeks New Magazine they reviewed Westlife's new single Home..... Heres what they had to say

Take That had better beware. The Westlife boys are back and doing what they do best - singing a heartfelt ballad that is uplifting if a little bit cheesy. But their fans wouldnt have it any other way and will love this latest offering...

Credit/Source:New Magazine

31st October 2007 :Westlife releases brand new single 'Home'

Westlife releases brand new single 'Home'

Monday, October 29, 2007

Westlife are returning with another ballad just in time for the festive season.
The boys release 'Home' today, the first single from upcoming album Back Home.

Mark for one is very proud of the track:

'I think its one of the strongest songs we've recorded in a long time'

Credit/Source:belfast telegraph

31st October 2007 :No SHow for band

TOP boy band Westlife yesterday pulled out of a signing event in Birmingham citing "prior engagements".

The group was due to be signing copies of their new single Home at the Woolworths store at St Andrews Retail Park in Small Heath.

But a Woolworths spokesman said: "We haven't been given a firm reason why the band decided to pull out. We just had a call from them saying there were sorry but they had prior engagements.

"We'd be pleased to have them back again but it doesn't look likely, at least in the short term."

Credit/Source:Birmingham Evening Mail/Gitta

31st October 2007 :Pensions go west

Pensions go West...
31/10/2007

Westlife were at the centre of a security alert in a post office.

They were behind the counter of London's Trafalgar Square branch to film an advert for the PO's new broadband service when a fan leant over the counter and set off the alarms.

We hear: "Our manager had to reset all the computers and it caused a bit of a delay. Westlife looked bemused but the people queuing up for their pensions weren't best pleased." D'Oh!

Credit/Source:The Mirror

31st October 2007 : Leona still out in front

Leona still out in front
31/10/2007

Leona Lewis looks like she's got enough X Factor to stay on top of the UK singles charts.

After debuting at No.1 with Bleeding Love last Sunday, Leona, 22, looks like she will make a Spirit-ed defence of her crown this weekend.

Londoner Leona is outselling Westlife's new single Home by a massive four to one and Take That's Rule The World by two to one.

Credit/Source:The Mirror

31st October 2007 : FANCY going to WESTLIFE’s exclusive album launch at Harrods?

FANCY going to WESTLIFE’s exclusive album launch at Harrods?

The lads will be signing copies of Back Home and performing five tracks on Monday next week.

And I have a stack of golden tickets, plus an extra special prize to give away.

One lucky winner will receive four tickets, overnight stay in a top London hotel, lunch in the store’s Georgian restaurant, return train travel and tickets to a West End show.

I also have 25 pairs of tickets for the album launch for runners up.

To be in with a chance of winning simply email me the at biz@the-sun.co.uk answer to the following question:

What year did Westlife open the Harrods summer sale?

There is only one entry per person and please clearly mark your email “Westlife at Harrods”.

Credit/Source:The Sun

31st October 2007 : Westlife and partners attended An audience with Celine Dion, pictures

There are pictures of Westlife and partners at the recording of An Audience with Celine Dion, a couple below. Rest can be seen on forum by clicking HERE

Credit/Source:Alfee

31st October 2007 -
Westlife's Shane Filan: I want the perfect bod

Singer says he's become a fitness freak

Westlife star Shane Filan has revealed he's become a fitness fanatic in a bid to get a perfectly-toned bod.

The singer, 28, says he got into a more active lifestyle because he felt chubby.

'I was unhappy with my body,' he admits. 'I was maybe a ½ or ¾ of a stone overweight. I just wanted to be leaner and fitter. Mainly to be fitter, to have more energy and have a better lifestyle.'

Now Shane visits the gym regularly for a workout.

'I've got a whole new lease of life in the last 2 months,' he tells Now Online. 'I've never felt better in my life.'

Credit/Source:Now online

30th October 2007 - Nicky Want A Slice Of The Action In Hells Kitchen

WESTLIFE singer Nicky Byrne wants to be top of the pots - in reality show Hell's Kitchen.

The father of two believes he could take the heat in the kitchen when confronted by fiery chiefs Marco Pierre-White and Gordon Ramsay.

Nicky, 29, revealed he would turn his back on posh nosh and try to impress the celebrity chefs with a hearty fry-up.

He said: "I am good at cooking. I would love to do a chef's course, and I really enjoy watching Hell's Kitchen.
"I would love to be on the show - but my speciality dish would have to be a greasy fry-up.
"In moments of weakness I always cook myself a fry-up.
"My wife Georgina is very into nutrition but nothing beats sausages and eggs in the morning. I love chips too."

Even when Nicky is heading for a night out he is led by his stomach and enjoys a romantic meal with his wife Georgina Ahern.

The Flying Without Wings singer said: "The ideal night out with my wife is a nice meal in Shanahan's on the Green in Dublin, or if we are in London then somewhere like the Cipriani.

"Then, meeting up with the rest of the lads and their partners to go to a club or a party."

But doting dad Nicky admitted he now does more night feeds than nightclubs and loves every minute of it.

His wife Georgina went into premature labour and identical twins Rocco and Jay were born by Caesarean section on April 20.

Nicky said: "The most surprising thing that happened to me in my private life would be when the twins arrived eight weeks early. They are great little dotes."

And if Nicky was not singing he would be kicking a ball for a living. He said: "I am good at football. I always played as a kid although I don't get to play as much now.
"Football was my life when I was a kid - I played for the Ireland 16-18s and was signed by Leeds after that."

Credit/Source:The Mirror/Gemma for sending

30th October 2007 - Preview of Back HOme dvd which is available in Woolworths

Exclusive DVD available only at Woolworths from 5th November. Can be bought along with the album 'Back Home' for a discount price.

Watch it on Westlife's Youtube HERE

Features interview with Westlife plus behind-the-scenes of the pho...
Exclusive DVD available only at Woolworths from 5th November. Can be bought along with the album 'Back Home' for a discount price.

Features interview with Westlife plus behind-the-scenes of the photoshoot as the clip shows. There's also the videos for 'Home', 'You Raise Me Up', 'When You Tell Me That You Love Me', 'Amazing'and 'The Rose'.

Credit/Source:Westlife Youtube

30th October 2007 - Win Tickets To Westlife's Harrods Performance!

2007 - October

Win Tickets To Westlife's Harrods Performance!

There’s a brilliant opportunity to see Westlife in the flesh on the day the album’s released! The boys will be signing copies of Back Home in London’s ultra-glamorous Harrods department store – you NEED to be there!

The signing will take place from 10am (make sure you’re there earlier to see the boys arrive in the famous horse drawn carriage at 9.30am), during which time you’ll be handed an envelope. If yours contains a golden ticket, congratulations – you’ve won the chance to watch an exclusive performance by the boys straight afterwards, plus a goody bag!

If you want to increase your chances of seeing this exclusive gig then have we got a competition for you! We’ve got 25 pairs of the tickets for you to win to this special private gig after the signing - click HERE to answer a simple question and enter the draw. (Please note, the tickets only allow you into the gig – you’ll need to queue for the signing if you want to attend that too).

It looks set to be a completely unmissable event, so if you can make it down you’re in for a treat!

Credit/Source:westlife. com

30th October 2007 - Home - Extra Tracks

2007 - October

Home - Extra Tracks

The two CD singles for 'Home' come with some brilliant extras - new track 'Hard To Say I'm Sorry' on CD1 and two great remixes on CD2. And now, you can check out clips of all three by clicking here!

Buy CD1 here and CD2 here.

Credit/Source:westlife. com

30th October 2007 - Exclusive Album Preview (SOmething right here and Im already there)

2007 - October

Exclusive Album Previews

Day two of our exclusive Back Home previews, and today you can see Kian talking about 'Something Right' and Mark on 'I'm Already There'. Head over here to watch them - and let us know what you think here!

Credit/Source:westlife.com

30th October 2007 - Westlife on their new single and their visit to post office today

Westlife on their new single

The lads from Westlife talk about their new single as they back a new broadband campaign.

Watch it HERE

Credit/Source:express and star /caps made by me

30th October 2007 - Westlife at the post office

2007 - October

Westlife At The Post Office!

Anyone who popped into the Trafalgar Square Post Office this morning to buy their stamps got more than they bargained for when Westlife turned up!

The boys were there as the faces of the Post Office’s new TV advertising campaign, and you can check out some photos in the Gallery area right now.

Click here to watch the advert.

Credit/Source:Westlife.com

30th October 2007 - Home is where the heart is

Home is where the heart is for Westlife

Westlife have jetted all over the world during their music career, but the boys insist that their solid home lives keep their feet on the ground.

The Irish foursome, who are the new faces of the Post Office, credit their families with helping them deal with fame.

"I think home to all of us is very, very important," Mark Feehilly revealed.

"We've all got very solid families and we've all had very good upbringings back home.

"We're very lucky to be surrounded by a lot of love."

And for new dad Nicky Byrne, home has become even more important after the birth of his twin sons earlier this year.

"We haven't been getting a lot of sleep for the first part of it," he admitted. "But I think any new parent will tell you that it's all worthwhile in the end.

"They're starting to kind of giggle and smile and do a lot of things now."

Credit/Source:Thisisnorthscotland

30th October 2007 - Westlife: Futureproof Won't Work -

Westlife: Futureproof Won't Work -

Westlife have apparently spoken out about X Factor finalists Futureproof - saying they won't work together as a boyband.

"I can't really see it working," Kian told Reveal magazine.

"The problem is that all the boys in Futureproof auditioned to be solo artists, so there'll be a lot of competition over who gets to sing what.

"I'm sure it's pretty rosy at the moment because they're doing something they never expected to be doing but I just don't see it lasting.

"You can't take five guys, put them together in a band on such short notice and throw a lot of fame at them. It can work with an individual, but with bands there's an awful lot of other stuff involved - particularly egos."

The boys added that when Brian quit three years ago - it altered the dynamics of the group.

"That scared the life out of us," Kian continued. "But it worked out to our advantage. It allowed us to reinvent ourselves as a four-piece and give ourselves a new lease of life."

Credit/Source:Thisisnorthscotland

30th October 2007 - Midweeks Singles Sales Topic

Ok I'm afraid we have some bad news. Home is No.3 in Monday's midweek sales

01 Leona - Bleeding Love
02 Take That - Rule The World
03 Westlife - Home

Credit/Source:Haven

30th October 2007 - Win Westlife's new album

Win Westlife's new album!

By Beth Hardie 30/10/2007

Westlife are back with their new single Home, released October 29. The boys also release their ninth studio album, Back Home, November 5 and we've got five copies to give away.

To be in with a chance of winning, watch the video clip below of the boys talking about how domesticated they are and answer the question. The closing date for entries is 12 noon November 12. Entrants must include and address for prizes to be sent to.

Which member of Westlife's freezer door froze over?

Click HERE to watch video and enter competition

Credit/Source:The Mirror

30th October 2007 - Exclusive Mirror video interview part 2

Hello today is Part 2 of the exclusive Mirror video interview with Westlife, You can see it by clicking on the link Below

Watch Part 2 of exclusive Mirror interview

Credit/Source:The Mirror

30th October 2007 - Watch and download Westlife short interview on Freshly Squeezed

Westlife were on Channel 4's Freshly Squeezed this morning. same interview as when they did the armchair athletics but a couple of different bits of information,such as Nicky breastfeeding Rocco and Jay (lol), You can see yourself either on channel 4+1 at 8am or by clicking HERE to watch and download

Credit/Source:Channel 4/Freshly squeezed

30th October 2007 - Westli-fy your My Space

Got a Myspace page? Fancy jazzing it up with a brilliant Westlife banner announcing their new single? Then simply copy and paste the following code:

<a href='http://rca.trinitystreetdirect.com/store/page3.asp?suptype=1&t=81&sub_type=81' target='_blank'><img src='http://www.sonybmgmusic.co.uk/graphics/ads/307.gif' width='468' height='60' border='0' /></a>

Be sure to keep an eye on www.myspace.com/westlife as Westlife’s top friends will be changing on a regular basis. If you want to make it into the elite list, make sure you’re showing your support for the boys by having ‘Home’ playing on your page!

Credit/Source:westlife.com

30th October 2007 - The Razz-Showbuzz (Pacific Avenue mention Westlife

PACIFIC Avenue say supporting their heroes Westlife in Aberdeen was " a dream come true". The Glasgow boyband's Russell gushed: "I've always looked up to Westlife. I'm one of their biggest fans." They joined the Irish foursome on the ASDA Be Live! tour at the weekend.

Credit/Source:Daily Record

30th October 2007 - the Razz: JUSTIN TIME FOR WESTLIFE

the Razz: JUSTIN TIME FOR WESTLIFE

BEVERLEY LYONS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND

Exclusive Timberlake was ideal to take Brian's place

IRISH popsters Westlife have revealed that when Brian McFadden quit the band in 2004, their ideal replacement would have been Justin Timberlake.

Band member Nicky Byrne admitted: "Justin would have fitted in just right. I think he would have been great. We would have loved him to bring Sexy Back with him."

But the Irish foursome obviously realised that, despitehaving14 No.1singles in the UK, Justin might well have shown them up on the dance floor.

Shane Filan joked: "Yes, he would have been able to do all of the dance moves."

But Shane said it wasn't just Westlife who were big fans of the American singer. His two-year-old daughter Nicole is also an admirer.

We caught up with the boys in Aberdeen at Asda Be Live!, a new music event organised by Emap Radio Events and the supermarket chain.

Backstage Shane told us that Nicole loved to dance to Justin's tunes.

He said: "When I put his album on, she sings Sex-song Back and dances. It's so funny watching her. But she does ask us to put daddy's song Home on too." This weekend Westlife are set for a chart battle to win their15thNo.1withthat track. But they admitted they would have had no chance if they had been up against pop babe Leona Lewis.

"Leona has had one of the biggest weeks of the year," Shane said. "It's looking like she is going to do about a quarter of a million sales so she probably would have beaten us. I think she has out sold Take That two to one, which is pretty big."

But the boys, who are renowned for being well mannered, would have taken the defeat in good grace.

"She has got a great voice," Shane continued. "When we met her last year, she was a really nice girl, a sweetheart. It looks like she will have a great career ahead of her."

But if they had been up against Take That in the charts, Shane admitted it could have gone "either way"

Credit/Source:Daily Record

30th October 2007 - Watch a Westlife music interview online

Video: Westlife

Monday, October 29 2007, 20:06 GMT

By Nick Levine, Entertainment Reporter

After popping on their rat pack garb for Allow Us To Be Frank, messing about with Diana Ross on Face To Face and stuffing The Love Album with more classic love songs than the Magic 105.4 playlist, Westlife have returned to straight up pop music. And about time too – that tally of 14 number one singles isn't going to grow by itself. As they prepare to release Back Home, their eighth studio album, we ask the Irish lads what's driving them in 2007. Do they really want that chart battle with the Spice Girls? Do they ever argue with Simon Cowell? And did they mind taking "a few jabs" from Take That last year? Press play to find out.

Watch video HERE

Credit/Source:Digital spy

29th October 2007 :
Home Previews & Interviews

2007 - October

Home Previews & Interviews

Each day this week the guys will let us into the inside story behind each track on Back Home, plus we'll be bringing you an exclusive preview of the song.

Today it's Nicky talking about brand new single 'Home', plus Shane reveals all about 'Us Against The World'.

Click here to watch.

Check back tomorrow for the next two tracks!

Credit/Source:westlife.com

29th October 2007 :
Leona To Light Up London

Leona To Light Up London
Leona Lewis will light up London's Oxford Street this year.

She’ll perform the task of turning on its world-famous Christmas lights next month.

The X Factor winner, who has just rocketed to Number One in the charts with her new single Bleeding Love, will turn on the lights in a special ceremony on November 7.

Thousands are expected to come to see the star at the event on the capital's most famous shopping street, where she is also due to perform her latest track for the crowds.

This year's lights and decorations also mark the release of Disney's family film Enchanted and will see the street transformed into a "dazzling canopy of magic."

The film is about a princess who emerges straight from a Disney classic into the modern day reality of New York.

Westlife and the West End cast of Mary Poppins are also set to perform at the ceremony.

Credit/Source:heart FM/Gloria

29th October 2007 :Homes For Pups That Melted The Hearts Of Westlife -

Homes For Pups That Melted The Hearts Of Westlife -

BY KELLY SHORROCK
KSHORROCK@DERBYTELEGRAPH.CO.UK

Five puppies whose mother was abandoned in Derby have found new homes thanks to an appeal on a national television show.

The dogs are currently being cared for at the Just For Dogs rescue and re-homing centre in Brailsford.

After they appeared on Channel Four's Paul O'Grady Show, where they were cuddled backstage by boy band Westlife, the centre was inundated with calls from prospective new owners.

The puppies' mum, Poppy, a cairn terrier, was found wandering the streets of Derby a month ago with Dice, a collie-cross, thought to be their father.

They were taken to Cotton Lane police station and rescue workers for the charity, Margaret and Doug Smith, were called in.

Mrs Smith said Dice was very friendly and happily went into the rescue van, but when her husband tried to move Poppy she was very aggressive.

It was then that he heard squeals from underneath the dog and when he moved her, he saw she had given birth to six puppies, although one did not survive.

The dogs were taken to the rescue centre and two weeks later, Mr and Mrs Smith were approached by a researcher for the Paul O'Grady show who wanted to know if they had any dogs looking for a new home for a regular slot on the programme.

Mrs Smith, 50, said that taking part in the show had been wonderful.

She said: "It was a fantastic day. Paul was very genuine and sat on the floor playing with the puppies. All the staff were fantastic, I think they must have a clause in their contract saying they have to be animal-lovers because they were great.

"Paul's own dog was a rescue dog and was also born in a police station, which is why he chose us, I think. It was obvious that he was a real animal lover."

Paul was not the only star the puppies met that day, as Westlife were also appearing on the show and took a real shine to the animals.

The appeal for new owners also proved to be a huge success, with more than 30 people calling the centre before the programme had finished.

Mrs Smith said: "The resp