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Shane Filan Biography

Shane Steven Filan (born 5 July 1979) is an Irish singer-songwriter. He was one of the lead singers and frontman of boy band Westlife until the group disbanded in 2012. After the group disbanded, Filan released his debut solo album, You and Me in 2013, followed by Right Here in 2015 and Love Always in 2017.

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You've got to go down the road you naturally go down, and for me it was pop, folk country, just feel-good music. I suppose most of my songs are very up-tempo.

Country, Down, Feel Good, Naturally, Song

I'm more of a debit card person, and I live in the 'now'. I don't like credit cards anymore. I try to live with whatever I can afford and don't try to put myself in an awkward position. I've done that before.

Anymore, Awkward, Cards, Person, Position, Trying

You're only as good as your last album.

Album, Albums, Good, Haircuts, Lasts

I have worked long and hard to try to reduce my debts, and I am devastated that it came to this conclusion. I now intend to focus on the remaining dates of the Westlife tour and my commitments to the band before looking to rebuild a future for my wife, my three children and myself.

Children, Commitment, Focus, Future, Long, Worked

Together with a team of financial and legal experts I have spent months exploring all possible alternatives to bankruptcy but to no avail.

Experts, Exploring, Months, Team, Together

I didn't want to be a solo Westlife - covers and ballads - and the reason I signed with Capitol Records was because they wanted me to write songs myself. It was pretty scary, but they put me in a studio in Nashville with some new songwriters, and the results were pretty good.

Nashville, Records, Song, Songwriters, Write, Writing

When you realise that money doesn't actually make you happy, it's a quick fix to have things you've always wanted, but then when you have it, you realise that's not what actually makes you happy. It's more about having a great marriage and happy children; that's what life's all about.

Actually, Children, Great Marriage, Make You Happy, Realise, Things

After Westlife, I was in a scared place, you know; you've three children, and I worry about providing for them, and I had no guarantees going forward about the future.

Children, Know, Three, Worry

Why me? Why did this happen? How could I be in Westlife and then have nothing to show for it financially at the end of it? But it's like, why not me? That's just life. It's tough. There's a lot more problems in the world. There are a lot of people who would wish to God they had my problem instead of having a sick child.

Children, Financially, People, Sick, World

I think Westlife is very unique: we have a certain sound; we do our thing our way, and we don't try to change too much. I think that's what the fans love about us. We keep giving the fans what they want every year. The style of music never really changes too much.

Fans, Sound, Thing, Thinking, Unique, Years

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.

Couple, Pressure, Stress, Twilight, Westlife

The adrenaline of performing on stage to a crowd - there's nothing like it.

Adrenaline, Crowds, Nothing, Performing, Stage

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.

Different, Labels, Lucky, Options, Universal, Westlife

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.

Facts, Lucky, Numbers, Rare, Ridiculous, Seven

For Westlife, the music will never stop as long as our fans are around inspiring us to keep on making beautiful music together.

Beautiful, Inspiring, Long, Together

You know One Direction do a lot of up tempo songs, but when they did that Ed Sheeran song 'Little Things,' that was probably their biggest song off their last album, so it shows you that a ballad never goes out of fashion.

Album, Fashion, Know, One Direction, Song, Tempo

I think that lyrically, 'Safe' is a very positive song: it's very strong; it's about keeping somebody safe and protecting people. I think everybody anywhere in the world can relate to it. I think everybody wants to feel safe; everybody wants to feel protected.

Everybody, Positive, Song, Strong, Thinking

You only live once, so live a good life!

Good, Good Life, Life, Live, You Only Live Once

My mum and dad ran a family cafe in Sligo for 35 years and worked long hours. We grew up in a very hard-working family and had a lovely atmosphere, as we lived above the restaurant. It definitely made me want to work hard, whatever I chose to do. As the baby of seven kids, I was definitely a bit spoilt.

Baby, Dad, Definitely, Kids, Long, Restaurant

If I'm honest, I thought Westlife would keep going for longer than it did - we all did - but it sort of came to a natural end. When we decided we were going to split, I thought, 'If I'm going to sing, I'm going to have to do it solo. ' Also, financially I was broke, so the decision was ultimately made for me.

Decision, Honest, Natural, Solo, Sort, Splits

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