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71-448: It mainly hosts indoor sporting events, concerts and trade shows. On 6 May 2001, Irish vocal pop band Westlife held a concert for their Where Dreams Come True Tour supporting their album Coast to Coast . 52°21′25″N 9°43′47.9″E  /  52.35694°N 9.729972°E  / 52.35694; 9.729972 This article about a handball arena is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about

142-651: A Royal British Legion poppy appeal, Irish Blood for Life 2004 and did an advertisement for Galway 's Irish Water Safety campaign. They also lent their support to the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS). On 4 November 2005, they performed with other music artists at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg , South Africa for The "Unite of the Stars" Gala Banquet charity concert that supports four charities:

213-668: A German sports venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in Lower Saxony is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Westlife Westlife are an Irish pop group formed in Dublin in 1998. The group consists of members Shane Filan , Mark Feehily , Kian Egan , and Nicky Byrne . Brian McFadden was a member before leaving in March 2004. The group disbanded in 2012 after 14 years and later reunited in 2018. In Ireland,

284-556: A concert from the tour live from Dublin was released on 19 November 2001. On 12 November 2001, Westlife released their third album World of Our Own , peaking at No. 1 in the UK and Ireland. " Uptown Girl " (their first single to be on the List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom ), " Queen of My Heart " and " World of Our Own " were released as singles, all of which peaked at No. 1 in

355-549: A concert from the tour, live from Sheffield , was released in November 2005. In October 2005, Westlife released the single " You Raise Me Up ", which became their thirteenth number 1 single. It was taken from their sixth album Face to Face which also peaked at No. 1 in the UK. " You Raise Me Up " was awarded as their fourth Record of the Year in the UK. In December of that year, the group released " When You Tell Me That You Love Me ",

426-449: A duet with Diana Ross , as the second single. It debuted and peaked at No. 2. The third single from the album, " Amazing ", peaked at No. 4. Westlife embarked on the " Face to Face Tour ", traveling extensively to the UK, Ireland, Australia, and Asia. The group performed 32 shows and recorded 238,718 attendances. A recording of a concert from the tour, live from Wembley Arena, was released in November 2006. In late 2006, Westlife signed

497-518: A four-piece. They rose to fame with their debut international self-titled studio album, Westlife (1999). It was followed by Coast to Coast (2000), World of Our Own (2001), and Turnaround (2003). Following the departure of McFadden, the group released the cover albums ...Allow Us to Be Frank (2004) and The Love Album (2006), the albums Face to Face (2005), Back Home (2007), Where We Are (2009), and Gravity (2010), followed by an eight-year split. After reforming in 2018,

568-591: A group was on the Irish TV series The Late Late Show broadcast on 13 November 1998. They performed " Flying Without Wings ". In April 1999, the group released their first single, “ Swear It Again ", which immediately topped the charts in Ireland and in the UK for two weeks. It was the biggest-selling single in the first week by a debut artist. Their second single, " If I Let You Go " was released in August 1999, which made them

639-484: A joint venture to combine the music label activities of RCA 's RCA Records division and Bertelsmann's Ariola Records and its associated labels which include Arista Records . It consisted of the BMG Music Publishing company, the world's third largest music publisher and the world's largest independent music publisher and (since August 2004) the 50% share of the joint venture with Sony Music , which established

710-460: A new album deal through Warner Music UK and East West Records . They performed on a BBC Radio 2 event on Ulster Hall , Belfast on 25 August 2021 that was broadcast on 10 September 2021. " Starlight ", the lead single from their twelfth studio album, was released on 14 October 2021. The album, Wild Dreams , was released on 26 November 2021. On 29 October 2021, a new schedule for their renamed fourteenth concert tour, The Wild Dreams Tour ,

781-574: A new five-album deal with Sony BMG Music Entertainment . Their seventh album, The Love Album was a concept album that consisted of popular love song covers. The album debuted at No. 1 in both the UK and Ireland. It was the top-selling album of 2006 in Ireland. The only single from The Love Album , " The Rose ", became their 14th UK No. 1 single. Westlife kicked off their eighth world tour, " The Love Tour ", in Perth , Australia. The group then went on to other Australian cities before moving on to South Africa,

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852-431: A picture of the group's first rehearsals together in six years. " Hello My Love ", their first single since 2011 was released on 10 January 2019. Their first UK performance in seven years and of the single was on The Graham Norton Show on 11 January 2019. They also performed the single on the 24th National Television Awards on 22 January 2019. Their first Irish performance and television appearance together

923-466: A scheme to assault prisoners' senses". Outside the UK and Ireland, they gained chart success with " I Lay My Love on You " and " When You're Looking Like That ". They were included in the top ten earners list of all acts in the UK and Ireland and sold over 2.5 million units in the Asia Pacific region . In February 2001, they began their first world tour, " Where Dreams Come True Tour ". A recording of

994-420: A single titled "Together Girl Forever" under Sound Records. McDonagh first encountered Egan as a six-year-old student at her weekly dance classes and came to know Filan and Feehily in their early teens as they starred in shows such as Oliver! and Godspell for Sligo Fun Company. Louis Walsh , the manager of fellow Irish boy band Boyzone , came to know the group after Filan's mother Mae contacted him, but

1065-461: A split, Westlife released their first greatest hits album in November of that same year titled Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 , which peaked at No. 1 in the UK and Ireland. During this time, Westlife achieved a Guinness World Record for most public appearances by a pop group in 36 hours. The band made stop-offs in five different cities ( Dublin , Belfast , Edinburgh , London , and Manchester ) to promote their then-new album. The release

1136-690: Is mainly active in European markets. The basis of the company was formed through BMG's decision to withhold selected European music catalogues from the former Sony BMG joint venture and the BMG Publishing businesses. Also kept separate from the acquisition by Sony Corporation of America was Sony BMG's wholly owned and operated BMG Japan. Sony Music Japan remained independent from the Sony BMG joint venture, therefore BMG and Sony labelling were kept separate in Japan under

1207-682: The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund , Unite Against Hunger, St. Mary's Hospital and the Topsy Foundation. They also performed live for charity on Sport Relief , Macmillan Cancer Support , Croí, Western Alzheimer's , O'Dwyer Cheshire Home, Mayo Cancer Support Group, Marie Keating Foundation , Outward Bound Trust, ChildLine , Children in Need , Sheffield 's Children Hospital. They had also helped for auctions on Meningitis Research Foundation, Carlton Celebrity Auction for Centrepoint (for

1278-588: The Scottish Singles Chart . It also peaked at number forty-six in the Irish Singles Chart. On 17 October 2018, Westlife announced The Twenty Tour and said: "Every country that wants to see Westlife will see us at some point. We won't step away from this until we've managed to tour the world." The second day of the tour in Croke Park had a live film broadcast in selected cinemas on 6 July 2019. This

1349-576: The Unbreakable Tour . A recording of a concert from the tour in Manchester was released in November 2003. In September 2003, Westlife released " Hey Whatever ", which peaked at No. 4 in the UK. Their fourth studio album, Turnaround , was released in November 2003, earning the group another No. 1 album in the UK and Ireland. " Mandy ", was released a week before the album and became the band's twelfth No. 1 single. It also won them their third Record of

1420-641: The Vatican City and a private concert for the Pope. Their second studio album Coast to Coast received additional products, mostly in Asia, that included MRT transport ticket, picture card calendar, postcard set, signed fold-out poster, glossy slipcase and Filofax . They received sponsorship from Tayto in 2000 and for their concert tours from Calvin Klein in 2001, Adidas in 2002, and Volkswagen in 2011. A book written by

1491-594: The World Music Awards , where they were recognized as the Best Irish Act of that year. They then released a Rat Pack -inspired album, their fifth album ...Allow Us to Be Frank , which peaked at number 3. No singles from this album were released in the UK, but the track " Ain't That a Kick in the Head? " had a music video produced and was released as a physical single in other European countries. " Smile " and " Fly Me to

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1562-452: The 21st century in UK. On 14 March 2011, Westlife confirmed that they had left Cowell after 13 years and his record label Syco Music after nine years. Byrne said of Cowell: "he got so busy [...] and we needed someone who was on it all the time." After going back to RCA Records full-time for a one-year album contract, they announced their Greatest Hits album would be released on 21 November 2011. It debuted at No. 1 in Ireland and No. 4 in

1633-470: The 21st century with 10.74 million albums sold in the UK alone. On 14 November 2010, the single " Safe " was released. It debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 21 November at No. 10. The album Gravity was released on 22 November 2010. It was entirely produced by John Shanks . The album went to No. 1 in Ireland and No. 3 in the UK. This is their ninth No. 1 in Ireland; this album made Westlife one of

1704-737: The All-American Rejects , Clannad , Iron Maiden , Maroon 5 , Mayra Verónica , Backyard Babies , Hipster Daddy-O and the Handgrenades , Soda Stereo , Gustavo Cerati , Keane , HARD-Fi , Horace Andy , the Cure , the Killer Barbies , Joss Stone , Tom Jobim , Vinícius de Moraes , Elvis Costello , Paul Weller , Sara Evans , Sneaker Pimps , Take That (1991–1996), Five , Westlife , D-Pryde, Louis Tomlinson , Luke Friend and Mikolas Josef . Through Zomba Music Publishing , BMG controlled

1775-763: The Backstreet Boys livestream concert on the same platform on 24 June 2022. On 14 August 2023, Westlife announced their first ever tour dates in Canada and the United States. They performed in Toronto, Boston, New York City, and Chicago in March 2024. On 12 April, Westlife announced the With Love Tour. Westlife's debut album and single coincided with the apogee of boy band popularity. They had album certifications in Brazil, Mexico,

1846-502: The Black Eyed Peas , Kenny Chesney , The Game , Mario , Rascal Flatts , Milli Vanilli , No Doubt , Thomas Anders , Jessica Simpson and 50 Cent as well as legends like Bob Dylan , Elvis Presley , Frank Sinatra and Roselyn Sánchez . BMG Music Publishing was the global leader in classical music and was number one in contemporary Christian music . Through international sub-publishing deals, BMG Music Publishing represented

1917-629: The German American Sony BMG from 2004 to 2008. In 1994, BMG acquired Italian publisher Casa Ricordi , which had been founded in 1808. In March 1998, BMG sold its video game publisher BMG Interactive to Take-Two Interactive , with Bertelsmann taking a 16 percent stake in Take-Two. BMG Interactive published the Grand Theft Auto video game series. The joint venture between Sony and Bertelsmann to merge both companies' music divisions

1988-515: The Moon " also had music videos produced. Prior to the release of the ...Allow Us to Be Frank album, Westlife scouted for "the perfect fan" to help promote the album. After X Factor -style auditions, they found Joanne Hindley, who recorded " The Way You Look Tonight " with the group. A television program documenting this process, She's The One , was presented by Kate Thornton . Westlife embarked on " The Number Ones Tour " in early 2005. A recording of

2059-626: The North American release of their debut. "Swear It Again" peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 . On 1 July 2000, they were honored as Freemen of the Borough of Sligo. Coast to Coast , their second album, was released a year later and was their first No. 1 UK album, beating the Spice Girls' Forever album by a large margin; the chart battle was widely reported by British media . It became

2130-555: The Philippines, and the United States as well. They had more than 50,000 official fans club members in mainland China alone in 2006. In 2009, "Flying Without Wings" was listed as the seventh most popular song for the wedding's first dances in the UK. In 2012, their version of "You Raise Me" and also "Flying Without Wings" made it to the top 20 most popular songs used at funerals. In 2016, three of their songs (" I'll See You Again ", "Flying Without Wings", and " You Raise Me Up ") made it on

2201-479: The Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC). Headlining Supporting Bertelsmann Music Group Bertelsmann Music Group ( BMG ) was a division of a German media company Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Sony Corporation of America on 1 October 2008. Although it was established in 1987, the music company was formed as RCA/Ariola International in 1985 as

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2272-492: The Sun ". It was the 1999 UK Christmas number-one single and their fourth No. 1 single. They are one of only five acts to achieve four number ones in the UK Singles Chart in one calendar year. The fifth and final single from the album, " Fool Again ", also peaked at No. 1. With this, they became the only male band to have every single release from an album that reached No. 1 in the UK. Afterward, Westlife signed to Arista Records for

2343-471: The UK and No. 1 in Ireland. The album was the biggest chart dropper on the Top 40 in UK music history when in its 58th week on the charts it leaped from No. 79 to No. 3 before falling to No. 37 the following week. In Scotland, the album debuted at number 6 in 1999 but subsequently peaked at number one year later in 2001. In December 1999, a fourth single was released, the double a-side " I Have A Dream "/" Seasons in

2414-400: The UK, and Ireland. The tour grossed £1,031,033. On 5 November 2007, Westlife released their eighth album, Back Home , which contained nine new original songs and three cover songs. The album debuted at No. 1 in the UK and Ireland. It was also 2007's fifth biggest-selling album in the UK. The first single released from the album was " Home ", which peaked at No. 3 in the UK. " Us Against

2485-466: The UK. " Bop Bop Baby " was also released as a single and peaked at No. 5 in the UK. In 2002, Westlife went on their second world tour, the World of Our Own Tour. By the end of the year, IRMA awarded the band for 1 million units sold in Ireland. The group sold more than 12 million records in a span of three years. Westlife released their eleventh UK No. 1 single, " Unbreakable " in 2002. Amidst rumors of

2556-488: The UK. It was certified Gold in the UK and Platinum in Ireland. The second single from the album was " Better Man ". It reached number two on the UK Singles Sales Chart and Scottish Singles Chart. The third single, " Dynamite ", was released on 5 July 2019. The fourth single from the album, " My Blood ", was released on 25 October 2019. "My Blood" peaked at number ninety-six on the UK Singles Chart and at number six on

2627-457: The UK. The first single " Lighthouse " was released in November 2011. A follow-up promotional single " Beautiful World " was released the same month. The Greatest Hits Tour was announced on 18 October 2011, with dates in the UK confirmed for May 2012. Stereoboard reported that the tour sold out within minutes. The farewell tour consisted of eight dates in China and 33 in the UK and Ireland; in total,

2698-807: The World " was released as the second single and " Something Right " became the third single in Europe and the Asia Pacific region. On 15 December 2007, they premiered a two-hour show called The Westlife Show where they performed 10 of their songs, hosted by Holly Willoughby . They embarked on the Back Home Tour on 25 February 2008. This tour marked the first time that the group had traveled and performed in New Zealand, performing four sold-out shows in Auckland , Wellington , New Plymouth , and Christchurch . Westlife were

2769-414: The Year award. " Mandy " is the single with the longest leap to the top (from No. 200 to No. 1) in UK music history. " Obvious " was released as the final single from the album, charting at No. 3. On 9 March 2004, just three weeks before embarking on their fourth world tour, McFadden left the group, citing a desire to spend more time with his family. McFadden's final public performance as part of Westlife

2840-628: The band sold 489,694 tickets from the tour. On 19 October 2011, Westlife officially announced they were splitting following the tour. ITV commissioned a one-off music event titled Westlife: For the Last Time . Another show, The Westlife Show : Live , was broadcast on 1 November 2011. Following this, they were guests on The Late Late Show . They were honored at that time by the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) with four specially commissioned bar stools to mark 49 performances at

2911-439: The catalogues of Famous Music Publishing, Walt Disney , Roadrunner Records , Leiber & Stoller , Fremantle Media , Pete Waterman , and Malaco Records in various territories. BMG Music Publishing acquired Complete Music in 2006. Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing was BMG Music Publishing's Christian publisher and owned over 60,000 copyrights. Like with other assets of BMG Music Publishing acquired by Universal Music, it

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2982-539: The company included: Elvis Presley , Ann Wilson , Todd Terry , Julieta Venegas , Anastacia , Kylie Minogue , Jaguares , Diana Yukawa , Kent , Alcazar , Gloria Trevi , Angélica María , Dido , Lee Ryan , Ai Uemura , Julieta Venegas , the Troubadours , Powderfinger , Nelly , Rammstein , Milli Vanilli , Modern Talking , Slayer , Shania Twain , Nikki Webster , Ville Valo , Christina Aguilera , Kelly Clarkson , Coldplay , Yellowcard , Hum , Rob Dougan ,

3053-412: The country's 4th biggest-selling album of 2000. This is their second No. 1 album in Ireland. The album was preceded by the duet with Mariah Carey " Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) " and the original song " My Love " (their second Record of the Year award). Both singles reached No. 1 on the UK charts, their sixth and seventh number ones respectively. With this, Westlife broke the record of

3124-476: The current venture. In 2008, Bertelsmann sold its 50% share of Sony BMG to Sony Corporation of America for a total of $ 1.5 billion and the company was renamed back to Sony Music Entertainment Inc. While officially withdrawing from the business of recorded music, Bertelsmann continued its strong presence in other areas of the music industry by establishing BMG Rights Management, which specializes in music rights management and by representing artists and authors. It

3195-477: The few musical acts to have number-one albums in three consecutive decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s) in their home country. In March 2011, they began their eleventh major concert tour, the Gravity Tour . This tour marked the first time the group traveled to Oman , Namibia , Guangzhou , and Vietnam for concerts. As of 2011, the group were the longest reigning band and second longest reigning number one music act in

3266-541: The first boy band to hit No. 1 with their first two singles. Their third single was " Flying Without Wings " (their first ' Record of the Year ' and their third No. 1 single), released in October of the same year. " Flying Without Wings " was also included on the soundtrack of the Warner Brothers film, Pokémon: The Movie 2000 . Their first album, simply titled Westlife , was released in November 1999 and went to No. 2 in

3337-486: The group failed to secure a BMG record deal with Simon Cowell . Cowell told Walsh: "You are going to have to fire at least three of them. They have great voices, but they are the ugliest band I have ever seen in my life." Lacey, Keighron, and Garrett were told they would not be part of the new group, and auditions were held in Dublin where Nicky Byrne and Brian McFadden were recruited. The new group, formed on 3 July 1998,

3408-468: The group has 11 number-one albums, 16 number-one singles, and 34 top-fifty singles. They have sold over 55 million records and are holders of four Guinness World Records . Westlife has received numerous accolades including one World Music Award , two Brit Awards , four MTV Awards , and four Record of the Year Awards . The group has released twelve studio albums: four as a five-piece and eight as

3479-624: The homeless), the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children , and The Samaritans ), Zutto charity painting, Pushing The Envelope (for National Literacy Trust ). They've been involved also with the following organizations: Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID), Cancer Research UK , United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP), Muscle Help Foundation, Global Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, and Real Man campaign. They are also included as ambassadors of The Irish Society for

3550-556: The last week of January 2009, a DVD titled The Karaoke Collection was released. On 18 March 2009, Westlife won the Best Irish Pop Act at the 2009 Meteor Awards for the ninth consecutive time. Their tenth album, Where We Are , was released on 30 November 2009 in the UK and peaked at No. 2 on both Irish and UK Albums Charts. The lead single, " What About Now ", was released on 23 October 2009 and peaked at No. 2 on both Irish and UK Singles Charts. The tour in support of this album

3621-529: The members of Westlife was released on 16 June 2008 by HarperCollins UK Publishing titled ' Westlife - Our Story ', as part of their 10th-year celebration. The band released two perfume gift sets, " X " and " With Love ". The group has supported various charitable causes. They were involved in the "Helping For Haiti" charity single that was released in February 2010, as well as releasing a cover version of "Uptown Girl" for Comic Relief . They have participated in

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3692-682: The most consecutive No. 1 singles in the UK with their first seven singles. However, in December 2000, their eighth single " What Makes a Man ", debuted at No. 2, breaking their string of consecutive number ones. The single "My Love" was controversially used by the Central Intelligence Agency as part of a torture program in Afghanistan . According to the American Civil Liberties Union , "the music pounded constantly as part of

3763-560: The quartet released the studio albums Spectrum (2019) and Wild Dreams (2021). Kian Egan , Mark Feehily , and Shane Filan , all schoolmates at Summerhill College in Sligo , Ireland, participated in a school production of Grease with fellow Sligo men Derrick Lacey, Graham Keighron, and Michael Garrett. The sextet formed a pop vocal group called Six as One in 1997, which they later renamed IOYOU . The group, managed by choreographer Mary McDonagh and two other informal managers, released

3834-506: The rights to Linkin Park , Britney Spears , Iron Maiden , 30 Seconds to Mars , R. Kelly , Justin Timberlake , Michael Jackson , Bowling for Soup , Daft Punk , Katatonia , Ne-Yo , Anthrax , Mudvayne , and Poison . These artists' European rights are currently controlled by Concord Music Publishing , through Imagem . The company's songwriters wrote chart-topping hits for Mariah Carey ,

3905-690: The seventh top touring act of 2008. To mark their tenth year in music, Westlife staged the sold-out concert 10 Years of Westlife in Croke Park on 1 June 2008. The group announced that they would be going on hiatus for a year after their Back Home Tour. 10 Years of Westlife – Live at Croke Park Stadium was released on 24 November 2008 and went straight to No. 1 on the UK, Ireland, South Africa, Hong Kong, and New Zealand Music DVD charts. On 13 December 2008, while on hiatus, Westlife made an unexpected appearance during that year's X Factor final where they performed "Flying Without Wings" with runners-up JLS . In

3976-417: The stadium. Their last concert was screened live in more than 300 cinemas in the United Kingdom, and 200 cinemas worldwide. They released a DVD of the show, which went to number 1 in both UK and Irish charts. That year they were the 34th top-grossing tour act with earnings of $ 35.2 million (€27 million). Following the split, all four members released albums and singles individually. On 23 September 2018, it

4047-525: The top pop music choices for funerals in Ireland. The band performed for the Sultan of Brunei and was paid £2.5 million to play a private concert of seven songs. They also performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 2000, 2005, and 2009. They also played for Queen Elizabeth II twice, Barack Obama and for Pope John Paul II . They were the first ever pop band to top the entertainment bill at

4118-410: The venture. During Sony BMG's buyout, BMG Japan was instead picked up by Sony Music Entertainment Japan . It briefly continued to operate as a distinct entity until a reorganization in early 2009 folded the company into Sony Music Japan. Now part of Sony Music Entertainment after the buyout of Bertelsmann 's 50% stake in Sony BMG. BMG Music Publishing (formerly known as RCA Music Publishing ), which

4189-405: The venue for over 380,000 fans, selling more tickets than any other act. The band had their final concert on 23 June 2012 at Croke Park Stadium in Ireland. The 82,300 capacity show was sold out in 4 minutes. Due to this popular demand, an extra date was added at Croke Park on 22 June 2012, which also sold out. Combined, there was a total of 187,808 spectators on both nights, exceeding the capacity of

4260-511: Was " The Where We Are Tour ". A recording of a concert from the tour, live from London, was released in November 2010. They were part of the Haiti charity single in early 2010 with " Everybody Hurts ", which was organized by Cowell. The single peaked at No. 1 on both Irish and UK Singles Charts. That year, the Guinness Book of World Records announced that Westlife were the top-selling album group of

4331-485: Was at Newcastle upon Tyne 's Powerhouse nightclub on 27 February 2004. He subsequently began a solo career, and reverted the spelling of his first name back to its original 'Brian'. Less than a month after McFadden's departure, the group began their Turnaround Tour . A recording of a concert from the Turnaround Tour, live from Stockholm, Sweden , was released in November 2004. In September 2004, they performed at

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4402-454: Was followed by the double A-side single " Tonight "/" Miss You Nights ", which debuted at No. 3 in the UK and No. 1 in Ireland. Following this release, the group premiered a TV documentary titled " Wild Westlife ". It was directed by Iain MacDonald and features their daily life as musicians and their tour experiences. It was aired on BBC Choice . In 2003, Westlife went on their third world tour,

4473-671: Was not part of the Sony BMG merger, was a business of the Bertelsmann Music Group until it was sold to Universal Music Group for €1.63 billion in 2007. Universal then folded the company into Universal Music Publishing Group , and the BMG name was retired. The company had been headquartered at 245 Fifth Avenue in New York , and had 36 offices in 25 countries. BMG Music Publishing controlled over one million copyrights. Writers/artists signed to

4544-478: Was on the final night of Dancing With the Stars Ireland on 24 March 2019. The single peaked at number 13 in the UK and reached number two in Ireland and Scotland. The single was certified Gold in the UK seven months after its premiere. In Ireland, it has a 2× Platinum certification. Their eleventh studio album Spectrum was released on 15 November 2019. The album peaked at number one in Ireland, Scotland, and

4615-478: Was originally founded with capital support of KKR , and later became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bertelsmann. It now serves as a division within Bertelsmann and as a replacement to the defunct Bertelsmann Music Group. Between 1995 and 2000, music companies were found to have used illegal marketing agreements such as minimum advertised pricing to artificially inflate prices of compact discs in order to end price wars by discounters such as Best Buy and Target in

4686-425: Was originally named Westside , but as another band was already using that name, the group was renamed Westlife . They signed a four-million-pound record deal with RCA Records . Westlife's first big break came in 1998 when they opened for Boyzone and Backstreet Boys ' concerts in Dublin. Boyzone singer Ronan Keating was brought in to co-manage the group with Louis Walsh. Their first live television performance as

4757-442: Was released in a video album in different formats on 13 March 2020. It reached number 1 in the UK and Ireland and stayed at the top spot for more than thirty weeks on their official charts. On 13 September 2019, they announced the Stadiums in the Summer Tour which was scheduled to begin the following year. However, it was postponed until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On 17 March 2021, they formally announced that they signed

4828-400: Was released. It included fourteen new dates and venues, with eight more dates added later. They announced that their Wembley Stadium date would be streamed live in various cinemas in Europe. On 17 December 2021, a Westlife concert filmed at London’s Bush Hall Venue and broadcast by Tencent ’s WeChat (Weixin) in China had an audience of almost 28 million. They were special guest performers on

4899-443: Was renamed to Universal Music Brentwood-Benson. It is nowadays managed by Capitol CMG Publishing, Universal Music's christian publishing operations under Capitol Christian Music Group . After Sony bought out Bertelsmann's share in Sony BMG, Bertelsmann was allowed to keep the rights to several recordings from the former joint venture and rights to BMG trademark. These songs served as the foundation to BMG Rights Management. The company

4970-442: Was reported that the group was signed to Universal Music Group for a new five-year album and tour deal with Virgin EMI Records . On 3 October 2018, the group formally announced that they were working on new music. McFadden was not involved in the reformation, saying in an interview with Closer Magazine , "I only met the guys when I joined the band and have no regrets about leaving." On 19 December 2018, Egan and Feehily posted

5041-490: Was set up in August 2004. It reduced the Big Five record companies to the Big Four record companies . At that time, the company had a 21.5% share in the global music market. Sony Music and BMG remained separate in Japan, although BMG Music Japan was wholly owned by Sony BMG. On 27 March 2006, the New York Times reported that Bertelsmann was looking to raise money by leveraging some of its media assets and that executives from both companies were in talks about possibly altering

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