Westlife reunion ‘definitely happening’ but without Brian McFadden who will be joining Dancing on Ice
The Irish band have opted for the Universal stable rather than X Factor star Cowell’s own company
THE Westlife reunion is signed and sealed — but the manband will be Flying Without original member Brian McFadden.
The Sun can reveal the group also snubbed former mentor Simon Cowell by Swearing It Again with a different label.
An insider said: “There’s still a huge audience out there for Westlife. They have the songs ready too.
Since they split, Shane Filan has released three solo albums, while Nicky Byrne is successful presenter on 2fm and RTE’s Dancing With the Stars. Kian Egan was crowned king of the jungle on the 2013 season of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, and appeared as a judge on The Voice of Ireland.
While Mark Feehily has released two solo albums and written up to thirty tracks which could well appear on a new Westlife album.
In the last number of years Brian McFadden has toured the UK and Ireland with Keith Duffy with a manband mash-up group called Boyzlife.
Before they disbanded in 2012, Westlife accumulated 14 number one singles in the UK as well as 50 million record sales worldwide.
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