Westlife is an Irish boy band. The band has proven very successful in both Ireland and the United Kingdom although their success has been questioned by peers.
Westlife is an Irish boy band. The band has proven very successful in both Ireland and the United Kingdom although their success has been questioned by peers.
The band have had thirteen UK number-one singles between the years 1999 and 2005, the fourth-highest such total of all time (trailing only Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Cliff Richard). They also had their first seven singles ever released reach number one, a record (once held earlier for two decades by Gerry & the Pacemakers), and furthermore each of these singles entered the charts at number one.