Irish boy bands

English-Irish musical group; boy band

Westlife are an Irish pop group formed in Dublin in 1998. The group consists of members Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily. Brian McFadden was a member of the band before leaving to pursue a solo career in March 2004. The group disbanded in 2012 and later reunited in 2018.

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John and Edward Grimes (born 16 October 1991), collectively known as Jedward, are Irish media personalities, entertainers, performers, and singers. They are identical twins who first appeared as John & Edward in the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009, generating a phenomenon of ironic popularity described as "the Jedward paradox". They were the seventh act eliminated and were managed by Louis Walsh, who was their mentor during The X Factor finishing in sixth place.

English-Irish boy band