Westlife

Summary

Westlife is a boy band^[1]. Westlife ranks in the top 0.97% of boy_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,260 views/month, #2 of 207).^[2]

Key Facts

• Westlife received the The Record of the Year^[3].
• Westlife received the Premios Oye!^[4].
• Westlife's instance of is recorded as boy band^[5].
• Westlife's genre is pop music^[6].
• Westlife's genre is blue-eyed soul^[7].
• Westlife's genre is pop rock^[8].
• Westlife's genre is operatic pop^[9].
• Westlife's record label is recorded as Sony Music^[10].
• Westlife's record label is recorded as RCA Records^[11].
• Westlife's record label is recorded as Syco Music^[12].
• Westlife's record label is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.^[13].
• Westlife's record label is recorded as Universal Music Group^[14].
• Westlife's discography is recorded as Westlife discography^[15].
• Westlife's Commons category is recorded as Westlife^[16].
• Westlife's country of origin is recorded as Ireland^[17].
• Westlife comprises Nicky Byrne^[18].
• Westlife comprises Shane Filan^[19].
• Westlife comprises Mark Feehily^[20].
• Westlife comprises Kian Egan^[21].
• July 3, 1998 marks the founding of Westlife^[22].
• Westlife's location of formation is recorded as Sligo^[23].
• Westlife's official website is recorded as http://www.westlife.com^[24].
• Westlife's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Westlife^[25].
• Westlife's topic has template is recorded as Template:Westlife^[26].
• Westlife's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Westlife'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: IE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1998-07-03^[30]

• Genre(s): ballad, pop^[31]

• Community tags: adult contemporary, ballad, boy band, irish, pop, pop and chart^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5f000e69-3cfd-4871-8f1b-faa7f0d4bcbc^[33]

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Recognition

Awards received include The Record of the Year^[3], a music award^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1998^[36] and Premios Oye!^[4], an award^[37], in Mexico^[38], founded in 2002^[39].

Why It Matters

Westlife ranks in the top 0.97% of boy_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,260 views/month, #2 of 207).^[2] Westlife has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Westlife is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

What awards did Westlife receive?

Honors received include The Record of the Year^[3] and Premios Oye!^[4].