"Once I started writing, I felt that if it can be sung in a pub and also sung in a big venue, then it’s a really good song. It’s a very singalong album.” Shane Filan
If you’ve sold 50 million albums, had 14 No 1 singles and been a multi-platinum pop star for well over a decade, what do you do? If you’re Shane Filan, you forget about the gold discs and start all over again.
When Shane’s old band Westlife amicably ended in 2012, he knew he wanted to go solo – but he wasn’t sure if he knew how to do it. “All my life, I’ve said I’d love to keep singing for as long as I can,” he says. “But when Westlife split, I thought ‘Oh, OK!, I’m going to have to do it on my own.’ To be honest, it was something I was never looking forward to. I wasn’t comfortable with the idea of being solo, but I was 32 when we ended and I didn’t want to retire. I want to sing for a living and I’m lucky I’ve got another chance to do that”
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