Thestorybeginsalonglongtimeago(well,notquite,but..y'know...!)inatownnamedSligointheWestofIreland.ThreeguysnamedKianEgan,MarkFeehilyandShaneFilanhadperformedintheschoolmusicalGreasetogether,andaftertheirsuccessonstage,haddecidedtoformaband,called6as1,andlaterchangingtheirnametoI.O.YOU. 　　Thegroupreleasedasingle"TogetherGirlForever"inIreland,andafterlimitedsuccess,Shane'smother,Mae,contactedthemanagerofBoyzone,LouisWalsh,totryandpersuadehimtotakealookattheguysandtopossiblysignthemup.AlthoughLouiswasimpressedhefelthedidn'thavethetimetomanageyetanotherband.But...luckilyforus...hecontactedRonanKeatingofBoyzone,whoagreedtoco-managethenewbandwithLouis.Andso'RoloManagement'wasformed. 　　However,thegroupwereobligedtochangetheirnamefromWestsidetoWestlifeearlyin1999whenitwasdiscoveredthatanumberofexistingbandssharedthesamename. 　　Undeterred,WestlifewentontoreleasetheirfirstsingleSwearitAgaininApril1999whichwentstraighttothetopoftheBritishandIrishcharts,becomingthebiggest-sellingdebutsingleeverinIreland. 　　AsofNovember2005,farWestlifehavereleasedeighteensinglesintheUK,withamassivethirteennumberones! 　　TheirdoubleA-sideofIHaveaDreamandSeasonsintheSunbecametheUKChristmasnumberoneof1999.Theireagerly-awaiteddebutalbumwasreleasedintheUKinNovember1999andhasacheivedtripleplatinumstatus.WinningRecordoftheYearforFlyingWithoutWingsin1999andMyLoveinthefollowingyear,aswellasgainingnumerousawardsleftrightandcentre,itisclearthatWestlifehaveachievedmuchacclaimandenjoyedalotofsuccess.AlreadyintheirbriefcareerWestlifehavebrokenrecordsasfastastheyhavesetthem-theirsecondalbum,CoastToCoastwenttripleplatinuminIrelandafteronlyonedayofrelease,andtheirseventhsinglerelease,MyLove,gavethemaplaceincharthistoryastheybecametheonlybandinUKcharthistorytohavetheirfirstsevensinglesdebutatnumberone. 　　2002sawthegroupreleasetheirfirstGreatestHitsalbum,andWestlife'ssubsequentalbum,Turnaround,releasedNovember2003,continuedWestlife'ssuccess,goingstraightintothechartsatnumberone. 　　March2004sawanewchapterbeginforthegroupasBryanMcFaddenannouncedhisdeparturefromtheband,citinghisdesiretospendmoretimewithhisyoungfamily.Rumourssuggestedthatthismightbethebeginningoftheendforthegroup,howeverWestlifehavesetthecriticswrongonceagain. 　　Westlife-nowafour-pieceinthetraditionofallgreatpopacts-remainIreland'smostwell-knownandbiggestsellingpopexportandundoubtedlyoneoftheworld'sbiggestpopgroups.Theirlatestalbum,FacetoFace,releasedNovember2005,becametheir7thnumber1albumintheUKinasmanyyears. 　　Withsoulfulharmonies,angelicvoices,drop-deadgoodlooks,andthemanagementofpopsvengaliLouisWalshbehindthem,theirmuch-anticipatedtourin2006meanthatWestlifelooksettoenjoychartsuccessformanyyearstocome!