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Westlife have been confirmed as the superstar act appearing at the 50th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, the 'night of nights' which celebrates the most popular programmes and stars on Australian television.

They'll be performing their current international single ‘Something Right' at the awards, which will be held at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne on Sunday 4th May and televised on the Nine Network.

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by Paul Cashmere

Irish pop band Westlife will perform at the Logie Awards in Melbourne on May 4.


The Logie Awards are Australia's Emmys as recognition for excellent work on television for the previous year.

Westlife are one of the most successful Irish groups ever. The boy band has sold more than 40 million records, making them the number two Irish act after U2.

This year they celebrate their 10th anniversary.

The 50th Annual Logie Awards will take place at Crown Casino in Melbourne on May 4.

Guests on the night will include Lisa McCune, Adam Hills, Garry McDonald, Kate Ritchie, Steve Jacobs, Tim Campbell, Natalie Blair, Daryl Somers, Les Hill, Gyton Grantley, Ian Stenlake, Alison Whyte, Johanna Griggs, Sonia Kruger, Shane Jacobson, Richard Wilkins, Tracy Grimshaw, Helen Kapalos, Georgie Parker, Damien Leith, Bert Newton, Rose Byrne, Vince Colosimo, Denise Drysdale, Patti Newton, Claudia Karvan, Shaun Micallef, Eddie McGuire and Rodger Corser.

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Great news for fans in the Republic of Ireland - Westlife have lined up two new shows!

They're playing Pearse Stadium in Galway on Saturday 21st June, then heading to Killarney on Sunday 22nd June for a gig at Fitzgerald Stadium.

Tickets go on sale from 9am on Wednesday 23rd April.

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By Alan Jones, Hannah Emanuel

Saturday (19th) will mark the ninth anniversary of the release of Swear It Again, the first single by Westlife.

The Irish group - five-strong until Bryan McFadden’s departure in 2004, since when they have operated as a quartet - hit the ground running, with Swear It Again entering the chart at number one, with first week sales of 102,325.

Their next six single also entered the chart at number one, making them the first act ever to secure seven straight number one debuts.

Although eighth single, What Makes A Man, peaked at number two, they have since returned to the number one slot a further seven times, and racked 22 consecutive Top 5 singles at the start of a career - a record.

Some would say that their run was spoilt in December 2007, when I’m Already There - a cover of a track first recorded by American country group Lonestar - briefly entered the Top 75, peaking at number 62 after the group performed it in their ITV special The Westlife Show.

As it was not serviced to radio, released physically, or accessible on iTunes any other way than as a track on their Back Home album, purists would argue that wasn’t a single at all, and that Westlife’s run of Top 5 singles was, at that stage, unbroken.

But it would be impossible to argue the same for their latest release, Us Against the World, which, with a promo video, full radio servicing, physical release and stand-alone download availability, was a bona-fide single, and peaked at number eight in March.

But if I’m Already There is disregarded, the band’s run of consecutive Top 10 hits from the start of their career now stands at 23 - another total without precedent.

I’m Already There has avoided becoming their smallest seller, easing marginally ahead of 2006’s number four hit, Amazing, but has contributed little to Westlife’s very impressive career singles sales tally, which currently stands at 5,797,898 - more than any other act in the period since they made their maiden chart appearance in 1999, in a Top 5 where supporting roles were played by Fatboy Slim’s Right Here Right Now, Martine McCutcheon’s Perfect Moment, In Our Lifetime by Texas, and Basement Jaxx’s Red Alert.

The biggest-selling single of Westlife’s career came in 2001, when their version of Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl, released as a charity single with proceeds going to Comic Relief, sold more than 750,000 copies.

Here, exclusively, is our countdown of all their hits, ranked in ascending order.

POSITION title YEAR HST.POS WEEKS ON CHART SALES FROM ALBUM

23 AMAZING 2006 4 6 43882 FACE TO FACE
22 US AGAINST THE WORLD 2008 8 7 45865 BACK HOME
21 OBVIOUS 2004 3 8 76518 TURNAROUND
20 HEY WHATEVER 2003 4 7 79981 TURNAROUND
19 TONIGHT/MISS YOU NIGHTS 2003 3 10 100562 UNBREAKABLE - GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1
18 BOP BOP BABY 2002 5 10 111716 WORLD OF OUR OWN
17 WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME 2005 2 8 114212 FACE TO FACE
16 THE ROSE 2006 1 7 124503 THE LOVE ALBUM
15 HOME 2007 3 12 166506 BACK HOME
14 MANDY 2003 1 9 184310 TURNAROUND
13 UNBREAKABLE 2002 1 16 200402 UNBREAKABLE - GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1
12 WORLD OF OUR OWN 2002 1 13 200475 WORLD OF OUR OWN
11 FOOL AGAIN 2000 1 12 204773 WESTLIFE
10 MY LOVE 2000 1 10 290783 COAST TO COAST
9 IF I LET YOU GO 1999 1 11 300273 WESTLIFE
8 QUEEN OF MY HEART 2001 1 15 327908 WORLD OF OUR OWN
7 FLYING WITHOUT WINGS 1999 1 13 349830 WESTLIFE
6 AGAINST ALL ODDS 2000 1 12 354815 COAST TO COAST
5 SWEAR IT AGAIN 1999 1 13 356278 WESTLIFE
4 YOU RAISE ME UP 2005 1 17 387267 FACE TO FACE
3 WHAT MAKES A MAN 2000 2 13 390407 COAST TO COAST
2 I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN 1999 1 17 630417 WESTLIFE 1999
1 UPTOWN GIRL 2001 1 16 756215 COAST TO COAST

NOTE: When You Tell Me That You Love Me is by Westlife with Diana Ross, Against All Odds is by Mariah Carey & Westlife; all other singles credit only Westlife.

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Former 'X Factor' star Shayne Ward has said that he is "very excited" about performing in Croke Park with Westlife.

The singer said: "I'm very excited, just because it's going to be the biggest crowd that I've ever played to and, no doubt, the guys as well."

"And as always a pleasure to be part of the same thing as the boys. So it's gonna be brilliant. I'm gonna bring my whole family there as well, which is cool," he said.

Speaking about Ireland, Ward said: It's just home from home. I mean that's how it is and it's really nice because I'm always getting compliments everywhere I go."

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Villy got an email from New Zealand's C4TV saying there will be a 'meeting Westlife' competition on it next week!

'Look out next week as we roll out our MASSIVE Westlife competition...we are giving away 4 chances to meet the band! Stay tuned for more info next week.

C4 xx'

Credit/Source: C4 email

In our last poll, we asked you which Westlife song you'd most like the boys to dedicate to you on tour. ‘Us Against The World' was your top pick, with an impressive 25.46% of the votes, followed by ‘Flying Without Wings' on 18.29% and ‘When You're Looking Like That' on 13.61%.

Next up, we're getting literary. The boys have an autobiography coming out on 16th June - and we want to know which member's sensational stories you're most looking forward to reading! Head to the poll on the homepage or CLICK HERE to have your say.

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Ruth on RTE2 FM announced she will have exlusive Westlife news at her Ruth's Truth News bit at 8.30pm.

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*EDIT* - text of some part of what Ruth said:

And now it's time for exciting new adition of Ruth's Truth on 2FM.

Tonight we've got a Westlife exclusive. I mean, I could tell you the story about how Westlife were involved to support Water Safety campaign in Galway. I could tell you how Mark got himself a new dog, it's a pug, he calls it Saffy and she's a little white thing. And Kian has a dog called Prince.

But that's not what it's about... Now, the exciting news we have tonight here on 2FM... did I mention they are exclusive?... I can tell you that Westlife have just announced, just to metnion the west, the record breaking Westlife, the biggest selling pop band ever, we know all, ten years of hits...

They're coming back home! They're going West... This is official now. Westlife have confirmed they're gonan be playing Pearse Stadium in Galway on Saturday June the 21st!

Tickets go on sale Wednesday. This Wednesday coming at 9am and they've also told me - the special people on the Westlife management team - that there is a special guest yet to be announced. We're not going to mention who that is yet but meantime I have two Westlife tickets:

Text WESTLIFE GALWAY, your name and address to 51552 and texter number 100 is gonna win the first pair of tickets to see Westlife playing at Pearse Stadium in Galway.

Where: Galway - Pearse Stadium
When: 21 June 2008
Tickets On Sale: 23 April 2008
Time On Sale: 9am

Credit/Source: Thanks Katrin for the info

EDITOR - Why is it you get someone like me who has supported Westlife since day one, bought all their singles, albums, dvd's, memorabilia etc been to their concerts numerous times...and could not for the life of me meet the lads or even get their autograph!!!

Then along comes someone with a bit of money, and bam...my lovely Westlife sing for them at a party!

I wonder if the party girl has supported the guys profoundly and has the amount of Westlife gear I have, then maybe I can say she deserved this present! I used to sit in my house in Louth and daydream Westlife...thinking they would never come to a place like Louth! Gutted....life eh?! Very jealous!

A Shane Filan fan
Sent via email

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