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Infobox musical artist | name = Mark Feehily| image = Mark Feehily 2009.jpg| caption = Mark Feehily at 2009 Nobel Peace Prize|The Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2009 (Photo: Harry Wad)| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Markus Michael Patrick Feehily| alias =| Born = Birth date and age|1980|5|28|df=y Sligo, Ireland | instrument = Vocals , piano, tin-whistle| genre = Pop music|Pop | occupation = Singer, songwriter| years_active = 1998–present| label =| associated_acts = Westlife | website = http://www.westlife.com/ www.westlife.com| notable_instruments = Markus Michael Patrick Feehily (born 28 May 1980) is one of the lead singers of the Music of Ireland|Irish boyband Westlife .
Early life
Feehily was born in Sligo , Ireland, to Marie Verdon and Oliver Feehily. He has two younger brothers, Barry (born 1985) and Colin (born 1989).
Career
main|WestlifeFeehily rose to fame as one of the two lead singers of the boyband Westlife . He shares lead vocals with Shane Filan . Before Westlife, Feehily, Filan and Kian Egan came from the band IOYOU, which released the single "Together Girl Forever". Louis Walsh , the manager of the 1990s boy-band Boyzone , was contacted by Filan's mother and came to know about the group. The group was established on 3 July 1998 with the addition of two more members, Nicky Byrne and Brian McFadden . Boyzone singer Ronan Keating was brought in to co-manage the group with Walsh. Feehily has also co-written songs, some with the other band members.
Feehily has sung completely solo on songs for the band in some instances: a song the band wrote called "Imaginary Diva" of World of Our Own album and externally written "Talk Me Down" of Where We Are album and also "Before It's Too Late" of Gravity (Westlife album)|Gravity . At live performances, he also sang completely solo for the song " Silent Night ". Feehily has also co-written songs, some with the other band members.
Feehily is banned for life from the Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles following an incident during which he got drunk and threw some items from a window of the hotel.
Feehily has spoken to The Boston Globe of his embarrassment about Westlife's Rat Pack -tribute album, Allow Us to Be Frank , and blamed their label for forcing them to record it after Robbie Williams had success with this type of music, dismissing the instance a "a weird time" in Westlife's career.cite news|url= http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2009/11/28/mark_feehily_embarrassed_by_lp/|title=Mark Feehily embarrassed by LP|work= The Boston Globe |publisher=NY Times Co.|date=2009-11-28|accessdate=2011-08-29
Feehily intends to have a solo career after Westlife and wishes to write a book and a musical. http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1106/westlife2.html "Westlife's Mark Feehily to launch solo career". RTÉ Ten . 6 November 2011.
Private life
In August 2005, Feehily publicly Coming out|revealed he was gay during an interview with the British Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun .cite news|title=Westlife singer reveals 'I'm gay'|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4166046.stm|publisher=BBC|date=2005-08-19|accessdate=2011-08-29 Feehily had recognized his sexual orientation when he was 14- or 15-years old.cite news|title=Music News Westlife star wants to be a father|url= http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0326/westlife.html|publisher= Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ |date=2011-03-26|accessdate=2011-08-29 His family, band mates and close friends knew his sexual orientation.cite news |last=Newton |first=Victoria |title=Mark: I'm so glad I came out |url= http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/celeb_interviews/article443424.ece |work= The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun |publisher=News Group Newspapers |format=Email Adds |date=2007-11-09 |accessdate=2010-05-08 |location=London Westlife's manager Louis Walsh , however, was unaware of Feehily's sexual orientation when he began managing the group.cite web |title=Louis 'mightn't have picked' gay Gately |publisher= Irish Independent |date=2008-11-23 |url= http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/news-gossip/louis-mightnt-have-picked-gay-gately-1550151.html |accessdate=2008-11-25 As the only gay member in Westlife, Feehily kept his sexual orientation private and never had a boyfriend.cite web|last=Hinton|first=Laura|title=Mark Feehily Opens Up On Westlife|url= http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/Westlife-74034.html|work=Female First|publisher=First Active Media Ltd|accessdate=2011-08-30|date=2009-11-28 Unlike his band mates, Feehily did not discuss his private life in interviews, although he had dated women prior to his coming out.cite web|title=Mark Feehily's Jolie desires|url= http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Mark+Feehily-7923.html|work=Female First|publisher=First Active Media Ltd|accessdate=2011-08-30 He was shown with girlfriends in the press, but "in order to avoid speculation". In yet another interview, Feehily told The Sydney Morning Herald that despite the fact that the majority of Westlife's fans are female, there had really been no negative reaction.cite news|title=Feehily happy to be a gay role|url= http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/feehily-happy-to-be-a-gay-role/2006/03/02/1141191772581.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=2011-08-30|pages=2006-03-02|date=2006-03-02
During the interview with The Sun , Feehily also announced his romantic relationship with British fashion photographer Kevin McDaid , a member of the now-defunct British boy band V (band)|V . The pair, who live together, had been dating since January 2005 after having met at a ChildLine Concert|Cheerios Childline Concert in Ireland. Feehily said that while he did not intend on getting married right away, he was happy to know he could form a civil union|civil partnership in Britain with the recent passing of the Civil Partnership Act . In December 2007, Feehily and McDaid appeared on the cover of Attitude (magazine)| Attitude . After five years together, the couple was engaged in February 2010, which was confirmed by Feehily himself via the social networking website Twitter .cite web|title=Mark Feehily: 'I want to have children'|url= http://www.new-magazine.co.uk/celebinterview/view/20146/Mark-Feehily-I-want-to-have-children-/|work=New!|publisher=Northern and Shell Media Publications|date=2010-03-11|accessdate=2011-08-30 In 2011, Feehily discussed the couple's plans concerning having children together and discussed their marriage plans. On 31 December 2011, Mark announced via his Twitter account that he and Kevin had split up.cn|date=January 2012 Feehily supports the charity group Aware. He was shortlisted in 2011 as one of the top 50 most influential gays in United Kingdom.cite web|last=Marrs|first=John|title=The DS 50 – The Most Influential Gays 2011|url= http://www.differentscene.co.uk/? p=2839|publisher=Different Scene|date=2011-08-12|accessdate=2011-08-29 He congratulated his local football club Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers on their victory in the 2011 FAI Cup Final .cite web|last=Feehily|first=Markus|title=Congratulations Sligo Rovers|url=https://twitter.com/#!/MarkusFeehily/status/133247270228475904|date=2011-11-06|accessdate=2011-11-06
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External links
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http://westlife.com Official website of Westlife
Westlife Persondata | NAME = Feehily, Mark | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 28 May 1980 | PLACE OF BIRTH =Sligo General Hospital | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Feehily, Mark Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Irish male singers Category:Irish pop singers Category:LGBT musicians from Ireland Category:LGBT people from Ireland Category:People educated at Summerhill College Category:People from County Sligo Category:Westlife members
