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Infobox musical artist | name = Six| image =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = Ireland | genre = Pop music|Pop | years_active = 2001–2003| label =| associated_acts =| website =| past_members = Sinéad Sheppard Emma O'Driscoll Sarah Keating Andy Orr Kyle Anderson Liam McKenna Nadine Coyle Six were an Irish people|Irish pop group who formed on the television programme Irish Popstars in 2002. The programme aired on RTÉ One on Sunday nights in the autumn and winter of 2001-02. The band were managed by Louis Walsh who also appeared as a judge on the show.
Career
Sinéad Sheppard , Emma O'Driscoll , Kyle Anderson , Sarah Keating , Andy Orr and Liam McKenna were the winners of the show who earned a place in Six. Nadine Coyle was originally selected to be in the band, however was disqualified after it became clear she had lied about her age and that she was only sixteen years old. She was replaced by Keating.
The members of Six released their first single, "Whole Lotta Lovin'" a cover of the 1975 Guys 'n' Dolls UK #2, in February 2002. The single did very well, selling over 160,000 copies in its first week of sale. The song is currently the 3rd best selling single in Irish chart history.cite web|url= http://www.irishcharts.ie/top_twenty/toptwenty.htm|title=Irish Chart - Top 20 Of All Time|publisher=IRMA|accessdate=2008-11-23 In July 2002, Six released their second single, "Let Me Be the One," which again reached number one on the Irish charts though it sold less than "Whole Lotta Lovin'". During August 2002, Six went on an Irish tour. The group disbanded in early 2003.
Following 'Popstars' being broadcast in New Zealand , Norway and South Africa , their debut single also charted in these countries, top five in New Zealand, Norway, Poland , Iceland and peaked at number two in Sweden .
After the tour, Six's album This Is It was released and debuted at number seven on the Irish charts. Two songs from this album have been covered on the debut album by Same Difference.
After Six
Emma O'Driscoll is now a TV presenter on Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ 's The Den (television)|The Den , She also appeared on '' Celebrity Jigs 'n' Reels '' and Celebrity People in Need Telethon#Charity 252|Charity 252 as well as being a DJ on Limerick's Live 95fm|Live 95fm .Citation needed|date=December 2007
Liam McKenna is a tv presenter and tour manager for Jedward and also did a celeb gossip slot weekly on RTÉ on a Friday afternoon in 2005/2006, and is now a lead presenter on music video channel Bubble Hits on Sky Digital.cite web|url= http://bubblehits.com/show_info.php|title=Bubble Shows|publisher=Bubble Hits|accessdate=2008-11-23 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080714062917/ http://bubblehits.com/show_info.php |archivedate = 2008-07-14 He is also road manager to Jedward .
Andy Orr managed a band of which Emma O'Driscoll is the lead singer, the band 'Y23' also features Michael O'Conner, Chizz, Robbie Kirby and John McDonnell.Citation needed|date=December 2007 Orr has now left the world of showbiz and has joined Barclays Global Investors as a Securities Lending Trader.Citation needed|date=December 2007
Sinéad Sheppard has formed her own school of dance in her hometown of Cobh , her dance troop regularly provides the half-time entertainment for Premier Division football club Cobh Ramblers. She also unsuccessfully ran as a candidate in the local elections for Cork County Council in June 2009.
Kyle Anderson presented in 2007 Activity Breaks on TV3 (Ireland)|TV3 and worked as the assistant leasing manager at Multi Development UK.Citation needed|date=December 2007 He assisted the leasing manager in liaising with retailers, marketing commercial units and liaising with prospective tenants. He is currently working behind the scenes on the Irish version of '' Dragons' Den#Ireland|Dragons' Den . Anderson holds a degree in Estate Management from the University of Northumbria . In 2008 he joined Screentime Shinawil and has been working behind the scenes for hit TV programmes such as The Apprentice (Irish TV series)|The Apprentice and the second series of Dragons' Den . They opened up their UK offices in late 2009.
Nadine Coyle went on to join Girls Aloud , with Cheryl Cole , Kimberley Walsh , Nicola Roberts and Sarah Harding .
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