Brian McFadden

Brian Nicholas McFadden is an Irish singersongwriter and TV presenter who rose to fame in 1998 as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife as one of the lead singers and frontman. When he resided in Australia, he was a judge on Australias Got Talent. Following his departure from Westlife in 2004, McFadden released his debut solo album, Irish Son, which peaked within the topon both the Danish and Irish Albums Charts, and produced his first two No.solo singles Real to Me in four European countries and also Almost Here, a duet with his now exfiance Delta Goodrem which gained a platinum accreditation in Australia. Like Only a Woman Can, the lead single from his second album, Set in Stone , became his third No.single as a solo artist. In 2010, McFadden scored his fourth No.with the hit single Just Say So, featuring American singer Kevin Rudolf, and gained his second Australian platinum accreditation. The single received a nomination at the 2010 ARIA Music Awards for Most Popular

McFadden was born in Dublin, Ireland, and was raised Catholic. Throughout his younger years, he always had an interest in singing, dancing and football. Along with his sister Susan, McFadden attended the Billie Barry Stage School in Dublin, which led him to doing stage and TV roles, including a role in the Irish TV show Finbars Class, a comedy revolving around a group of studentswingers. In early 1998, he formed a popRampB group with his friends Tim and Darragh, called Cartel, and performed live gigs in Dublin pubs.

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