There was great excitement when Westlife announced their Twenty tour last year and again when they released comeback single Hello My Love and now the Irish lads are getting ready to launch what they say is their "best album yet."
As the title of their tour, which arrives at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle at the end of May, suggests, it has been 20 years since they first exploded into the UK charts with their debut single Swear It Again.
That went straight in at number 1 and many others followed suit including Flying Without Wings, My Love, Uptown Girl, Mandy and Fool Again.
At the start of the year we got our first new Westlife material in ages when Hello My Love was released and that has since been followed by Better Man.
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Both of those songs are on their brand new album Spectrum, which is available to pre-order now.
Recorded in Dublin, LA and London, the 11 track album cements Westlife’s stellar return to the international music scene on the exact day they mark the twentieth anniversary of the release of their first ever UK single.
Co-written and produced by Westlife and superstar hitmakers such as Steve Mac, Ed Sheeran and James Bay, the album showcases the band’s stunning vocals with a collection fresh pop anthems and soul-stirring ballads.
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Talking about the album, Shane, Nicky, Kian and Mark said: “We’re all driven by trying to create the best album of our careers. Our fans deserve the very best version of Westlife possible and with this album we feel that we've achieved that.
"The album has everything that we love in music, heartfelt emotional songs and also great uptempo’s that are designed for our stadium performances.
"We couldn’t be happier with how the last few months in the studio have gone and we cannot wait for our fans to hear the end results. We are making new fresh pop music for old and new fans alike and are so excited to share ‘Spectrum’ with everybody."
Westlife's pop comeback includes their fastest-selling tour of all time, with an incredible 400,000 tickets sold in just 48 hours.
The Irish group have sold over 55 million records worldwide, and are the only band to have their first 7 singles enter the UK chart at No.1. They also have the most singles of any artist to debut at No.1 in the UK.
Overall the band have had an incredible 14 No.1 singles, behind only Elvis Presley and The Beatles. They have had 33 No.1 albums worldwide and as a live act have sold 5 million concert tickets worldwide.
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