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'''Nicky Byrne''' (born Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne, {{birth date and age| |
'''Nicky Byrne''' (born Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne, {{birth date and age|1978|10|9}}, [[Baldoyle]], [[County Dublin]]) is the oldest member of the popular [[Irish people|Irish]] [[pop music|pop]] [[band (music)|band]], [[Westlife]]. |
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==Football career== |
==Football career== |
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Before joining [[Sligo]] based band IOU, |
Before joining [[Sligo]] based band IOU, Byrne was a footballer who played for [[Home Farm F.C.]] and St. Kevins Boys F.C. in North Dublin.{{cn}} He became a [[Football (soccer)|professional football]] player, and joined [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] as a [[goalkeeper]] in 1995, and was a squad member of the [[FA Youth Cup]] winning team of 1997.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} |
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He played for Leeds for two years |
He played for Leeds for two years, leaving when his contract expired in June, 1997. He played in a reserve game for Scarborough Town and in a trial game with Cambridge United before returning to join Dublin club [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]].{{Fact|date=November 2007}} He then signed for [[Cobh Ramblers F.C.|Cobh Ramblers]], then [[St. Francis F.C.]], all in Ireland's [[Football League of Ireland|Eircom league]].{{cn}} |
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His last game versus [[Norway]] in a European qualifier was in [[Bergen]] in 1997.{{cn}} |
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He also broke his elbow in a freak accident while training with Ireland in 1994 ahead of a friendly international against [[Chile]] in Dublin. An operation involving two pins being inserted to repair a broken [[humerus]] followed. |
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In 1997, he attended an audition for a new Irish [[boyband]], where he was spotted by [[Boyzone]] manager [[Louis Walsh]], and Walsh approached him to join his new venture, Westlife.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} He joined Westlife along with [[Kian Egan]], [[Mark Feehily]], [[Shane Filan]] and [[Brian McFadden]]. |
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His first album with Westlife was released in November, 1999, titled ''Westlife''. With Westlife, Byrne has had 14 UK number ones and six number one albums in the UK, and sold 36 million records worldwide.{{cn}} |
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In 1995 he was named in the Leeds United first team squad to face [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] at [[The Dell]] at only sixteen years of age. On returning to [[Dublin]], he worked in Alias Toms menswear shop, whilst setting up a small [[karaoke]] business with his father, also known as Nicky, who is a well known [[cabaret]] [[singer]] in Dublin. It was called 'Father and Son Karaoke'. |
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Despite not continuing in top flight professional football, Byrne continues to follow the sport very closely and has played in many football tournaments along with other [[celebrity|celebrities]]. He is a supporter of Leeds United's traditional rivals, [[Manchester United]]. Byrne, and band mate [[Shane Filan]], proudly wore their Man Utd scarves as they were half time guests at [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]], for the Manchester United versus [[Bolton Wanderers]] game, on 17 March 2007. |
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In 1997, he attended to an audition in the iPod nightclub in Dublin for a new Irish [[boyband]], later called Reel. It was at this audition that he was spotted by [[Boyzone]] manager [[Louis Walsh]], and Walsh approached him to join his new venture, Westlife. He joined Westlife along with [[Kian Egan]], [[Mark Feehily]], [[Shane Filan]] and [[Brian McFadden]]. Byrne had also sat the exam and passed for An Garda Siochana (Irish Police Force). He was waiting to be called by the Gardaí when his singing audition arose.Nicky has had 14 uk number 1's with Westlife in 9 years,and sold 36million records worlwide.His first album with Westlife was released in November 1999 titled 'WESTLIFE'. COAST TO COAST was Westlife's second album in November 2000 beating The Spice Girls to number 1 and selling 8million woldwide.WORLD OF OUR OWN followed in 2001 UNBREAKABLE THE GREATEST HITS in 2002.TURNAROUND was the album to follow in 2003 and Nicky and the lads dabbled in swing music with their first album as a four piece called ALLOW US TO BE FRANK in 2004.FACE TO FACE was the album to come in the winter of 2005 featuring their worldwide smash hit You Raise Me Up.THE LOVE ALBUM was another hit album in 2006 and their latest album BACK HOME is to be realeased on November 5th 2007.In total Nicky has had six number 1 albums in the UK. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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In 2003, Byrne married his childhood sweetheart-girlfriend Georgina Ahern (the eldest daughter of An [[Taoiseach]] Bertie Ahern).{{cn}} Their twin sons Rocco Bertie and Jay Nick Byrne were born in 2007.{{cn}} |
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Nicky is also a keen snooker player and golfer, he also travels back to Ireland regularly to watch his County, Dublin play in the all Ireland Gaelic Football competition. His love of driving is evident, and has owned many sports cars. He was voted Irelands Best Dressed Man in 2002 and won the 'BEST HAIRCUT' award at the Smash Hit Awards in 2002. Nicky also achieved a diploma after he attended New York Film Academy Acting course during a four and a half month break from Westlife in 2005 to pursue his ambition to act at some point in his career. |
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Nicky married long term and childhood sweetheart girlfriend Georgina Ahern whom he met in the secondary school, Pobailscoil Neasain in Baldoyle in North County Dublin. Georgina is the eldest daughter of An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern (Irish Prime Minister). Their civil ceremony was on August 5, 2003 at Wicklow Registry Office in County Wicklow, Ireland. They then married on August 9 by a church blessing at the Roman Catholic Church of St Pierre et St Paul in Gallardon, Eure-et-Loir, France and a reception at the nearby 16th century Château d'Esclimont. |
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The wedding was covered by Hello! Magazine in an exclusive deal which paid them a huge figure,reportedly 1 Million Euro, to include pre-wedding interviews, and a honeymoon interview. The couple honeymooned in the exclusive Chateau Chev're D'or in Eze in the South of France followed by a week on Fregate Island and then the Banyon Tree in the Seychelles. |
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Non-identical twin sons Rocco Bertie and Jay Nick Byrne were born at the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street in Dublin at 9.55am on Friday 20th April 2007. Rocco and Jay are the fourth and fifth Westlife babies born and the only male Westlife kids. The other three are former member Bryan McFadden's two daughters Molly and Lilly Sue and Shane Filan's only daughter, Nicole. |
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It's been announced that Rocco's godparents will be Nicky's younger brother Adam and Georgina's sister Cecelia Ahern. Jay's godparents will be Nicky's older sister Gillian and her husband Mark Gallagher. Georgina was released from hospital on 27th May. Because the twins were nearly 8 weeks premature, they were detained in the special care baby unit (SCBU) ICU Intensive Care Unit for nearly 4 weeks. It was originally believed that they would have to stay in until the middle of June. However, with good fortune on their side, Jay was allowed home on 15th May and Rocco followed suit on the 20th, the 1 month anniversary of their birth. |
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Nicky and Georgina turned down a seven figure sum from glossy magazines to shoot exclusive pictures of the boys,instead opting to give the first pictures to all media together at a quick photocall at the Grand Hotel in Malahide on May 28th 2007, with their parents and grandfather Bertie Ahern. |
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The christening of Rocco and Jay took place on 15th July 2007 at the Church of St Sylvester in Malahide Dublin, Ireland,followed by a huge bash in a specially erected marquee at their mansion in Malahide. All family members were present, as was Westlife manager Louis Walsh and the other members of Westlife and their partners. |
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The 28-year-old singer, who described the birth of his identical twins Rocco and Jay as a "magical experience", is relishing his new role as a father. |
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Nicky said: "The birth of the babies has been the most magical experience of our lives. They're wonderful, the icing on the cake and I can't believe they're all mine and Georgina's. I just cannot put it into words how much I love them and tell you what it feels like being a daddy." |
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But the singer admitted things were difficult when the newborn twins had to be kept in intensive care for several weeks. The couple, who have been together since the age of 16, took it in turns to keep a vigil by their cots. |
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The beaming dad said: "We thought we'd never get them home to welcome them into their new environment, to love them, cuddle them and do everything for them. The hospital staff were magnificent but it was so difficult for us to watch them in ICU, and although they were perfectly healthy, just born a bit early, we knew that we had to keep an eye on them. Georgina and I were there with them every single day and night to feed them and play with them and, of course, we kept telling them we loved them and wanted to bring them home. The day finally came when Jay was allowed home but they had to keep Rocco, our little fighter, in for another week." |
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Nicky may be a superstar dad, adored by millions of fans but this does not stop him getting his hands dirty. |
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The star told Maternity and Infant magazine he changes his fair share of nappies to ensure he splits the workload with Georgina. |
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He said: "The nurses taught us on a daily basis how to handle them, bathe them, change their nappies and feed them. But when we got them home it was another thing entirely. We are a dab hand at it now and we love every minute of it." |
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==External links== |
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*[http://westlife.co.uk Official Website] |
*[http://westlife.co.uk Official Website] |
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*[http://onebreathewestlife.tripod.com/index.html One Breathe Westlife] |
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*[http://nicky-byrne.com/ Nicky Byrne] |
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*[http://www.freewebs.com/westlife-forever Westlife-Forever Fansite] |
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Nicky Byrne (born Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne, October 9, 1978, Baldoyle, County Dublin) is the oldest member of the popular Irish pop band, Westlife.
Football career
Before joining Sligo based band IOU, Byrne was a footballer who played for Home Farm F.C. and St. Kevins Boys F.C. in North Dublin.[citation needed] He became a professional football player, and joined Leeds United as a goalkeeper in 1995, and was a squad member of the FA Youth Cup winning team of 1997.[citation needed]
He played for Leeds for two years, leaving when his contract expired in June, 1997. He played in a reserve game for Scarborough Town and in a trial game with Cambridge United before returning to join Dublin club Shelbourne.[citation needed] He then signed for Cobh Ramblers, then St. Francis F.C., all in Ireland's Eircom league.[citation needed]
His last game versus Norway in a European qualifier was in Bergen in 1997.[citation needed]
Musical career
In 1997, he attended an audition for a new Irish boyband, where he was spotted by Boyzone manager Louis Walsh, and Walsh approached him to join his new venture, Westlife.[citation needed] He joined Westlife along with Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Brian McFadden.
His first album with Westlife was released in November, 1999, titled Westlife. With Westlife, Byrne has had 14 UK number ones and six number one albums in the UK, and sold 36 million records worldwide.[citation needed]
Personal life
In 2003, Byrne married his childhood sweetheart-girlfriend Georgina Ahern (the eldest daughter of An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern).[citation needed] Their twin sons Rocco Bertie and Jay Nick Byrne were born in 2007.[citation needed]
