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Book: Sounds Irish, Acts Global

Chapter: Westlife: 'He’s got to be kidding me'

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.44404

Blurb:

Westlife’s success is generally documented with reference to music industry figures including Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh. Yet, some of the key decisions, particularly in the band’s early days, were taken by people other than Cowell and Walsh. Westlife’s career and presentation illustrate how celebrity functions in the modern cultural industries.

Chapter Contributors

  • Michael Mary Murphy ([email protected] - michaelmurphy) 'Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dublin'