Kian Egan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kian Egan Kian Egan Background information Birth name Kian John Francis Egan Born 29 April 1980 (age 33) Sligo, Ireland Genres Pop Occupations Singer, songwriter Instruments Vocals, drums, piano, guitar Years active 1998–present Labels Syco (1999–2012) Sony (2000–2012) Warner Music Group (2014–present) Associated acts Westlife, Wonderland, Jodi Albert Website Official website Kian John Francis Egan (born 29 April 1980) is an Irish musician, best known as a former member of the boy band Westlife. He is currently a coach on The Voice of Ireland and won the thirteenth series of Im a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2013. Contents [hide] 1 Career 1.1 Music 1.2 Television 1.2.1 Guest appearances 2 Personal life 3 Discography 3.1 Studio Albums 4 References 5 External links Career[edit] Music[edit] Main article: Westlife Not only was he in Westlife, but also a pop group called IOYOU with fellow Westlife members Mark Feehily and Shane Filan, as well as Graham Keighron, Michael Miggles Garrett and Derrick Lacey. Aside from being a member of Irish boy band Westlife, Kian, (during a year long hiatus from the group on 2008) launched a new venture along with Louis Walsh to put together and co-manage girlband, Wonderland, their debut album reached number 6 in Ireland and number 8 in the UK; just 4 months later, however, they were dropped by Mercury Records. It was announced in January 2014 that Egan had signed to Rhino Records of Warner Music Group and his debut album Home will be released on Friday 14 March in Ireland, and Monday 17 March 17 in the UK. His debut single Home a cover of the track by band Daughtry, had its first exclusive play on BBC Radio 2 on lunch time with Terry Wogans show. Television[edit] He is one of the four coaches on The Voice of Ireland.[1] However, his dreams of winning the show went to tatters as he threw his lot in with Jim Devine, from Northern Ireland. This immediately put him at a disadvantage to the other contestants as, ahead of the final, viewers in Northern Ireland could not download his single, the tally of which contributed to his vote. Egan was left fuming and in need of support from Sharon Corr as he expressed his opinion on the unfairness of it all and had huge rows about it but to no avail.[2][3] In June, Kian announced in an interview with the Sunday Life that he was looking at doing a TV show in the next few weeks with Sky on surfing. Later reports suggested that the show would be eight episodes long and would broadcast on Sky1 later in the year.[4] In July 2012, Kian presented This Mornings Hub on a regular basis, standing in for regular hosts, later in the year, in October, Kian began giving weekly reports on This Morning about the remaining contestants in the ninth series of The X Factor. Kian reported every Friday morning, before the competitions live shows that weekend. On 21 October 2012 Kian became a co-presenter of the new revamped version of Surprise Surprise He did not return for the next series the following year. Kian took part in the thirteenth series of Im a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! which began on 17 November. On 8 December 2013, he was crowned King of the Jungle.[5] Guest appearances[edit] Alan Carrs Celebrity Ding Dong (31 October 2008) - Guest Lorraine (15 November 2010, 7 March 2011) - Guest Celebrity Juice (23 December 2010, 5 April 2012, 13 March 2014) - Panellist Loose Women (14 November 2011) - Guest Daybreak (9 November 2012) - Guest Fake Reaction (24 January 2013) - Guest 8 Out of 10 Cats (8 February 2013) - Panellist Your Face Sounds Familiar (27 July 2013) - Guest judge Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (19 December 2013) - Contestant with Rebecca Adlington The Cube: Celebrity Special (22 February 2014) - Contestant The Wright Stuff (28 March 2014) Personal life[edit] Egan, left, with wife Jodi Albert Egan was born to Patricia and Kevin (d. 2009). He is the fifth of 7 children. He attended Summerhill College secondary school in Sligo, where he met fellow band members Mark Feehily and Shane Filan. Egan married English actress/singer Jodi Albert on 8 May 2009. Egans father was unhappy with their partnership but still tried to attend the marriage ceremony after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, and died shortly after. On 31 July 2011 the couple announced they were expecting their first child.[6] Westlifes official Facebook page announced that Albert had given birth to a baby boy named Koa at 18:10 on 20 December 2011. The family live in Strandhill, County Sligo.[7] In his free time, he enjoys surfing.[8] Egan spoke of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa but said he would not go after Thierry Henry knocked out the Republic of Ireland national football team with his hand in Paris.[9] Discography[edit] See also: Westlife discography Studio Albums[edit] Title Album details Peak chart positions IRE UK SCO Home Released: March 14, 2014 Labels: Rhino Entertainment / Warner Music Group Formats: Digital download 2 9 6 References[edit] Jump up ^ Finn, Melanie (28 October 2011). Bressies in the hotseat in search for the Voice. Evening Herald. Retrieved 28 October 2011. Jump up ^ Kian Egan fuming over Voice scandal. 98FM (Communicorp - owned by Denis OBrien). 26 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012. Jump up ^ Sharon offers Kian support. 98FM (Communicorp - owned by Denis OBrien). 27 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012. Jump up ^ Special K - Red Carpet TV Episode 7 - YouTube Jump up ^ King of the jungle! Kian Egan wins Im A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! 2013. Daily Mail. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013. Jump up ^ Westlifes Kian Egan and wife Jodi Albert are expecting their first child. heatworld. Retrieved 2011-10-13. Jump up ^ Judge tells Westlifes Kian Egan raise wall up to keep fans at bay - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Jump up ^ No Westlife wipeout! Kian Egan can more than hold his own on a surfboard as he takes to the waves in Barbados. Dailymail.co.uk. 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2011-10-13. Jump up ^ Nadia Neophytou. Westlife looks forward to World Cup. Eyewitness News. External links[edit] Official website Kian Egan at the Internet Movie Database Westlifes Official website One Breathe Westlife Westlife Forever - fansite Preceded by Charlie Brooks Im a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Winner 2013 Succeeded by N/A [show] v t e The Voice of Ireland [show] v t e Westlife [show] v t e Westlife singles [show] v t e Wonderland [show] v t e Im a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK series 13) [show] v t e Im a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK) Categories: 1980 birthsLiving peopleIrish male singersIrish pop singersPeople educated at Summerhill CollegePeople from Sligo (town)
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