SINGER

Shane Filan

1979 - Today

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Shane Steven Filan (born 5 July 1979) is an Irish singer best known as a member of the pop vocal group Westlife, which was formed in 1998, disbanded in 2012, and regrouped in 2018. Westlife has released thirteen albums, embarked on twelve world tours, and won several awards, becoming one of the most successful musical groups of all time. Filan has released three solo albums: You and Me (2013), Right Here (2015), and Love Always (2017). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shane Filan has received more than 2,439,435 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Shane Filan is the 2,091st most popular singer (up from 2,207th in 2019), the 332nd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 355th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Irish Singer.

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  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Shane Filan ranks 2,091 out of 4,381. Before him are Amalie Materna, David Miller, Craig David, Cristian Castro, Johnny Ace, and Kathy Kirby. After him are Laura Alonso, Lucinda Williams, Tak Matsumoto, T.I., Jill Johnson, and Porter Wagoner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Shane Filan ranks 252. Before him are Dani Aranzubia, Artur Avila, Antoaneta Stefanova, David Jarolím, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, and Colleen Hoover. After him are Matteo Ferrari, Damien Duff, Lincoln, Noémie Lenoir, Epiphanius I of Ukraine, and Mohammed al-Houthi.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Shane Filan ranks 332 out of 549. Before him are Paul Harrington (1960), Johnny Giles (1940), Edward Barrett (1877), Jack Gleeson (1992), Siobhan Fahey (1958), and William Hobson (1792). After him are Damien Duff (1979), Roddy Doyle (1958), Andrea Corr (1974), William J. Duane (1780), Seán Lemass (1899), and Pat O'Callaghan (1906).

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Among SINGERS In Ireland

Among singers born in Ireland, Shane Filan ranks 15. Before him are Róisín Murphy (1973), Nicky Byrne (1978), Damien Rice (1973), Maria Doyle Kennedy (1964), Paul Harrington (1960), and Siobhan Fahey (1958). After him are Andrea Corr (1974), Glen Hansard (1970), Kian Egan (1980), Sandie Jones (1954), Niamh Kavanagh (1968), and Hozier (1990).

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