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Past their bedtime Westlife's youngest fans caught napping
By Fiach Kelly
Friday December 28 2007
THEY have sold millions of albums and sold out concert venues worldwide, but the boys from Westlife had difficulty keeping two of their youngest fans entertained during the filming of their 'Late Late' special tribute show.
Nicky Byrne's children, Rocco and Jay, seemed oblivious to the commotion in RTE studio four and fell asleep in the arms of their grandmother, Miriam, instead of listening to their dad and his band mates talk about the group's success over the last 10 years.
The show, which was recorded last Friday but airs tonight, will see the pop supergroup perform a selection of their hits.
They follow in the footsteps of other Irish music giants like Christy Moore and the Dubliners, who also got 'The Late Late Show' tribute treatment in previous years.
Duet
Among the songs the boys from Dublin and Sligo will be performing is a duet with Irish singer Mary Black on the Christmas favourite, 'Walking in the Air'.
And Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, whose daughter Georgina is married to Nicky Byrne, also makes an appearance on the programme, which was recorded hours after his attendance at the Mahon Tribunal last Friday. He is pictured far right with Nicky Byrne.
Mr Ahern's interview with Pat Kenny also deals with the band's career.
"It is a tribute to the band to coincide with the tenth anniversary of their first appearance on the Late Late," an RTE spokesman said yesterday.
"It is one of the special seasonal Late Lates we have each Christmas, and we've had many."
Previous specials have featured Irish stars like Maureen Potter, The Chieftains, The Clancy Brothers and sporting icons like Paul McGrath.
Joining band members Shane Filan, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Nicky Byrne in studio will be guests who helped them through their career, including Louis Walsh and Ronan Keating.
Other friends, including Sharon Osbourne, the Sugababes, Shane Ward, the Backstreet Boys, Paul O'Grady, Michael Flatley and Simon Cowell, will send their best wishes to the boys in recorded video messages.
The show has been planned for months by the 'Late Late' team and boasts a live studio choir.
source: www.independent.ie/
By Fiach Kelly
Friday December 28 2007
THEY have sold millions of albums and sold out concert venues worldwide, but the boys from Westlife had difficulty keeping two of their youngest fans entertained during the filming of their 'Late Late' special tribute show.
Nicky Byrne's children, Rocco and Jay, seemed oblivious to the commotion in RTE studio four and fell asleep in the arms of their grandmother, Miriam, instead of listening to their dad and his band mates talk about the group's success over the last 10 years.
The show, which was recorded last Friday but airs tonight, will see the pop supergroup perform a selection of their hits.
They follow in the footsteps of other Irish music giants like Christy Moore and the Dubliners, who also got 'The Late Late Show' tribute treatment in previous years.
Duet
Among the songs the boys from Dublin and Sligo will be performing is a duet with Irish singer Mary Black on the Christmas favourite, 'Walking in the Air'.
And Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, whose daughter Georgina is married to Nicky Byrne, also makes an appearance on the programme, which was recorded hours after his attendance at the Mahon Tribunal last Friday. He is pictured far right with Nicky Byrne.
Mr Ahern's interview with Pat Kenny also deals with the band's career.
"It is a tribute to the band to coincide with the tenth anniversary of their first appearance on the Late Late," an RTE spokesman said yesterday.
"It is one of the special seasonal Late Lates we have each Christmas, and we've had many."
Previous specials have featured Irish stars like Maureen Potter, The Chieftains, The Clancy Brothers and sporting icons like Paul McGrath.
Joining band members Shane Filan, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Nicky Byrne in studio will be guests who helped them through their career, including Louis Walsh and Ronan Keating.
Other friends, including Sharon Osbourne, the Sugababes, Shane Ward, the Backstreet Boys, Paul O'Grady, Michael Flatley and Simon Cowell, will send their best wishes to the boys in recorded video messages.
The show has been planned for months by the 'Late Late' team and boasts a live studio choir.
source: www.independent.ie/