西城男孩--英文介绍.ppt

Thank you * Westlife Westlife is an Irish boy band formed in 1998. At beginning, the band was consisted of 5 young men who loved music deeply. That’s their roles in the band. These five boys have shown itself to be rather versatile. You can get a taste of blues, soft rock, as well as ballads. They can handle songs of different styles. You may find it hard to believe ,but these five talented boys have set a record that nobody had ever done before .The band started with the record called “Music artist with most consecutive number 1s in the UK, which consists of their first seven singles, and till now, no one break it. Throughout their career, the band have 14 UK number ones and 25 top ten singles in total, the third-highest in UK history, only behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley, tying with Cliff Richard. However, things are not always easy. In 2004, just two weeks before their forthcoming tour, one of members Brian decided to leave the band, so that he could have more time to spend with him family. It was such a shock, both to other boys and fans, but they all respected his decision and were appreciated his contribution. After a short press conference, Brian was officially, publicly, no longer in Westlife.T There was a huge pressure on the rest four members, and the rumors that Westlife would break up were all around. Obvious, it’s a tough time for them, but the boys didn’t give in, didn’t want it to end and stuck to the tour, which was one of the most brilliant tours of Westlife. They weren’t satisfied with that, still recorded the songs and held more tours. 1 year later, a single was released and made a worldwide hit, that’s “You Raise Me Up.” Then, in Westlife 10th anniversary, they held the biggest concert of their career at Croke Park in Dublin, which attracted more than 82000 people. Style of Their Songs Romantic and lyrical(抒情) is the main style of their songs, and they also have Rap songs(快板歌曲),such as,When You’re Looking Like That; World of my love; Sh