Westlife feel the nerves ahead of X Factor

Irish pop stars Westlife will be the star guests on tomorrow night’s X Factor, but have admitted they are feeling nervous about the performance.

It will be the first gig for the boys, who are managed by judge Louis Walsh, after a year off and, promising a new sound, the group will sing a track from their new album.

Westlife are no strangers to the X Factor stage, having performed on it more times than any other artist, as well as mentoring some of the talent competing. Last year they collaborated with fellow boyband JLS in the final, singing their track Flying Without Wings.

But despite scoring 14 UK Number one singles, lead singer Shane Filan said Sunday night “could determine the next 18 months of our lives”.

“Going on The X Factor is like having an album launch in front of 14 million people,” he told the Daily Mail.

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