Mark Feehily

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Mark Feehily
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Background information
Birth name	Marcus Michael Patrick Feehily
Born	May 28, 1980 (age 26)
Origin	Sligo, Ireland
Genre(s)	Pop
Occupation(s)	singer
Years active	1998 - present
Associated acts	Westlife

Marcus Michael Patrick Feehily (born 28 May 1980 in Sligo, Ireland), better known as Mark Feehily, is a member of the popular Irish boyband, Westlife.

He has two younger brothers named Barry and Colin Feehily. His parents are Marie Verdon and Oliver Feehily.

In Westlife's music, Mark is distinctive for his rich, soulful voice, which is prominently featured in all of Westlife's hits, together with Shane Filan. Nicky Byrne and Kian Egan have less solos.

[edit] Private life

Feehily publicly came out as gay in the UK tabloid The Sun, and announced his relationship with Kevin McDaid.^[1] In an interview he said, "My life has got umpteen times better. My sexuality doesn't define me as a person, but it's a huge part of anyone to be open about it. It's changed my life totally as I feel so much happier and at ease. It's the best thing I've ever done."

Unlike his band mates, for years Feehily did not discuss his private life.

[edit] References

1. ^ Westlife singer reveals 'I'm gay', BBC News Online, 19 August 2005

[edit] External links

• http://westlife.co.uk

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