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Kian Egan
Kian Egan at The Nobel Peace Price Concert 2009
Background information
Birth name	Kian John Francis Egan
Born	29 April 1980 (1980-04-29) (age 29) Sligo, Ireland
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, drums, piano, guitar
Years active	1998–present
Associated acts	Westlife

Kian John Francis Egan (born 29 April 1980, Sligo, Ireland), is an Irish singer. He is currently a member of the Irish boyband, Westlife.

Personal life

Egan was born to parents Patricia and Kevin (d. 2009). He has three brothers; Tom, Gavin and Colm, and three sisters; Marielle, Vivienne and Fenella. He attended Summerhill College secondary school in Sligo, where he met fellow band members Mark Feehily and Shane Filan.

Egan married the actress and singer, Jodi Albert, on 8 May 2009 in Barbados.

Musical Career

He plays many instruments inside and outside the group, including the piano and guitar and was a former member of Sligo punk rock group Skrod.

He was also in a pop group called IOU with fellow Westlife members Shane Filan and Mark Feehily as well as Graham Keighron, Michael "Miggles" Garrett and Derrick Lacey.

Egan has also co-written a few songs, along with the other band members, including:^[1]

• Nothing Is Impossible
• Don't Let Me Go
• When You Come Around
• Imaginary Diva
• Reason For Living
• Crying Girl
• You Don't Know
• Never Knew I Was Losing You
• Where We Belong
• Singing Forever
• I Won't Let You Down
• You See Friends (I See Lovers)
• I'm Missing Loving You

References

External links

• Official website
• One Breathe Westlife
• Westlife Forever - fansite
• Kian Egan at the Internet Movie Database