Nicky Byrne

Nicky Byrne
Nicky Byrne
	Byrne in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Nicholas Bernard James Adam McGarry Byrne Jr.
Born	9 October 1978 (age 45); Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer; songwriter; presenter; footballer;
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Warner; East West; Universal; Syco; RCA; Sony;
Member of	Westlife
Website	nickybyrne.com

Nicholas Bernard James Adam McGarry Byrne Jr.^[1] (born 9 October 1978) is an Irish pop singer, songwriter and radio and television presenter. He is best known for being a member of the pop group Westlife; Westlife has since released twelve albums, embarked on thirteen world tours, and won some awards, becoming one of the most successful Irish boys groups of all time.

Before his music career, he played professional soccer, representing the Republic of Ireland at several teen levels. Since then he has had a successful TV and radio presenting career. His wife Georgina is the daughter of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, and they have fraternal twin sons and a daughter.

In September 2012, it was announced that Byrne would be a contestant for the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. He was the ninth contestant to be eliminated. He was ranked number two on Ireland's Sexiest Man of 2014.^[2] After RTÉ internally chose him to represent Ireland, he released the song "Sunlight" and performed it in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 competition in Stockholm in May 2016, but failed to advance to the final.

^ "Nicky Byrne – Music on Google Play". Google Play. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
^ JANEH (20 July 2014). "POLL: WHO IS IRELAND'S SEXIEST MAN?". RSVP Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014.

[1] "Nicky Byrne – Music on Google Play". Google Play. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2018.

[2] JANEH (20 July 2014). "POLL: WHO IS IRELAND'S SEXIEST MAN?". RSVP Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014.

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