西城男孩westlife英语课件.ppt

1、Ji yuanyuan KangxuanThere should be a favorite star in everyones heart.And my favorite star is Westlife Westlife is an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998.At that time,they were also 17 or 18 years old.At the beginning of becoming stars,the team had 5 people，Mark,Shane,Kian，Nicky and Bryan.Wes

2、tlife is the only act in UK history to have their first seven singles go straight to Number 1.They are the third biggest selling pop band worldwide and biggest selling band of the decade(2000-2009).They got 14 number one singles in the United Kingdom,the fourth-highest in UK history,behind with Clif

3、f Richard,Elvis Presley and The Beatles.Westlife have sold over 44 million records worldwide which includes studio albums,singles,video release,and compilation albumsSadly thing happened:Bryan left the group On 9 March 2004,bryan left the group to spend more time with his family and work on solo pro

4、jectsWestlife and China On June 3,2006 Westlife came to the concert held in Shanghai,the first intimate contact with the Chinese fans.10th Anniversary On 1 June 2008,Westlife marked their 10th anniversary with a concert in Croke Park In 2008 westlife released their autobigraphy,“westlife-our story”A

5、s 10th year celebration.It contains the history of the band for many years,and their career,stress,family,friendship and love.Westlife and their childhoodPast member:Bryan Birth name:Brian Nicholas McFadden Born 12 April 1980(age31)Origin:Dublin,Ireland Genres:Singer,songwriter Instruments:Guitar,pi

6、ano Quitted on 9 March 2004Captain:Kian*Birth name:Kian John Francis Egan*Born:29 April 1980(age 31)*Origin:Sligo,Ireland*Genres:Pop*Occupations:Singer,songwriter*Instruments:Vocals,drums,piano,guitar*Years active:1998present Birth name:Shane Steven Filan Born:July 5,1979(age32)Origin:Sligo,Ireland

7、Genres:Pop Occuptions:Singer,songwriter Instruments:Vocals（声乐）Leading Singer:ShaneTenor(高声部):Mark Birth name:Markus Micheael Patrick Feehily Born:28 May 1980(age31)Genres:Pop Occuptions:Singer,songwriter Instruments:Vocals,piano,tin-whistle(六孔哨)Years active:1998-presentHarmony(和声部):Nicky Birth name:

8、Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne Jr Born:9 October 1978(age32)Origin:Dublin,Ireland Genres:Pop Occuptions:Singer,songwriter Instruments:Vocal（声乐）Years active:1998-presentHere are some songs Id like to share:My love Where we are I lay my love on you Love takes two Soledad Total eclipse of the heart

9、My feeling I love their songs very much.It can make me cry.This feel is difficult to describe.For example,”uptown girl”,”The queen of my heart”and“I dont wanna(want to)fright”etc.Westlife has shown itself to be rather versatile.You can get a taste of blues,soft rock,as well as ballads.Being able to

10、handle songs of different style,Westlife certainly has fans from all walks of life.My feeling You may find this hard to believe,but Westlife has set a record that nobody had ever done before.They have produced a total of five number ones in a row on the UK charts when the Beatles had only achieved four.They have a song that makes me very proud,It is“my love”,this song is their typical work.When I listen to“Flying without wings”I seems to fly in heaven,Now,they have a sweet family yet and get lovely babies,I believe they can sing more better songs in the near future.Thank you