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Westlife break own record
Westlife have made pop history by becoming the first act to have six consecutive singles
go straight to the top of the UK chart. The boy band first entered the Guinness Book Of
Records earlier this year when their fifth single, Fool Again, went straight in at number
one. Their latest record-breaking release, a version of Phil Collins's 1984 song Against All
Odds hit the top spot on Sunday.
The band's runaway success eclipses even that of their co-manager Boyzone's Ronan Keating.
Boyzone have achieved six chart-topping singles, but these were spread throughout six years
of releases. Fellow Irish stars B*Witched were the first group to have their first four
singles go straight to number one. And the Spice Girls secured the number one spot with
their first five singles, but did not enter the charts at the top.
Westlife's Against All Odds was recorded in Italy with American singer Mariah Carey.
The group said in a statement: "We're all over the moon to be breaking our own record.
Working with Mariah, our favourite singer of all time, is a dream come true. It's extra
special for us to be breaking this record with her."
Carey originally recorded the song for her own latest album but after meeting Westlife in
Los Angeles and hearing their work she suggested they collaborate on a new version.
During a break from shooting the movie All That Glitters in Toronto, she said: "Westlife
have been fantastic. They were fun to work with and we just clicked creatively. I'm really
thrilled that Against All Odds has gone straight to number one. It was always one of my
favourite Phil Collins songs growing up."
(BBC News) |
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