Asia Westlifers Newsletter Issue 2 Feb 2018

ASIA WESTLIFERS Newsletter . Issue #2 . Feb 2018

Featuring our Man of the Month: SHANE FILAN Get the lowdowns on his recent trip to Asia and prepare yourself for his upcoming tour dates!

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Editor’s NotE…

CoNtENts… SHANE FILAN IN SINGAPORE

SHANE FILAN IN KL MALAYSIA

SHANE FILAN IN PHILIPPINES

FAN CORNER - OSFP

UPDATES IN HONG KONG

SHANE FILAN UPCOMING ASIAN TOUR DATES

It’s been way too long since we last published an issue and I apologize sincerely.

Shane Filan has been actively promoting in Asia these past few years and we hope to support his activities through our page.

Not only that, we hope you continue to support us and we look forward to growing our Asian Westlifer family.

- Phoebe (Singapore)

SHANE FILAN IN SINGAPORE On 23 January 2018, we received an unexpected surprise! Universal Music Singapore announced that Shane Filan will be hosting an exclusive showcase in Singapore a mere one and a half weeks later! I rushed to get myself a ticket for the event and was lucky enough to secure a ticket via Peatix before it all ran out just 2 hours after the announcement. The ticket came with a copy of the “Love Actually� album and an autograph session right after the showcase.

During the one and a half weeks pre-event, there were multiple chances to win Meet & Greet opportunities and even a pre-show dinner with Shane! I was lucky enough to win an invite to the pre-show dinner event thanks to organiser, Universal Music Singapore.

4 February 2018, “The Day�

For the pre-show dinner, we were served a 3-course meal at Supply & Demand at the Esplanade. Carol Smith of Kiss92FM hosted the pre-show event. We were seated at a roof top bar with a mini-stage. Mid-way through our meal, Shane arrived! We had a short Question & Answer session before having individual photographs with Shane Filan đ&#x;˜Š This was such a surprise as we were told that the winners and their partner will have a single photograph with Shane.

It was then time for the showcase! Carol Smith of Kiss92FM also hosted the showcase, interviewing Shane on stage. Carol mentioned that a huge pineapple tart was given to Shane upon his arrival to Singapore and enquired if he knew anything about Chinese New Year. The concept of an Ang Pao was explained to him and a lady in the crowd even gave Shane an Ang Pao! Questions were also taken from audience members. Shane also sang a birthday song for a fan. Shane proceeded to take over the stage. He sang 4 songs for the showcase. “Unbreakable” and “Beautiful in White” from his latest album Love Always and a couple of Westlife classics, the ever popular “My Love” and “Uptown Girl”! Just as Shane was about to leave the stage, the crowd cheered for more. Shane then did an acapella rendition of “If I Let You Go” with the crowd joining in.

A friend of mine won tickets and Meet & Greet opportunity via Kiss92FM where, when “Unbreakable� by Shane Filan played, you have to be the 9th caller to call in to win a pair of tickets. The Meet and Greet took place right after the showcase where Kiss92FM winners and their partners get to have their photograph taken with Shane Filan backstage.

It was time for the autograph session. It was a very organized affair. Showcase attendees were told to queue row by row to get up on stage where Shane will be signing his album. My friend and I added nametags to our album booklets and had them personalised by Shane đ&#x;˜Š

It was such an amazing and eventful day. I cannot wait to see Shane again next month on his “Love Actually� tour in Singapore.

-

Madeline Ee

by Gowri Krishnan

When I heard the news about Shane Filan stopping by in Malaysia for his 2018 “Love Always” tour, the question wasn’t “are we going”, but “how to get tickets”.

For some reason, the showcase was kept low-key, so by the time I found out about the concert, tickets were already sold-out. Luckily for me, I work in the media - so I knew I could find a way to make this happen. There is NO WAY I’d miss Shane Filan in KL! Soon enough, I received an e-mail from Universal Music Malaysia regarding the showcase. Not only do I get to attend the showcase, I also get to interview Mr. Shane Filan!!!!

Shane arrived in Malaysia on Monday night (5th February 2018), and he was met with a crowd of fans who eagerly and patiently waited for his arrival - most of them from the Shane Filan Street Team Malaysia.

They greeted Shane Filan with hand-made signs that carried his name and a heartshape.

The very next day, on the 6th of February, he operated on a packed schedule interviews, bowling with fans, more interviews, dinner with fans, and then finally, the showcase.

Me after interviewing Shane Filan in Westin KL. Read the interview here

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Photo from Yu Heng via Shane Filan Street Team Malaysia

Shane Filan serenaded the crowd with songs from his brand new “Love Always” album, like Unbreakable and Beautiful in White, and hit classics like “My Love” and “Uptown Girl”. He also attempted to sing a Westlife medley with the crowd when they asked for an encore!

When asked if he’d be returning to Malaysia for a full-fledged concert, Shane said that it is something that they are looking at - and there’s definitely a chance of that happening. We don’t know for sure, but there is a possibility that Shane might return to Malaysia later this year!

Thank you to everyone who attended and made this concert so memorable - fingers crossed for the next one! <3

- Gowri Krishnan

On behalf of the Official Westlife and Shane Filan Fan Club PH, I would like to thank MCA for bringing the Irish Lad back in Manila. We would always love to make Shane happy; God knows all of us here in the Philippines have waited for Westlife since we were all in grade school. I’m hoping and praying for more promotional tours! The last time Shane got here was last 2014 and we did a welcome wagon video that I actually shared to one of my friends who handle the Official club in Singapore.

Love always album and the promotional tour are one of the most remarkable moments we have with the Irish Lads that we will surely treasure and cherish ‘till we all get old.

It’s me with Shane Filan at the Diamond Hotel before his concert last 2014.

It’s me with Westlife 2011 Gravity tour.

This time round, it was a bigger welcome for him from fans across the ROBINSONS MALL (LOVE ALWAYS TOUR 2018) in Philippines.

Me joining Shane on stage for his surprise birthday cake last 2014 promotional tour.

My Meet and Greet with Shane (love always promo tour).

We would love to show Shane that we will always KEEP THE WESTLIFE FIRE BURNING and that FANS are still HERE to STAY even after years of waiting.

-

Katrina Marie Saudi-Jordan

Official Westlife/Shane Filan Fan Club Philippines

A little something that the fans in Philippines prepared for Shane Filan when he visited them back in 2014:

Watch the Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOCmiSRcdJo&feature=youtu.be

Welcome back to the Philippines, Shane Filan!

Here is a parody of Shane Filan's "Everything to Me", which expresses what most of his fans are currently feeling right now. Thank you Katrina Cabrera for inviting me to do this, and thanks to everyone from the Westlife Fan Club Philippines for participating in this video. :) I hope you enjoy this short song message, Shane! :) Enjoy your stay in the Philippines!

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mshypersinger

Congratulations!

Asia Westlifers are glad to see Westlife Fan Club Hong Kong who got followed by Shane!

We are sure Shane is happy to see so many Hong Kong fans supporting him! Let’s hope he will come to Asia more often!

We have been contacting Shane’s record company and some local promoters. If you would like to know if Shane will come to Asia, or even Hong Kong, do click Going/Join here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/441497062627644/

It is a facebook event Shane Filan Fan Club Hong Kong made earlier just to fight for Shane’s visit.

Tickets: https://id.bookmyshow.com/events/shane-filan-surabaya/ET00005388

Tickets: https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/shane0318

Tickets: https://id.bookmyshow.com/jakarta/events/shane-filan-live-inconcert/ET00005394

Tickets: https://id.bookmyshow.com/jakarta/musik/shane-filan-live-in-concertpalembang/ET00005408

Be sure to catch one of these shows near you. Feel free to reach out to us on Facebook if you require any overseas assistance and our representatives will be more than willing to help â&#x2DC;ş Hope to see you there!

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