WESTLIFE’S Shane Filan is set to become the new Michael Buble – with three major labels battling to sign him. 
The Irish Daily Mirror can reveal the singer has a number of multi-million euro offers and is currently deciding which to go with. 
The 32-year-old is the only Westlife member who will continue to be managed by music mogul Louis Walsh after the band’s final shows later this year. Songs are already being picked out for Shane’s debut album which could see him become one of the biggest singers to come out of Ireland since Ronan Keating. 
An insider said: “Everything seems to be going perfect for Shane right now. Having three labels fighting over you is about as good as it gets. 
“It’s going to be a tough decision picking who he goes for as the offers are all extremely good. 
“But for Shane a lot of it is coming down to what they can offer him. 
“He wants to be sure there is good promotion waiting for when he begins as a solo artist. 
“Behind the scenes his team are already eying up the songs that will go on his first record. They want to make sure the album is absolutely perfect. 
“It seems to have been decided that Michael Buble is the person Shane should aim towards becoming. 
“If a tenth of the people who bought a Buble album buy Shane’s first album he’ll be an immediate success.” 
Westlife are set to go their separate ways in June when the Flying Without Wings band play their final farewell shows at Croke Park. 
But there will be no rest for Shane, who will head straight for the studio immediately after saying goodbye with bandmates Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Nicky Byrne. 
An insider added: “This is going to be a hugely hectic year for Shane. 
“The hope is to get his album out towards the end of the year when there’s still a buzz after Westlife.” 
Credit/Source: Irish Daily Mirror – Published on 1st March 2012   

By Paddy Clancy 

Shane Filan has moved to England as he prepares to kickstart his solo career.

The Westlife star, 32, his wife Gillian, and three children Nicole, Patrick and Shane, moved from Sligo to Surrey during the Christmas holidays.

Although they lived for several months at a time in the Georgian-style house at Cobham, the family has decided to make it a more permanent home while Shane develops his solo career after Westlife break up following Croke Park concerts in June.

Eldest child Nicole, six, is already attending a school near the home Shane bought three years ago.

A close family friend said he and Gillian have no intention of breaking their links with Sligo and will return often and will retain their sprawling home outside the town.

The friend added: “They adore Sligo and will always regard it as their home. But Shane has realised London is the best place to be for his solo career.

"Cobham is in the London commuter-belt. He has spent so much time on the road around the world with Westlife. He wants to spend more time with his family so he and Gillian decided the best thing for now would be to move to their home outside London.

“He can concentrate on his new career and not be away from his family so much.”

Shane and Gillian can take their children to a number of parks near their new home and also to nearby Chessington World of Adventures. He can also indulge his passion for golf at Wentworth, where he has played several times.

Louis Walsh, currently on holiday at his Miami apartment until February, has already announced he will continue to manage Shane and has predicted he will be the most successful solo artist of Westlife after the band splits next summer.

Louis said he could see Shane having a career like big band singer Michael Buble.

He added: “Shane is going to be a big artist. I will only manage someone if I believe in them.”


Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2012/01/13/shane-filan-moves-to-england-to-boost-solo-career-after-westlife-115875-23697002/#ixzz1kDE2K97D