As part of chart-toppers Westlife, Shane Filan had everything he ever wanted.
For 14 years, the Sligo man and his band mates – Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily – were adored by millions and tasted the kind of success that most wouldn’t even see in their wildest dreams, scoring 14 number one singles in the UK – the third highest in history – and selling in excess of 50 million records worldwide.
So, when they decided to go their separate ways and ended their Farewell Tour in front of a sell-out crowd at Dublin’s Croke Park stadium in June 2012, for Shane, the next step was simple – to begin a journey into the unknown as an artist in his own right.