Kian John Francis Egan is an Irish musician, best known as a former member
of boy band Westlife. He is a coach on The Voice of Ireland and won the
thirteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2013.
Music career = 1997–2012: Westlife and Wonderland=
Not only was he in Westlife, but Egan was also part of a pop group called
IOYOU with fellow Westlife members Mark Feehily and Shane Filan, as well as
Graham Keighron, Michael "Miggles" Garrett and Derrick Lacey. Egan, during
a year long hiatus from Westlife in 2008, launched a new venture with Louis
Walsh to put together and co-manage girlband, Wonderland. Their debut album
reached number 6 on the Irish Albums Chart and number 8 on the UK Albums
Chart, however, just four months later, they were dropped by Mercury Records.
= 2014: Home= It was announced in January 2014 that
Egan had signed to Rhino Records of Warner Music Group and his debut album
Home was released on 14 March in Ireland and 17 March in the UK. His debut single
"Home", a cover of the track by band Daughtry, had its first exclusive play
on BBC Radio 2 on lunch time with Terry Wogan's show. The album has peaked to
number 2 on the Irish Singles Chart and number 9 on the UK Albums Chart. In May
2014, Egan released "I'll Be" as the second single from the album, a cover of
the track by Edwin McCain. Television career
Egan is one of four coaches on The Voice of Ireland. However, his dreams of
winning the show went to tatters as he threw his lot in with Jim Devine, from
Northern Ireland. This immediately put him at a disadvantage to the other
contestants as, ahead of the final, viewers in Northern Ireland could not
download his single, the tally of which contributed to his vote. Egan was left
fuming and in need of support from Sharon Corr as he expressed his opinion
on the unfairness of it all and had "huge rows" about it but to no avail.
In June 2012, Egan announced in an interview with the Sunday Life that he
was "looking at doing a TV show with Sky on surfing". Later reports suggested
that the show would be eight episodes long and would broadcast on Sky1 later
in the year. In July 2012, Egan presented This
Morning's Hub on a regular basis, standing in for the regular hosts. Later
that year, every Friday morning in October, he began giving reports on This
Morning about the remaining contestants in the ninth series of The X Factor,
before the competition's live shows that weekend.
On 21 October 2012, Egan co-presented the revamped version of Surprise
Surprise, but did not return the following year.
On 17 November 2013, Egan took part in the thirteenth series of I'm a
Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and on 8 December, he was crowned King of the
Jungle. From 5 to 9 January 2015, Egan and
Angela Griffin co-hosted Fat Pets: Slimmer of the Year on ITV.
Personal life Egan was born to Patricia and Kevin. He
is the fifth of seven children. He attended Summerhill College secondary
school in Sligo, where he met fellow band members Mark Feehily and Shane
Filan. He is the cousin of Filan's wife, Gillian Walsh.
Egan married English actress and Girl Thing and Wonderland member Jodi Albert
on 8 May 2009. Egan's father was unhappy with their partnership but still tried
to attend the marriage ceremony after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, but
died shortly after. On 31 July 2011, the couple announced they were expecting
their first child. Westlife's official Facebook page announced that Albert had
given birth to a baby boy, Koa on 20 December 2011. The family live in
Strandhill, County Sligo. On 15 November 2014, the pair announced they were
expecting their second child in the spring. On 21 May 2015, Egan and his
wife welcomed a second son, Zekey. In his free time, Egan enjoys surfing.
Egan spoke of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa but said he would not go
after the Republic of Ireland national football team was eliminated from the
tournament after Thierry Henry's "Le Hand of God" handball.
Egan was ranked number five on Ireland's Sexiest Man of 2014.
Discography = Studio albums=
= Singles= Filmography
Television Guest appearances
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong – Guest Lorraine – Guest
Celebrity Juice – Panellist Loose Women – Guest
Daybreak – Guest Fake Reaction – Guest
8 Out of 10 Cats – Panellist Your Face Sounds Familiar – Guest judge
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? – Contestant with Rebecca Adlington
The Cube: Celebrity Special – Contestant The Wright Stuff – Panellist
The Guess List – Guest Sunday Brunch – Guest
Weekend – Guest TV OD – Guest
All Star Mr & Mrs – Contestant References
External links Official website
Kian Egan at the Internet Movie Database Westlife's Official website
One Breathe Westlife