Shane Filan has revealed that he would love to get the opportunity to perform on ITV’s The X Factor this year, if they’d have him of course.
The Irish singer has just released his second solo album Right Here, and it seems he is hoping to get a call from Simon Cowell himself to invite him to perform on one of The X Factor’s live shows.
“It’d be nice to hear from Simon. Westlife were on The X Factor loads of times over the years, but we were one of the biggest bands around,” he said.
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“But I’m just a solo artist starting out now, if you get the biggest song in the world then you’ll get on The X Factor but if you don’t, you won’t, because you’re competing against some of the biggest acts in the world,” he told Bang Showbiz.
Although Shane hopes to wow The X Factor audience this year, he is remaining realistic about his career prospects.
“I’d love to get on this year but I’m very realistic about where I am at in my solo career and I’m building this again and it takes time and great songs.
“I feel I have a couple of great songs on this album so we’ll see where it ends up in the next couple of months,” he added.
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The Sligo native also admitted that he isn’t picky about what platform he is given to showcase his new music, and that he would also love to perform on The X Factor’s rival show Strictly Come Dancing.
“Strictly is the same as X Factor they’re both massive TV shows, I’d love to get on that but you’re competing with so many artists.”
“Look, if I get on either of those shows then I’ll know my album is really working,” he said.
