Nicky Byrne has revealed that he thought he “never wanted to sing again” after Westlife’s split.
The 37-year-old, who is gearing up to represent Ireland in this year’s Eurovision with his own song Sunlight, admitted that when the Westlife boys went their separate ways – he was sure that he was finished with singing.
“I never wanted to sing again after Westlife, to be honest with you, and I don’t mean that in a negative way,” he told Patrick Kielty on BBC Radio 2.
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“We’d say for 14 years, we felt we didn’t finish it early. We were happy enough to see it go.”
Despite Nicky’s initial thoughts, he has since gone on to launch his own solo career, like many of his former band mates.
However, Nicky admitted that the process of releasing his debut solo album was much different compared to when he was in Westlife, because Simon Cowell wasn’t involved.
“Simon Cowell wasn’t screaming at us saying ‘we need to get this out by September’… Of course he did (scream), but we screamed back a few times as well,” he added.
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Nicky is set to travel to Stockholm next week to rehearse for his Eurovision performance.
He will compete in the second semi-final on May 12, with hopes to nab a spot in Saturday’s final.
The news comes after Nicky’s Eurovision hopes were given a boost after one of his semi-final competitors was removed from the competition.
