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Mark Feehily Profile |
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Birth Date: May 28, 1980
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Birth Place: Sligo, Ireland
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Birth Name: Marcus Michael Patrick Feehily
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Height: 5'9"
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Biography |
Marcus Michael Patrick Feehily (born 28 May 1980 in Sligo,
Ireland), better known as Mark Feehily, is a member of the
popular Irish vocal pop group, Westlife.
He has two younger brothers named Barry and Colin Feehily.
His parents are Marie Verdon and Oliver Feehily.
In Westlife's music, Mark is distinctive for his rich,
soulful voice, which is prominently featured in all of
Westlife's hits, together with Shane Filan. Nicky Byrne and
Kian Egan have less solos.
Feehily publicly came out as gay in the UK tabloid The Sun,
and announced his long-term relationship with Kevin McDaid.
In an interview he said, "My life has got umpteen times
better. My sexuality doesn't define me as a person, but it's
a huge part of anyone to be open about it. It's changed my
life totally as I feel so much happier and at ease. It's the
best thing I've ever done." Unlike his band mates, for years
Feehily did not discuss his private life.
Feehily later told Gay.com UK, "I am gay, and I'm very proud
of who I am."
In yet another interview, Feehily told the Sydney Morning
Herald that despite the fact that the majority of Westlife's
fans are female, that there had really been no negative
reaction to his revelation. "I am so much happier now and I
think our fans can see that," he said. "Through the years of
getting to the point where I wanted to come out, I had to go
through every kind of emotion, but I can honestly say that
the day before I came out, I didn't care what the reaction
was going to be. That was the hardest point to get to."
Feehily also said that while he did not intend on getting
married right away, he is happy to know he could form a
civil partnership in Britain with the recent passing of the
Civil Partnership Act. |
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Other Information |
Two younger brothers, Barry and Colin.
His parents are Marie and Oliver Feehily
He has a dog named Snoopy
Attended Summer Hill College
Fluent in Gaelic
He is also fluent in French
In the Independent on Sunday [UK] 2006 Pink LIst - a list of
the most influential gay men and women - Mark Freehily came
no. 63, a new entry. |
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i hate kevin so much.