Mark Feehily Net Worth

What Is Mark Feehily's Net Worth?

Mark Feehily is an Irish singer and songwriter who has a net worth of $16 million. Mark Feehily is best known for being one of the lead singers of the vocal group Westlife. Feehily is the highest-charting LGBTQ performer on the UK Singles Chart. Westlife formed in 1998 with Feehily as its youngest member. They released their self-titled debut studio album in 1999, and it reached #1 in Ireland, Australia, and Scotland and #2 in the UK. The group went on to release the albums "Coast to Coast" (2000), "World of Our Own" (2001), "Turnaround" (2003), "Face to Face" (2005), "Back Home" (2007), "Spectrum" (2019), and "Wild Dreams" (2021), and many of them reached #1 in Ireland, Scotland, and the UK. They have had many #1 singles, including "Swear It Again," "If I Let You Go," "Flying Without Wings," "My Love," and "Uptown Girl." Feehily's 2015 solo album "Fire" reached #2 in Ireland, and he followed it with "Christmas" in 2017.

Early Life

Mark Feehily was born Markus Michael Patrick Feehily on May 28, 1980, in Sligo, Ireland. He is the son of Marie and Oliver Feehily, and he has two brothers, Colin and Barry. During his childhood, Mark enjoyed singing and playing the tin whistle. Since his youth, Mariah Carey has been his favorite singer, and he got to collaborate with her on a 2000 cover of the Phil Collins song "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" as a member of Westlife. As a teenager, Feehily played football and tennis.

Career

Feehily formed the band Six As One (later renamed IOYOU) with Kian Egan and Shane Filan, and they released a single called "Together Girl Forever." After Filan's mother told Boyzone manager Louis Walsh about them, he added Brian McFadden and Nicky Byrne to the boy band that would be known as Westlife. The group's self-titled 1999 debut album reached #1 in five countries and was certified 20× Platinum in Indonesia, 5× Platinum in the UK, 3× Platinum in New Zealand, and 2× Platinum in Denmark. The singles "Swear It Again," "If I Let You Go," "Flying Without Wings," "I Have a Dream"/ "Seasons in the Sun," and "Fool Again" all topped the charts in multiple countries. Next, Westlife released the 2000 album "Coast to Coast," which reached #1 in five countries and went Platinum or higher in seven countries. The album featured the #1 singles "My Love" and "Uptown Girl" (a cover of the Billy Joel hit). The band's next two albums, 2001's "World of Our Own" and 2003's "Turnaround," reached #1 in Ireland and the UK and were certified 4× Platinum and 2× Platinum, respectively, in the UK. Those two albums featured three #1 singles: "Queen of My Heart," "World of Our Own," and "Mandy." Westlife's  2004 album "…Allow Us to Be Frank" peaked at #2 in Ireland and #3 in the UK, and it was certified 2× Platinum in the UK.

The band returned to the #1 spot on the charts with 2005's "Face to Face," which was certified 8× Platinum in Ireland and 4× Platinum in the UK. The single "You Raise Me Up" reached #1 in Ireland and the UK. They followed "Face to Face" with two more #1 albums, 2006's "The Love Album" and 2007's "Back Home." Both albums went 5× Platinum or higher in Ireland, and the group's 2006 cover of Bette Midler's "The Rose" topped the charts in Ireland and the UK. The 2009 album "Where We Are" reached #2 in Ireland, Scotland, and the UK and was certified 3× Platinum in Ireland and 2× Platinum in the UK. Their tenth studio album, "Gravity," reached #1 in Ireland and was certified 2× Platinum there. Westlife disbanded in 2012, and Feehily subsequently released the solo albums "Fire" (2015) and "Christmas" (2017). "Fire" reached #2 on the Irish Albums chart and #3 on the UK Independent Albums chart. After Westlife reunited in 2018, they released the albums "Spectrum" (2019) and "Wild Dreams" (2021). "Spectrum" reached #1 in three countries and went Platinum in Ireland, while "Wild Dreams" peaked at #2 in four countries. Mark temporarily left the band before their 2024 US tour due to health issues.

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Personal Life

In 2005, Mark publicly came out as gay in an interview with The Sun. As Westlife's only gay member, he had chosen to keep his sexual orientation private and didn't discuss his personal life in interviews. At the time of the interview, Feehily was in a relationship with fashion photographer Kevin McDaid, who was a member of the boy band V. They began dating in January 2005 after meeting at a Cheerios Childline Concert. Mark and Kevin graced the cover of Attitude magazine in late 2007, and they became engaged in February 2010. However, in December 2011, Feehily announced that they had ended their engagement. Mark later began a relationship with Cailean O'Neill, and he announced their engagement in February 2019. The couple welcomed a daughter, Layla, via surrogacy, later that year. Feehily is passionate about philanthropy, and he is a supporter of the nonprofit organization Aware. In 2011, he was ranked #50 on Different Scene's list of "The Most Influential Gays."

Awards

In 2013, Feehily was named Artist/Entertainer of the Year at The Galas, and in 2022, he won a British Diversity Award for "his work campaigning for surrogacy laws." Westlife has won more than 90 awards, including 14 Meteor Awards, two Brit Awards, an MTV Europe Award, and a World Music Award. The group also holds several Guinness World Records: Most consecutive No.1 singles in the UK from debut, Most consecutive No.1 singles in the UK (tied with the Beatles), Most public appearances by a pop star/group in 24 hours, Most singles to debut at No.1 in the UK, Longest run of Top 10 singles in the UK (group) (tied with Oasis), Most UK No.1 singles from one album (tied with Jess Glynne), and Most successful male group in the UK.

Real Estate

In 2021, Feehily paid €2.3 million for a Victorian-era home in Dublin. He sold the five-bedroom, five-bathroom home for €2.4 million in 2023.

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