With more than 40 million records sold worldwide, Nicky, Kian, Mark and Shane are even bigger than ever and refuse to go down the boyband route — taken by the likes of Boyzone, Take That and the Backstreet Boys — of breaking up after just a few years to make way for the next teen music success story.

For ten years a range of bands have come and gone and come back again. S Club 7, Blue, Atomic Kitten and Busted have all attempted to take the teen music crown, yet Westlife continue to do the impossible and grow with their audience while retaining their massive popularity.

Last night’s show at the Odyssey Arena, their record breaking 50th in Belfast and part of their Back Home tour, was a feast for the eyes and ears with all the hits rolled into one big blanket of ballads, including What Makes A Man and Uptown Girl.

With a mainly female audience you can see why the four Irish lads have such a following, as they play to the crowd with their good looks, whiter than white smiles and numerous inoffensive pop ballads.

While perhaps not on a par with the king of boy bands, Take That, there is no denying their ability to captivate an audience.

And there is no sign that they plan to give it all up just yet. When Boyzone finish their comeback tour what’s the betting Westlife will be preparing for their next big album and tour? Here’s to another ten years boys!