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Name: Shane Steven Filan
Nickname: Trigger
Date of birth: 5th July 1979
Place of birth: Sligo, Ireland
Astrological sign: Cancer
Hair color: Dark Brown
Eye color: Hazel Green
Current home: Sligo, Ireland
Parents: Peter and Mae
Siblings: Brothers Finbar, Peter and Liam, Sisters Yvonne, Denise and Mairead
Wife: Gillian Filan
Kids: Daughter Nicole and sons Patrick and Shane Jr.
Wedding day: 28th of December 2003 in Co. Mayo Ireland
Pets: Two German Shepherd dogs.
Distinguishing Mark: A scar on his head where he fell when he was younger
his faves...
Color: Black
Food: Steak and Chips and Mum's home cooking
Ice Cream: All Kinds
Drink: Coca-Cola
Movie: Titanic or Armageddon
Actor: Hugh Grant
Actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones
TV Star: Phoebe from Friends
Car: Mitsubishi Pajero 4x4
Cologne: Cool Water and Hugo Boss
School Subject: Accounting
Vacation Spot: Sydney, Australia
Brand of Clothes: Gucci
Singers: George Michael, Michael Jackson, and Bryan Adams
Righty or Lefty: Righty
Boxers or Briefs: Calvin Klein briefs
Innie or Outtie: Innie
Bath or Shower: Bath, "but most of time I shower because it saves time."
Hobbies: Horseback riding and rugby
Most expensive item of clothing: A Gucci jacket that cost 1,600 pounds
Motto: "You only live once, so live a good life"
First kiss: At age 10 and it was horrible
What irritates him: Girls with smelly breath and girls who wear see-through high-heeled shoes where you can see their tights.
tour profile...
My favourite tour: The Turnaround tour. When it comes to stage performances I think it was definitely up there as our best. The outfits were the best, I think our medley of old songs was unbelievable, stuff like the Blues Brothers bit. I think the crowd enjoyed it the most.
My favourite venue: I have a few. When it comes to crowds, our home crowd in Dublin is pretty amazing. Belfast, Glasgow, the Scottish fans are amazing. Sligo was very memorable. There’s so many it’s hard to pick.
Standout gig: The first night we did at Lansdowne Road. We went to see Robbie Williams the year before and we were going, ‘Wow, imagine playing this place!’ We used to do a lot of indoor arenas, but to play an outdoor arena is an achievement. The feeling when we looked out over the crowd for the first time, it was ridiculous.
Favourite track to perform live: Definitely Flying Without Wings. It’s definitely one of the best pop songs written in the last ten years. It’s our trademark song and to sing it live is unreal.
Most memorable fan moment: The one in Indonesia. Kian robbed my one!
Most memorable banner: 'Shane you’re a pain’.
Funniest thing thrown on stage: Definitely the granny knickers, we got a lot of them on our last tour.
Most looking forward to on tour: I’m looking forward to playing lots of golf and getting my handicap down to about 14 from 18. That’s my target. We have every day off on the tour, so it’s pretty handy.
My dressing room requests: The only thing we need this year is a clock in Mark’s room, just to let him know we’re on in ten minutes, because Mark is always late.
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