News - December 2003

The Idols Xmas single debuted at no.5 in the U.K charts today. They were beaten to the Xmas no.1 spot by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules closely followed by The Darkness, Kelly and Ozzy Osbourne and Bo Selecta! Simon Cowell will have to eat his hat!

(Sunday, 21st December)

Westlife & Boyzone Join Forces to Serve...

Members from two of Ireland's super boybands Westlife and Boyzone joined forces this week at a charity dinner to serve food and drinks to VIP's in Citywest Hotel...

Boyzone & Westlife serve at Celebrity Waiters

Two of Louis Walsh's biggest acts Boyzone and Westlife got together in the name of charity this week posing as Celebrity Waiters at a dinner in Citywest Hotel in aid of the Grace Nolan Foundation.

Bryan & Kerry McFadden serve at Celebrity Waiters

Aswell as the familiar faces of Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, and Bryan McFadden doing their best Manuel impressions other Celebrity Waiters included Kerry McFadden, Ray Shah, Brian Ormond, and a number of other Irish Popstars.

Stephen Gately serves at Celebrity Waiters

With the members of Westlife looking so pally-pally with the Boyzone boys it got ShowBiz Ireland thinking...

Bryan shows Mrs Brown his snooker arm

What if Boyzone and Westlife joined forces for a one off charity single to be released next Christmas? It would no doubt be the biggest thing to ever happen to the British and Irish Pop charts and a guaranteed Christmas Number One...

Ray Shah serves at Celebrity Waiters

And on paper it seems possible with Ronan Keating indicating he wouldn't mind hooking up with his Boyzone bandmates once more plus there seems to be a close bond between the lads in both bands.

Various Irish Popstars serve at Celebrity Waiters

The only thing that could possibly stop the hybrid fusion would be the one-and-only Louis Walsh... After he put the boot-in on Ronan Keating's poor album sales it is hard to see them ever working together again! (Saturday 20th december)

Brian, Andy Scott Lee and Marc Dillon were on CBBC programme, Smile this morning. Brian talked about being an Electrician and singing.

(Sunday 7th December)

The Pop Idols are going on tour. Click here to find out when and where.

(Saturday 6th December)

The Pop Idol Xmas album is out Monday 8th and the single is out Monday 15th. Please buy them both to keep our Bri happy. He deserves it!

VOTE FOR THE IDOLS!

To see The Idols with Happy Xmas (War Is Over) on The Hits (channel 458) call 09012931234 (£1 per call) from the Uk and from Ireland dial 157055100 (1.27 euro per call). Request the selection number 115. To see them on Smash Hits! (451) call 09012930033 (£1 per call) from the Uk and from Ireland 1570555107 (1.27 euros per call) request selection number 888 and finally to see them on The Box from the Uk dial 09012930100 (£1 per call) and if you are in Ireland then call 1570555101 and request 888.

Selection numbers are the same for both UK and Ireland.

(Thursday 4th December)

There was an interview with Ronan Keating in NEW magazine this week and he talked a little bit about Brian.

Did you hear that Brian Ormond (the Pop Idol finalist who's now been voted out) was dubbed "Clonan Keating?"

Oh God, I didn't know he'd been nicknamed that. Thats terrible! I can't see the simalarity between us myself. He's a nice fella abd ge worked really hard so it's a shame he's been voted out.

As always Ronan, I agree with you