Westlife: 'X Factor stage is scary'

Published Friday, Oct 23 2009, 12:26 BST | By Mayer Nissim

Westlife have admitted to nerves ahead of their performance on The X Factor results show this Sunday.

The group will sing their comeback single 'What About Now', a track that has already been used as background music on the reality talent contest, the Daily Mail reports.

Westlife were reportedly due to appear on the show in a month's time, but Simon Cowell is said to have brought forward their appearance on hearing their track.

Kian Egan said: "He went berserk and said, 'It's too big a song. I want to get them on the show as soon as possible'."

Bandmate Mark Feehily added: "There is always something a little bit scary about the X Factor stage. It's so huge and you have the judges in front of you.

"It's like being a teenager at your first audition. It's strange, we've performed some massive gigs and huge TV shows but The X Factor always makes me a little bit more nervous than anything else we do."

Shane Filan added: "Sunday night could determine the next 18 months of our lives.

"It's going to be very important to see how the single charts and then the album. Going on The X Factor is like having an album launch in front of 14 million people."