Profile
| full name | Shane Stephen Filan |
| dates and place of birth | 05/07/1979, in Sligo |
| eyes | hazel green |
| hair | dark brown |
| height | 1.75 m, 5ft 9in |
| family | parents Peter and Mae, three older brothers - Finbar, Peter and Liam - and three older sisters - Yvonne, Denise and Mairead |
| pets | a German shepherd dog called Kaiser, and 50 horses! |
| distinguishing marks | I've got a scar on my head where I fell over and split it open when I was younger |
| school | I studied accountancy at college before I dropped out to join the band |
| previous jobs | hardware store |
| singing since | a baby |
| hero | Michael Jackson |
| previous bands | IOYOU |
| hobbies | riding, soccer, snooker, pitch and putt |
| fave film | Titanic |
| fave place to be | Sligo |
| fave colour | black |
| fave book | anything by W.B.Yeats |
| fave food | mum's food, steak and chips, spaghetti and pizza |
| worst food | sushi |
| instrument | guitar |
| fave clothes | long sleeved shirts |
| fave designer | Dolce&Gabbana |
| fave song | I Believe I Can Fly, by R. Kelly |
| ideal woman | cute, good sense of humor, cuddly and one who loves me |
| football team | Liverpool |
| fave actor | Tom Cruise |
| fave actress | Catherine Zeta-Jones |
| likes | shopping, girls ;) , friends, horses, singing, hot weather |
| dislikes | insects, snakes, tarantulas, rudeness, rain |
| secret ambition | to be in a really succesfull band!!! |
| fave body part | my eyes |
| fave part of a woman | legs |
| what disappoints you most about women | that they don't all wear short skirts and high heels!!! |
| fave catchpohrase | "What's the craic?" (what's going on?) |
| fave aftershave | Hugo Boss and Coolwater |
| fave perfume | Coolwater Woman |
| fave popstar | Nicky Westlife :) :) |
| fave ballad | When You Say Nothing At All |
| fave soap carachter | Joey from Friends |
| fave Irish celebrity | George Lazenby, who played James Bond |
| first record you bought | "Uptown girl", Billy Joel |
| what animal he would be | a stallion |
| first concert | Status Quo in Sligo |
| describe yourself in three words | level-headed, generous and romantic |
| motto | you only live once so make the best out of it |
| idea of happiness | having a day off and heading down to the pub with all my mates |